Question 1

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Now that women are in the workforce in nearly the same proportion as men, the differences between men's and women's careers are expected to disappear by 2015. 
B)  Policies that encourage sequencing are needed in order to recruit women with children into the full-time workforce. 
C)  Glass ceiling allows women to efficiently strike a balance between their personal lives and careers. 
D)  Job sequencing has proven to be a successful career tactic for women wishing to combine work and family, since its impacts on career advancement are nonexistent. 
A)  Now that women are in the workforce in nearly the same proportion as men, the differences between men's and women's careers are expected to disappear by 2015. 
B)  Policies that encourage sequencing are needed in order to recruit women with children into the full-time workforce. 
C)  Glass ceiling allows women to efficiently strike a balance between their personal lives and careers. 
D)  Job sequencing has proven to be a successful career tactic for women wishing to combine work and family, since its impacts on career advancement are nonexistent.

Question 2

At present, employees are less mobile and organizations are more stable as long-term employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Web sites that list careers in an organization:

Accepted Answer

A)  are most appropriate for recruiting internal applicants. 
B)  encourage unqualified internal applicants to apply for jobs. 
C)  should tap both the internal and external labor pool. 
D)  limit the quality of applicants because a large numbers of job seekers do not have access to computers. 
A)  are most appropriate for recruiting internal applicants. 
B)  encourage unqualified internal applicants to apply for jobs. 
C)  should tap both the internal and external labor pool. 
D)  limit the quality of applicants because a large numbers of job seekers do not have access to computers.

Question 4

Phased-in retirement is generally used as a means of allowing older employees to gradually leave an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why does the development of certain competencies require redevelopment of employees?

Accepted Answer

Whether due to a desire for career chang

Question 6

Senior managers and executives are often hired from outside a firm because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it takes time to develop senior-level managers in-house. 
B)  promoting from middle management ranks causes extreme political jockeying. 
C)  the organization cannot control managers' experiences, so it cannot develop the managers it needs. 
D)  in order for useful learning to occur, managers must have positive and challenging experiences, and these are absent in-house. 
A)  it takes time to develop senior-level managers in-house. 
B)  promoting from middle management ranks causes extreme political jockeying. 
C)  the organization cannot control managers' experiences, so it cannot develop the managers it needs. 
D)  in order for useful learning to occur, managers must have positive and challenging experiences, and these are absent in-house.

Question 7

A plateaued employee who is capable of meeting performance expectations is a good candidate for a lateral move.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

_____ are tools to help people identify their interests, what they do well, what they like, and their strengths and weaknesses.

Accepted Answer

A)  SWOT analyses 
B)  Neuropsychological tests 
C)  Career goal settings 
D)  Self-assessment tests 
A)  SWOT analyses 
B)  Neuropsychological tests 
C)  Career goal settings 
D)  Self-assessment tests

Question 9

Which of the following is a common mistake made by organizations during succession planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Including the boards of directors, along with the HR in the process of CEO succession 
B)  Focussing on the other employees apart from the top management 
C)  Allowing the CEO to direct the planning process 
D)  Looking externally as well as internally for succession candidates 
A)  Including the boards of directors, along with the HR in the process of CEO succession 
B)  Focussing on the other employees apart from the top management 
C)  Allowing the CEO to direct the planning process 
D)  Looking externally as well as internally for succession candidates

Question 10

Describe some methods of assessing the development needs of employees and their advantages and disadvantages.

Accepted Answer

An organization determines the developme

Question 11

An automated talent management system helps in avoiding the termination of talented employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Discuss the importance of and problems associated with management development.

Accepted Answer

Management development, including superv

Question 13

The career stage that hinders the job progression of many women with family responsibilities and blocks them from advancing to executive ranks is the late career stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true of job sequencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the primary cause of career plateaus. 
B)  It is the pattern where an individual steps off the career track or plateaus to accommodate the demands of raising children. 
C)  It allows engineering and technical professionals a chance to advance without moving into management. 
D)  It is a form of job rotation where employees move from one major organizational function to another. 
A)  It is the primary cause of career plateaus. 
B)  It is the pattern where an individual steps off the career track or plateaus to accommodate the demands of raising children. 
C)  It allows engineering and technical professionals a chance to advance without moving into management. 
D)  It is a form of job rotation where employees move from one major organizational function to another.

Question 15

Marcie and Andrew are married. They are both professional employees at the City Zoological Park. Marcie is an exotic-animal veterinarian specializing in big cats, while Andrew is a designer of animal exhibits. The HR Director of a zoo in a different city wants to hire Marcie as chief of veterinary medicine for the zoo. Given this scenario, which of the following steps should be taken?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensuring that the glass ceiling situations are encouraged in the organization to make Marcie's transition smooth 
B)  Giving Andrew an inducement of a job equivalent to his current one so that he and Marcie will consider the relocation 
C)  Creating a dual career ladder in order to give Marcie more incentive to take the job 
D)  Meeting with Andrew and discussing the concept of career sequencing in order to explain how moving with Marcie will not affect his future career progression 
A)  Ensuring that the glass ceiling situations are encouraged in the organization to make Marcie's transition smooth 
B)  Giving Andrew an inducement of a job equivalent to his current one so that he and Marcie will consider the relocation 
C)  Creating a dual career ladder in order to give Marcie more incentive to take the job 
D)  Meeting with Andrew and discussing the concept of career sequencing in order to explain how moving with Marcie will not affect his future career progression

Question 16

One purpose of employee development is to help employees improve skills that they might not be able to improve in their ordinary life experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The _____ provisions have added more demands that boards do CEO succession planning.

