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53. A chemical company buying a medical equipment manufacturing company is an example
of a(n) _____.
54. If two firms in one industry join to hold a greater share of the industry, it will be referred to
as a(n) _____.
55. In 1999, Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham combined their businesses to create a
new company, GlaxoSmithKline. This is an example of a(n) _____.
56. Which of the following is a challenge for HRM during mergers?
57. The HRM function during downsizing is to terminate the workers who:
58. As a method of downsizing, early-retirement programs have been shown to be:
59. When an organization undertakes a complete review of its critical work processes to make
them more efficient and to be able to deliver higher quality, it is engaging in:
60. Which of the following observations about reengineering is true?
61. Avion textiles, a cloth manufacturing company implements a new technology in their
production process to improve the speed at which the cloth is produced. To make effective use of
this technology, the company decides to train its employees regarding the new technology. They
also make changes in the quality check and sales teams to maintain the costs at profitable levels
and deliver good quality products. This reformation in all the critical processes of the company to
make them efficient is known as _____.
62. The practice of having another company provide services is known as _____.
63. Home Needs is a consumer goods company who provide the option of door-to-door
delivery. They have partnered with a packaging company for transporting their goods to the
customers. This practice of having another company to provide one of the services of the
company is known as _____.
64. Offshoring is defined as:
65. When large U.S. software companies like IBM and Microsoft open facilities in India to take
advantage of the highly skilled labor available there at lower pay rates, they are engaging in:
66. The largest number of immigrants to the U.S. workforce are from:
67. Which of the following is the reason why more organizations are looking overseas to hire
talented people?
68. Employees who take assignments in other countries are called _____.
69. Which of the following terms refers to a computer system used to acquire, store,
manipulate, analyze, retrieve, and distribute information related to an organization’s human
resources?
70. How does a human resource information system help the organization?
71. An Internet portal is primarily used to:
72. A(n) _____ provides insight into business trends and patterns and helps businesses
improve decisions.
