Lesson 3
Question 1
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A successful orientation should achieve which of the following?
Question options:
The new employee should feel welcome. (Incorrect)
The new employee should understand the organization in a broad sense.
The new employee should have clear understanding of what is expected.
All of the above
Question 2
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In __________, trainees learn by making realistic decisions in simulated situations.
Question options:
improvisation
management games
case studies
action learning
Question 3
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Performance analysis means __________.
Question options:
verifying that there is a performance deficiency.
determining whether a deficiency should be rectified through training or some other means.
conducting a detailed study of the job to determine what specific skills are required.
only A and B
Question 4
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The methods used to give new or present employees the skills they need to perform their jobs are called __________.
Question options:
orientation
training
development
appraisal
Question 5
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On-the-job training can be accomplished through the use of all of the following techniques except __________.
Question options:
coaching
programmed learning
understudy
job rotation
Question 6
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Rebekah was hired soon after graduation and assigned to complete a management trainee program. She will move to various jobs each month for a nine-month period of time. Her employer is utilizing the __________ form of training.
Question options:
job rotation
understudy
coaching
special assignments
Question 7
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Any attempt to improve managerial performance by imparting knowledge, changing attitudes, or increasing skills is called __________.
Question options:
diversity training
on-the-job training
performance improvement programs
management development
Question 8
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Employee __________ provides new employees with the basic background information required to perform their jobs satisfactorily.
Question options:
recruitment
selection
orientation
development
Question 9
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__________ training is a method in which trainees learn on actual or simulated equipment but are trained away from the job.
Question options:
Vestibule
Apprenticeship
Cubicle
Job instruction
Question 10
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In the __________ method, a manager is presented with a written description of an organizational problem to diagnose and solve.
Question options:
case study
diagnose and learn
action learning
job rotation
Question 11
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Which form of on-the-job training usually involves having a learner study under the tutelage of a master craftsperson?
Question options:
job instruction training
understudy training
programmed learning
apprenticeship training
Question 12
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__________ is a special approach to organizational change in which the employees diagnose, formulate, and implement the change that’s required.
Question options:
Managerial development
Action research
Succession planning
Organizational development
Question 13
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__________ is the continuing process of instilling in all employees the attitudes, standards, and values that the organization expects.
Question options:
Socialization
Training
Development
Orientation
Question 14
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What percentage of learning on the job comes from informal learning?
Question options:
80
75
90
45
Question 15
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Which of the following characterizes training today?
Question options:
Training is increasingly more strategic.
Training is more prevalent in the higher levels of an organization.
Training is developing a great reputation for getting results.
Training is being evaluated extensively.
Question 16
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The first step in creating a training program is to __________.
Question options:
assess the program’s successes or failures
design the program content
analyze employees’ training needs
train the targeted group of employees
Question 17
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Who performs the initial orientation?
Question options:
an HR specialist
the supervisor
neither A nor B
both A and B
Question 18
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__________ is a section of an employer’s website that offers employees online access to many or all of the training courses employees need to succeed at their jobs.
Question options:
Videospace
A learning portal
A training portal
none of the above
Question 19
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The __________ process includes improving the firm’s future performance and making sense of terms of the firm’s strategy and goals.
Question options:
management development
management skills inventory
action planning
performance support
Question 20
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__________ is a form of management training in which trainees to learn by making realistic decisions in simulated situations.
Question options:
Developmental solutions
Improvisation
Spontaneity
Quick time