Question 1

________ is a change process through which employees formulate the change that's required and implement it,often with the assistance of trained consultants.

Accepted Answer

A)  Career development 
B)  Organizational development 
C)  Organizational design 
D)  Leadership development 
E)  Performance management 
A)  Career development 
B)  Organizational development 
C)  Organizational design 
D)  Leadership development 
E)  Performance management B

Question 2

Union agreements often contain a clause that emphasizes which of the following in promotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ability 
B)  Expertise 
C)  Performance 
D)  Seniority 
E)  Productivity 
A)  Ability 
B)  Expertise 
C)  Performance 
D)  Seniority 
E)  Productivity D

Question 3

According to the textbook,many employers still depend on which type of promotion decision system?

Accepted Answer

A)  An objective system 
B)  A systematic system 
C)  An informal system 
D)  A formal system 
E)  A scientific system 
A)  An objective system 
B)  A systematic system 
C)  An informal system 
D)  A formal system 
E)  A scientific system C

Question 4

According to the textbook,the main drawback of the action learning development technique is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the employee's skills atrophy. 
B)  the employee's motivation declines. 
C)  the employee's satisfaction declines. 
D)  the employee becomes more likely to leave the organization. 
E)  the employer loses the full-time services of a competent manager. 
A)  the employee's skills atrophy. 
B)  the employee's motivation declines. 
C)  the employee's satisfaction declines. 
D)  the employee becomes more likely to leave the organization. 
E)  the employer loses the full-time services of a competent manager.

Question 5

During career planning,which of the following will a person not give up?

Accepted Answer

A)  Value anchor 
B)  Moral anchor 
C)  Occupational anchor 
D)  Planning anchor 
E)  Career anchor 
A)  Value anchor 
B)  Moral anchor 
C)  Occupational anchor 
D)  Planning anchor 
E)  Career anchor

Question 6

A management development technique that involves presenting a trainee with a written description of an organizational problem is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The case study method 
B)  An action learning program 
C)  A coaching/understudy approach 
D)  A role-play exercise 
E)  A management game 
A)  The case study method 
B)  An action learning program 
C)  A coaching/understudy approach 
D)  A role-play exercise 
E)  A management game

Question 7

Behaviour modelling is only used to train employees above mid-level management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

To overcome the record number of rejections of relocation offers,companies are

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing salaries for all employees. 
B)  paying moving expenses for all employees. 
C)  increasing financial incentives for all employees. 
D)  offering additional perquisites, such as dedicated parking at the new location. 
E)  offering spousal support in the form of career transition programs. 
A)  increasing salaries for all employees. 
B)  paying moving expenses for all employees. 
C)  increasing financial incentives for all employees. 
D)  offering additional perquisites, such as dedicated parking at the new location. 
E)  offering spousal support in the form of career transition programs.

Question 9

The use of an experienced individual to teach and train someone with less knowledge in a given area is referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Basic training 
B)  Lecturing 
C)  On-the-job training 
D)  Mentoring 
E)  Off-the-job training 
A)  Basic training 
B)  Lecturing 
C)  On-the-job training 
D)  Mentoring 
E)  Off-the-job training

Question 10

Felix,a vice president of finance agrees to accept a role as a vice president in operations to develop his skills.This is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  downwards trajectory. 
B)  upwards promotion. 
C)  horizontal movement. 
D)  vertical movement. 
E)  downwards promotion. 
A)  downwards trajectory. 
B)  upwards promotion. 
C)  horizontal movement. 
D)  vertical movement. 
E)  downwards promotion.

Question 11

Ruchika and Ryan both work in sales at a car dealership.Ruchika is promoted to lead the team because she has historically been the top seller.This is an example of promotion based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  ability. 
B)  expertise. 
C)  performance. 
D)  seniority. 
E)  productivity. 
A)  ability. 
B)  expertise. 
C)  performance. 
D)  seniority. 
E)  productivity.

Question 12

Amy is the new director of learning and development at a pharmaceutical company,Medica Inc.She is designing a new management development program.Identify and describe how Amy might implement two different management development techniques.

Accepted Answer

Five points each for accurate

Question 13

Identify and briefly describe five career anchors.

Accepted Answer

Two points each for accurate identificat

Question 14

Traditional career paths involving a single,committed occupational choice are no longer a reality.Instead,career planners must stay informed about all of the job-specific requirements and offer a best fit of career patterns,focusing on adding information and content to enable employees to achieve a range career ambitions; which shift in thinking about career development is this related to?

Accepted Answer

A)  From traits and states to context 
B)  From prescriptive to process 
C)  From linear to non-linear 
D)  From scientific facts to narrative evaluations 
E)  From describing to modelling 
A)  From traits and states to context 
B)  From prescriptive to process 
C)  From linear to non-linear 
D)  From scientific facts to narrative evaluations 
E)  From describing to modelling

Question 15

People who have a strong technical/functional career anchor tend to make decisions that drive them toward general management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the new economy,career patterns should be viewed as professional identities that are dynamic; which shift in thinking about career development is this related to?

Accepted Answer

A)  From traits and states to context 
B)  From prescriptive to process 
C)  From linear to non-linear 
D)  From scientific facts to narrative evaluations 
E)  From describing to modelling 
A)  From traits and states to context 
B)  From prescriptive to process 
C)  From linear to non-linear 
D)  From scientific facts to narrative evaluations 
E)  From describing to modelling

Question 17

When employees are not made aware of jobs that are available,criteria for promotion,and how the decisions are made,what happens to the link between performance and promotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is improved. 
B)  It is severed. 
C)  It is significantly strengthened. 
D)  It is moderately strengthened. 
E)  It is unchanged. 
A)  It is improved. 
B)  It is severed. 
C)  It is significantly strengthened. 
D)  It is moderately strengthened. 
E)  It is unchanged.

