Title: Challenges in Human Resource Management
Course: Demo 1

Q: Area(s) that present a major challenge for human resource management include.
- technology changes
- containment of costs
- an overeducated workforce
A: technology changes; containment of costs

Q: ________ is the term for a departure of an employee.
- Retention
- Offshoring
- Turnover
A: Turnover

Q: A major expense of human resources is the ________.
- training process
- management process
- hiring process
A: hiring process

Q: An automotive parts manufacturer in the United States has been steadily losing market share and is looking for ways to cut costs. The human resources department discovers that workers in Mexico will work for one third of the cost of their US counterparts. HR recommends to upper management that much of the manufacturing process be moved to Mexico. This in an example of:
- training
- retirement
- offshoring
A: offshoring

Q: What types of challenges does technology bring to HR?
- concerns over productivity and communication
- fairness to other workers when one person is offered a flexible schedule
- keeping up with constantly changing technology
A: concerns over productivity and communication; fairness to other workers when one person is offered a flexible schedule; keeping up with constantly changing technology

Q: When the economy is booming, typical HR management challenges include:
- planning effectively to make sure they have the right number of workers at the right time
- meeting internal hiring demands
- dealing with legal and union implications when layoffs occur
A: planning effectively to make sure they have the right number of workers at the right time; meeting internal hiring demands

Q: Over the next ten years, 40% of the workforce will retire. For an HR manager, implications are that:
- younger generations are smarter than older generations
- older workers are preferable to younger workers
- there are not enough people to fill those jobs that are left vacant
A: there are not enough people to fill those jobs that are left vacant

Q: Manteo Machine is a mid-sized manufacturing company that builds customized aluminum components for luxury yachts. They have built a reputation for outstanding quality among their very discerning clientele and have installed their aluminum staircases, railings, towers and riggers onto yachts owned by sports stars, Hollywood icons and business giants. The HR manager sits in her office and looks out into the plant and sees a busy production floor filled with workers, most of who have been there since the company opened its doors almost 30 years ago. As much as she has come to respect and care for the workers, she shakes her head with worry. Her situation reflects which of the following situations currently being faced by those in the field of Human Resources?
- Knowledge that contributes to the success of business is being lost as baby boomers retire.
- The cost of health care that the business must absorb is rising as the workforce ages.
- The number of younger workers who are available to replace retiring workers will be more than sufficient to meet the HR needs of businesses.
A: Knowledge that contributes to the success of business is being lost as baby boomers retire.; The cost of health care that the business must absorb is rising as the workforce ages.