Question 1

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) benchmarking. 
B) performance appraisal. 
C) job enlargement. 
D) job rotation. 
E) in-basket analysis. 
A) benchmarking. 
B) performance appraisal. 
C) job enlargement. 
D) job rotation. 
E) in-basket analysis.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory 
B) Myers-Briggs Type Inventory 
C) Birkman method 
D) Forté profile 
E) DISC assessment 
A) Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory 
B) Myers-Briggs Type Inventory 
C) Birkman method 
D) Forté profile 
E) DISC assessment

Question 3

The movement of an employee to a different job assignment in a different area of the company is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) internship. 
B) coaching. 
C) transfer. 
D) externship. 
E) sabbatical. 
A) internship. 
B) coaching. 
C) transfer. 
D) externship. 
E) sabbatical.

Question 4

_____ allow employees get away from the day-to-day stresses of their jobs and acquire new skills and perspectives.

Accepted Answer

A) Transfers 
B) Promotions 
C) Sabbaticals 
D) Downward moves 
E) Externships 
A) Transfers 
B) Promotions 
C) Sabbaticals 
D) Downward moves 
E) Externships

Question 5

Psychological success is the feeling of pride and accomplishment that comes from achieving life goals that are not limited to achievements at work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Most mentoring relationships develop informally as a result of interests or values shared by the mentor and protégé.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following happens during the goal setting step of career management?

Accepted Answer

A) The employee identifies the steps and timetable to reach her goals. 
B) The company identifies the resources the employees need to reach their goals. 
C) The company provides assessment information to identify interests and values. 
D) The employee identifies opportunities and needs to improve. 
E) The company ensures that the employee's objectives are specific and measurable. 
A) The employee identifies the steps and timetable to reach her goals. 
B) The company identifies the resources the employees need to reach their goals. 
C) The company provides assessment information to identify interests and values. 
D) The employee identifies opportunities and needs to improve. 
E) The company ensures that the employee's objectives are specific and measurable.

Question 8

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, individuals who are _____ tend to be serious, quiet, practical, orderly, and logical.

Accepted Answer

A) introverted, intuitive, thinking, and perceiving 
B) introverted, sensing, thinking, and judging 
C) extroverted, intuitive, feeling, and perceiving 
D) extroverted, sensing, thinking, and perceiving 
E) extroverted, sensing, feeling, and perceiving 
A) introverted, intuitive, thinking, and perceiving 
B) introverted, sensing, thinking, and judging 
C) extroverted, intuitive, feeling, and perceiving 
D) extroverted, sensing, thinking, and perceiving 
E) extroverted, sensing, feeling, and perceiving

Question 9

Discuss the relationship between training and development.

Accepted Answer

Development refers to formal education,

Question 10

Which of the following is true about job rotations?

Accepted Answer

A) It creates long-term perspectives on problems and solutions in rotating employees and their peers. 
B) Productivity losses are experienced by the department gaining the rotating employee. 
C) It always results in employee satisfaction and motivation. 
D) Employees develop functional specialties when they are rotated. 
E) Rotating employees are ensured of getting challenging assignments in all functional specialties. 
A) It creates long-term perspectives on problems and solutions in rotating employees and their peers. 
B) Productivity losses are experienced by the department gaining the rotating employee. 
C) It always results in employee satisfaction and motivation. 
D) Employees develop functional specialties when they are rotated. 
E) Rotating employees are ensured of getting challenging assignments in all functional specialties.

Question 11

Glass ceiling refers to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) bureaucratic procedures that slow down activities in an organization 
B) affirmative actions that lead to reverse discrimination in a company 
C) external stakeholders of a company who have differing opinions 
D) barriers that prevent minorities from advancing to higher-level jobs 
E) board of directors who does not involve in organizational management 
A) bureaucratic procedures that slow down activities in an organization 
B) affirmative actions that lead to reverse discrimination in a company 
C) external stakeholders of a company who have differing opinions 
D) barriers that prevent minorities from advancing to higher-level jobs 
E) board of directors who does not involve in organizational management

Question 12

Job rotation helps employees gain an overall appreciation of the company's goals and also improves their problem-solving skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

_____ are employee development programs that include lectures by business experts, business games and simulations, adventure learning, and meetings with customers.

