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4) From the point of view of human resources, employer branding has ________.
A) supplanted the profit motive in boardrooms around the world
B) little to do with attracting and retaining employees
C) evolved into the nexus of corporate culture and workplace interaction
D) become a driving force to engage and retain the firm's most valuable employees
Answer: D
Explanation: D) A robust employment brand attracts people and makes them want to stay. So,
employer branding has become a driving force to engage and retain the firm's most valuable
employees.
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5) Being on which list of "100 best" is so desirable that some organizations try to change their
culture and philosophies to get on the list?
A) Working Mother list of 100 best companies
B) Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For
C) Business Ethics magazine list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens
D) Computerworld list of Best Places to Work
Answer: B
Explanation: B) Achieving acknowledgment by an external source is a good way for a brand to
be recognized. Being listed on Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For is so
desirable that some organizations try to change their culture and philosophies to get on the list.
Inclusion on another magazine's list is less helpful than being on Fortune's.
Diff: 2
Chapter: 1
Skill: Concept
LO: 1
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6) Avid Technology, Inc. was recently included on BusinessWeek's list of 100 best small
companies. Which HR function will most significantly be affected by this achievement?
A) performance appraisal
B) safety and health
C) recruitment
D) research
Answer: C
Explanation: C) Achieving acknowledgment by an external source is a good way for a brand to
be recognized. Being listed on BusinessWeek's list of 100 Best Small Companies will most likely
assist in the company's recruitment and retention programs.
Diff: 2
Chapter: 1
Skill: Application
LO: 2
8) How many functional areas are associated with human resource management?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9
Answer: B
Explanation: B) People who are engaged in the management of human resources develop and
work through an integrated HRM system. Five functional areas are associated with effective
HRM: staffing, human resource development, compensation, safety and health, and employee
and labor relations.
Diff: 1
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Skill: Concept
LO: 2
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9) Lauren is an HR manager at a marketing firm. Which of the following functions is LEAST
likely to be an aspect of Lauren's job?
A) staffing
B) employee safety
C) product testing
D) employee and labor relations
Answer: C
Explanation: C) Five functional areas are associated with effective HRM: staffing, human
resource development, compensation, safety and health, and employee and labor relations.
Product testing is not an area of HRM.
Diff: 2
Chapter: 1
Skill: Application
LO: 2
10) Which term refers to the process through which an organization ensures that it always has the
proper number of employees with the appropriate skills in the right jobs, at the right time, to
achieve organizational objectives?
A) staffing
B) recruitment
C) selection
D) HR planning
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Staffing is the process through which an organization ensures that it always has
the proper number of employees with the appropriate skills in the right jobs, at the right time, to
achieve organizational objectives. Staffing involves job analysis, human resource planning,
recruitment, and selection.
Diff: 1
Chapter: 1
Skill: Concept
LO: 2
11) The staffing process involves all of the following functions EXCEPT ________.
A) job analysis
B) recruitment
C) product placement
D) selection
Answer: C
Explanation: C) Staffing involves job analysis, human resource planning, recruitment, and
selection.
Diff: 2
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Skill: Concept
LO: 2
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