Question 1

A pre-retirement planning seminar for persons about to retire should address all of the following issues EXCEPT ____ after retirement

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety about finances. 
B)  the need for self-direction 
C)  how to achieve a sense of belongingness 
D)  effective time management 
A)  anxiety about finances. 
B)  the need for self-direction 
C)  how to achieve a sense of belongingness 
D)  effective time management

Question 2

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  AMEX has learned that it is important to limit CEO involvement in management development because it limits the breadth of skills in the executive talent pool. 
B)  The retirement of Baby Boomers will benefit organizations by opening up blockages in succession plans and allowing fresh talent to replace employees with outmoded skill sets. 
C)  A high proportion of organizations are not prepared for sudden loss of organizational leaders either through their voluntary departure or death. 
D)  The goal of talent management is to have a pipeline full of talented people who are being developed for future organizational needs. 
A)  AMEX has learned that it is important to limit CEO involvement in management development because it limits the breadth of skills in the executive talent pool. 
B)  The retirement of Baby Boomers will benefit organizations by opening up blockages in succession plans and allowing fresh talent to replace employees with outmoded skill sets. 
C)  A high proportion of organizations are not prepared for sudden loss of organizational leaders either through their voluntary departure or death. 
D)  The goal of talent management is to have a pipeline full of talented people who are being developed for future organizational needs.

Question 3

Which of the following is TRUE of lecture-style classroom instruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  The technique is generally ineffective regardless of the instructor's capabilities. 
B)  Employees typically resist classroom instruction. 
C)  Employees have fewer opportunities to participate than in other types of instruction. 
D)  Its effectiveness is independent of the size of the group. 
A)  The technique is generally ineffective regardless of the instructor's capabilities. 
B)  Employees typically resist classroom instruction. 
C)  Employees have fewer opportunities to participate than in other types of instruction. 
D)  Its effectiveness is independent of the size of the group.

Question 4

Since development is not tied to the employee's current job requirements,and the organization's environment changes rapidly,it is unwise to tie development activities too closely to current organizational strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The HR department at Cabildo Utilities is planning an internal career day which will feature workshops on various careers at Cabildo Utilities,opportunities for work in Cabildo's overseas locations,and presentations by HR staff on training and development opportunities available at Cabildo.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  individual-based career development. 
B)  an organization-centered career planning tool. 
C)  career mapping. 
D)  training and development outreach. 
A)  individual-based career development. 
B)  an organization-centered career planning tool. 
C)  career mapping. 
D)  training and development outreach.

Question 6

The James Fenimore Cooper School District is located in a rural area,far from a major urban area.The school district is having a difficult time recruiting young graduates from education programs to work there.The school board is proposing to hire people with non-education college degrees who are interested in changing to a teaching career.As a recruiting tool,the board plans to pay for the individual's education to become a certified teacher and continuing education towards a master's degree in education.The school board is proposing a ____ program.

Accepted Answer

A)  lifetime learning 
B)  personnel redeployment 
C)  mid-life realignment 
D)  re-development 
A)  lifetime learning 
B)  personnel redeployment 
C)  mid-life realignment 
D)  re-development

Question 7

Mannie is an excellent performer who was promoted to a management position 12 months ago.Unfortunately,Mannie's subordinates are unhappy and his department has experienced a surge in turnover of valuable staff in the year since Mannie took over the department.As the senior HR executive,you decide that at this point

Accepted Answer

A)  Mannie would be a good candidate for leadership coaching. 
B)  Mannie should be sent to an assessment center to identify if he has management potential. 
C)  Mannie and his team should be sent on a survival wilderness course to build team spirit. 
D)  Mannie should either be demoted or terminated. 
A)  Mannie would be a good candidate for leadership coaching. 
B)  Mannie should be sent to an assessment center to identify if he has management potential. 
C)  Mannie and his team should be sent on a survival wilderness course to build team spirit. 
D)  Mannie should either be demoted or terminated.

Question 8

A law that has impacted succession planning for CEOs is

Accepted Answer

A)  HIPAA. 
B)  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. 
C)  ERISA. 
D)  the Congressional Accountability Act. 
A)  HIPAA. 
B)  the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. 
C)  ERISA. 
D)  the Congressional Accountability Act.

Question 9

Senior managers and executives are often hired from outside the 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 often not available 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 often not available in-house.

Question 10

Web sites that list careers in the organization

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

What impact does development have on an individual's career?

Accepted Answer

A)  Development may result in the employee being prepared for different jobs. 
B)  The employee's career goals will be subordinated to the organization's goals. 
C)  The individual's marketability at other organizations will be reduced due to employer-specific specialization. 
D)  The organization will be able to retain the employee long term. 
A)  Development may result in the employee being prepared for different jobs. 
B)  The employee's career goals will be subordinated to the organization's goals. 
C)  The individual's marketability at other organizations will be reduced due to employer-specific specialization. 
D)  The organization will be able to retain the employee long term.

Question 12

Succession planning focuses both on emergency replacements for critical positions and making sure that other successors will be ready with some development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Psychological tests would be LEAST useful at determining the following information about an employee's

Accepted Answer

A)  level of mathematical reasoning. 
B)  basic personality. 
C)  job preferences. 
D)  technical skills. 
A)  level of mathematical reasoning. 
B)  basic personality. 
C)  job preferences. 
D)  technical skills.

