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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.