EMPLOYEE TRAINING QUIZ #2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WORKPLACE
TRAINING STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
For companies in an unstable or recessionary business environment, training programs focus more on
correcting skill deficiencies rather than preparing staff for new assignments. - ANS ✔✔true
Which of the following is not a step in the strategic training and development process? - ANS
✔✔facilitating strategic training
_____ refers to the company's decisions regarding where to find employees, how to select them, and the
desired mix of employee skills and statuses. - ANS ✔✔Staffing strategy
A centralized training function not only hampers the streamlining of processes but also denies the
company a cost advantage in purchasing training from vendors. - ANS ✔✔false
Kitty Merriweather, a product manager working in a manufacturing firm, is highly anxious about change.
When the top management of Merriweather's firm made it mandatory for all product managers to
undergo training, she told her superior that she would be uncomfortable doing so. She added that she
was certain of not being able to cope with the new developments. In this instance, Kitty is demonstrating
- ANS ✔✔resistance to change.
Shaw Industries annually providing more than one million training hours to different constituents-
employees, including machinists, marketers, scientists, sales representatives, designers, data scientists,
nurses, and administrators-was provided an example of which of the following strategic training
initiatives? - ANS ✔✔expand who is trained
Job-based employees are likely to receive less training than knowledge-based employees. - ANS ✔✔true
Emphasis on the creation of intellectual capital and the movement toward high-performance work
systems using teams has resulted in employees performing many roles once reserved for management. -
ANS ✔✔true
Skill-based pay systems determine employees' pay on what skills they are using for their current jobs
rather than the number of skills they are competent in. - ANS ✔✔false
In the context of strategic training, the balanced score card is often used to determine levels of
organizational support to enhance transfer of training. - ANS ✔✔false
_____ typically includes information on the customers served, why the company exists, what the
company does, the value received by the customers, and the technology used. - ANS ✔✔Mission
A(n) _____ strategy focuses on new market and product development, innovation, and joint ventures. -
ANS ✔✔internal growth
When companies are trying to revitalize and redirect, earnings may be flat, and there are likely fewer
incentives for participation in training programs. - ANS ✔✔true
TRAINING STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
For companies in an unstable or recessionary business environment, training programs focus more on
correcting skill deficiencies rather than preparing staff for new assignments. - ANS ✔✔true
Which of the following is not a step in the strategic training and development process? - ANS
✔✔facilitating strategic training
_____ refers to the company's decisions regarding where to find employees, how to select them, and the
desired mix of employee skills and statuses. - ANS ✔✔Staffing strategy
A centralized training function not only hampers the streamlining of processes but also denies the
company a cost advantage in purchasing training from vendors. - ANS ✔✔false
Kitty Merriweather, a product manager working in a manufacturing firm, is highly anxious about change.
When the top management of Merriweather's firm made it mandatory for all product managers to
undergo training, she told her superior that she would be uncomfortable doing so. She added that she
was certain of not being able to cope with the new developments. In this instance, Kitty is demonstrating
- ANS ✔✔resistance to change.
Shaw Industries annually providing more than one million training hours to different constituents-
employees, including machinists, marketers, scientists, sales representatives, designers, data scientists,
nurses, and administrators-was provided an example of which of the following strategic training
initiatives? - ANS ✔✔expand who is trained
Job-based employees are likely to receive less training than knowledge-based employees. - ANS ✔✔true
Emphasis on the creation of intellectual capital and the movement toward high-performance work
systems using teams has resulted in employees performing many roles once reserved for management. -
ANS ✔✔true
Skill-based pay systems determine employees' pay on what skills they are using for their current jobs
rather than the number of skills they are competent in. - ANS ✔✔false
In the context of strategic training, the balanced score card is often used to determine levels of
organizational support to enhance transfer of training. - ANS ✔✔false
_____ typically includes information on the customers served, why the company exists, what the
company does, the value received by the customers, and the technology used. - ANS ✔✔Mission
A(n) _____ strategy focuses on new market and product development, innovation, and joint ventures. -
ANS ✔✔internal growth
When companies are trying to revitalize and redirect, earnings may be flat, and there are likely fewer
incentives for participation in training programs. - ANS ✔✔true
