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Human Resource Management, 15e (Dessler)

Chapter 18 Managing Human Resources in Small and Entrepreneurial Firms

1) Human resource management in small firms is unlike HR management in large firms for all of

the following reasons EXCEPT ________.

A) size

B) industry

C) priorities

D) informality

Answer: B

Explanation: B) Managing human resources in small firms is different from HR management in

large firms for four main reasons: size, priorities, informality, and the nature of the entrepreneur.

Small and large firms exist within the same industry.

Difficulty: Moderate

Chapter: 18

Objective: 1

AACSB: Analytical Thinking

Learning Outcome: 18.1 Explain why HRM is important to small businesses and how small

business HRM is different from that in large businesses.

2) Approximately what percentage of people working in the U.S. are employed by small

businesses?

A) 10%

B) 25%

C) 50%

D) 75%

Answer: C

Explanation: C) More than half the people working in the United States—about 68 million—

work for small firms.

Difficulty: Easy

Chapter: 18

Objective: 1

AACSB: Analytical Thinking

Learning Outcome: 18.1 Explain why HRM is important to small businesses and how small

business HRM is different from that in large businesses.