MANA 444 - FINAL EXAM Questions And
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Performance management is best categorized as a single event
often associated with an annual performance appraisal process
Ans: False
Components of a performance management process usually
identify training and development needs of individuals leading to
concrete plans for development of skills, knowledge and abilities
Ans: True
Human resource development is a part of a larger system known as
training and development
Ans: False
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Development is described as a planned effort to develop
employees' knowledge, skills, and abilities to help employees
perform better at their current jobs
Ans: False
The main goal of the Edmonton Police Service's mental health
program was to improve interactions between police officers and
mentally ill individuals. This is clearly an example of training initiative,
NOT a development program
Ans: True
One of the intrinsic benefits of training and development is the
benefits realized by society
Ans: False
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According to research presented in the textbook, a negative
relationship exists between per-employee expenditures on training
and development and employee productivity levels
Ans: False
One of the reasons for the underinvestment in training and
development by Canadian companies is the perception that
training, learning, and development expenditures represent a cost
rather than an investment
Ans: True
Quebec is the only province in Canada to have mandatory training
laws for companies with net profits greater than $1 million
Ans: False
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Organizations that incorporate training bonds into their training
programs may have the ability to recover some of their training costs
Ans: True
The key environmental factors that drive human resources and
development within an organization include technology, global
competition, the labour market, and organizational strategy
Ans: False
Unlike many industrialized countries, Canada has NOT experienced
in any meaningful way to notion of "skills mismatch"
Ans: False
Company ABC decides to provide selected employees with cultural
sensitivity training as it contemplates opening an office in Shanghai,
China. This is a clear example of strategic training