1. Human resource management is not concerned with organizational success; rather, it focuses on employee success.
2. Measures of organizational and human resource success change as an organization grows.
3. The four common stages in an organization life cycle are the entrepreneurial stage, the communal stage, the high performance stage and the elaboration stage.
4. During the entrepreneurial stage of an organization’s life cycle, success depends upon renewing, adapting and expanding.
5. The primary stakeholders of successful organizations are employees, customers and owners.
6. Low turnover is a sign that employee needs are being met.
7. Good human resource management practices translate into improved customer satisfaction.
8. Organizations are more profitable if they do not expend resources to deal with societal or community concerns.
9. Organizations can effectively reduce unethical corporate behavior through effective human resource management that creates open channels of communication.
10. Because of competition issues, stakeholder concerns should not overlap.