DEVRY MGMT410 WEEK 6 QUIZ

(TCO 10). Consider this scenario: John Hopken is the new supervisor of a team of 12 computer programmers. He has been in his position for 10 months, after being promoted to his position from programmer (where he had been in place for 8 years). The promotion was hard-won; four others on his team also applied for the promotion, and when he got his promotion, the other four employees who didn’t get the position were rather disgruntled. One of them lashed out in a meeting early on and called him a yes-man, but otherwise most of the issues have been undercurrents and rumor based. These four employees are referred to as Competitors 1, 2, and 3 and Competitor Yes-Man for the purposes of this question.

(1) What is the 360-degree appraisal? What are the pros and cons of this appraisal tool? (10 points)

(2) Let’s say you are told you must implement this 360-degree appraisal on John. How would you go about doing this? What kinds of questions would you include on the appraisal, and who would you give it to? What kinds of feedback might you expect, and how might you use that feedback to help John with performance appraisals? (20 points)

(3) Would you have recommended the 360-degree appraisal as a way to resolve this issue? Why or why not? (10 points)

Question 2. Question :

(TCO 8) Debra is in line for a senior vice president position at a large hotel conglomerate. She has just received a letter appointing her to the national environmental task force for water and electricity conservation. Which is happening to her career?

Promotion

Job rotation

Adjusted

Committee assignment

Survival training

Question 3. Question :

(TCO 8) Which of the following is a purpose of a new employee orientation program?

To communicate relevant HRM policies, such as work hours, pay procedures, and employee benefits

To review the specific duties and responsibilities of the new member’s job

To introduce the employee to his or her manager and coworkers

All of the above

Instructor Explanation: See Chapter 8a. It is to familiarize the new member with the firm’s objectives, history, philosophy, and procedures

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Question 4. Question :

(TCO 9) Compare individual career development to organizational career development.

They are both the responsibility of the individual.

Organizational career development focuses on meeting organizational goals and needs. Individual career development focuses on meeting individual goals and needs.

Individual career development involves training. Organizational career development does not.

They are different terms for the same experience.

Individual career development has a much shorter time frame than organizational career development.

Question 5. Question :

According to research cited in the text, what is the primary reason that top-performing, high-commitment employees gave for voluntarily leaving an organization?

Career development

Work-life balance

Promotions

Salary

Question 6. Question :

(TCO 11) Chris, a store manager for a sporting goods organization, is on the compensation committee. Today, the committee is evaluating jobs. Chris and Kenny, one of the owners, are comparing jobs, one at a time. By the end of the day, they will have compared each job to every other job and come up with a ranking. Which method was used?

Ordering

Classification

Basic factors

Point method

Prioritization

Question 7. Question :

(TCO 11) Which of the following is not a performance-based financial reward?

Piecework

Labor market adjustment

Commission

Performance bonuses

Merit pay plans