Exam 2: Strategic Training

The strategic training and development process begins with _____.

A SWOT analysis is typically conducted in the _____ step of the strategic training and development process.

In _____ financial and other resources are not available for development, so companies tend to rely on hiring talent from the external labor market.

Describe the human capital requirements for fortresses, baseball teams, clubs, and academies.

How does the strategic value of jobs and their uniqueness influence how training and learning resources are invested?

A centralized training function not only hampers the streamlining of processes but also denies the company a cost advantage in purchasing training from vendors.

Outsourcing allows a company to focus better on its business strategy by saving cost and time.

Companies should generally avoid involving unions in retraining and productivity-improvement efforts.

Job-based employees are likely to receive less training than knowledge-based employees.

Compared to ten years ago, organizations are less focused now on creating a learning and training brand.

Business process reengineering refers to the outsourcing of any business process, such as HRM, production, or training.

Emphasis on the creation of intellectual capital and the movement toward high-performance work systems using teams has resulted in employees performing many roles once reserved for management.

Strategic training and development initiatives vary by company depending on a company's industry, goals, resources, and capabilities.

Skill-based pay systems base employees' pay on what skills they are using for their current jobs rather than the number of skills they are competent in.

Which of the following is true of the business-embedded (BE) learning function?

Companies that emphasize innovation and creativity are labeled as _____.

Which of the following is not one of the major reasons organizations outsource training?

In highly integrated businesses, training is likely to include rotating employees between jobs in different businesses.

For companies in an unstable or recessionary business environment, training programs focus more on correcting skill deficiencies rather than preparing staff for new assignments.

Justin Mason, a product manager working in a manufacturing firm, is highly anxious about change. When the top management of Mason's firm made it mandatory for all product managers to undergo skills training, he told his superior that he would be uncomfortable with the process. He added that he was certain of not being able to cope with the new developments. In this instance, Justin is demonstrating _____.