MOS 1021 Session 01 - Quick Review Questions

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Session 01 Quick Review/Page 1 of 3 MOS 1021 Session 01|Introduction to HRM Quick Review 01. Which of the following statements best describes Human Resources Management (HRM): a. HRM is the management of people in organizations. b. HRM is all those activities undertaken by HR professionals or HR specialists within an organization. c. HRM is largely just an administrative function (records-keeping, information processing, etc.) in most contemporary for-profit organizations. d. Both (a) and (b) e. All the above 02. Since the early part of the 20 th century, HRM has evolved to focus on two key categories of HR activity. They are: a. Administrative and Competitive b. Operational and Administrative c. Strategy and Leadership d. Operational and Strategic e. Stewardship and Administration 03. Which of the following statements best describes the concept of “human capital” in the context of Human Resource Management? a. Human capital describes the economic value of an individual’s contribution to an organization and is a key metric used when making decisions about compensation and benefits. b. Human capital is a way of assessing a workforce’s productivity in economic terms. c. Human capital describes all those costs or investments associated with the management of human resources, including compensation, benefits, and training and performance appraisal programs. d. Human capital is an economic appraisal of an organization’s workforce and can be used when evaluating an organization’s assets or monetary value. e. Human capital describes those intangible characteristics a workforce possesses which make it a source of value for an organization. 04. Which of the following is not a benefit that comes from robust and well-executed human resource management programs and practices? a. An improvement in employee performance and organizational competitiveness. b. An increase in employee engagement. c. A reduction in the overall costs associated with an organization’s workforce. d. An increase in employee efficiency. e. All the above are benefits of robust and well-executed HRM.
Session 01 Quick Review/Page 2 of 3 05. Strategic thinking about HRM... a. ... means including HR in the formulation of organizational strategy. b. ... requires balancing an organization’s HR strengths and weaknesses against the opportunities and threats that face it. c. ... means ensuring that an organization’s HR functions support its strategic goals. d. All of the above. e. Both (b) and (c). 06. Using the data gathered during a quasi-experiment on workplace rewards and employee performance, you are able to calculate a correlation coefficient. A correlation coefficient can tell you all of the following, except: a. What the strength of the relationship between those two variables is. b. Whether the relationship between those two variables is a positive or negative one. c. If one variable is causing the change in the other. d. A correlation coefficient can tell us all of the above. e. A correlation coefficient can tell us none of the above. 07. “The Meiorin Test” is used to do which of the following? a. It is used to demonstrate that an accommodation represents an undue hardship. b. It is used to demonstrate that a standard applied to a job is justified and, therefore, non-discriminatory. c. It is used by an employee to demonstrate that a standard applied to a job was done to intentionally cause differential treatment and support a claim of discrimination. d. It is used by an employee to demonstrate an adverse effect and support a claim of discrimination. e. It is used by an employee/individual to demonstrate that a standard applied to a job is not justified and, therefore, discriminatory. 08. We discussed different types of legislation and regulation that shape the practice of HRM in different ways. For example, there is ______ which is a category of legislation and regulation that defines the conditions of work and the expectations and obligations that make up the employment relationship. There is also _____ which is meant to protect the dignity of individuals, encourage fairness, and limit inequitable treatment and discriminatory practices in the world of work. a. Contract and Tort Law; Human Rights Legislation b. Employment and Labour Standards; Employment Equity Legislation c. Contract Law; Employment Equity Legislation d. Employment and Labour Standards; Human Rights Legislation e. Provincial Legislation; Federal Legislation
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