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1. Which of the following is true of formal education as an approach to employee development?

A. Formal education includes organization-specific workshops that are open to outsiders as well as employees.

B. Organizations organize formal educational programs at the workplace or offsite to support employee development.

C. Formal education includes presentations sent out by an organization, which enlist the ethics and policies educating employees from time to time.

D. As a prerequisite to formal education, trainees must enroll in various courses offered by an organization

2. Janet, a production manager, thinks management by objectives (MBO) is a good way to measure performance results of employees in an organization. What advantage does this method offer Janet?

A. Managers and employees set their own goals independently.

B. Management by objectives can have negative consequences on productivity.

C. MBO is relatively easy to link to the organization's goals.

D. The goals in this strategy are subjective.

3. In the _______ step in the career management process, employees receive information about their skills and knowledge and where these assets fit into the organization's plans.

A. action planning B. self-assessment C. goal setting D. reality check

4. The term that describes qualitative approaches to reviewing related studies is meta-analysis. True False

5. What are some basic objectives of facility planning which derive from reasons companies automate their facilities?

(a) Increase labor productivity.

(b) Reduce labor costs.

(c) Maximize capital investment.

(d) Accomplish processes that cannot be done manually.

(e) Improve worker safety.

a. (a), (b), and (c)

b. (a), (b), (d), and (e)

c. none of the above