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1. Since the U.S. culture is so widely dispersed via television, music, and the Internet, it is less necessary to conduct intercultural training for foreigners taking jobs in the United States than it is for U.S. nationals to receive intercultural training prior to foreign assignments.
a.True
b.False
2. Succession planning focuses both on emergency replacements for critical positions and making sure that other successors will be ready with some additional development.
a.True
b.False
3. Which of the following is true of performance appraisal?
a.Performance management is a part of performance appraisal.
b.Performance appraisal refers to the entire series of activities designed to ensure that the organization gets the performance it needs from its employees.
c.Performance appraisal is the process of determining how well employees do their jobs relative to a standard and communicating that information to them.
d.Performance appraisal is the same as performance management.
4. In the critical incident method, the manager keeps a written record of both favorable and unfavorable actions performed by an employee during the entire rating period.
a.True
b.False
5. Development is distinguished from training, in that __________.
a.development provides people with specific, identifiable knowledge and skills for use on their present jobs
b.EEO laws and regulations apply primarily to training, not development
c.development is broader in scope, focusing on individuals gaining new capabilities useful for both present and future jobs
d.training is usually provided internally whereas development takes place in external learning environments
6. The highest rate of workplace injuries and illnesses occurs in __________.
a.large businesses
b.medium businesses
c.small businesses
d.large global businesses
7. On-the-job training can amount to no training if the trainers simply allow the trainees to learn the job on their own.
a.True
b.False
8. Talent management is growing in importance because it is concerned with the attraction, development, and retention of human resources.
a.True
b.False
9. Succession planning is not important in countries like China and India, which have growing native workforces.
a.True
b.False
10. The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACT) __________.
a.allows employers to hire outside investigators only if the employee has access to sensitive employer data
b.prohibits employers from hiring outside investigators when investigating an employee
c.requires employers to get permission from employees under investigation before hiring outside investigators
d.allows employers to hire outside investigators without notifying the employee under investigation