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Training and Development 2
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1. In role playing, participants respond to specific problems they may encounter in their jobs by acting out real-world situations.
2. When participating in role playing activities for training and development purposes, employees act as top executives, compete with other groups, and manipulate factors such as price levels and production volume.
3. The key to on-the-job training is to transfer knowledge from a highly skilled and experienced worker to a new employee, while maintaining the productivity of both workers.
4. Mentoring is an approach to advising, coaching, and nurturing, for creating a practical relationship to enhance individual career, personal, and professional growth and development.
5. Simulators are training and delivery systems commonly used for training airline pilots.
6. Degree plans offered by online universities, such as the University of Phoenix, are limited to associate's degrees because of the lack of certification.
7. When determining specific training and development needs for individual employees, a firm will most likely conduct a task analysis with data gathered from job descriptions and performance reviews.
8. Using DVDs to train employees is uncommon because so many inexpensive and technologically advanced training delivery systems are available to businesses.
9. The main advantage of the vestibule system is that employees can focus on learning the skills needed for the job without the pressure of having to maintain a specific production level.
10. Development provides learners with the knowledge and skills needed for their present jobs.
11. Quality circles are groups of employees who voluntarily meet regularly with their supervisors to discuss their problems, investigate causes, recommend solutions, and take corrective action when authorized to do so.
12. Improving performance is the primary focus of mentoring.
13. Career security implies security in one job, often with one company.
14. Although training and development has been shown to improve employee morale and job satisfaction, training and development has no effect on recruitment.
15. The traditional lecture model of learning is the premise behind the educational success of social networking.
16. During orientation, employees typically learn about the firm and how their job fits into the firm's organizational structure and goals.
17. E-learning is the T&D method for online instruction using technology based methods such as the Internet, intranet, and CD-ROM.
18. Organizational development consists of all learning experiences provided by an organization resulting in an upgrading of skills and knowledge required in current and future managerial positions.
19. The use of a corporate university is proactive and strategic rather than reactive and tactical and can be closely aligned to corporate goals.
20. In-basket training is primarily used to train administrative assistants how to use office equipment.
21. Learning organizations reward employees with enriching jobs, promotions, and compensation, and they typically attract high-quality workers who seek training and development programs.
22. Rapidly changing technology plays a significant role in how training and development programs are delivered to employees.
23. Although apprenticeships were once used to train workers in craft jobs, advancements in technology have virtually eliminated the need for apprenticeships today.
24. Just-in-time training is training provided anytime, anywhere in the world when it is needed.
25. On-the-job training (OJT) is an informal approach to training that permits an employee to learn job tasks by actually performing them.