Ashworth College BZ420 Online Exam 3 latest 2016 2016

Question
Question 1 of 20
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__________ is a special approach to organizational change in which the employees diagnose formulate and implement the change thats required.
A. Managerial development
B. Action research
C. Succession planning
D. Organizational development
Question 2 of 20
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The first step in creating a training program is to __________.
A. assess the programs successes or failures
B. design the program content
C. analyze employees training needs
D. train the targeted group of employees
Question 3 of 20
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Which of the following characterizes training today?
A. Training is increasingly more strategic.
B. Training is more prevalent in the higher levels of an organization.
C. Training is developing a great reputation for getting results.
D. Training is being evaluated extensively.
Question 4 of 20
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Rebekah was hired soon after graduation and assigned to complete a management trainee program. She will move to various jobs each month for a nine-month period of time. Her employer is utilizing the __________ form of training.
A. job rotation
B. understudy
C. coaching
D. special assignments
Question 5 of 20
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A successful orientation should achieve which of the following?
A. The new employee should feel welcome.
B. The new employee should understand the organization in a broad sense.
C. The new employee should have clear understanding of what is expected.
D. All of the above.
Question 6 of 20
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__________ is a form of management training in which trainees to learn by making realistic decisions in simulated situations.
A. Developmental solutions
B. Improvisation
C. Spontaneity
D. Quick time
Question 7 of 20
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Jack hopes to be promoted to head of his department next year. In the meantime he has been assigned to spend a year as assistant to the current department head. This is an example of the __________ form of training.
A. job rotation
B. job instruction
C. coaching
D. informal learning
Question 8 of 20
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__________ means having a person learn a job by actually doing it.
A. Practice
B. On-the-job training
C. Social learning
D. Modeling
Question 9 of 20
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In the __________ method a manager is presented with a written description of an organizational problem to diagnose and solve.
A. case study
B. diagnose and learn
C. action learning
D. job rotation
Question 10 of 20
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What percentage of learning on the job comes from informal learning?
A. 80
B. 75
C. 90
D. 45
Question 11 of 20
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The process of verifying that there is a performance deficiency and determining whether such deficiencies should be corrected through training or through some other means is called __________.
A. needs analysis
B. task analysis
C. performance analysis
D. development planning
Question 12 of 20
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The methods used to give new or present employees the skills they need to perform their jobs are called __________.
A. orientation
B. training
C. development
D. appraisal
Question 13 of 20
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__________ is a detailed study of the job to determine what specific skills the job requires.
A. Needs analysis
B. Task analysis
C. Performance analysis
D. Training strategy
Question 14 of 20
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Any attempt to improve managerial performance by imparting knowledge changing attitudes or increasing skills is called __________.
A. diversity training
B. on-the-job training
C. performance improvement programs
D. management development
Question 15 of 20
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On-the-job training can be accomplished through the use of all of the following techniques except __________.
A. coaching
B. programmed learning
C. understudy
D. job rotation
Question 16 of 20
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The __________ process includes improving the firms future performance and making sense of terms of the firms strategy and goals.
A. management development
B. management skills inventory
C. action planning
D. performance support
Question 17 of 20
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Employee __________ provides new employees with the basic background information required to perform their jobs satisfactorily.
A. recruitment
B. selection
C. orientation
D. development
Question 18 of 20
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__________ is the continuing process of instilling in all employees the attitudes standards and values that the organization expects.
A. Socialization
B. Training
C. Development
D. Orientation
Question 19 of 20
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Delivering learning content on demand via electronic devices when needed is termed __________ learning.
A. mobile
B. cell-based
C. demand driven
D. all of the above
Question 20 of 20
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Gathering data about the organization and its operations and attitudes with an eye toward solving a particular problem is __________ research.
A. action
B. progressive
C. proactive
D. team-building