Chapter 12 Human Resource Management

True/False Questions

WHY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT

1. High-performance work practices are those that lead to high individual and high organizational performance.
(True; moderate; p. 323)

2. High-performance work practices involve a commitment by management to improve the knowledge skills and abilities of the organization’s employees, increasing employee motivation, and enhancing the retention of quality employees.
(True; easy; p. 323)

THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS

3. The human resource management (HRM) process consists of 10 activities necessary for staffing the organization and sustaining high employee performance.
(False; moderate; p. 323)

4. A labor union is an organization that represents workers and seeks to protect their interests.
(True; easy; p. 323)

5. In the United States, nearly 25 percent of all workers are unionized.
(False; moderate; pp. 323-324)

6. Affirmative action programs assure that minorities are given equal opportunities in the workplace.
(False; difficult; p. 324)

7. A community fire department can categorically deny employment to a firefighter applicant who is confined to a wheelchair.
(True; moderate; p. 324)

8. The United States will experience a shortage of 20 million workers over the next 10 years according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(False; moderate; p. 325)

HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING

9. Human resource planning can be condensed into two steps: assessing current human resources and assessing and meeting future resource needs.
(True; easy; p. 326)

10. Job descriptions focus on the job, while job specifications focus on the person.
(True; easy; p. 326)

RECRUITMENT AND DECRUITMENT

11. One disadvantage to employee referrals as a source of job candidates is that candidates tend to be minimally skilled.
(False; moderate;