Chapter 01 Managing Human Resources

1.

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

True False

2.

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

True False

3.

Human resources cannot be imitated.

True False

4.

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

5.

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

True False

6.

The concern for innovation and quality in recent times has forced companies to use more narrowly defined jobs to increase efficiency.

True False