MSHR630-604N Talent Management: Human Cap (2231-DD) Week 2 Take Test: 2.3 Quiz #1 Hide Course Menu MSHR630-604N Talent Management: Human Cap (2231-DD) Welcome to the Course My Contacts Syllabus Announcements Course Content Discussion Board Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Resources Writing/APA Help Center Toolbox Course Technologies Course Progress Grades Assistance Blackboard Orientation BRUIN Support Take Test: 2.3 Quiz #1 Test Information Description Instructions Multiple Attempts Not allowed. This test can only be taken once. Force Completion This test can be saved and resumed later. Your answers are saved automatically. 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This initiative of Globo focuses on the ________ criterion of performance management. strategic congruence risk avoidance social acceptability consistency 4 points QUESTION 2 Which of the following is an example of frame-of-reference training? Kalena focuses on eliminating politics through discussion among managers. Consuela focuses primarily on making managers aware of rating errors and how to reduce them effectively. Francois emphasizes using the same idea of high, medium, and low performances when making evaluations. Hassan stresses having consistent standards of evaluation. Denzel makes managers aware of how errors influence ratings. 4 points QUESTION 3 Wantu is a manager at Frodo, Inc. He needs to perform an evaluation of his subordinates. He does this by pairing each of his subordinates with every other subordinate in the same group, then selects the higher performer between the two. At the end of the process, he calculates the number of times a subordinate has been the higher performer in a match-up. Which type of performance management system does Wantu employ to perform the evaluation? paired comparison simple ranking forced distribution scanlon plans probability distribution 4 points QUESTION 4 Johann wants to evaluate his training. He creates some affective outcomes. What is he trying to measure? the acquisition of knowledge behavior skills the economic value of training company payoffs motivation 4 points QUESTION 5 In which phase do employees receive language training and an orientation to the new country's culture and customs? offshore phase predeparture phase repatriation phase on-site phase postdeparture phase 4 points QUESTION 6 Gwen wanted Adam to learn how to create expanded spreadsheets with complicated filters and formulas. She sent Adam to three days of Excel training. At the end of training, Gwen and Adam create an action plan that includes a(n) transfer of training. instructional design. training program evaluation. conditions for learning. program presentation. 4 points QUESTION 7 In the context of factors that influence the motivation to learn, which of the following management actions is likely to increase employees' self-efficacy? informing the employees about the times their peers have failed to benefit from the training communicating that training will focus on identifying areas of incompetence not sharing information on the purpose of training programs emphasizing that learning is under the employees personal control making it clear that only the best of the employees can get through the training programs 4 points QUESTION 8 Managers are involved in traditional performance management process, while ________ are involved in continuous performance management. managers and peers only direct reports only peers peers and direct reports managers, peers, and direct reports 4 points QUESTION 9 Which of the following is true regarding the attribute approach to performance management? There is usually a high congruence between the techniques used in this approach and the company's strategy. It provides specific guidance and feedback to employees. The methods usually have clearer performance standards due to which different raters provide similar ratings and rankings. It is easy to develop and is generalizable across organizations and strategies. The ratings from this approach are easily accepted by employees during feedback. 4 points QUESTION 10 Daniela was hired to work on data analytics, but once she started, the job quickly changed to project management. Her supervisor noticed that her performance was declining. Which analysis should his supervisor complete? information strategic person cost task 4 points QUESTION 11 Exelont Corp. is a large-scale manufacturer of consumer electronics. As part of its performance management system, Exelont measures the amount each employee contributes to the profits of the company, and the employees are either held accountable or rewarded based on their contributions. With regard to performance measurement, under which of the following would contribution to profits be categorized? non-performing assets (NPAs) key risk indicators (KRIs) behavioral observation scales (BOSs) key performance indicators (KPIs) critical success factors (CSFs) 4 points QUESTION 12 Which of the following is true about the use of massive open online courses? They are rejected by major universities and therefore lack credibility. Course topics are primarily focused on science and technology. Anyone with an Internet connection can participate in them. A majority of learners complete the course certification component. They offer participants many opportunities for synchronous interaction. 4 points QUESTION 13 Davis and Warren both rated the employees on the sales team. If their ratings are consistent then they have ________ reliability. internal consistency parallel-forms test-retest interrater inter-method 4 points QUESTION 14 Pairing up expatriates and their families with an employee from the host country is likely to occur in the predeparture phase. repatriation phase. onshore phase. returning-home phase. on-site phase. 4 points QUESTION 15 ________ performance methods have strong congruence between the techniques and the companys strategy. Comparative approach Attribute-based Behavioral approach Forced distribution Competency models 4 points QUESTION 16 Carlos, a psychology student, has had an overall negative impression of his psychology professor. As a consequence, during the end-of-term appraisal, he rates his professor low on all performance criteria. Which of the following rater errors has Carlos committed? leniency central tendency horns strictness contrast 4 points QUESTION 17 A competent employee receives lower-than-deserved ratings because of a few outstanding colleagues who set very high performance standards. This is an example of a ________ rater error. horns halo similar to me distributional contrast 4 points QUESTION 18 Pierre is the first one at work every day, the last one to leave, does not need a lot of direction, and can be relied on to finish any project given to her. You would describe Pierre as having basic skills. reaping the benefits of training. goal oriented. aware of her training needs. conscientious. 4 points QUESTION 19 An example of an expatriate is a person born in the United States and currently a Japanese citizen working in Japan. U.S. citizen working for a Japanese firm in the United States. Japanese citizen working in Japan for a Japanese firm. U.S. citizen working for a U.S. firm in Germany. person born in Germany but currently a U.S. citizen working in the United States. 4 points QUESTION 20 If a training program focuses primarily on ensuring that employees have product or service knowledge, it is taking the strategic initiative to improve employee engagement. grow in the global market. enhance innovation. improve customer service. develop creativity. 4 points QUESTION 21 Asher is writing his goals for his team for the next year. He looks back over the goals from the last year and the companys goals for this year to craft the goals. This first step of performance management is identifying the improvements needed. identifying performance outcomes for company divisions and departments. providing support and ongoing performance discussions. developing employee goals, behavior, and actions to achieve outcomes. providing consequences for performance results. 4 points QUESTION 22 As a manager, Marisa wants to analyze the impact of her company's behavior-modeling training program on her employees' communications skills. The ________ evaluation design is necessary for this purpose. time series pretest only with comparison group posttest only pretest/posttest comparison group pretest/posttest 4 points QUESTION 23 Herb wants all of his team members to receive a raise, so he gives them all a high rating. Which of the following errors is he falling prey to? contrast leniency halo similar to me central tendency 4 points QUESTION 24 Which of the following is true of instructor-led classroom instruction? This is one of the least time-consuming ways to present information. Computer-based instructions have made instructor-led classroom instruction obsolete. Traditional classroom instruction is one of the most expensive methods of training. The more passive the trainees are in absorbing the instruction, the more they can use the information on the job. This method of training has lost popularity due to new technologies such as interactive video instructions. 4 points QUESTION 25 As the CEO of Ramdon Inc., Elias makes it a point to meet new hires at all levels of his organization. He explains the goals of the company and emphasizes the importance of an individual employee's role in the larger picture. This initiative of Ramdon focuses on the ________ of performance management. administrative purpose statistical purpose validity purpose developmental purpose strategic purpose 4 points Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers.