Questions
A company with limited resources wants to compete successfully in
a rapidly changing environment against larger, more established
organizations. The company provides training regarding tacit
knowledge in an effort to differentiate itself in a strategic way. What
is an intangible asset on which the company can build a sustainable
competitive advantage? Correct Answer - Human capital
Human resource professionals offer a series of programs and
activities that include orientation, diversity, and total quality
management. Which activity is the human resources department
performing? Correct Answer - Training
What does the ADDIE model suggest? Correct Answer - A
continuous cycle
Which practice is allowed under the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)? Correct Answer - A
company requires employees be at least 28 for promotion and will
not hire employees under age 18.
What are two stages of human resources competency?Choose 2
answers Correct Answer - Acquiring
Influencing
Which two actions are performed to develop a competency model
for a leadership position in an organization? Correct Answer -
Determine traits of employees who are leaders
Identify the organization's top-performing leaders
, An organization has determined managers need training on
employee coaching. Through coaching, managers engage employees
in conversations to reflect on their experiences and take action
targeted toward high levels of performance and personal and
professional growth. Which training method and related evaluation
levels will ensure that managers have the capability to coach
employees accurately and effectively? Correct Answer - Role
play method and behavior evaluation
A large company is re-evaluating its current training and
development programs and has charged the human resource
development director with conducting the needs assessment. A key
component that will help to shape the new programs is the amount
and type of resources the organization intends to commit to
training. Whom should the director contact for this information
Correct Answer - Senior leaders
An adult education class in engineering starts out discussing the
subject briefly and posing several basic questions. The class is then
given several formulas related to the questions at hand, and the
instructor begins working through examples to demonstrate how
the questions can be answered. Which principle of adult learning is
being used in this case? Correct Answer - Starting with a
problem-centered approach with immediate applications
A training program uses experimental learning experiences in which
the trainees discuss new technologies with the firm's best
employees. The trainees are then given the opportunity to test the
products and give their opinion about their quality. Which two types
of learners would benefit from this training? Choose 2 answers
Correct Answer - Converger
Accommodator