Assignments: BUSI531 Week 7 Quiz

Question 1 (2 points)

The Cedian government's employment agency and the steel industry's trade groups work along with the local colleges and universities to help match the skills of employees that local employers require. This arrangement is typically known as _____.

Question 1 options:

1)	Learning organization

2)	Limited partnership

3)	Sector partnership

4)	Knowledge organization

Question 2 (2 points)

The cornerstone of the _____ system is one-stop service delivery, which unifies numerous training, education, and employment programs into a single, customer-friendly system in each community.

Question 2 options:

1)	Workforce investment

2)	School-to-work opportunities

3)	Dual-career-path

4)	Social security

Question 3 (2 points)

Which of the following is true about lifelong learning accounts (LILAs)?

Question 3 options:

1)	If an employee leaves the company, the employer will own the account.

2)	Employees do not make any contributions to these accounts.

3)	Employers will receive a 25 percent tax credit on their contributions to these accounts.

4)	Employees can use these accounts to learn skills that are only related to their jobs.

Question 4 (2 points)

A legal action against a company will be invalid when:

Question 4 options:

1)	Employees incur injuries during training conducted by the company.

2)	Employees incur injuries or damages in training conducted by a vendor or consultant.

3)	The company uses small amounts of copyrighted material as per the fair use doctrine or standards.

4)	Decisions about training and development opportunities are made on the basis of age.

Question 5 (2 points)

Which of the following is considered as discrimination based on disability?

Question 5 options:

1)	Providing a disabled person with the option of paying a part of the cost that causes undue hardship in setting up reasonable accommodation

2)	Modifying instructional or training media based on the disability of an individual

3)	Adjusting training policies and providing disabled trainees with readers or interpreters

4)	Excluding a person with a disability from training in relation to a function that may be performed in the job but does not have to be performed by all persons

Question 6 (2 points)

Which of the following is a characteristic associated with the long-term success of diversity programs?

Question 6 options:

1)	Diversity programs are evaluated using metrics such as sales and promotion rates.

2)	Managers and demographic groups are blamed for problems.

3)	Manager involvement in diversity programs is optional and not mandatory.

4)	Diversity programs are seen as one-shot programs.

Question 7 (2 points)

The _____ refers to a barrier to advancement to higher-level jobs in the company that adversely affects women and minorities.

Question 7 options:

1)	Mum effect

2)	Funnel effect

3)	Glass ceiling

4)	Spiral career path

Question 8 (2 points)

An expatriate is an employee:

Question 8 options:

1)	Working as a spy in a competitor's company.

2)	Who has been headhunted from a firm to join another company.

3)	Who works in a country other than his or her country of origin.

4)	Working for a multinational company in his home country.

Question 9 (2 points)

The best way to provide cross-cultural training for international assignments with a high level of cultural and job novelty that require a good deal of interpersonal interaction with host nationals is through:

Question 9 options:

1)	Standard lecture method.

2)	Group-building method.

3)	Self-paced learning.

4)	Presentation method.

Question 10 (2 points)

Which of the following causes overseas assignments to fail?

Question 10 options:

1)	Including an employee's family in orientation programs

2)	Employees' high levels of tolerance of ambiguity and sensitivity to cultural differences

3)	Asking employees to self-manage the repatriation process

4)	Emphasizing development of employees' technical skills over cross-cultural preparation

Question 11 (2 points)

_____ prepares expatriates for return to the parent company and home country from the foreign assignment.

Question 11 options:

1)	Repatriation

2)	Immigration

3)	Emigration

4)	Inpatriation

Question 12 (2 points)

Which of the following is true of repatriation?

Question 12 options:

1)	Employees are guaranteed a higher standard of living in their home country than the host country when they return after the completion of the foreign assignment.

2)	Employees may leave the company if the assignments given to them upon returning to their home country have less responsibility.

3)	Expatriates experience no stress and anxiety when they return to their home country after the completion of foreign assignments.

4)	Employees should not be asked to self-manage the repatriation process.

Question 13 (2 points)

_____ refer to employees who have an assignment to manage an operation abroad without being located permanently in that country.

Question 13 options:

1)	Virtual expatriates

2)	Market mavens

3)	Offshore employees

4)	Intrapreneurial employees

Question 14 (2 points)

Which of the following is a disadvantage of virtual expatriates?

Question 14 options:

1)	They expose the family to the culture shock of an overseas move.

2)	They are more expensive than traditional expatriates.

3)	They lack a strong personal relationship with local employees.

4)	They have no interactions with the home office.

Question 15 (2 points)

The establishment stage of an employee's career involves:

Question 15 options:

1)	Pursuing the type of education and training an employee needs.

2)	Finding employment, achieving more responsibility, and financial success.

3)	A self-assessment of the employee's interests, values, and work preferences.

4)	Being perceived as someone with many years of experience and job knowledge.

Question 16 (2 points)

Explain the maintenance stage of employees' careers.

Question 17 (2 points)

What is Job Sharing?

Question 18 (2 points)

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act does what?

Question 19 (2 points)

What are the pros and cons of phased retirement?

Question 20 (2 points)