11.To keep current in their field, HR professionals must continually update and expand their HRM knowledge.
12.Very few individuals who go through a self-directed career change enter HRM by transferring from another part of the company.
13.HR professionals are responsible for ensuring that employees are treated ethically.
14.Almost all HRM decisions have ethical consequences.
15.A manager under pressure to meet an affirmative action goal who hires an unqualified minority to meet the goal has not behaved unethically.
16.HR professionals who are not willing to take a strong stand in ethical situations risk becoming part of the problem and must assume some of the blame.
17.HR professionals have traditionally been held in high regard for their contributions to competitive advantage.
18.Upper-level managers in many organizations often reject HRM professionals’ advice with respect to best practices.
19.Relatively few companies have established practices for assessing training needs.
20.Senior-level managers rarely rely on quick-fixes to solve HR problems.