Training
In class we discussed different forms training may take. Which one of the following would not be one of the categories typically listed?
Answer options: Required and regular; Interpersonal and problem-solving; Creative and Inspirational; Job and technical
Creative and Inspirational
Adventure Training, as discussed in our class, is sometimes renamed or referred to instead as...
Experiential Learning; Thought Learning; Social Learning; Challenge Learning
Experiential Learning
An Opportunity provided by some companies to take time off the job to develop and rejuvenate for an extended period of time is best termed a...
Layover; Sabbatical; Seminary; Dispatchal
Sabbatical
In _____, the people in conflict take their conflict to a panel composed of representatives from the organization at the same levels as the people in dispute
Peer Review; Arbitration; Mediation; Open-Door Policy
Peer Review
It's 1877. One of the first major strikes is about to happen that goes across state-lines, due in part to cut wages. National guard will fire in Maryland. State militia will be sent in West Virginia.
The industry of this strike is the...
Railroads
Directly contradicting our video shown in class, "the use of game design elements in non-game contexts" is best defined as...
Gamification
Training Transfer; Training Remembrance; Training Retooling; Training Gamification
Training Transfer / Transfer of Training
In this performance evaluation method, we match two employees up against each other and decide which of those two employees did the best. We then repeat the process with another match. At the end, we see who received the most 'tallies'. The person who has the most is our best performer, the second most is our second best performer, etc.
What is this called?
Forced-Distribution Method; Paired Comparison Method; Forced Ranking Method; Matched Comparison Method
Paired Comparison Method
A meeting of the departing employee with the employee’s supervisor and/or a human resource specialist to discuss the employee’s reasons for leaving is best termed a...
Departure Meeting; Exit Interview; Resignation Retreat; Leaving Legacy
Exit Interview
The Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers was a union that made what product?
Shoes
Auditory; Repetition; Tactile; Visual
Repetition
In a few words, the main difference between training and development is...
Development is capabilities beyond those required by the current job
In the ____, managers keep detailed records of specific examples of the employee acting in ways that are either effective or ineffective, so that they can refer to them particularly for job evaluation
Critical Incident Method; Behaviorally Anchored Method; Graphic Method; Forced-Distribution Method
Critical Incident Method
The Federal minimum wage was established largely by which law?
Fair Labor Standards Act; Equal Employment Opportunity Act; Title IX; Equal Pay Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
We discussed the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers because it was an early demonstration of...
Answer options:
1. The United States being willing to send in the militia to fight organized labor
2. The United States being unwilling to do anything at the Federal level to fight organized labor and instead relying on State laws
3. The use of the United States judicial / legal system as a way to fight organized labor
4. The use of popular public opinion as a way to fight organized labor
3. The use of the United States judicial / legal system as a way to fight organized labor
In Class we discussed Training Motivation. All of these were discussed as predictors (things that lead to) training motivation, EXCEPT...
Locus of Control; Conscientiousness; Self-Efficacy; Extroversion
Extroversion
One type of training, and also a job design tactic, is moving employees from job to job over a set period of time (e.g., 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year). In theory this reduces boredom and gives individuals a wide breadth of skills. It is...
Job Enlargement; Job Rotation; Job Circulation; Job Overload
Job Rotation
As discussed in class, which is the most common performance evaluation method organizations tend to use?
Graphic Rating Scale; Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale; Paired Comparison Method; Simple Ranking
Graphic Rating Scale
Employees who take assignments in other countries [for extended periods of time] are called...
(No multiple choice since this is $400)
Expatriates
Answer options:
Fast Pace; Speed Up; Two Step; Fox Trot
Speed Up
To Continue to study or practice after attaining proficiency is best defined as...
Reinforcement; Overlearning; Redefining; Behavioral Modeling
Overlearning
We covered two arguments on tuition reimbursement in class. Choose the answer that was more generally supported (1 or 2 or 3):
1. Because gaining skills from college tends to increase the marketability of employees, employees tend to stay less time as they search for new jobs that the degree provides them. Therefore current research supports not supporting tuition reimbursement programs, which is why they are not that popular
2. Research tends to generally support that individuals feel generally thankful towards their organization for the tuition reimbursement, which increases tenure, contingent that they can use their degree somewhere in the company
3. The research is so mixed at this point that Professor Schlachter had a hard time telling you which was more likely true
2. Research tends to generally support that individuals feel generally thankful towards their organization for the tuition reimbursement, which increases tenure, contingent that they can use their degree somewhere in the company
Raters often let their opinion of one quality color their opinion of others. For example, someone who speaks well might be seen as helpful or talented in other areas simply because of the overall good impression created by this one quality. Or someone who is occasionally tardy might be seen as lacking in motivation. When the bias is in a favorable direction, this is called the ____ error. When it involves negative ratings, it is called the ____ error.
A) Positive; Negative
B) Halo; Horns
C) Benevolent; Maleficent
D) Supportive; Reductive
Halo; Horns
Sometimes when we send an employee to a different country, we give them additional compensation. This is designed to provide additional compensation to employees for services at places in foreign areas where conditions of environment differ substantially from conditions of environment in the continental United States and warrant additional compensation as recruitment and retention incentive.
Answer options:
Danger Pay; Post (Hardship) Differential; Cost of Living Differential; Auxiliary Allowance
Post (Hardship) Differential
This process, where an employee would agree, as a condition of employment, that they would never join a union, and if they did, they could be fired – they then would have a “court case” if the employee broke this (and they could try to bring legal action to any union organizer who tried to get people to join who had previously signed one)
Answer options:
Yellow-Dog Contracts; Non-Compete Agreements; Beholden Handcuff Contracts; Hoover Contracts
Yellow-Dog Contracts