Question 1

Training needs surveys focus on the knowledge and skills required to perform the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A(n)_____ is a management development method in which an individual,designated as the heir to a job,learns the job from the present jobholder.

Accepted Answer

A) business simulation 
B) in-basket technique 
C) incident method 
D) understudy assignment 
A) business simulation 
B) in-basket technique 
C) incident method 
D) understudy assignment

Question 3

Under which category of training objectives will the cost per trainee be classified?

Accepted Answer

A) Instructional 
B) Organizational and departmental 
C) Individual performance and growth 
D) Environmental 
A) Instructional 
B) Organizational and departmental 
C) Individual performance and growth 
D) Environmental

Question 4

Training needs surveys are precise,specific,and easy to validate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following methods of management development,popularized by the Harvard Business School involves presenting real and/or hypothetical situations to the trainee for analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) In-basket technique 
B) Adventure learning 
C) Understudy assignment 
D) Case study 
A) In-basket technique 
B) Adventure learning 
C) Understudy assignment 
D) Case study

Question 6

Which of the following is an off-the-job management development method?

Accepted Answer

A) Coaching 
B) Committee assignment 
C) Understudy assignment 
D) Adventure learning 
A) Coaching 
B) Committee assignment 
C) Understudy assignment 
D) Adventure learning

Question 7

The most popular method of gathering data in the OD process is through:

Accepted Answer

A) to review any available records that may be pertinent. 
B) individually interviewing employees regarding their opinions and perceptions. 
C) observing firsthand the behavior of organizational members at work. 
D) questionnaires filled out by employees. 
A) to review any available records that may be pertinent. 
B) individually interviewing employees regarding their opinions and perceptions. 
C) observing firsthand the behavior of organizational members at work. 
D) questionnaires filled out by employees.

Question 8

Management inventories and succession plans are:

Accepted Answer

A) designed to set the salary standards for employees at various levels in the organization. 
B) maintained by the top management. 
C) generally kept confidential. 
D) to be ignored in the determination of promotions. 
A) designed to set the salary standards for employees at various levels in the organization. 
B) maintained by the top management. 
C) generally kept confidential. 
D) to be ignored in the determination of promotions.

Question 9

The incident method is a variation of the case study method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

_____ is a method used in OD to make one more aware of oneself and one's impact on others.

Accepted Answer

A) Team building 
B) Role playing 
C) Sensitivity training 
D) Adventure learning 
A) Team building 
B) Role playing 
C) Sensitivity training 
D) Adventure learning

Question 11

Describe assessment centers.

Accepted Answer

An assessment center is a method in whic

Question 12

Evaluation of management development activities focuses on all of the following questions EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) are trainees happy with the course? 
B) are the concepts used on the job? 
C) is the cost of training given top priority? 
D) does application of the concepts positively affect the organization? 
A) are trainees happy with the course? 
B) are the concepts used on the job? 
C) is the cost of training given top priority? 
D) does application of the concepts positively affect the organization?

Question 13

A management succession plan records the:

Accepted Answer

A) salary structure of each manager. 
B) the success factors for each manager. 
C) potential successors for each manager. 
D) training required by each manager to be successful. 
A) salary structure of each manager. 
B) the success factors for each manager. 
C) potential successors for each manager. 
D) training required by each manager to be successful.

Question 14

_____ development refers to organization-wide,planned effort managed from the top to increase performance through interventions and training.

Accepted Answer

A) Management 
B) Organizational 
C) Operational 
D) Career 
A) Management 
B) Organizational 
C) Operational 
D) Career

Question 15

In understudy assignments,the understudy learns the bad as well as the good practices of the present jobholder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An assessment center is a method in which trained observers evaluate the _____ of assessees based on their performance in specially chosen exercises.

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge 
B) abilities 
C) skills 
D) personality traits 
A) knowledge 
B) abilities 
C) skills 
D) personality traits

Question 17

Sensitivity training involves a group,usually called a training group or T-group,that meets with a specific agenda or and a particular focus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Industrial psychologists are rarely used as assessors in assessment centers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What are the various advantages and disadvantages of the case study method of training?

