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) It did not take place; it was made up to make a point.
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2. Onboarding is a term that means
A) taking on more responsibility.
B) buying into the corporate culture of an organization.
C) you have been selected for the job.
D) None of the above.
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3. Onboarding is a term that
A) refers to longer, more in-depth orientations.
B) refers to orientations focused on managers.
C) is used interchangeably with orientation.
D) All of the above.
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4. Effective orientations are successful in
A) reducing turnover.
B) improving job performance.
C) providing job skills training.
D) Both A & B.
E) All of the above.
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5. Research demonstrates that attendance at an orientation
A) leads to higher likelihood of adopting organizational goals and values.
B) does not have any impact on job satisfaction.
C) reduces role ambiguity but not anxiety.
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D) Both A & B.
E) All of the above.
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6. Which of the following statements about orientation is true?
A) An orientation is one type of training where a TNA makes no sense as the
attendees are not even with the company yet.
B) To be effective, orientations need to span at least two days to have any
impact.
C) Orientations need to focus on the skill training necessary for the job in
question.
D) None of the above is true.
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7. Some of the issues an orientation should cover are
A) the employee’s career path for the first 10 years.
B) production expectations after one year in the job.
C) policies and procedures the department has in place.
D) Both A & B.
E) All of the above.
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8. The optimum length of an orientation
A) is two to three days.
B) is one day.
C) is one day with follow-up meetings.
D) depends on the objectives of the orientation.
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9. Which of the following statements is true?
A) The turnover of women in salaried jobs is about four times that of men.
B) The turnover of women is double that of men.
C) In the SBI case, it was clear to George Schaffer that Ms. Conner was not
one of the best of the new hires.
D) Openness to dissimilarity is a concept that suggests we are all highly likely
to rate those who are dissimilar to us lower than those who are not.
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10. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of having an effective diverse
workforce?
A) Larger applicant pool
B) Lower costs
C) Access to more markets
D) Creative problem solving
E) They are all advantages
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11. The “quid pro quo” type of sexual harassment involves
A) using profanity in front of the opposite sex.
B) unwanted touching by another employee.
C) an offer of some job perks by a supervisor in exchange for sexual favors.
D) Both A & B.
E) All of the above.
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12. Which of the following statements regarding sexual harassment is true?
A) Most of the Fortune 500 companies must be doing something right as they
have not had sexual harassment complaints.
B) A U.S. survey on sexual harassment reported that 15 percent of males said
they were sexually harassed on the job.
C) A U.S. survey on sexual harassment reported that 85 percent of females
said they were sexually harassed on the job.
D) Sexual harassment claims remain high because companies are not doing
much to stop it since evidence from court cases shows it is not
expensive, even when you lose.
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13. There is some evidence that sexual harassment charges can influence the value
of a company’s stock by
A) about half a percent.
B) between one and two percent.
C) between 5 and 30 percent.
D) there is no such evidence of an impact on stock price.
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14. A survey indicated that about ____ percent of organizations offer some type of
sexual harassment training.
A) 40
B) 50
C) 60
D) 80
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15. In regards to sexual harassment training, which of the following is true?
A) There needs to be support from upper management.
B) Upper management does not need to be trained.
C) Non-management does not need to be trained.
D) A & B are true.
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16. Which of the following statements about sexual harassment training is NOT
true?
A) The first thing you do before development of any training is to put a
sexual harassment policy and procedure into place.
B) Training needs to be only for supervisors as they are the ones that are
likely to offend, and also the ones who need to be aware of how to
investigate complaints.
C) Refresher training once a year is suggested to remind everyone of the
importance of the issue.
D) You should have a written exam at the end of training to measure
learning.
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17. A survey of Fortune 1000 organizations in North America indicated that about
______ percent use teams.
A) 10
B) 30
C) 70
D) 99.9
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18. Advantages of teamwork include
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A) Increased productivity.
B) Improved job satisfaction.
C) Lower absenteeism.
D) Both A & B.
E) All of the above.
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19. According to the text, in the early years many team efforts failed because
A) there was no real interest in having them work.
B) orientation training was never done.
C) teams were expected to do too much.
D) there was a lack of refresher training.
E) All of the above are true.
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20. The text lists ____ major types of teams.
A) three
B) five
C) nine
D) twelve
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21. The typical type of training for any type of team is
A) strategic.
B) procedural.
C) declarative.
D) B & C.
E) All of the above.
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22. In team training, who should be involved in the design of the evaluation
phase?
A) The trainer
B) The supervisors
C) The team members
D) Both A & C
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23. Which of the following is NOT a dimension of culture?
A) Time orientation
B) Individualism
C) Teamwork
D) Goal orientation
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24. Which of the following cultures is noted as Individualistic?
A) Greece
B) Mexico
C) Netherlands
D) Singapore
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25. Which of the following cultures is noted for its short-term orientation?
A) Japan
B) South Korea
C) India
D) Pakistan
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26. Which of the following statements is true?
A) In a culture with a passive orientation, employees are likely to value
high salaries.
B) In a power tolerance culture, employees do not question decisions
made by upper management.
C) Sweden and Norway have opposite goal orientations.
D) There are five dimensions along which individuals from different
cultures seem to differ.
E) B & D
27. Regarding expatriates, which statement is true?
A) Although in the 1970’s expatriates returning from their assignment
early (failures) was around 20 percent, that has dropped significantly
since 2002.
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