The different resources available to all managers include all of the following except

The different resources available to all managers include all of the following except

Chapter 1 Strategic Importance of Human Resource Management

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Multiple Choice

1.The people in organizations are considered human resources who:

A) create objectives and accomplishments

B) are inanimate resources

C) are quantified on the balance sheet

D) have limited value to a company

E) are considered by all organizations as their most important assets

Ans: A Difficulty: M Page 3 Obj: #2

2.Increasingly top managers are recognizing that long-term organizational success depends upon an

organization's

A) infrastructure

B) human resources

C) investment strategy

D) environment

E) rules and policies

Ans: B Difficulty: E Page: 3 Obj: #2

3.Some of the most successful Canadian organizations are those that motivate their employees by

A) paying above averages wages

B) allowing them to use the executive washroom

C) encouraging them to meet organizational challenges creatively

D) having an first-name policy only at all levels

E) providing flexible working hours

Ans: C Difficulty: E Page: 3 Obj: #2

4. Among the major challenges facing Canadian business today are all the following except

A) economic challenges

B) demographic challenges

C) cultural challenges

D) legal challenges

E) transportation challenges

Ans: E Difficulty: E Page: 3-4 Obj: #1

5.A company that shows concern for the environment is responding to which type or organizational

challenge

A) technological

B) physical infrastructure

C) demographic

D) cultural

E) social

Ans: E Difficulty: M Page: 3 Obj: #1

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What are the four types of resources that managers manage?

Describe the four types of resources that managers manage. Managers manage human resources, financial resources, material resources, and information. Human resources are all of a business's employees, while financial resources are all of the sources of money available to the business.

Which of the four lists below best represent the types of resources management can coordinate to achieve its goals?

Which of the four lists below best represent the types of resources management can coordinate to achieve its goals? Human, material, financial, and intangible.

What are the four primary management functions that managers must engage in to fulfill their position responsibilities?

There are four generally accepted functions of management: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. These functions work together in the creation, execution and realization of organizational goals.

What are the four functions of?

The four functions of management are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.