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1. Interpret human resources management knowledge in real work setting 1. Which of the environmental, organizational and individual challenges identified in this chapter will be most important for human resource management in the twenty-first century, in your opinion? Which will be least important? Use your own experiences in your answer. 2. An increasing number of firms discipline employees for smoking and some conduct random testing to check for nicotine use, even if such use takes place on the employee's free time. Do you think a company costs, even if they are legal carried out outside normal working hours? Why or why not? 3. Many believe that top managers care little about human resources compared to such areas as marketing, finance, production and engineering. What might account for this perception, and what would you do to change it