HRMT 386 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Human Resource Management - CORRECT ANSWERencompasses a variety of tasks designed to ensure that the
work required by the employer is completed as efficiently as
possible.
More specifically, HRM is intended to maximize the profitability
the employ...
Human Resource Management - CORRECT ANSWER-
encompasses a variety of tasks designed to ensure that the
work required by the employer is completed as efficiently as
possible.
More specifically, HRM is intended to maximize the profitability
the employer realizes from employing workers.
Precarious Employment - CORRECT ANSWER-workers are
also employed in part-time, temporary, casual, and/or contract
jobs.
they are often poorly paid, have little job security, and lack
statutory and employment benefits.
is disproportionately high among women, youth (aged 15-24),
immigrants, workers who are members of a visible minority,
persons with disabilities, and older workers.
Why do organizations and individuals enter employment
relationships? - CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals enter
employment relationships to afford necessities such as food,
clothing, shelter, and healthcare for themselves and their
, families. Secondly, individuals may enter employment
relationships for access to education and training. Additionally,
individuals enter employment relationships for non-essential
things that enhance their quality of life, such as personal
possessions, travelling expenses, etc.
Organizations enter employment relationships because they
need labourers to make the product they intend to sell and
profit from. In a capitalist economy, employers own the means
of production including factories, materials, and money to pay
the workers for their time and skills. In short, it benefits the
individual and the organization to enter an employee
relationship.
What does the word resource in the term human resource
management suggest about the nature of the employment
relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER-According to the reading
material, "human resources are a variety of tasks or procedures
used to manage workers effectively and to maximize the
organization's profits from employing the workers." Additionally,
approximately half of the organizations reported their largest
investment challenge to be procuring and constructively
implementing their human capital and human capital
investments. Therefore, the workers, and tools and strategies
used by management. Human resources are how employers
exert control over employees.
In what ways are women typically disadvantaged in
employment relationships? What factors explain this
disadvantage? - CORRECT ANSWER-Women face many
disadvantages in the workplace, including hiring, unequal pay
of equal labour, sexual harassment, and fewer opportunities for
promotion. Although there are laws and organizational policies
to prevent gender-based discrimination, they are centred
around liability and are mostly ineffective.
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