Question 1

Describe what is meant by a dual career path and the characteristics associated with these paths.

Accepted Answer

Many companies structure career paths so

Question 2

Which of the following is a disadvantage of job hopping?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job hopping makes it difficult for a company to downsize if necessary. 
B)  Job hopping makes it difficult to sustain continuity in employee-customer relationships. 
C)  Job hopping reduces a company's opportunity to hire employees with a variety of experiences. 
D)  Hiring employees who job hop decreases the company's flexibility and adaptability. 
A)  Job hopping makes it difficult for a company to downsize if necessary. 
B)  Job hopping makes it difficult to sustain continuity in employee-customer relationships. 
C)  Job hopping reduces a company's opportunity to hire employees with a variety of experiences. 
D)  Hiring employees who job hop decreases the company's flexibility and adaptability.

Question 3

The use of phased retirement plans is complicated by regulations regarding taxation of retirement benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following relates to employees making a transition into life without work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Retirement 
B)  Retrenchment 
C)  Retreatment 
D)  Recycling 
A)  Retirement 
B)  Retrenchment 
C)  Retreatment 
D)  Recycling

Question 5

The _____ Act is designed to assist states in building school-to-work systems that prepare students for high-skill, high-wage jobs or for future education.

Accepted Answer

A)  School-to-Work Opportunities 
B)  Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
C)  Workforce Investment 
D)  Sector Partnership 
A)  School-to-Work Opportunities 
B)  Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
C)  Workforce Investment 
D)  Sector Partnership

Question 6

The _____ refers to a barrier to advancement for women and minorities.

Accepted Answer

A)  adverse effect 
B)  funnel effect 
C)  glass ceiling 
D)  discrimination effect 
A)  adverse effect 
B)  funnel effect 
C)  glass ceiling 
D)  discrimination effect

Question 7

Injuries incurred by employees during training cannot result in legal action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) provides protection for all individuals based on age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

_____ prepares expatriates for their return to the parent company and home country.

Accepted Answer

A)  Repatriation 
B)  Immigration 
C)  Emigration 
D)  Inpatriation 
A)  Repatriation 
B)  Immigration 
C)  Emigration 
D)  Inpatriation

Question 10

Millennials and Gen Xers are more used to change and job insecurity than Baby Boomers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Individuals must wait until the age of 65 to begin receiving social security benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In most circumstances, organizations are not required to pay employees for attending training.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The glass ceiling facilitates women and minorities advancing to higher levels of the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

It is important for companies to place more emphasis on developing potential expatriates' technical skills than on preparing them to work in other cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following causes overseas assignments to fail?

Accepted Answer

A)  Including an employee's family in orientation programs 
B)  High tolerance of ambiguity 
C)  Asking employees to self-manage the repatriation process 
D)  Developing technical skills over cross-cultural preparation 
A)  Including an employee's family in orientation programs 
B)  High tolerance of ambiguity 
C)  Asking employees to self-manage the repatriation process 
D)  Developing technical skills over cross-cultural preparation

Question 16

Expatriates and their families are likely to experience high levels of stress when they return from foreign assignments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss the advantages and challenges of job hopping from the employer's and the employee's perspectives

Accepted Answer

For employers, job hopping results in a

Question 18

Which of the following is true of repatriation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees are guaranteed a higher standard of living. 
B)  Employees may leave the company if their assignments upon returning home have less responsibility. 
C)  Expatriates tend to experience little or no stress. 
D)  Employees should not be asked to self-manage the repatriation process. 
A)  Employees are guaranteed a higher standard of living. 
B)  Employees may leave the company if their assignments upon returning home have less responsibility. 
C)  Expatriates tend to experience little or no stress. 
D)  Employees should not be asked to self-manage the repatriation process.

Question 19

Managing diversity may require changing company culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Through sector partnerships, workforce skill needs can be met faster than if individual employers worked alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Describe what is meant by a dual career path and the characteristics associated with these paths.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of job hopping?

The use of phased retirement plans is complicated by regulations regarding taxation of retirement benefits.

Which of the following relates to employees making a transition into life without work?

The _____ Act is designed to assist states in building school-to-work systems that prepare students for high-skill, high-wage jobs or for future education.

The _____ refers to a barrier to advancement for women and minorities.

Injuries incurred by employees during training cannot result in legal action.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) provides protection for all individuals based on age.

_____ prepares expatriates for their return to the parent company and home country.

Millennials and Gen Xers are more used to change and job insecurity than Baby Boomers.

Individuals must wait until the age of 65 to begin receiving social security benefits.

In most circumstances, organizations are not required to pay employees for attending training.

The glass ceiling facilitates women and minorities advancing to higher levels of the organization.

It is important for companies to place more emphasis on developing potential expatriates' technical skills than on preparing them to work in other cultures.

Which of the following causes overseas assignments to fail?

Expatriates and their families are likely to experience high levels of stress when they return from foreign assignments.

Discuss the advantages and challenges of job hopping from the employer's and the employee's perspectives

Which of the following is true of repatriation?

Managing diversity may require changing company culture.

Through sector partnerships, workforce skill needs can be met faster than if individual employers worked alone.

Introduction to Employee Training and Development

Strategic Training

Needs Assessment

Learning and Transfer of Training

Program Design

Training Evaluation

Traditional Training Methods

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Exam 10: Social Responsibility: Legal Issues, Managing Diversity, and Career Challenges

Describe what is meant by a dual career path and the characteristics associated with these paths.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of job hopping?

The use of phased retirement plans is complicated by regulations regarding taxation of retirement benefits.

Which of the following relates to employees making a transition into life without work?

The _____ Act is designed to assist states in building school-to-work systems that prepare students for high-skill, high-wage jobs or for future education.

The _____ refers to a barrier to advancement for women and minorities.

Injuries incurred by employees during training cannot result in legal action.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) provides protection for all individuals based on age.

_____ prepares expatriates for their return to the parent company and home country.

Millennials and Gen Xers are more used to change and job insecurity than Baby Boomers.

Individuals must wait until the age of 65 to begin receiving social security benefits.

In most circumstances, organizations are not required to pay employees for attending training.

The glass ceiling facilitates women and minorities advancing to higher levels of the organization.

It is important for companies to place more emphasis on developing potential expatriates' technical skills than on preparing them to work in other cultures.

Which of the following causes overseas assignments to fail?

Expatriates and their families are likely to experience high levels of stress when they return from foreign assignments.

Discuss the advantages and challenges of job hopping from the employer's and the employee's perspectives

Which of the following is true of repatriation?

Managing diversity may require changing company culture.

Through sector partnerships, workforce skill needs can be met faster than if individual employers worked alone.

Introduction to Employee Training and Development

Strategic Training

Needs Assessment

Learning and Transfer of Training

Program Design

Training Evaluation

Traditional Training Methods

Technology-Based Training Methods

Employee Development and Career Management

The Future of Traini

Filters