An emerging human resources department is UNLIKELY to result in which of the following? Multiple Choice Activities being limited to maintaining employee records and helping managers find new recruits Increases in importance and complexity of the department. The newly formed department reporting to a high-level manager. The organization of the department into highly specialized sub-departments The expected benefits of a human resource department exceeding its costs. After succeeding their father as President of the family company, which has grown quite a bit in the past decade, one of Harriet's first decisions was to create a human resources department. Which of the following statements best describes why the decision is a good one? Multiple Choice Human resource departments aim to ensure employees receive their paychecks on time. Human resource departments aim to help the organization achieve its shareholder objectives. Human resource departments aim to ensure employee costs are kept under control. Human resource departments aim to ensure the most effective use of human resource systems across an organization. Human resources departments aim to help meet management objectives. Simran is a human resource manager whose organization is facing an economic recession. Which of the following tasks is Mary less likely to find herself doing under these circumstances? Multiple Choice Implementing new policies. Assuming a crisis management posture. Deprioritizing employee counselling. Planning, employee layoffs. Seeking wage concessions from labour. Organizations considering how they manage their employees as a result of the ever-growing shift toward the global marketplace is an example of which economic force affecting organizations today? Multiple Choice Knowledge workers. Productivity improvement. Global trade. Economic cycles. Innovation improvement. Joan is a manager in an organization where human resource activities can still be done organically. Which of the following could she do if she is feeling burdened by her human resource responsibilities? Multiple Choice Report it to upper management. Create a separate HR department. Limit which HR activities are conducted. Delegate activities to subordinates. Hire an HR specialist