Accepted Answer

The major advantages of the case study m

Question 20

Define management development.

Accepted Answer

Management development is concerned with

Training needs surveys focus on the knowledge and skills required to perform the job.

A(n)_____ is a management development method in which an individual,designated as the heir to a job,learns the job from the present jobholder.

Under which category of training objectives will the cost per trainee be classified?

Training needs surveys are precise,specific,and easy to validate.

Which of the following methods of management development,popularized by the Harvard Business School involves presenting real and/or hypothetical situations to the trainee for analysis?

Which of the following is an off-the-job management development method?

The most popular method of gathering data in the OD process is through:

Management inventories and succession plans are:

The incident method is a variation of the case study method.

_____ is a method used in OD to make one more aware of oneself and one's impact on others.

Describe assessment centers.

Evaluation of management development activities focuses on all of the following questions EXCEPT:

A management succession plan records the:

_____ development refers to organization-wide,planned effort managed from the top to increase performance through interventions and training.

In understudy assignments,the understudy learns the bad as well as the good practices of the present jobholder.

An assessment center is a method in which trained observers evaluate the _____ of assessees based on their performance in specially chosen exercises.

Sensitivity training involves a group,usually called a training group or T-group,that meets with a specific agenda or and a particular focus.

Industrial psychologists are rarely used as assessors in assessment centers.

What are the various advantages and disadvantages of the case study method of training?

Define management development.

Human Resource Management: A Strategic Function

Equal Employment Opportunity: The Legal Environment

Implementing Equal Employment Opportunity

Job Analysis and Job Design

Human Resource Planning

Recruiting Employees

Selecting Employees

Orientation and Employee Training

Career Development

Performance Management Systems

The Organizational Reward System

Base Wage and Salary Systems

Incentive Pay Systems

Employee Benefits

Employee Safety and Health

Employee Relations

The Legal Environment and Structure of Labor Unions

Union Organizing Campaigns and Collective Bargaining

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Exam 9: Management and Organizational Development

Training needs surveys focus on the knowledge and skills required to perform the job.

A(n)_____ is a management development method in which an individual,designated as the heir to a job,learns the job from the present jobholder.

Under which category of training objectives will the cost per trainee be classified?

Training needs surveys are precise,specific,and easy to validate.

Which of the following methods of management development,popularized by the Harvard Business School involves presenting real and/or hypothetical situations to the trainee for analysis?

Which of the following is an off-the-job management development method?

The most popular method of gathering data in the OD process is through:

Management inventories and succession plans are:

The incident method is a variation of the case study method.

_____ is a method used in OD to make one more aware of oneself and one's impact on others.

Describe assessment centers.

Evaluation of management development activities focuses on all of the following questions EXCEPT:

A management succession plan records the:

_____ development refers to organization-wide,planned effort managed from the top to increase performance through interventions and training.

In understudy assignments,the understudy learns the bad as well as the good practices of the present jobholder.

An assessment center is a method in which trained observers evaluate the _____ of assessees based on their performance in specially chosen exercises.

Sensitivity training involves a group,usually called a training group or T-group,that meets with a specific agenda or and a particular focus.

Industrial psychologists are rarely used as assessors in assessment centers.

What are the various advantages and disadvantages of the case study method of training?

Define management development.

Human Resource Management: A Strategic Function

Equal Employment Opportunity: The Legal Environment

Implementing Equal Employment Opportunity

Job Analysis and Job Design

Human Resource Planning

Recruiting Employees

Selecting Employees

Orientation and Employee Training

Career Development

Performance Management Systems

The Organizational Reward System

Base Wage and Salary Systems

Incentive Pay Systems

Employee Benefits

Employee Safety and Health

Employee Relations

The Legal Environment and Structure of Labor Unions

Union Organizing Campaigns and Collective Bargaining

Filters