Question 1

Methods and instruments used in environmental strategies for employee career development include which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) videos 
B) job rotation 
C) leadership grid 
D) mentoring 
E) team building

Question 2

Onboarding can reduce employee turnover,reduce errors,and increase productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Most organizations conduct group orientation programs to be more cost effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Matrix management,cross-cultural management,and diversity training are all instruments used in the __________ strategy to employee development.

Accepted Answer

A) behavioural 
B) environmental 
C) cognitive 
D) normative 
E) participative

Question 5

One advantage of role-playing as a training technique is that can create greater empathy and tolerance of individual differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Recommending a good employee for a training course as a reward is one reason why human resource departments regard supervisory suggestions for employee training as valid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The drop-out rates that plague higher education MOOCs may not be a concern,as many corporate learners use MOOCs to address a specific issue or problem instead of completing the full course.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In a perfect world,the best criteria of evaluating a training program would be ______.

Accepted Answer

A) reaction 
B) behaviour 
C) organizational results 
D) knowledge 
E) attitudes

Question 9

One advantage of career planning is that it gives the human resource department a larger pool of job applicants from which to fill internal job openings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The involvement of human resource departments in employee career planning has grown in recent years mainly because career planning does all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) taps employee potential 
B) reduces management hoarding of key employees 
C) automatically filters out and removes unacceptable employees 
D) develops promotable employees 
E) assists employment equity plans

Question 11

Job hopping:

Accepted Answer

A) is rarely done by younger workers 
B) is considered to be okay by younger workers provided the benefits outweigh the potential bad reputation 
C) refers to how many interviews it takes a candidate to secure a position 
D) is a stigma which should be avoided 
E) involves lateral moves within an organization and demonstrates loyalty to the employer

Question 12

Which of the following are learning principles?

Accepted Answer

A) relevance 
B) commitment 
C) repetition 
D) participation 
E) all of the choices

Question 13

Three of the five learning principles that can be included in training are participation,relevance,and transference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

To assist in their career development,employees expect organizations to provide the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) career equity 
B) supervisory concern 
C) awareness of opportunities 
D) career satisfaction 
E) job design

Question 15

An individual can take a number of actions to develop a career,including all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) exposure 
B) job performance 
C) resignations 
D) mentors 
E) not learn from mistakes

Question 16

When an employee is moved to another position in the same class,or to a different class with substantially the same duties and salary this is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) lateral transfer 
B) horizontal transfer 
C) vertical transfer 
D) departmental transfer 
E) job progression transfer

Question 17

Responsibility for orientation is usually shared between the human resource department and the immediate supervisor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The "buddy system" is an informal orientation system used by some organizations where a new employee is paired with a senior worker who shows the new person around.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

"Desirable behaviour" as a development strategy includes reinforcing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) proper leadership style 
B) conflict resolution techniques 
C) appropriate types of communication 
D) interactions with customers 
E) all of the choices

Question 20

Strategic human resource development involves all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) identifying essential job skills 
B) attempting to change employee behaviour 
C) actively managing an employee's learning 
D) linking the development needs and activities to an organization's strategy and mission 
E) being future oriented with regards to employee development

Exam 7: Orientation, Training and Development, and Career Planning

Methods and instruments used in environmental strategies for employee career development include which of the following:

Onboarding can reduce employee turnover,reduce errors,and increase productivity.

Most organizations conduct group orientation programs to be more cost effective.

Matrix management,cross-cultural management,and diversity training are all instruments used in the __________ strategy to employee development.

One advantage of role-playing as a training technique is that can create greater empathy and tolerance of individual differences.

Recommending a good employee for a training course as a reward is one reason why human resource departments regard supervisory suggestions for employee training as valid.

The drop-out rates that plague higher education MOOCs may not be a concern,as many corporate learners use MOOCs to address a specific issue or problem instead of completing the full course.

In a perfect world,the best criteria of evaluating a training program would be ______.

One advantage of career planning is that it gives the human resource department a larger pool of job applicants from which to fill internal job openings.

The involvement of human resource departments in employee career planning has grown in recent years mainly because career planning does all of the following EXCEPT:

Job hopping:

Which of the following are learning principles?

Three of the five learning principles that can be included in training are participation,relevance,and transference.

To assist in their career development,employees expect organizations to provide the following EXCEPT:

An individual can take a number of actions to develop a career,including all the following EXCEPT:

When an employee is moved to another position in the same class,or to a different class with substantially the same duties and salary this is called a:

Responsibility for orientation is usually shared between the human resource department and the immediate supervisor.

The "buddy system" is an informal orientation system used by some organizations where a new employee is paired with a senior worker who shows the new person around.

"Desirable behaviour" as a development strategy includes reinforcing which of the following?

Strategic human resource development involves all of the following EXCEPT: