Roberta Whitman has recently been hired by Jackson Pharmaceuticals as the senior vice president of human resources.Jackson Pharmaceuticals has a history of problems within its HR department including difficulties recruiting and retaining qualified employees,EEO violations,inadequate employee training programs,and confusion regarding health benefit enrollment and coverage.With years of experience transforming HR departments in other firms,Whitman believes she can correct the problems at Jackson Pharmaceuticals.
-Which of the following best supports Whitman's idea to develop a transactional HR group to handle benefits administration?
A) An embedded HR unit would assist top management with big picture issues as well as benefits administration.
B) Extensive training has been provided to line managers so that they fully understand the different insurance options available to employees.
C) All employees are currently required to participate in health screening and drug tests to eliminate high risk employees from the benefits plan.
D) Outside vendors specializing in all aspects of benefits administration would provide improved support to the firm's employees.
E) Lower insurance premiums would eliminate the need for outsourcing services and improve employee health coverage.

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Roberta Whitman has recently been hired by Jackson Pharmaceuticals as the senior vice president of human resources.Jackson Pharmaceuticals has a history of problems within its HR department including difficulties recruiting and retaining qualified employees,EEO violations,inadequate employee training programs,and confusion regarding health benefit enrollment and coverage.With years of experience transforming HR departments in other firms,Whitman believes she can correct the problems at Jackson Pharmaceuticals. 
-Which of the following best supports Whitman's idea to develop a transactional HR group to handle benefits administration?
A) An embedded HR unit would assist top management with big picture issues as well as benefits administration.
B) Extensive training has been provided to line managers so that they fully understand the different insurance options available to employees.
C) All employees are currently required to participate in health screening and drug tests to eliminate high risk employees from the benefits plan.
D) Outside vendors specializing in all aspects of benefits administration would provide improved support to the firm's employees.
E) Lower insurance premiums would eliminate the need for outsourcing services and improve employee health coverage.

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Developing a transactional HR group to handle benefits administration would involve outsourcing this function to outside vendors who specialize in all aspects of benefits administration. This would improve the support provided to the firm's employees and address the confusion regarding health benefit enrollment and coverage that has been experienced in the past. Choice A is not relevant to Whitman's idea of developing a transactional HR group. Choice B suggests that line managers have been extensively trained to understand insurance options, but this does not address the need for improved benefits administration. Choice C suggests that high-risk employees are eliminated from the benefits plan, but this does not address the larger HR issues at Jackson Pharmaceuticals. Choice E suggests that lower insurance premiums would improve employee health coverage, but does not address the need for improved benefits administration.

Roberta Whitman Has Recently Been Hired by Jackson Pharmaceuticals as the Senior