Question 1

The skills needed to be successful in a particular occupation are developed through

Accepted Answer

A) education and experience. 
B) aptitudes. 
C) motivation. 
D) life skills. 
E) job skills.

Question 2

The employer's role in university-related programs increasingly involves granting technical and professional employees extended periods of time off to attend a college or university in pursuit of a higher degree or to upgrade skills.This employer support is called

Accepted Answer

A) an upgrade program. 
B) a vacation. 
C) a sabbatical. 
D) professional leave. 
E) leave without pay.

Question 3

Computerized management games are good developmental tools for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A) fostering teamwork. 
B) development of problem-solving skills. 
C) development of computer skills. 
D) development of leadership skills. 
E) fostering cooperation.

Question 4

The manager's role in career development includes providing timely and objective performance feedback.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The basic behaviour modelling procedure includes all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) computer program training. 
B) transfer of training. 
C) social reinforcement. 
D) role-playing. 
E) modelling.

Question 6

Some employers have in-house development centres for managers and employees that would include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) in-basket exercises. 
B) job analysis programs. 
C) role-playing. 
D) assessment centres. 
E) classroom learning.

Question 7

Consultants, professors of business, freelance writers, and proprietors of small retail businesses tend to be identified with the career anchor of

Accepted Answer

A) managerial competence. 
B) creativity and intuition. 
C) technical and functional. 
D) autonomy and independence. 
E) security.

Question 8

Identify and briefly describe 5 career anchors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and briefly describe 5 career anchors....

Question 9

Reverse mentoring is

Accepted Answer

A) younger workers provide guidance to older workers. 
B) senior executives provide guidance to new employees. 
C) senior executives provide guidance to junior employees in management. 
D) younger workers provide guidance to senior executives. 
E) older workers provide guidance to younger workers.

Question 10

A lifelong series of activities (such as workshops)that contributes to a person's career exploration, establishment, success, and fulfillment is

Accepted Answer

A) retraining. 
B) a job seminar. 
C) product life-cycles. 
D) career development. 
E) empowerment.

Question 11

Career-oriented firms stress career-oriented appraisals that link past performance and

Accepted Answer

A) fundamental skills. 
B) career preferences and developmental needs. 
C) teamwork skills. 
D) training resources. 
E) the internal job posting system.

Question 12

A case study method approach is aimed at giving trainees realistic experience in identifying and analyzing complex organizational problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In this off-the-job management development technique, teams of managers compete with one another by making decisions regarding realistic but simulated companies.This technique is called

Accepted Answer

A) a computerized junior board. 
B) a simulation exercise. 
C) a computerized case study. 
D) a computerized management game. 
E) action learning.

Question 14

When a management development program is individualized and it is aimed at filling a specific executive position, this process is usually called

Accepted Answer

A) management needs analysis and development. 
B) individual development. 
C) management forecasting. 
D) succession planning. 
E) personnel planning.

Question 15

Management development is an attempt to improve current or future managerial performance by imparting knowledge, changing attitudes, or increasing skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A Canadian bank has, for several years, established formal promotion procedures and published these procedures so all employees are aware of the criteria by which promotions are rewarded.What are the benefits to the bank of doing this?

Accepted Answer

A) Replacement summaries are better utilized. 
B) A greater number of qualified employees are likely to be considered for openings and managers have more discretion in promotion decisions. 
C) A greater number of qualified employees are likely to be considered for openings and promotion becomes more closely linked to performance for employees. 
D) Managers have greater autonomy and more discretion in promotion decisions. 
E) None, there are no benefits.

Question 17

Amy is the new director of learning and development at a pharmaceutical company, Medica Inc.She is designing a new management development program.Identify and describe how Amy might implement two different management development techniques.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Amy is the new director of learning...

Question 18

The person with the primary responsibility of managing an employee's career with an organization is

Accepted Answer

A) the employee's manager. 
B) the employee. 
C) human resources. 
D) executive leadership. 
E) the employee's mentor, either inside or outside the organization.

Question 19

People who are driven by the need to be on their own, free of the dependence that can arise when working in a large organization where promotions, transfers, and salary decisions make them subordinate to others, have a career anchor of

Accepted Answer

A) technical and functional. 
B) creativity. 
C) security. 
D) managerial competence. 
E) autonomy and independence.

Question 20

Employees seek transfers for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A) enhancement of family life. 
B) a more interesting job. 
C) personal enrichment. 
D) better location of work. 
E) greater possibility of advancement.

Exam 9: Career Development

The skills needed to be successful in a particular occupation are developed through

The employer's role in university-related programs increasingly involves granting technical and professional employees extended periods of time off to attend a college or university in pursuit of a higher degree or to upgrade skills.This employer support is called

Computerized management games are good developmental tools for all of the following reasons except

The manager's role in career development includes providing timely and objective performance feedback.

The basic behaviour modelling procedure includes all of the following except

Some employers have in-house development centres for managers and employees that would include all of the following except

Consultants, professors of business, freelance writers, and proprietors of small retail businesses tend to be identified with the career anchor of

Identify and briefly describe 5 career anchors.

Reverse mentoring is

A lifelong series of activities (such as workshops) that contributes to a person's career exploration, establishment, success, and fulfillment is

Career-oriented firms stress career-oriented appraisals that link past performance and

A case study method approach is aimed at giving trainees realistic experience in identifying and analyzing complex organizational problems.

In this off-the-job management development technique, teams of managers compete with one another by making decisions regarding realistic but simulated companies.This technique is called

When a management development program is individualized and it is aimed at filling a specific executive position, this process is usually called

Management development is an attempt to improve current or future managerial performance by imparting knowledge, changing attitudes, or increasing skills.

A Canadian bank has, for several years, established formal promotion procedures and published these procedures so all employees are aware of the criteria by which promotions are rewarded.What are the benefits to the bank of doing this?

Amy is the new director of learning and development at a pharmaceutical company, Medica Inc.She is designing a new management development program.Identify and describe how Amy might implement two different management development techniques.

The person with the primary responsibility of managing an employee's career with an organization is

People who are driven by the need to be on their own, free of the dependence that can arise when working in a large organization where promotions, transfers, and salary decisions make them subordinate to others, have a career anchor of

Employees seek transfers for all of the following reasons except