Which of the Following Statements About Human Resource Management Opportunities

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about human resource management opportunities and challenges is most accurate?

• A) Shifts in the economy have led to a huge pool of skilled and unskilled workers from declining industries that are either unemployed or are underemployed.
• B) Workers now would rather have more income rather than more leisure. Therefore, many employees now want to work more than 40 hours per week.
• C) So many people have sought training in high-tech areas such as robotics and computers that there is likely to be a huge surplus of labor in high-tech industries.
• D) Workers now desire more stability and predictability in their careers, so they now give their employers more loyalty and expect more loyalty from their employers in return.

Recognize the impact of availability and representativeness heuristics on evaluating information.

Describe the concept of fundamental attribution error and its exceptions.

Identify the consequences of the anchoring and adjustment heuristic in estimation processes.

Discuss the phenomenon of illusory correlation and its implications for societal perceptions.

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