2.1 What are Human Resources?

What are human resources?

• People who add value to a business because the company needs them to accomplish its goals.

• People a business sells its goods and services to as a way for the business to achieve profit goals.

• Materials that are used to complete business tasks and achieve company goals.

• People who make decisions about a company based on what they read in job postings.

Human resource professionals are reviewing the needs of a company that is building a new factory. The company needs people who can weld electronic elements together, test them, and package them securely. The HR professionals conclude that four kinds of workers could complete this process. Their work is the HR function of _____.

• recruitment

• job design

• selection

• employee retention

A business needs production workers who have strong math skills. They will be performing many measurement tasks. Which of the following activities would most likely be part of the company's selection function?

• The company ensures it is paying employees a fair wage.

• The measurement process is automated.

• Applicants are given a math test.

• Applicants are taught how to use measurement tools.

Celestial Insurance hires college graduates and prepares them for management careers. The human resource professionals who prepare the programs that teach leadership and business management to these employees are involved in which HR function?

• Employee retention

• Training

• Job Design

• Development

Which of the following decisions is part of the HR function of compensation?

• Whether to pay office workers a wage or a salary

• Which employees will do the best work in the fastest time

• What responsibilities should be part of an office worker's job

• How to make sure office workers are treated ethically

Many employees quit working for Burger Bliss after six months, and the company wants to convince employees to stay longer. Which of the following activities would best help the company retain workers?

• The company recruits college graduates instead of high school graduates.

• The company tells employees that their work matters.

• The company provides discipline for bad behavior like giving employees days off.

• The company better plans for the number of employees to hire.

Which of the following is a right of employees in the United States?

• Enough pay to live a middle-class lifestyle

• A happy workplace

• A safe workplace

• Freedom to design one's job

Scott Financials is having trouble attracting young, energetic, technology-focused employees. As a human resource manager, what is the best recommendation for how the company should change its recruitment

strategy to find the employees it wants?

• .Start recruiting by running radio ads.

• Start recruiting through word of mouth.

• Start recruiting by placing ads in the local newspaper.

• Start recruiting through online job posting sites.

As a human resource manager, how would you recommend that a part-time employee is compensated?

• Part-time employees should be compensated with an hourly wage because the number of hours they may work each month changes.

• Part-time employees should be compensated with a salary because the number of hours they may work each month changes.

• Part-time employees should be compensated with an hourly wage because the number of hours they work each month is always the same.

• Part-time employees should be compensated with a salary because the number of hours they work each month is always the same.

What occurs in the HR function of ensuring legal compliance?

• Employers review applications, conduct interviews, and select new people to hire.

• Employers review applications, conduct interviews, and select new people to hire.

• Employers look at how much value the employee brings to the company to determine employee wages or salary.

• Employers offer employees a chance to work on improving their skills.