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Business: A Changing World, 4/e
O.C. Ferrell, Colorado State University
Geoffrey Hirt, DePaul University

Managing Human Resources

True or False Quiz

Please answer all questions.



1

Augmenting the skills and knowledge of managers and professionals is called development.
A)True
B)False
2

Recruiting is used to eliminate those who do not meet the job specifications.
A)True
B)False
3

Bonuses are based on the number of hours an employee works or the output achieved.
A)True
B)False
4

A transfer is a move from one job to another within a company at essentially the same level and wage.
A)True
B)False
5

Managers prefer to base promotions on merit.
A)True
B)False
6

Most labor contracts do not contain a cost-of-living escalator clause.
A)True
B)False
7

Designing a fair compensation plan for employees is important because wages and salaries represent a substantial portion of an organization's expenses.
A)True
B)False
8

Employees who are dissatisfied with their working conditions or compensation have to negotiate with management to bring about change.
A)True
B)False
9

Applicants can ask questions about a job, its compensation, working conditions, and more, during job testing.
A)True
B)False
10

The formal written document that spells out the relationship between the union and management is called collective bargaining.
A)True
B)False
11

Givebacks are concessions made to employers to allow them to remain competitive.
A)True
B)False
12

External sources of applicants are found outside the firm.
A)True
B)False
13

Benefits are a mandatory component of compensation.
A)True
B)False
14

Separations occur when an employee moves to another job within the same company.
A)True
B)False
15

Performance appraisal is one of a manager's easiest tasks.
A)True
B)False
16

The U.S. work force is becoming increasingly diverse.
A)True
B)False
17

Primary characteristics of diversity can be acquired, changed, and discarded.
A)True
B)False
18

Recruiting means forming a pool of qualified applicants from which management can select employees.
A)True
B)False
19

Work by management theorists such as Herzberg is detrimental to current human resource managers.
A)True
B)False
20

Orientation shows a new employee the technical aspects of his or her job.
A)True
B)False
21

Affirmative action programs are required by law.
A)True
B)False




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