Question 1

Which of the following is true of different career patterns?

Accepted Answer

A) An expert career pattern involves a lifelong commitment to a field or specialization. 
B) A traditional career pattern involves movement across many disciplines. 
C) Career patterns involving movement across disciplines are on the decline. 
D) A traditional career pattern does not follow any hierarchy. 
E) A spiral career pattern involves limited movement across fields or occupations. 
A) An expert career pattern involves a lifelong commitment to a field or specialization. 
B) A traditional career pattern involves movement across many disciplines. 
C) Career patterns involving movement across disciplines are on the decline. 
D) A traditional career pattern does not follow any hierarchy. 
E) A spiral career pattern involves limited movement across fields or occupations.

Question 2

_____ are advancements into positions with greater challenges, more responsibility, and more authority than in the previous job.

Accepted Answer

A) Sabbaticals 
B) Internships 
C) Externships 
D) Promotions 
E) Transfers 
A) Sabbaticals 
B) Internships 
C) Externships 
D) Promotions 
E) Transfers

Question 3

Which of the following tests can be used to determine the personality type that best suits an employee out of the 16 personality types available?

Accepted Answer

A) The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory 
B) The Myers-Briggs Type Inventory 
C) The Big Five Personality Test 
D) The Rorschach inkblot test 
E) The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire 
A) The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory 
B) The Myers-Briggs Type Inventory 
C) The Big Five Personality Test 
D) The Rorschach inkblot test 
E) The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire

Question 4

A leave of absence from the company for personal reflection, renewal, and skill development is called a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) externship 
B) apprenticeship 
C) internship 
D) retirement 
E) sabbatical 
A) externship 
B) apprenticeship 
C) internship 
D) retirement 
E) sabbatical

Question 5

Which of the following is true of a protean career?

Accepted Answer

A) It focuses primarily on external rewards offered by an organization. 
B) Managers play the central role in guiding employees with protean careers. 
C) Psychological success plays a small role in protean careers. 
D) It is based on employees' self-direction. 
E) It has very little implication on employee development. 
A) It focuses primarily on external rewards offered by an organization. 
B) Managers play the central role in guiding employees with protean careers. 
C) Psychological success plays a small role in protean careers. 
D) It is based on employees' self-direction. 
E) It has very little implication on employee development.

Question 6

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful formal mentoring program?

Accepted Answer

A) Formal mentoring and protégé participation is mandatory. 
B) The purpose of the program is not specified; activities and programs to complete are developed as the relationship grows. 
C) Mentor and protégés are encouraged to pursue the relationship beyond the formal period. 
D) The mentor-protégé matching process limits the ability of informal relationships to develop. 
E) The length of the program is not specified and is usually indefinite. 
A) Formal mentoring and protégé participation is mandatory. 
B) The purpose of the program is not specified; activities and programs to complete are developed as the relationship grows. 
C) Mentor and protégés are encouraged to pursue the relationship beyond the formal period. 
D) The mentor-protégé matching process limits the ability of informal relationships to develop. 
E) The length of the program is not specified and is usually indefinite.

Question 7

The glass ceiling is likely caused by lack of access to training programs, appropriate developmental job experiences, and developmental relationships (such as mentoring).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_____ gives employees a series of job assignments in various functional areas of the company or movement among jobs in a single functional area or department.

Accepted Answer

A) Job enlargement 
B) Job design 
C) Job evaluation 
D) Job rotation 
E) Job specification 
A) Job enlargement 
B) Job design 
C) Job evaluation 
D) Job rotation 
E) Job specification

Question 9

Which of the following psychological tests helps employees identify their occupational and job preferences?

Accepted Answer

A) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 
B) Big-Five Locater 
C) Dissociative Experiences Scale 
D) Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory 
E) Rorschach test 
A) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 
B) Big-Five Locater 
C) Dissociative Experiences Scale 
D) Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory 
E) Rorschach test

Question 10

A sponsorship is a part of career support that a mentor provides to his or her protégé.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following assessments is based on Carl Jung's personality type theory?

Accepted Answer

A) The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory 
B) The Myers-Briggs Type Inventory 
C) The Big Five personality test 
D) The Rorschach inkblot test 
E) The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire 
A) The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory 
B) The Myers-Briggs Type Inventory 
C) The Big Five personality test 
D) The Rorschach inkblot test 
E) The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire

Question 12

Career support provided by a mentor includes providing positive regard and acceptance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The items in the Myer-Briggs Type Inventory that focus on individuals' preferences for lifestyle will score the individuals based on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) judging versus perception 
B) thinking versus feeling 
C) introversion versus extroversion 
D) sensing versus intuition 
E) internal versus external locus of control 
A) judging versus perception 
B) thinking versus feeling 
C) introversion versus extroversion 
D) sensing versus intuition 
E) internal versus external locus of control

Question 14

_____ refers to participants taking the part of a manager or other employee.

Accepted Answer

A) Focus group discussion 
B) Role-play 
C) Interview 
D) Job enlargement 
E) Leaderless group discussion 
A) Focus group discussion 
B) Role-play 
C) Interview 
D) Job enlargement 
E) Leaderless group discussion

