51.Which of the following is not a problem associated with giving instructions prior to placement?
a.Inefficiency
b.Time lapse
c.Inability to relate the training to the targeted job
d.Lack of preparedness for assuming the new job
52.Which approach used to develop managers makes learning opportunities available to interested candidates by establishing in-house libraries, recommending readings lists, and providing career planning guides?
a.Career progression systems
b.Mentoring
c.Career resource centers
d.Career development systems
53.Which approach used to develop managers gives candidates an opportunity to gain an overall perspective of the organization and learn how various parts interrelate?
a.Career resource centers
b.Mentoring
c.Job rotation
d.Assignment of special projects
54.A(n) ____ is someone who is usually two or three levels higher in the organization who guides, advises, counsels, and serves as a model for a new young manager.
a.buddy
b.career coach
c.mentor
d.on-the-job trainer
55.Which approach used to develop managers provides members with a common value base, and with implicit knowledge of what is expected of them and what they in turn can expect from the organization?
a.Job rotation
b.Career resource centers
c.Mentoring
d.Assignment of special projects
56.____ involves giving trainees the opportunity to solve real problems generated by management.
a.Job rotation
b.Action learning
c.Role-playing
d.Case analysis
57.Which approach used to develop managers involves grouping trainees into a unit that is asked to tackle an actual organizational problem?
a.Action learning
b.Task force
c.Career resource centers
d.Mentoring
58.Line managers’ responsibilities while providing orientation training to new employees includes all but which of the following?
a.Provide the employee with a tour of company facilities.
b.Discuss the employee’s job responsibilities and the manager’s performance expectations of the employee.
c.Explain the nitty-gritty aspects of the job of immediate concern to the employee.
d.Explain corporate policy and procedures related to pay and benefits to the employee.
59.Whose responsibility is it to communicate training program evaluation results to upper-level management and recommend future program uses based on evaluation results?
a.Line managers
b.HR professionals
c.Supervisors
d.Trainers
60.____ occurs when an employee fails to perform well despite knowing how to do the job.
a.Transfer of training
b.Execution deficiency
c.Negative reinforcement
d.Knowledge deficiency