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Which of the following statements is true about HR responsibilities of supervisors?

A) HR activities are invariably limited to the specialists in the HR department.
B) In small organizations, all HR activities are carried out by HR specialists.
C) Non-HR managers do not need be familiar with the basics of HRM.
D) Job analysis and job design are techniques that lie outside the purview of supervisors.
E) Supervisors typically have responsibilities related to all the HR functions.

F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

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The term _____ is used to describe the employees of an organization in terms of their training,experience,judgment,intelligence,relationships,and insight.

A) performance management
B) human capital
C) development
D) traditional management
E) working capital

F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

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The process of ensuring that employees' activities and outputs match the organization's goals is called _____.

Human resources cannot be imitated.

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

Discuss the responsibility of HR with regard to planning and administering pay and benefits.Also analyze the impact of this function on the organization.

Which of the following HR functions includes preparing and distributing employee handbooks that detail company policies and,in large organizations,company publications such as a monthly newsletter or a Web site on the organization's intranet?

One of the qualities of human resources is that _____.

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

The process by which the organization attempts to identify applicants with the necessary knowledge,skills,abilities,and other characteristics that will help the organization achieve its goals is referred to as _____.

The process of identifying the numbers and types of employees the organization will require in order to meet its objectives is known as:

Which one of Kant's basic human rights is violated when a supervisor requires an employee to do something that is unsafe or environmentally damaging,in spite of the employee clearly objecting to the order?

If a company,as part of its job redesign program,plans to set up teams to manufacture products,which of the following programs might it offer to help employees learn the ins and outs of effective teamwork?

List and discuss the basic human rights suggested by the work of Immanuel Kant,as well as the tradition of the Enlightenment.

At the most basic level,HR managers fulfilling the role of _____,carry out particular HR functions such as handling the selection,training,or compensation of employees.

The HR activities are exclusively carried out by an HR specialist in small organizations.

Establishing and administering personnel policies allows the company to handle problematic situations more fairly and objectively than if it addressed such incidents on a case-by-case basis.

When employees of an organization feel they have been discriminated against,see safety hazards,or have other problems and are dissatisfied with their supervisor's response,they may turn to the HR department for help.Addressing such problems suitably is part of the HR function of:

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

At Smartech,a company dealing in software products,employees often complain about the lack of clarity regarding the tasks they are required to perform.Often there are two employees working on overlapping tasks,while some tasks are not designated to any employee.Though employees are satisfied with the pay and work culture,this aspect of their work environment has led to a lot of conflict in the workplace.From the information provided,this complaint of the employees can be closely linked to which of the following HR functions?