Human Resource Management Review Test Submission: Quiz 2

Review Test Submission: Quiz 2

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Course	Human Resource Management
Test	Quiz 2


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Attempt Score	42.5 out of 50 points
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Question 1

2.5 out of 2.5 points

A multinational corporation (MNC) is defined as a company with employees from at least three different ethnic backgrounds.

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2. False

Question 2

2.5 out of 2.5 points

Compressed workweek is an example of which of the changes in the nature of work?

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5. Work scheduling

Question 3

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Effective leadership is

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5. an interactive process.

Question 4

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Contracting with outsiders to do work previously done within the corporation is called

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5. outsourcing.

Question 5

2.5 out of 2.5 points

Globalization apparently has peaked and is now declining.

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2. False

Question 6

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Jane has decided that she has been working harder than her boss, but he gets the big bucks. Her reduction of output can be explained by

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4. the equity theory.

Question 7

2.5 out of 2.5 points

An important part of the organization’s culture is its vision, which means

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3. a broad image or view of what organizational members want the organization to be like in the future.

Question 8

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International competition is becoming more intense because of

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5. technological innovations.

Question 9

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The average person dislikes work and responsibility, has little ambition, and primarily wants security, according to

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3. Theory X.

Question 10

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Motivation can be defined as the desire and willingness of a person to expend effort to reach a particular goal or outcome.

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1. True

Question 11

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High employee satisfaction always leads to a high level of job performance.

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1. True

Question 12

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The values, beliefs, assumptions, myths, norms, goals, and visions widely shared by people refer to their

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1. culture.

Question 13

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Returning expatriates and their families

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4. have never been studied regarding return problems.

Question 14

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The quality of work life is not affected by whether an organization is socially responsible in its actions.

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2. False

Question 15

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Outsourcing refers to buying raw materials from outside the U.S.

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2. False

Question 16

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Effectiveness is perhaps an organization’s most important outcome.

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1. True

Question 17

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Human resources managers should be concerned about levels of dissatisfaction

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2. because dissatisfaction may cause absenteeism, turnover, and sabotage.

Question 18

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Need theories of motivation are based on the assumption that basic wants or requirements govern much of people’s behavior.

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1. True

Question 19

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A Theory Y set of assumptions essentially holds that the average person dislikes work and responsibility, has little ambition, and primarily wants security.

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2. False