Accepted Answer

A) Personality tests 
B) In-baskets 
C) Focus interviews 
D) Formal education programs 
E) Value assessments 
A) Personality tests 
B) In-baskets 
C) Focus interviews 
D) Formal education programs 
E) Value assessments

Question 14

The personality types determined by the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory are based on preferences for:

Accepted Answer

A) introversion or extroversion, sensing or intuition, thinking or feeling, and openness or conscientiousness. 
B) introversion or extroversion, sensing or intuition, openness or conscientiousness, and judging or perceiving. 
C) introversion or extroversion, openness or conscientiousness, thinking or feeling, and judging or perceiving. 
D) introversion or extroversion, openness or conscientiousness, agreeableness or neuroticism, and judging or perceiving. 
E) introversion or extroversion, sensing or intuition, thinking or feeling, and judging or perceiving. 
A) introversion or extroversion, sensing or intuition, thinking or feeling, and openness or conscientiousness. 
B) introversion or extroversion, sensing or intuition, openness or conscientiousness, and judging or perceiving. 
C) introversion or extroversion, openness or conscientiousness, thinking or feeling, and judging or perceiving. 
D) introversion or extroversion, openness or conscientiousness, agreeableness or neuroticism, and judging or perceiving. 
E) introversion or extroversion, sensing or intuition, thinking or feeling, and judging or perceiving.

Question 15

Which of the following is the stage of career management system where the company provides its employees with assessment information that helps them identify their strengths, weaknesses, interests, and values?

Accepted Answer

A) Succession planning 
B) Self-assessment 
C) Reality check 
D) Goal setting 
E) Action planning 
A) Succession planning 
B) Self-assessment 
C) Reality check 
D) Goal setting 
E) Action planning

Question 16

_____ 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 specification 
B) Job mentoring 
C) Job designing 
D) Job analysis 
E) Job rotation 
A) Job specification 
B) Job mentoring 
C) Job designing 
D) Job analysis 
E) Job rotation

Question 17

When a company allows employees to take a full-time operational role at another company it is known as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) expatriate assignment. 
B) transfer. 
C) sabbatical. 
D) externship. 
E) promotion. 
A) expatriate assignment. 
B) transfer. 
C) sabbatical. 
D) externship. 
E) promotion.

Question 18

The glass ceiling is a barrier to advancement to higher-level jobs in the company that adversely affects women and minorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Employees are closely guided in their careers by managers when they have a protean career.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A career management system is a system to retain and motivate employees by identifying and meeting their development needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

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

The movement of an employee to a different job assignment in a different area of the company is known as:

_____ allow employees get away from the day-to-day stresses of their jobs and acquire new skills and perspectives.

Psychological success is the feeling of pride and accomplishment that comes from achieving life goals that are not limited to achievements at work.

Most mentoring relationships develop informally as a result of interests or values shared by the mentor and protégé.

Which of the following happens during the goal setting step of career management?

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, individuals who are _____ tend to be serious, quiet, practical, orderly, and logical.

Discuss the relationship between training and development.

Which of the following is true about job rotations?

Glass ceiling refers to the _____.

Job rotation helps employees gain an overall appreciation of the company's goals and also improves their problem-solving skills.

_____ are employee development programs that include lectures by business experts, business games and simulations, adventure learning, and meetings with customers.

The personality types determined by the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory are based on preferences for:

Which of the following is the stage of career management system where the company provides its employees with assessment information that helps them identify their strengths, weaknesses, interests, and values?

_____ 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.

When a company allows employees to take a full-time operational role at another company it is known as a(n):

The glass ceiling is a barrier to advancement to higher-level jobs in the company that adversely affects women and minorities.

Employees are closely guided in their careers by managers when they have a protean career.

A career management system is a system to retain and motivate employees by identifying and meeting their development needs.

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

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

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

The movement of an employee to a different job assignment in a different area of the company is known as:

_____ allow employees get away from the day-to-day stresses of their jobs and acquire new skills and perspectives.

Psychological success is the feeling of pride and accomplishment that comes from achieving life goals that are not limited to achievements at work.

Most mentoring relationships develop informally as a result of interests or values shared by the mentor and protégé.

Which of the following happens during the goal setting step of career management?

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, individuals who are _____ tend to be serious, quiet, practical, orderly, and logical.

Discuss the relationship between training and development.

Which of the following is true about job rotations?

Glass ceiling refers to the _____.

Job rotation helps employees gain an overall appreciation of the company's goals and also improves their problem-solving skills.

_____ are employee development programs that include lectures by business experts, business games and simulations, adventure learning, and meetings with customers.

The personality types determined by the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory are based on preferences for:

Which of the following is the stage of career management system where the company provides its employees with assessment information that helps them identify their strengths, weaknesses, interests, and values?

_____ 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.

When a company allows employees to take a full-time operational role at another company it is known as a(n):

The glass ceiling is a barrier to advancement to higher-level jobs in the company that adversely affects women and minorities.

Employees are closely guided in their careers by managers when they have a protean career.

A career management system is a system to retain and motivate employees by identifying and meeting their development needs.

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