Accepted Answer

A)  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
B)  Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
C)  Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
D)  Congressional Accountability Act 
A)  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
B)  Sarbanes-Oxley Act 
C)  Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
D)  Congressional Accountability Act

Question 18

In order to reward talented technical people who do not want to move into management, many companies have established:

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate universities for technical development. 
B)  portable career paths. 
C)  dual career ladders. 
D)  job rotation programs. 
A)  corporate universities for technical development. 
B)  portable career paths. 
C)  dual career ladders. 
D)  job rotation programs.

Question 19

Talent management is growing in importance because it is concerned with the attraction,
development, and retention of Human Resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If talent management is effective in a firm, it is most likely that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the voluntary turnover among the high potential employees will be essentially zero. 
B)  the organization will not have to use the external labor market except in emergencies. 
C)  the cost of labor in the firm will be lower than its direct competitors. 
D)  the firm has a succession plan in place for all holders of critical jobs. 
A)  the voluntary turnover among the high potential employees will be essentially zero. 
B)  the organization will not have to use the external labor market except in emergencies. 
C)  the cost of labor in the firm will be lower than its direct competitors. 
D)  the firm has a succession plan in place for all holders of critical jobs.

Which of the following statements is true?

At present, employees are less mobile and organizations are more stable as long-term employers.

Web sites that list careers in an organization:

Phased-in retirement is generally used as a means of allowing older employees to gradually leave an organization.

Why does the development of certain competencies require redevelopment of employees?

Senior managers and executives are often hired from outside a firm because:

A plateaued employee who is capable of meeting performance expectations is a good candidate for a lateral move.

_____ are tools to help people identify their interests, what they do well, what they like, and their strengths and weaknesses.

Which of the following is a common mistake made by organizations during succession planning?

Describe some methods of assessing the development needs of employees and their advantages and disadvantages.

An automated talent management system helps in avoiding the termination of talented employees.

Discuss the importance of and problems associated with management development.

The career stage that hinders the job progression of many women with family responsibilities and blocks them from advancing to executive ranks is the late career stage.

Which of the following statements is true of job sequencing?

One purpose of employee development is to help employees improve skills that they might not be able to improve in their ordinary life experiences.

The _____ provisions have added more demands that boards do CEO succession planning.

In order to reward talented technical people who do not want to move into management, many companies have established:

Talent management is growing in importance because it is concerned with the attraction, development, and retention of Human Resources.

If talent management is effective in a firm, it is most likely that:

Human Resource Management in Organizations

Human Resources Strategy and Planning

Equal Employment Opportunity

Workforce, Jobs, and Job Analysis

Individualorganization Relations and Retention

Recruiting and Labor Markets

Selecting Human Resources

Training Human Resources

Performance Management and Appraisal

Total Rewards and Compensation

Variable Pay and Executive Compensation

Managing Employee Benefits

Risk Management and Worker Protection

Employee Rights and Responsibilities

Unionmanagement Relations

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Exam 9: Talent, Careers, and Development

Which of the following statements is true?

At present, employees are less mobile and organizations are more stable as long-term employers.

Web sites that list careers in an organization:

Phased-in retirement is generally used as a means of allowing older employees to gradually leave an organization.

Why does the development of certain competencies require redevelopment of employees?

Senior managers and executives are often hired from outside a firm because:

A plateaued employee who is capable of meeting performance expectations is a good candidate for a lateral move.

_____ are tools to help people identify their interests, what they do well, what they like, and their strengths and weaknesses.

Which of the following is a common mistake made by organizations during succession planning?

Describe some methods of assessing the development needs of employees and their advantages and disadvantages.

An automated talent management system helps in avoiding the termination of talented employees.

Discuss the importance of and problems associated with management development.

The career stage that hinders the job progression of many women with family responsibilities and blocks them from advancing to executive ranks is the late career stage.

Which of the following statements is true of job sequencing?

One purpose of employee development is to help employees improve skills that they might not be able to improve in their ordinary life experiences.

The _____ provisions have added more demands that boards do CEO succession planning.

In order to reward talented technical people who do not want to move into management, many companies have established:

Talent management is growing in importance because it is concerned with the attraction, development, and retention of Human Resources.

If talent management is effective in a firm, it is most likely that:

Human Resource Management in Organizations

Human Resources Strategy and Planning

Equal Employment Opportunity

Workforce, Jobs, and Job Analysis

Individualorganization Relations and Retention

Recruiting and Labor Markets

Selecting Human Resources

Training Human Resources

Performance Management and Appraisal

Total Rewards and Compensation

Variable Pay and Executive Compensation

Managing Employee Benefits

Risk Management and Worker Protection

Employee Rights and Responsibilities

Unionmanagement Relations

Filters