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    This document provides answers to multiple choice questions about human resource management topics including the basic functions of management, responsibilities of managers, types of authority, responsibilities of line managers, definitions of line authority, roles of HR managers, importance of HR management, functions of management, setting standards as part of leading, causes of globalization, sources of competitive advantage, definitions of globalization and employee compensation, types of pay plans including piecework, whether financial benefits are part of compensation, indirect financial payments, and amount of unpaid leave allowed by the Family and Medical Leave Act.

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    This document provides answers to multiple choice questions about human resource management topics including the basic functions of management, responsibilities of managers, types of authority, responsibilities of line managers, definitions of line authority, roles of HR managers, importance of HR management, functions of management, setting standards as part of leading, causes of globalization, sources of competitive advantage, definitions of globalization and employee compensation, types of pay plans including piecework, whether financial benefits are part of compensation, indirect financial payments, and amount of unpaid leave allowed by the Family and Medical Leave Act.

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    HRM5201/HRM367 Human Resource Management

    Tutorial 1

    1) The basic functions of management include all of the following EXCEPT ________.
    A) staffing
    B) planning
    C) organizing
    D) outsourcing
    Answer: D

    2) Which individual in an organization is responsible for accomplishing the organization's goals


    by planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling personnel?
    A) manager
    B) generalist
    C) marketer
    D) entrepreneur
    Answer: A

    3) ________ is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others, and to give orders.
    A) Leadership
    B) Authority
    C) Arbitration
    D) Bargaining
    Answer: B

    4) All of the following are a line manager's responsibilities for effective HR management
    EXCEPT ________.
    A) advising upper management
    B) controlling labor costs
    C) developing employees
    D) orienting new employees
    Answer: A

    5) Line authority is best defined as a manager's right to ________.


    A) use flexible decision-making powers
    B) advise other managers or employees
    C) advocate on behalf of his or her department
    D) issue orders to other managers or employees
    Answer: D

    6) In most organizations, human resource managers are categorized as ________, who assist and
    advise ________ in areas like recruiting, hiring, and compensation.
    A) staff managers; line managers
    B) line managers; middle managers
    C) line managers; staff managers
    D) functional managers; staff managers
    Answer: A

    7) Which of the following best explains why HR management is important to all managers?
    A) Economic challenges facing the world call for advanced cost-cutting and streamlining.
    B) Investing in human capital enables managers to achieve positive results for the firm.
    C) An enthusiastic labor force is likely to provide financial support to local unions.
    D) Technological changes and global competition require clear organization charts.
    Answer: B

    8) Planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling are the five basic functions of the
    management process.
    A. True
    B. False
    Answer: TRUE

    9) Setting standards such as sales quotas, quality standards, or production levels is part of the
    leading function of human resource management.
    A. True
    B. False
    Answer: FALSE

    10)Globalization has boomed for the past 50 years, mainly due to ________.
    A) decreasing workforce
    B) increasing workforce
    C) changing economic and political philosophies
    D) changing innovation and creativity philosophies
    Answer: C

    11)In today's business environment, what is a firm's main source of competitive advantage?
    A) technology
    B) human capital
    C) financial structure
    D) creative advertising
    Answer: B

    12) ________ refers to the tendency of firms to extend their sales, ownership, and/or
    manufacturing to new markets abroad.
    A) Market development
    B) Globalization
    C) Export growth
    D) Diversification
    Answer: B
    13) ________ refers to all forms of pay or rewards going to employees and arising from their
    employment.
    A) Employee reimbursement
    B) Employee compensation
    C) Salary
    D) Benefits
    Answer: B

    14)Direct financial payments include all of the following EXCEPT ________.


    A) commissions
    B) insurance
    C) salaries
    D) incentives
    Answer: B

    15)What type of pay plan is being used when workers are paid a sum for each unit they produce?
    A) base pay
    B) competency-based pay
    C) job-based pay
    D) piecework
    Answer: D

    16)Financial benefits like employer-paid insurance and vacations are not a part of employee
    compensation.
    A) True
    B) False
    Answer: FALSE

    17)Which of the following terms refers to pay in the form of financial benefits, such as
    insurance?
    A) merit raises
    B) out-of-pocket expenses
    C) indirect financial payments
    D) direct financial payments
    Answer: C
    18)According to the Family and Medical Leave Act, eligible employees can take up to ________
    weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for the birth of a child or for the care of a child, spouse, or
    parent.
    A) two
    B) four
    C) six
    D) twelve
    Answer: D

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