Paula, a Human Resource Executive, Is Setting Up a Mentoring

question 58

Multiple Choice

Paula, a human resource executive, is setting up a mentoring program at her company. Which action will best help the program succeed?

• A) making sure the performance management system rewards managers for employee development
• B) selecting mentors based on their interpersonal rather than technical skills
• C) setting up the mentoring as a mandatory program for both mentors and protégés
• D) giving mentors realistic expectations by explaining that the protégés will benefit, not the mentors
• E) defining the mentor's role broadly, to help with personal problems as well as business-related skills

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Definitions:

Criminal Actions

Activities that are punishable by law, typically involving harm to individuals or the society at large.

Top Managers

Senior executives responsible for making strategic decisions and overseeing the overall operations of an organization.

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A situation in which one party in a transaction has more or significantly better information than the other, leading to an imbalance in the transaction.

Moral-Hazard

A situation where one party is more likely to take risks because the consequences of those risks will be felt by another party.