Question 1

Which law replaced the Job Training Partnership Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workforce Investment Act 
B)  School to Work Opportunities Act 
C)  Employee Assistance Act 
D)  Work Life Opportunities Act 
A)  Workforce Investment Act 
B)  School to Work Opportunities Act 
C)  Employee Assistance Act 
D)  Work Life Opportunities Act A

Question 2

What percentage of externally hired executives in the private sector fail within the first 18 months?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 15% 
B)  over 50% 
C)  nearly 25% 
D)  up to 40% 
A)  less than 15% 
B)  over 50% 
C)  nearly 25% 
D)  up to 40% D

Question 3

What T&D method permits participants to assume roles such as president, controller, or marketing vice president of two or more similar hypothetical organizations and compete against each other by manipulating selected factors in a particular business situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  business games 
B)  programmed instructions 
C)  vestibule training 
D)  on-the-job training 
A)  business games 
B)  programmed instructions 
C)  vestibule training 
D)  on-the-job training A

Question 4

The example of Hamburger University was used in your text as an example of what type of T&D delivery system?

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate university 
B)  community colleges 
C)  online higher education 
D)  vestibule system 
A)  corporate university 
B)  community colleges 
C)  online higher education 
D)  vestibule system

Question 5

Firms most likely implement reverse mentoring programs to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  discourage the retirement of experienced managers 
B)  provide job rotation opportunities for minorities 
C)  understand the needs of young customers 
D)  address federal hiring requirements 
A)  discourage the retirement of experienced managers 
B)  provide job rotation opportunities for minorities 
C)  understand the needs of young customers 
D)  address federal hiring requirements

Question 6

Using DVDs to train employees is uncommon because so many inexpensive and technologically advanced training delivery systems are available to businesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to experts, which of the following has had the most significant impact on how training is conducted?

Accepted Answer

A)  globalization 
B)  outsourcing 
C)  internships 
D)  technology 
A)  globalization 
B)  outsourcing 
C)  internships 
D)  technology

Question 8

What is strategic training and development? What impact has technology had on training and development programs?

Accepted Answer

Training and development (T&D) is the he

Question 9

Career planning is a general course that a person chooses to pursue throughout his or her working life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

On-the-job training (OJT) is an informal approach to training that permits an employee to learn job tasks by actually performing them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following LEAST likely explains why it is difficult to implement training and development programs at many organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Managers are typically action-oriented. 
B)  Qualified trainers are not available. 
C)  Scheduling poses problems. 
D)  Records are unavailable. 
A)  Managers are typically action-oriented. 
B)  Qualified trainers are not available. 
C)  Scheduling poses problems. 
D)  Records are unavailable.

Question 12

Mentoring is an approach to advising, coaching, and nurturing, for creating a practical relationship to enhance individual career, personal, and professional growth and development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following refers to a T&D delivery system provided under the umbrella of a firm?

Accepted Answer

A)  training cooperative 
B)  universal training 
C)  corporate university 
D)  learning organization 
A)  training cooperative 
B)  universal training 
C)  corporate university 
D)  learning organization

Question 14

Which of the following enables firms to measure the effectiveness of training and development programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  record keeping 
B)  broadbanding 
C)  recruiting 
D)  onboarding 
A)  record keeping 
B)  broadbanding 
C)  recruiting 
D)  onboarding

Question 15

Historically, what has been the primary delivery system for training professional, technical, and management employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  community colleges 
B)  corporate universities 
C)  universities and colleges 
D)  vestibule systems 
A)  community colleges 
B)  corporate universities 
C)  universities and colleges 
D)  vestibule systems

Question 16

Learning organizations reward employees with enriching jobs, promotions, and compensation, and they typically attract high-quality workers who seek training and development programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How is role playing used as a training and development method? What particular skills can be taught through role playing?

Accepted Answer

Role playing is a T&D method in which pa

Question 18

At ABC Manufacturing, which of the following tasks is LEAST likely to be taught through the behavior modeling method?

Accepted Answer

A)  conducting performance appraisal reviews 
B)  handling discrimination complaints 
C)  improving safety habits 
D)  writing memos 
A)  conducting performance appraisal reviews 
B)  handling discrimination complaints 
C)  improving safety habits 
D)  writing memos

Question 19

All of the following are characteristics of community colleges EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  offering associate-degree programs 
B)  requiring corporate scholarships 
C)  providing vocational training 
D)  receiving public funding 
A)  offering associate-degree programs 
B)  requiring corporate scholarships 
C)  providing vocational training 
D)  receiving public funding

Question 20

Which of the following is a social networking learning tool associated with behavior modeling?

