MHA 702 CHAPTER 10-12 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which should cause no concern about adopting succession planning?
A. Developing a succession plan requires time and thought and is a daunting task.
B. Organizations without succession plans often complain of being swamped by more immediate
and pressing issues.
C. Governing boards often lack sufficient experience.
D. Governing boards often fail to see how Governing boards often benefits their organization. -
✔✔ Developing a succession plan requires time and thought and is a daunting task.
It is marginally easier to measure the cost-versus-benefits results of education than it is to
measure cost savings in most other areas of organizational activity. - ✔✔ False
A department's better performers are more likely to remain with the organization if they see
available training and development opportunities available to them. - ✔✔ True
Overall, compared with overseeing out the work of the department, employee development is
one of the least important aspects of a manager's role. - ✔✔ False
, The manager is positioned too closely to the department's operating problems and needs to be an
effective teacher. - ✔✔ False
One important reason for frequently cutting education from the budget is that there are no
important external requirements for continuing staff education. - ✔✔ False
A health care provider organization's new-employee orientation plans are mandated by
accreditation and regulatory agencies. - ✔✔ True
A department manager should continually compare observed performance with expectations in
the ongoing assessment of training needs. - ✔✔ True
Regardless of employee mix in any given department, there is always opportunity for the
manager to cross-train a number of employees - ✔✔ False
A key difference between succession and career planning is the number of individuals involved
in the future plan. - ✔✔ True
Succession planning is only useful for CEO positions. - ✔✔ False
Experts recommend that succession planning should begin four years before a CEO is expected
to step down. - ✔✔ True
DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which should cause no concern about adopting succession planning?
A. Developing a succession plan requires time and thought and is a daunting task.
B. Organizations without succession plans often complain of being swamped by more immediate
and pressing issues.
C. Governing boards often lack sufficient experience.
D. Governing boards often fail to see how Governing boards often benefits their organization. -
✔✔ Developing a succession plan requires time and thought and is a daunting task.
It is marginally easier to measure the cost-versus-benefits results of education than it is to
measure cost savings in most other areas of organizational activity. - ✔✔ False
A department's better performers are more likely to remain with the organization if they see
available training and development opportunities available to them. - ✔✔ True
Overall, compared with overseeing out the work of the department, employee development is
one of the least important aspects of a manager's role. - ✔✔ False
, The manager is positioned too closely to the department's operating problems and needs to be an
effective teacher. - ✔✔ False
One important reason for frequently cutting education from the budget is that there are no
important external requirements for continuing staff education. - ✔✔ False
A health care provider organization's new-employee orientation plans are mandated by
accreditation and regulatory agencies. - ✔✔ True
A department manager should continually compare observed performance with expectations in
the ongoing assessment of training needs. - ✔✔ True
Regardless of employee mix in any given department, there is always opportunity for the
manager to cross-train a number of employees - ✔✔ False
A key difference between succession and career planning is the number of individuals involved
in the future plan. - ✔✔ True
Succession planning is only useful for CEO positions. - ✔✔ False
Experts recommend that succession planning should begin four years before a CEO is expected
to step down. - ✔✔ True
