1. Human Resource Development or HDR is best defined as: - Correct Answer
a set of systematic and planned activities designed by an organization to
provide its members with the necessary skills to meet current and future job
demands.
2. The two significant historical events that impacted the training of unskilled
and semiskilled workers were: - Correct Answer the introduction of the Ford
Model T and World War I.
3. Which of the following does NOT describe a secondary function of HRM? -
Correct Answer recruitment and selection of staff
4. Which of the following is not a typical training and development function? -
Correct Answer employee discipline
5. Strategic management involves all of the following except: - Correct Answer
strategy recording.
6. Which of the following is NOT a challenge currently facing the HRD field?
- Correct Answer concentrating on the ability to meet local needs and
demands
7. Identifying training needs involves all of the following EXCEPT: - Correct
Answer looking at educational standards in the local area.
8. Which of the following is the final phase of the training and HRD process? -
Correct Answer evaluation phase
, 9. (T/F) Most people have actually been involved in some form of human
resource development (HDR). - Correct Answer True
10.(T/F) The show, tell, do, and check training method began in World War I
and is still in use today. - Correct Answer True
11.(T/F) The primary function of human resource management is to provide
support for general management activities and is involved in determining or
changing the structure of the organization. - Correct Answer False
12.(T/F) In the business partner role, the HRD manager works with others to
determine how HRD programs will be implemented and evaluated. - Correct
Answer True
13.(T/F) Some people argue that the reason training is often cut to save money
is because executives do not see a link between it and the bottom line. -
Correct Answer True
14.(T/F) Increasing diversity in the workplace means racial, ethnic, gender, and
age diversity. - Correct Answer True
15.(T/F) Training objectives are normally developed in the needs assessment
phase. - Correct Answer True
16.Organizational citizenship behaviors involve which of the following? -
Correct Answer team-building efforts that promote cooperation
17.Which of the following practices is NOT utilized in companies designated as
"high performance work systems"? - Correct Answer downsizing