Exam 8: Training and Development

According to experts,which of the following has had the most significant impact on how training is conducted?

A strengths/weakness balance sheet survey is an example of a formal career planning assessment tool.

Dan works for a U.S.accounting firm in its Singapore office.Over the weekend,Dan plans to complete one of the firm's training courses using his home computer.Which of the following most likely describes the type of training in which Dan is participating?

Career planning is a general course that a person chooses to pursue throughout his or her working life.

The planned and systematic attempt to change the organization,typically to a more behavioral environment is referred to as ________.

Organization development is implemented to change which of the following?

Hybrid programs permit students to take some classes online and some in a traditional university setting.

A key element of success in online higher education is ________.

All of the following are reasons for the use of peers during orientation EXCEPT for their ________.

Although training and development has been shown to improve employee morale and job satisfaction,training and development has no effect on recruitment.

Some believe that having a ________ is essential to make it to the top,and the lack of one may explain the difficulty women and minorities have encountered with the glass ceiling.

For T&D programs to be successful,top management support is required.

Horton Consulting is considering investing in a video conferencing system.How would the firm primarily benefit from such a system?

Firms most likely implement reverse mentoring programs to ________.

Regarding online higher education,all of the following EXCEPT ________ are true.

Employees view career development opportunities as more important than ________.

As an ongoing process,________ requires an individual to set career goals and identify the means to achieve them.

A ________ is a flexible line of movement through which a person may travel during his or her work life.

The example of Hamburger University was used in your text as an example of what type of T&D delivery system?

In terms of learning,some researchers maintain that the Chinese believe in constant change and the importance of the relationships between things whereas Westerners embrace a more deterministic world that is rule-based.