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

5 / 5 points
       

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

5 / 5 points
       

__________ 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