Question 18

Predicting an employee's potential is related to which promotion decision made by employers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is seniority or competence the rule? 
B)  How is competence measured? 
C)  Is the process formal or informal? 
D)  Are the promotions vertical or horizontal? 
E)  Will there be future management-level promotions? 
A)  Is seniority or competence the rule? 
B)  How is competence measured? 
C)  Is the process formal or informal? 
D)  Are the promotions vertical or horizontal? 
E)  Will there be future management-level promotions?

Question 19

Which of the following is true of mentoring programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide benefits to protégés only. 
B)  They do not provide individual attention. 
C)  Effective mentoring builds trust both ways in the mentor-protégé relationship. 
D)  They provide benefits to mentors only. 
E)  Organizational mentoring may only be formal in nature. 
A)  They provide benefits to protégés only. 
B)  They do not provide individual attention. 
C)  Effective mentoring builds trust both ways in the mentor-protégé relationship. 
D)  They provide benefits to mentors only. 
E)  Organizational mentoring may only be formal in nature.

Question 20

Which of the following is most likely to occur in a reverse mentoring program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young workers providing guidance to new hires. 
B)  Senior executives providing guidance to new employees. 
C)  Senior executives providing guidance to junior employees in management. 
D)  Younger workers providing guidance to senior executives. 
E)  Older workers providing guidance to younger workers in the same position. 
A)  Young workers providing guidance to new hires. 
B)  Senior executives providing guidance to new employees. 
C)  Senior executives providing guidance to junior employees in management. 
D)  Younger workers providing guidance to senior executives. 
E)  Older workers providing guidance to younger workers in the same position.

________ is a change process through which employees formulate the change that's required and implement it,often with the assistance of trained consultants.

Union agreements often contain a clause that emphasizes which of the following in promotions?

According to the textbook,many employers still depend on which type of promotion decision system?

According to the textbook,the main drawback of the action learning development technique is that

During career planning,which of the following will a person not give up?

A management development technique that involves presenting a trainee with a written description of an organizational problem is known as which of the following?

Behaviour modelling is only used to train employees above mid-level management.

To overcome the record number of rejections of relocation offers,companies are

The use of an experienced individual to teach and train someone with less knowledge in a given area is referred to as which of the following?

Felix,a vice president of finance agrees to accept a role as a vice president in operations to develop his skills.This is an example of a(n)

Ruchika and Ryan both work in sales at a car dealership.Ruchika is promoted to lead the team because she has historically been the top seller.This is an example of promotion based on:

Amy is the new director of learning and development at a pharmaceutical company,Medica Inc.She is designing a new management development program.Identify and describe how Amy might implement two different management development techniques.

Identify and briefly describe five career anchors.

People who have a strong technical/functional career anchor tend to make decisions that drive them toward general management.

In the new economy,career patterns should be viewed as professional identities that are dynamic; which shift in thinking about career development is this related to?

When employees are not made aware of jobs that are available,criteria for promotion,and how the decisions are made,what happens to the link between performance and promotion?

Predicting an employee's potential is related to which promotion decision made by employers?

Which of the following is true of mentoring programs?

Which of the following is most likely to occur in a reverse mentoring program?

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Exam 9: Career and Management Development

________ is a change process through which employees formulate the change that's required and implement it,often with the assistance of trained consultants.

Union agreements often contain a clause that emphasizes which of the following in promotions?

According to the textbook,many employers still depend on which type of promotion decision system?

According to the textbook,the main drawback of the action learning development technique is that

During career planning,which of the following will a person not give up?

A management development technique that involves presenting a trainee with a written description of an organizational problem is known as which of the following?

Behaviour modelling is only used to train employees above mid-level management.

To overcome the record number of rejections of relocation offers,companies are

The use of an experienced individual to teach and train someone with less knowledge in a given area is referred to as which of the following?

Felix,a vice president of finance agrees to accept a role as a vice president in operations to develop his skills.This is an example of a(n)

Ruchika and Ryan both work in sales at a car dealership.Ruchika is promoted to lead the team because she has historically been the top seller.This is an example of promotion based on:

Amy is the new director of learning and development at a pharmaceutical company,Medica Inc.She is designing a new management development program.Identify and describe how Amy might implement two different management development techniques.

Identify and briefly describe five career anchors.

People who have a strong technical/functional career anchor tend to make decisions that drive them toward general management.

In the new economy,career patterns should be viewed as professional identities that are dynamic; which shift in thinking about career development is this related to?

When employees are not made aware of jobs that are available,criteria for promotion,and how the decisions are made,what happens to the link between performance and promotion?

Predicting an employee's potential is related to which promotion decision made by employers?

Which of the following is true of mentoring programs?

Which of the following is most likely to occur in a reverse mentoring program?

The Strategic Role of Human Resources Management

The Changing Legal Emphasis: Compliance and Impact on Canadian Workplaces

Human Resources Management and Technology

Designing and Analyzing Jobs

Human Resources Planning

Recruitment

Selection

Onboarding and Training

Performance Management

Strategic Pay Plans

Pay-For-Performance and Financial Incentives

Employee Benefits and Services

Occupational Health and Safety

Managing Employee Separations: Turnover, Communication, and Employee Engagement

Labour Relations

Managing Human Resources in a Global Business

Filters