File: ch01, CHAPTER 1: The Dynamic Environment of HRM

TRUE/FALSE

1. Multinational corporations became commonplace in the 1920s.

False. Multinational corporations didnt become a common place until 1960s. In the 1920s some companies had gone multinational including fiat, Ford, Unilever, and Royal Dutch/Shell.(PAGE 4)

1. According New York Times author, Thomas Friedman, there are three eras of globalization: transportation, communication, and technology.

True.(PAGE 4)

1. When off the job, an employer cannot legally control an employees behavior by prohibiting such things as riding a motorcycle, skydiving, smoking, or drinking alcohol.

False. Although controlling employees behaviors on and off the job may appear unjust or unfair, nothing in our legal system prevents...