Quiz 5

Front 1

The first step in the succession planning process is to

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define the positions that are critical to the organization’s strategy.

Front 2

The three key activities in individual career management include all of the following EXCEPT

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building a political network in the organization and profession.

Front 3

The two general uses of performance appraisal, which are often in conflict, are

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administrative and development.

Front 4

All of the following are common criteria of employee performance EXCEPT

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acting in accordance with ethical principles.

Front 5

If talent management is effective in a firm

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the firm has a succession plan in place for all holders of critical jobs.

Front 6

A good automated talent management system could be expected to answer the question

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How many of the nursing staff are licensed nurse practitioners?

Front 7

Counting the number of items a clerk scans per hour is be an example of a/an ____ measure of performance.

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objective

Front 8

____ is the process of determining how well employees do their jobs relative to a standard and communicating that information to the employee.

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Performance appraisal

Front 9

_____________is a process that moves people from recruiting and selection through the organization to meet the employer’s need for talent.

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Talent management

Front 10

Individual-centered career planning focuses on

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the employee’s personal characteristics and his/her life and work goals.

Front 11

An effective performance management system must have all the following characteristics EXCEPT

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it must allow individual employees flexibility in how they will achieve ultimate results.

Front 12

Essentially, ____ identify what the organization is paying an employee to do.

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job duties

Front 13

A/an ____ appraisal is conducted as part of the day-to-day working relationship between a manager and an employee.

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informal

Front 14

Research has shown that performance-driven organizational cultures

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tend to have significantly higher financial results compared with other types of organizational cultures.

Front 15

When the organization ties formal succession plans to career paths for employees it

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improves employee retention and performance motivation.

Front 16

A/an ____ is a sequence of work-related positions a person occupies throughout life.

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career

Front 17

Talent management includes all of the following HR activities EXCEPT

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job design.

Front 18

A common problem with talent management information systems is that

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employees and managers do not like to use them.

Front 19

What is the purpose of developmental feedback?

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to plan for the employee’s future opportunities inside the organization

Front 20

The main succession problem in closely-held family firms is that

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succession plans are not formalized.

Front 21

A law that has impacted succession planning for CEOs is

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the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Front 22

Ultimately, performance management links organizational strategy to organizational

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results.

Front 23

The main responsibility for conducting performance appraisals lies with

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managers

Front 24

Which of the following is an example of the administrative role of performance appraisal?

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measuring subordinate’s performance for making retention decisions during a layoff

Front 25

During the performance appraisal process, employees tend to focus on

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whether they will get a raise or not.