Question 14

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.As HR director for a zoo in a major city you want to hire Marcie as chief of veterinary medicine for the zoo.You realize that

Accepted Answer

A)  hiring Marcie is a risk because as a woman she will probably scale back her career when she starts a family. 
B)  Andrew will need the inducement of a job equivalent to his current one before he and Marcie will consider relocation. 
C)  you need to create a dual career ladder in order to give Marcie more incentive to take the job. 
D)  you need to meet with Andrew and discuss the concept of career sequencing and how moving with Marcie will not affect his future career progression. 
A)  hiring Marcie is a risk because as a woman she will probably scale back her career when she starts a family. 
B)  Andrew will need the inducement of a job equivalent to his current one before he and Marcie will consider relocation. 
C)  you need to create a dual career ladder in order to give Marcie more incentive to take the job. 
D)  you need to meet with Andrew and discuss the concept of career sequencing and how moving with Marcie will not affect his future career progression.

Question 15

As director of HR for a large organization,you are concerned about the lack of a deep internal pool of talent for middle and upper management jobs.You feel there may be employees with high management potential in lower level jobs who have not been identified and selected for development.In order to most accurately identify high potential employees you propose

Accepted Answer

A)  requiring managers to nominate their subordinates who have the most management potential. 
B)  reviewing the performance appraisals for all employees below the level of middle management. 
C)  extensive psychological and intelligence testing of all lower-level employees. 
D)  establishing an assessment center which allows employees to nominate themselves. 
A)  requiring managers to nominate their subordinates who have the most management potential. 
B)  reviewing the performance appraisals for all employees below the level of middle management. 
C)  extensive psychological and intelligence testing of all lower-level employees. 
D)  establishing an assessment center which allows employees to nominate themselves.

Question 16

John has been promoted from his hourly position to supervisor.John is having a difficult time dealing with the people problems his new position entails.It would be a good idea to hire an executive coach for John.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Succession planning should be done for all key jobs in the organization,even if they are low in the hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Individual-centered career planning focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  the logical progression of people through jobs in an organization. 
B)  the organization's long-term staffing needs. 
C)  succession planning for key positions. 
D)  the employee's personal characteristics and his/her life and work goals. 
A)  the logical progression of people through jobs in an organization. 
B)  the organization's long-term staffing needs. 
C)  succession planning for key positions. 
D)  the employee's personal characteristics and his/her life and work goals.

Question 20

A significant portion of the long-service employees at Anovator,Inc.,is reaching retirement age.As HR director,you realize that it will be a significant loss for the firm as well as a succession-planning nightmare if most of these retirees actually leave the firm at age 65.You would like to implement a phased-retirement program to allow the firm to adjust more slowly.But,one of the major impediments to successfully using this plan is

Accepted Answer

A)  the over-age-65 employees will demand a wage-premium or significant retention bonus to induce them to stay. 
B)  the long-standing pension plan at your organization limiting receiving a pension while working. 
C)  opposition to phased retirement by the American Association of Retired Persons 
D)  that phased retirement plans are vulnerable to age discrimination lawsuits. 
A)  the over-age-65 employees will demand a wage-premium or significant retention bonus to induce them to stay. 
B)  the long-standing pension plan at your organization limiting receiving a pension while working. 
C)  opposition to phased retirement by the American Association of Retired Persons 
D)  that phased retirement plans are vulnerable to age discrimination lawsuits.

A pre-retirement planning seminar for persons about to retire should address all of the following issues EXCEPT ____ after retirement

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following is TRUE of lecture-style classroom instruction?

Since development is not tied to the employee's current job requirements,and the organization's environment changes rapidly,it is unwise to tie development activities too closely to current organizational strategy.

A law that has impacted succession planning for CEOs is

Senior managers and executives are often hired from outside the firm because

Web sites that list careers in the organization

What impact does development have on an individual's career?

Succession planning focuses both on emergency replacements for critical positions and making sure that other successors will be ready with some development.

Psychological tests would be LEAST useful at determining the following information about an employee's

John has been promoted from his hourly position to supervisor.John is having a difficult time dealing with the people problems his new position entails.It would be a good idea to hire an executive coach for John.

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

Succession planning should be done for all key jobs in the organization,even if they are low in the hierarchy.

Individual-centered career planning focuses on

Human Resource Management in Organizations

Strategic HR Management and Planning

Equal Employment Opportunity

Workers,Jobs,and Job Analysis

Human Resource Planning and Retention

Recruiting and Labor Markets

Selecting Human Resources

Training Human Resources

Performance Management and Appraisal

Total Rewards and Compensation

Incentive Plans and Executive Compensation

Managing Employee Benefits

Risk Management and Worker Protection

Employee Rights and Responsibilities

Union/Management Relations

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Exam 9: Talent Management

A pre-retirement planning seminar for persons about to retire should address all of the following issues EXCEPT ____ after retirement

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following is TRUE of lecture-style classroom instruction?

Since development is not tied to the employee's current job requirements,and the organization's environment changes rapidly,it is unwise to tie development activities too closely to current organizational strategy.

A law that has impacted succession planning for CEOs is

Senior managers and executives are often hired from outside the firm because

Web sites that list careers in the organization

What impact does development have on an individual's career?

Succession planning focuses both on emergency replacements for critical positions and making sure that other successors will be ready with some development.

Psychological tests would be LEAST useful at determining the following information about an employee's

John has been promoted from his hourly position to supervisor.John is having a difficult time dealing with the people problems his new position entails.It would be a good idea to hire an executive coach for John.

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

Succession planning should be done for all key jobs in the organization,even if they are low in the hierarchy.

Individual-centered career planning focuses on

Human Resource Management in Organizations

Strategic HR Management and Planning

Equal Employment Opportunity

Workers,Jobs,and Job Analysis

Human Resource Planning and Retention

Recruiting and Labor Markets

Selecting Human Resources

Training Human Resources

Performance Management and Appraisal

Total Rewards and Compensation

Incentive Plans and Executive Compensation

Managing Employee Benefits

Risk Management and Worker Protection

Employee Rights and Responsibilities

Union/Management Relations

Filters