Quiz Business strategy that influences the type and amount of training in a company includes: How much importance is placed on training versus other...

Quiz

1. Business strategy that influences the type and amount of training in a company includes:

a. How much importance is placed on training versus other HRM practices

b. How much training is required for current and future job skills

c. Whether or not to administer training, for example, only when problems occur or as a reaction to outside factors

d. All of the above.

2. A learning organization is not characterized by which of the following?

a. Supportive learning environment

b. Learning process and practices

c. Managers who reinforce learning

d. Training that usually fails to improve workplace performance or business goals.

3. Global presencerefers to an organization's development of products and service markets in a global environment.

a. True

b. False.

4. HRM practices place strategic value on jobs and employee uniqueness, including four types of employees. The type of employee that requires the company to invest heavily in training and development, thus has high value and uniqueness is:

a. Alliance/partnerships

b. Contract

c. Job-based

d. Knowledge-based.

5.Outsourcing training occurs when an organization acquires the services of an outside company to take complete responsibility and control of some of the organization's training or development activities.

a. True

b. False.

6. The _________ analysis in the needs assessment process involves determining whether an employee's or group of employees' performance deficiencies are a result from lack of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

a. Organizational

b. Person

c. Task

d. All of the above.