Chapter 7 WGU C202
Needs assessment - correct answer ✔✔the process of identifying any gaps between what exists and
what is needed in the future in terms of employee performance, competencies and behaviors
development - correct answer ✔✔focuses on developing competencies that an employee or work-group
is expected to need in the future
self-regulation - correct answer ✔✔processes enabling an individual to guide his/her goal-directed
activities over time
motivation to transfer - correct answer ✔✔intention and willingness to transfer any knowledge acquired
in a training or development activity back to work context
learning agility - correct answer ✔✔the ability to learn from experiences and to apply that knowledge to
new and different situations
divestiture socialization - correct answer ✔✔tries to deny and strip away certain personal characteristics
investiture socialization - correct answer ✔✔builds newcomers self-confidence and reflects senior
employees valuing of newcomers knowledge and personal characterisitcs
disjunctive socialization - correct answer ✔✔newcomers are left alone to develop their own
interpretations of the organization and situations they observe
serial socialization - correct answer ✔✔accessible and supportive organizational members server as role
models and mentors
contest socialization - correct answer ✔✔each socialization stage is a contest in which one builds up a
performance record
Needs assessment - correct answer ✔✔the process of identifying any gaps between what exists and
what is needed in the future in terms of employee performance, competencies and behaviors
development - correct answer ✔✔focuses on developing competencies that an employee or work-group
is expected to need in the future
self-regulation - correct answer ✔✔processes enabling an individual to guide his/her goal-directed
activities over time
motivation to transfer - correct answer ✔✔intention and willingness to transfer any knowledge acquired
in a training or development activity back to work context
learning agility - correct answer ✔✔the ability to learn from experiences and to apply that knowledge to
new and different situations
divestiture socialization - correct answer ✔✔tries to deny and strip away certain personal characteristics
investiture socialization - correct answer ✔✔builds newcomers self-confidence and reflects senior
employees valuing of newcomers knowledge and personal characterisitcs
disjunctive socialization - correct answer ✔✔newcomers are left alone to develop their own
interpretations of the organization and situations they observe
serial socialization - correct answer ✔✔accessible and supportive organizational members server as role
models and mentors
contest socialization - correct answer ✔✔each socialization stage is a contest in which one builds up a
performance record
