TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. Induction programmes can help reduce the anxiety of new employees. T
2. Some orientation/induction occurs before a new member joins the
organisation. T
3. Irrespective of the type of company, induction should be concerned with
three distinct levels. F
4. Safety and accident prevention is not part of induction. F
5. Informal orientation is usually shared by the human resource department
and the new employee=s immediate superior. F
6. An induction check-list is a form of feedback control. T
7. The induction programme should be completed during the first week of work.
F
8. An induction programme should be evaluated frequently with a variety of
techniques. T
9. The human resource department usually has sole responsibility for
induction. F
10. An effective induction programme helps employees to adjust to their new
jobs, but it does not help much to reduce overall employee turnover. F
11. According to Frederick Herzberg=s two-factor theory, the presence of
hygiene factors is the primary element of job satisfaction. F
12. Herzberg argues that satisfaction and dissatisfaction are not opposites but
the result of completely different conditions which he calls motivators and
hygiene factors. T
13. Herzberg=s motivators are extrinsic in nature, and are the factors that are
essentially controlled by someone other than the employee. F
14. Management theories such as Abraham Maslow=s Hierarchy of Needs is
applicable as a model for analysing the reward preferences of workers in
other parts of the world only when the specific culture is understood. T
15. According the Maslow=s Hierarchy of Needs Model, compensation is a
factor which can satisfy every need that people have. T
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1. Induction programmes can help reduce the anxiety of new employees. T
2. Some orientation/induction occurs before a new member joins the
organisation. T
3. Irrespective of the type of company, induction should be concerned with
three distinct levels. F
4. Safety and accident prevention is not part of induction. F
5. Informal orientation is usually shared by the human resource department
and the new employee=s immediate superior. F
6. An induction check-list is a form of feedback control. T
7. The induction programme should be completed during the first week of work.
F
8. An induction programme should be evaluated frequently with a variety of
techniques. T
9. The human resource department usually has sole responsibility for
induction. F
10. An effective induction programme helps employees to adjust to their new
jobs, but it does not help much to reduce overall employee turnover. F
11. According to Frederick Herzberg=s two-factor theory, the presence of
hygiene factors is the primary element of job satisfaction. F
12. Herzberg argues that satisfaction and dissatisfaction are not opposites but
the result of completely different conditions which he calls motivators and
hygiene factors. T
13. Herzberg=s motivators are extrinsic in nature, and are the factors that are
essentially controlled by someone other than the employee. F
14. Management theories such as Abraham Maslow=s Hierarchy of Needs is
applicable as a model for analysing the reward preferences of workers in
other parts of the world only when the specific culture is understood. T
15. According the Maslow=s Hierarchy of Needs Model, compensation is a
factor which can satisfy every need that people have. T
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