Exam 7: Training, Learning, Talent Management, and Development

A career, as defined by Douglas Hall, is the individually perceived sequence of attitudes and behaviors associated with work-related experiences and activities over the span of the person's life.

If the goals of the training program include providing concrete information to a group of trainees or comparing process options, which one of the following methods would most likely be used?

Which of the following training methods would be most appropriate for teaching human relations skills?

Kathleen's manager has asked her to attend training on data analysis techniques.However, Kathleen feels that she never learned how to properly use a spreadsheet and that she will fail at the more difficult analysis techniques that require spreadsheet use.It appears that Kathleen's ________ for the training is low.

Career entry, building skills, and work relationships develop in what career stage?

Training is primarily intended for immediate use by the individual being trained.

Acme Global provides its employees with the opportunity to experience job rotation.This allows the employees to see more of what goes on in the organization and how each job functions.Acme Global is developing its employees through ________.

Measures of training success generally include all of the following EXCEPT:

A needs assessment is the last step in the training process.

Jenna is looking for a method of training her employees that will allow them to learn at their own pace and will not disrupt the work environment.Jenna's best choice of training method would be ________ training.

Newcomer socialization done effectively during orientation decreases employee job satisfaction and performance.

When Laura started working in the accounting department, she felt like her boss hovered over her all day and constantly double checked her work.As a result, Laura made sure she always did her work exactly as the boss would like and she double checked her own work so the boss would find no errors.Eventually, she found that her boss stopped hovering and double checking her work.What Laura experienced was _________.

Offering development opportunities generally decreases turnover.

If a ________________ is not done correctly, a training course may be poorly designed, or it may cover the wrong information.

Behavior Modeling would work best for improving which skill sets?

Continuing to advance and becoming a coach or mentor typically occurs in what career stage?

One Friday, Alexander left work 2 hours early and went to happy hour with friends.He did not tell anyone he was leaving and did not complete his work for the week.On Monday, Alexander was called into his boss' office and given a reprimand.He will now have to check in with the boss when he arrives and when he leaves.What Alexander experienced is _________.

Organizations could reduce their turnover rates simply by ________ their orientation period for new hires.

An employee makes practical jokes on another employee.To stop the jokes, the "victim" employee stops reacting to them.What behavior shaping was provided here?

Many organizations could significantly reduce their turnover by modestly increasing the orientation period for new hires.