Question 15

The process through which an organization gets information on how well an employee is doing his or her job is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) job analysis 
B) performance appraisal 
C) job evaluation 
D) job performance 
E) talent management 
A) job analysis 
B) performance appraisal 
C) job evaluation 
D) job performance 
E) talent management

Question 16

_____ involve lectures by business experts, adventure learning, and meetings with customers.

Accepted Answer

A) Personality tests 
B) Action plans 
C) Focus interviews 
D) Formal education programs 
E) Reality checks 
A) Personality tests 
B) Action plans 
C) Focus interviews 
D) Formal education programs 
E) Reality checks

Question 17

Dev, a team leader, manages a team of project leads. He conducts an exercise for his subordinates; they are asked to pick documents that resemble those found on his desk and decide how they would respond to them. This exercise is an example of a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) focus group discussion 
B) role-play 
C) interview 
D) in-basket 
E) leaderless group discussion 
A) focus group discussion 
B) role-play 
C) interview 
D) in-basket 
E) leaderless group discussion

Question 18

Discuss succession planning. How does it help organizations?

Accepted Answer

Succession planning refers to the proces

Question 19

Psychological success is determined through the signals an employee receives from the company rather than it being self-determined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following would be most appropriate to help employees understand the situations that managers face and the decisions that they have to make?

Accepted Answer

A) Interviews 
B) Leaderless group discussions 
C) Focus group discussions 
D) Personality tests 
E) Role-plays 
A) Interviews 
B) Leaderless group discussions 
C) Focus group discussions 
D) Personality tests 
E) Role-plays

Which of the following is true of different career patterns?

_____ are advancements into positions with greater challenges, more responsibility, and more authority than in the previous job.

Which of the following tests can be used to determine the personality type that best suits an employee out of the 16 personality types available?

A leave of absence from the company for personal reflection, renewal, and skill development is called a(n)_____.

Which of the following is true of a protean career?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful formal mentoring program?

The glass ceiling is likely caused by lack of access to training programs, appropriate developmental job experiences, and developmental relationships (such as mentoring).

_____ gives employees a series of job assignments in various functional areas of the company or movement among jobs in a single functional area or department.

Which of the following psychological tests helps employees identify their occupational and job preferences?

A sponsorship is a part of career support that a mentor provides to his or her protégé.

Which of the following assessments is based on Carl Jung's personality type theory?

Career support provided by a mentor includes providing positive regard and acceptance.

The items in the Myer-Briggs Type Inventory that focus on individuals' preferences for lifestyle will score the individuals based on _____.

_____ refers to participants taking the part of a manager or other employee.

The process through which an organization gets information on how well an employee is doing his or her job is known as _____.

_____ involve lectures by business experts, adventure learning, and meetings with customers.

Dev, a team leader, manages a team of project leads. He conducts an exercise for his subordinates; they are asked to pick documents that resemble those found on his desk and decide how they would respond to them. This exercise is an example of a(n)_____.

Discuss succession planning. How does it help organizations?

Psychological success is determined through the signals an employee receives from the company rather than it being self-determined.

Which of the following would be most appropriate to help employees understand the situations that managers face and the decisions that they have to make?

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

The Analysis and Design of Work

Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

Selection and Placement

Training

Performance Management

Employee Separation and Retention

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Strategically Managing the HRM Function

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Exam 9: Employee Development

Which of the following is true of different career patterns?

_____ are advancements into positions with greater challenges, more responsibility, and more authority than in the previous job.

Which of the following tests can be used to determine the personality type that best suits an employee out of the 16 personality types available?

A leave of absence from the company for personal reflection, renewal, and skill development is called a(n)_____.

Which of the following is true of a protean career?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a successful formal mentoring program?

The glass ceiling is likely caused by lack of access to training programs, appropriate developmental job experiences, and developmental relationships (such as mentoring).

_____ gives employees a series of job assignments in various functional areas of the company or movement among jobs in a single functional area or department.

Which of the following psychological tests helps employees identify their occupational and job preferences?

A sponsorship is a part of career support that a mentor provides to his or her protégé.

Which of the following assessments is based on Carl Jung's personality type theory?

Career support provided by a mentor includes providing positive regard and acceptance.

The items in the Myer-Briggs Type Inventory that focus on individuals' preferences for lifestyle will score the individuals based on _____.

_____ refers to participants taking the part of a manager or other employee.

The process through which an organization gets information on how well an employee is doing his or her job is known as _____.

_____ involve lectures by business experts, adventure learning, and meetings with customers.

Dev, a team leader, manages a team of project leads. He conducts an exercise for his subordinates; they are asked to pick documents that resemble those found on his desk and decide how they would respond to them. This exercise is an example of a(n)_____.

Discuss succession planning. How does it help organizations?

Psychological success is determined through the signals an employee receives from the company rather than it being self-determined.

Which of the following would be most appropriate to help employees understand the situations that managers face and the decisions that they have to make?

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

The Analysis and Design of Work

Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

Selection and Placement

Training

Performance Management

Employee Separation and Retention

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Strategically Managing the HRM Function

Filters