Question 1

Brown's 2010 descriptor of companies attempting to increase surplus by reducing the cost of knowledge work through a technology-assisted process of knowledge capture is known as ______.&#10;A) the knowledge economy&#10;B) digital Taylorism&#10;C) eHRM&#10;D) the knowledge economy divide

Accepted Answer

Digital Taylorism refers to the application of Taylorism principles—standardization and efficiency in the industrial era—to knowledge work in the digital age, using technology to capture and streamline intellectual processes, thereby reducing costs.

Question 2

Clemmer (1992) described the characteristics of high-performance organizations as ______&#10;A) teamwork, partnering and working across boundaries, shared corporate culture.&#10;B) teamwork, partnering and working across boundaries, intense customer and market focus.&#10;C) intense market focus, teamwork and shared corporate culture.&#10;D) none of these.

Accepted Answer

B

Question 3

According to Holbeche (2017), she argues that 'within the pervasive dominant perspective in HRM theory, the implicit predominant view, especially within American models of HRM' is that of a ______ perspective.

A) pluralist
B) unitarist
C) ideological
D) none of these

B

Accepted Answer

Holbeche (2017) argues that the predominant view within American models of HRM is a unitarist perspective, which emphasizes a unified interest between the employer and employees, contrasting with the pluralist perspective that recognizes inherent conflicts of interest.

Question 4

Pemberton and Herriot (1995) refer to the 'New Deal' from employers, which was no longer about job security but about ______.&#10;A) job satisfaction&#10;B) total reward management&#10;C) self-actualization&#10;D) employability in exchange for performance

Accepted Answer

Pemberton and Herriot (1995) describe the 'New Deal' in employment as a shift from job security to a focus on employability in exchange for performance, indicating a change in the employer-employee relationship towards performance-based employment.

Question 5

According to Holbeche (2017), since the late 1980s, the development and expansion of HRM is to some extent a result of ______.&#10;A) neoliberalism&#10;B) managerialism&#10;C) trade union expansion&#10;D) none of these

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Holbeche (2017), since the late...

Question 6

To what does the following specifically refer?
'An individual's belief regarding the terms and conditions of a reciprocal exchange agreement between the focal person and another party' (Rousseau 1989).

A) an implied contract
B) an inferred contract
C) the psychological contract
D) a memorandum of agreement

Accepted Answer

The definition provided refers to the concept of "the psychological contract," which is a term used in organizational behavior to describe the unwritten, informal agreement or understanding about the mutual expectations between an employee and employer, beyond the formal contract of employment.

Question 7

According to Alvesson and Deetz (2005), what is a disparate field encompassing critical versions of postmodernism?&#10;A) Critical Management Studies&#10;B) Strategic Human Resource Management&#10;C) Strategic Human Resource Development&#10;D) Human Resource Development

Accepted Answer

Critical Management Studies (CMS) is identified by Alvesson and Deetz as a field that includes critical versions of postmodernism, among other perspectives, focusing on challenging traditional views of management and organizational practices.

Question 8

Holbeche (2017) argues that critics see HRM as an offshoot of ______ because of its deliberately shaping new work cultures characterized by flexibility, work intensification ad performativity.&#10;A) HRD&#10;B) managerialism&#10;C) corporate greed&#10;D) libertarianism

Accepted Answer

Holbeche (2017) discusses how critics view Human Resource Management (HRM) as an extension of managerialism. This perspective is due to HRM's role in fostering new work cultures that emphasize flexibility, work intensification, and performativity, aligning closely with managerialism's focus on efficiency and control within organizations.

Question 9

Brown (2010) describes the following as what?
'In the current era of knowledge capitalism, companies are attempting to increase surplus by reducing the cost of knowledge work through a technology-assisted process of knowledge capture', referred to as ______.

A) knowledge management
B) eHRM
C) digital Taylorism
D) none of these

Accepted Answer

Brown (2010) refers to the process described as "digital Taylorism." This concept combines the principles of Frederick Taylor's scientific management with modern digital technology to streamline and optimize knowledge work, aiming to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

Question 10

A Gallop Consulting Report in 2010 reported that world-class engaged companies have how many times earnings per share compared to lower engaged companies in the same sector?&#10;A) the same&#10;B) 2.1 times&#10;C) 3.9 times&#10;D) 5 times

Accepted Answer

World-class engaged companies have 3.9 times the earnings per share compared to lower engaged companies in the same sector, according to the Gallop Consulting Report in 2010.

Question 11

According to Pfeffer (1998), which of the following IS NOT identified as one of the seven best practices for HRM?&#10;A) selective training&#10;B) sharing information&#10;C) employment security&#10;D) employee engagement

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Pfeffer (1998), which of the...

Question 12

According to Hutchinson (2000), the following is an example of what?
'HR practices that include rewarding commitment with promotion and a degree of job security, and a participative leadership style that forces a commonality of interest and mobilizes consent to the organisations goals.'

A) hard HRM
B) soft HRM
C) critical HRM
D) none of these

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Hutchinson (2000), the following is...

Deck 13: The Future of HR