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978-0132729048 Chapter 01
TEST BANK FOR EFFECTIVE TRAINING: SYSTEMS, STRATEGIES, AND PRACTICES CHAPTER ONE: TRAINING IN ORGANIZATIONS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Which of the following is evidence supporting the assertion that companies are investing in more training? A) Higher net sales per employee B) […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 02
CHAPTER TWO: ALIGNING TRAINING WITH STRATEGY MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Strategic planning is best defined as A) The development of a relatively long-term mission consistent with internal tactics. B) The development of relatively short-term objectives that meet the executive committee objectives. […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 03 Part 1
CHAPTER THREE: LEARNING, MOTIVATION, AND PERFORMANCE MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Theories are A) Useful for model building but impractical for practitioners. B) Generally developed by all of us to help us understand how things work in our world. C) Concrete steps […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 03 Part 2
26. Which of the following best describes the cognitive approach to training? A) Subject-oriented B) Formal, authority-oriented, judgmental, and competitive C) Interactive, group, project-oriented, and experiential D) Relaxed, mutually trustful, respectful, and collaborative E) Both C & D Page Ref: […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 04 Part 1
CHAPTER FOUR: NEEDS ANALYSIS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. A triggering event A) Is a comparison of a reactive and proactive TNA. B) Occurs when actual organizational performance is greater than expected organizational performance. C) Occurs when actual organizational performance is less […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 04 Part 2
30. A good HRIS should provide information on A) Previous positions individuals have held. B) Training that individuals have received. C) Performance levels. D) All of the above. Page Ref: 111 31. Performance appraisals are almost always completed by A) […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 05 Part 1
CHAPTER FIVE: TRAINING DESIGN MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. If a major constraint is “short lead time” (therefore there is not much time to prepare training), one viable option is use of A) Programmed instruction. B) Modularization. C) External consultants. D) Massed […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 05 Part 2
33. In the elaboration theory, the process of identifying the simplest version of a complex task which is still representative of the total task is called A) Epitomizing. B) Elaborating. C) Extrapolating. D) Cognitive simplification. Page Ref: 175 34. In […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 06 Part 1
CHAPTER SIX: TRADITIONAL TRAINING METHODS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Training methods can be divided into _____ and _____ approaches. A) Cognitive; behavioral B) Strategic; skill C) Procedural; strategic D) KSA; lecture E) None of the above Page Ref: 200 2. Which […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 06 Part 2
Answer: A Difficulty: Easy Page Ref: 220-221 28. Which of the following is true about games and simulations? A) A major problem for them is attracting trainee attention. B) They are quite useful in developing trainee skill in applying or […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 07
CHAPTER SEVEN: ELECTRONIC TRAINING METHODS MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Which of the following is NOT a potential benefit for Electronic Training? A) Reduces the cost of training B) Allows the trainee to master learning C) Reduces the company ability to track […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 08
CHAPTER EIGHT: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. The “process” for the developmental phase of the training model is A) Instructional strategy. B) Instructional methods. C) Instructional equipment and material. D) All of the above. Page Ref: 275 […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 09 Part 1
CHAPTER NINE: EVALUATION OF TRAINING MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. What are the inputs into the evaluation phase of training? A) Evaluation strategy and design B Evaluation objectives and design issues C) Organizational constraints D) B & C E) A & C […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 09 Part 2
C) Internal validity. D) General validity. E) History validity. Answer: C Difficulty: Moderate Page Ref: 347 26. Which of the following is NOT listed as a threat to internal validity? A) Maturation B) Testing C) Instrumentation D) Statistical regression E) […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 10 Part 1
CHAPTER TEN: KEY AREAS OF ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. The SBI case at the beginning of Chapter 10, where the women were treated so differently than the men, took place in the A) 1950’s. B) 1960’s. C) 1990’s. D) […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 10 Part 2
B) To deal with failure rates, organizations have started hiring foreign nationals for overseas positions. C) In general both Japan and the USA have similar failure rates for their expatriates. D) Virtual expatriates are expatriates that move to the overseas […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 11 Part 1
CHAPTER ELEVEN: EMPLOYEE AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. The reason(s) companies are willing to invest more in employee development today compared to the past include which of the following? A) Employees are willing to change employers to advance their […]
978-0132729048 Chapter 11 Part 2
Difficulty: Easy Page Ref: 421-422 28. Management development programs focus on developing all of the following EXCEPT A) Conceptual knowledge and skills. B) Technical knowledge and skills. C) Interpersonal knowledge and skills. D) Personal traits conducive to effective leadership. E) […]