Accepted Answer

A)  role playing 
B)  e-learning 
C)  blogging 
D)  spamming 
A)  role playing 
B)  e-learning 
C)  blogging 
D)  spamming

Which law replaced the Job Training Partnership Act?

What percentage of externally hired executives in the private sector fail within the first 18 months?

What T&D method permits participants to assume roles such as president, controller, or marketing vice president of two or more similar hypothetical organizations and compete against each other by manipulating selected factors in a particular business situation?

The example of Hamburger University was used in your text as an example of what type of T&D delivery system?

Firms most likely implement reverse mentoring programs to ________.

Using DVDs to train employees is uncommon because so many inexpensive and technologically advanced training delivery systems are available to businesses.

According to experts, which of the following has had the most significant impact on how training is conducted?

What is strategic training and development? What impact has technology had on training and development programs?

Career planning is a general course that a person chooses to pursue throughout his or her working life.

On-the-job training (OJT) is an informal approach to training that permits an employee to learn job tasks by actually performing them.

Which of the following LEAST likely explains why it is difficult to implement training and development programs at many organizations?

Mentoring is an approach to advising, coaching, and nurturing, for creating a practical relationship to enhance individual career, personal, and professional growth and development.

Which of the following refers to a T&D delivery system provided under the umbrella of a firm?

Which of the following enables firms to measure the effectiveness of training and development programs?

Historically, what has been the primary delivery system for training professional, technical, and management employees?

Learning organizations reward employees with enriching jobs, promotions, and compensation, and they typically attract high-quality workers who seek training and development programs.

How is role playing used as a training and development method? What particular skills can be taught through role playing?

At ABC Manufacturing, which of the following tasks is LEAST likely to be taught through the behavior modeling method?

All of the following are characteristics of community colleges EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following is a social networking learning tool associated with behavior modeling?

Strategic Human Resource Management: an Overview

Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Workforce Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Affirmative Action

Job Analysis, Strategic Planning, and Human Resource Planning

Recruitment

Selection

Performance Management and Appraisal

Direct Financial Compensation

Indirect Financial Compensation Benefits and Nonfinancial Compensation

A Safe and Healthy Work Environment

Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining

Internal Employee Relations

Global Human Resource Management

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Exam 7: Training and Development

Which law replaced the Job Training Partnership Act?

What percentage of externally hired executives in the private sector fail within the first 18 months?

What T&D method permits participants to assume roles such as president, controller, or marketing vice president of two or more similar hypothetical organizations and compete against each other by manipulating selected factors in a particular business situation?

The example of Hamburger University was used in your text as an example of what type of T&D delivery system?

Firms most likely implement reverse mentoring programs to ________.

Using DVDs to train employees is uncommon because so many inexpensive and technologically advanced training delivery systems are available to businesses.

According to experts, which of the following has had the most significant impact on how training is conducted?

What is strategic training and development? What impact has technology had on training and development programs?

Career planning is a general course that a person chooses to pursue throughout his or her working life.

On-the-job training (OJT) is an informal approach to training that permits an employee to learn job tasks by actually performing them.

Which of the following LEAST likely explains why it is difficult to implement training and development programs at many organizations?

Mentoring is an approach to advising, coaching, and nurturing, for creating a practical relationship to enhance individual career, personal, and professional growth and development.

Which of the following refers to a T&D delivery system provided under the umbrella of a firm?

Which of the following enables firms to measure the effectiveness of training and development programs?

Historically, what has been the primary delivery system for training professional, technical, and management employees?

Learning organizations reward employees with enriching jobs, promotions, and compensation, and they typically attract high-quality workers who seek training and development programs.

How is role playing used as a training and development method? What particular skills can be taught through role playing?

At ABC Manufacturing, which of the following tasks is LEAST likely to be taught through the behavior modeling method?

All of the following are characteristics of community colleges EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following is a social networking learning tool associated with behavior modeling?

Strategic Human Resource Management: an Overview

Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Workforce Diversity, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Affirmative Action

Job Analysis, Strategic Planning, and Human Resource Planning

Recruitment

Selection

Performance Management and Appraisal

Direct Financial Compensation

Indirect Financial Compensation Benefits and Nonfinancial Compensation

A Safe and Healthy Work Environment

Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining

Internal Employee Relations

Global Human Resource Management

Filters