Chapter 18
Human resource development
Select the choice which best completes the statement, or answers the question, by clicking on the corresponding letter.
Career development programs benefit organizations in all of the following ways except:
- giving managers more control over their subordinates.
- giving managers increased skill in managing their own careers.
- providing greater retention of valued employees.
- giving an increased understanding of the organization.
Which of the following should managers not do in terms of career development?
- encourage employees to take responsibility for their own careers.
- offer continuing assistance in the form of feedback on individual performance.
- design a career plan for employees.
- provide employees with career opportunities that might be of interest.
While a career development program requires special processes and techniques, a basic requirement is:
- task analysis.
- role modelling.
- management support.
- a promotion policy.
One of the most important indicators of management support for career development comes from:
- advice
- evaluation.
- mentoring.
- planning.
A means by which organizations can assess and weigh the knowledge and skills that each of its jobs requires is ____.
- competency analysis
- job development assessment
- skill inventory
- human capital mapping
The lines of advancement for an individual within an organization are known as:
- career paths.
- job progressions.
- career lines.
- job paths.
The placement of an employee in another job at a higher level in the organization with an increase in pay and status is known as a:
- job enlargement.
- transfer.
- promotion.
- job rotation.
Services that are offered to employees who are being transferred to different locations are known as:
- outplacement services.
- relocation services.
- transfer services.
- adjustment services.
Internal barriers to career development include:
- long term focus.
- multiple career pathways within the company.
- rigid job specifications.
- clear succession plans.
Career counseling involves talking with employees about all of the following except:
- their current job activities and performance.
- their past career decisions.
- their personal and career interests and goals.
- their personal skills.