Employee Training and Development: Chapters 1-7 Review (midterm)

Which generational cohort is characterized as the "Me" generation?

Baby Boomers

ATD stands for the Association for Training and Development. T/F

False

Companies cannot gain a competitive advantage solely through their training practices.

False

Decreasing numbers of Americans are participating in the gig economy?

False

Due to globalization, the supply for talented employees now exceeds the demand.

False

Ensuring transfer of learning is the final step in the ISD model.

False

Non-traditional employment refers to hiring increased numbers of immigrants and minorities.

False

Non-traditional employment refers to hiring increased numbers of immigrants and minorities. T/F

False

Regarding training roles, a project manager designs, develops, delivers, and evaluates a learning and performance solution?

False

The use of instructor-led classroom training has decreased from 70% to 40%.

False

Training differs from development in that training tends to be more future-focused.

False

A type of organization that embraces a culture of lifelong learning, enabling all emloyees to continually acquire and share knowledge is known as a talent organization.

False -- learning organization

Augmented reality refers to smart eyewear technology and camera technology that gives employees hands-free, voice-activated access to procedures and checklists and live access to experts using tablet computers.

False- Wearable Intelligence

_____ refers to the process of moving jobs from the U.S to other locations in the world.

Offshoring

_____ refers to the process of moving jobs from the US to other locations in the world.

Offshoring

In the ATD competency model, a _____ plans, obtains, and monitors the effective delivery of learning and performance solutions to support the business.

Project Manager

A core value of _____ is the prevention of the occurrence of errors in a product or service rather than detection and correction.

TQM

Which of the following statements is true of the Instructional System Design (ISD) model?

The model specifies an orderly, step-by-step approach to training design. Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation

Informal learning cannot be used to develop explicit knowledge.

They generally have limFalse Tacit knowledge cannot be used to develop explicit knowledge

Which of the following statements is not true of knowledge workers?

They generally have limited employment opportunities in other companies because their knowledge and expertise tends to be firm specific

AI is the most frequently used type of technology-based learning.

True

On average, more training occurs in a formal classroom enviornment today compared to online learning?

True

Social networking faciliates decentralized decision making.

True

Social networking facilitates decentralized decision making.

True

There is no one universally accepted instructional systems development model.

True

Training and development has a direct influence on the development of social capital, but an indirect influence on the development of customer capital. T/F

True

When training is provided by consulting firms, it is said to be outsourced.

True

_____ refer to teams that are separated by time, geographic distance, culture, or organizational boundaries that rely almost exclusively on tech to interact and complete their projects.

Virtual teams

Which of the following is not an example of human capital?

corporate culture

Which of the following is true of millennials?

they are believed to have high levels of self-esteem, sometimes to the point of narcissism

According to the ATD competency model, a business partner _____.

uses business industry knowledge to create training that improves performance

Which of the following intangible assets does training and development indirectly influence?

All of the above

ATD stands for

Association for training and development

Which of the following steps of the training design process involves person and task analysis?

Conducting needs assessment

_____ refers to training, formal education, job experiences, relationships, and assessments of personality, skills, and abilities that help employees prepare for future jobs or positions.

Development

Which of the following visas is for individuals in highly skilled and technical occupations involving the completion of higher education?

H-IB

_____ capital refers to the sum of the attributes, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, energy, and enthusiasm that the company's employees invest in their work.

Human

_____ refers to a systematic approach for developing training programs.

ISD model

Which of the following is not included in the ADDIE model?

engagement

Training activities are said to be outsourced when they are provided by _____.

individuals outside the company

Which of the following is true of tacit knowledge?

it is best acquired through informal learning

Informal learning _____.

leads to the effect development of tacit knowledge