Human Resource Management Quiz

Managers and economists traditionally have seen human resource management as a source of value to their organizations.

• True

• False

The concept of "human resource management" implies that employees in an organization cannot be considered as a resource and hence are interchangeable.

• True

• False

Human resources cannot be imitated.

• True

• False

High-performance work systems have been essential in making organizations strong enough to weather the storm of a recession and remain profitable when the economy begins to expand after the recession.

• True

• False

No two human resource departments have precisely the same roles and responsibilities.

• True

• False

Knowledge workers in an organization do not work directly with customers.

• True

• False

Skilled knowledge workers generally do not have job opportunities in a slow economy.

• True

• False

Successful organizations treat all their workers as knowledge workers.

• True

• False

The use of employee empowerment has shifted the recruiting focus away from general cognitive and interpersonal skills toward technical skills.

• True

• False

Teamwork gives employees the authority and ability to decide on how to do their work.

• True

• False