The Simple Structure Is Most Widely Practiced in Small Businesses

question 102

Multiple Choice

The simple structure is most widely practiced in small businesses in which ________.

• A) the manager and owner are one and the same
• B) the number of employees is between 100 to 150
• C) employees are highly skilled
• D) managers are hired directly by the company's owner
• E) training budgets are limited

Analyze challenges and strategies for assessing the impact of training, including political barriers and the application of expectancy theory.

Understand the distinctions and relationships between perceived and anticipated support.

Comprehend the barriers to training evaluation and categorize them into types with examples.

Grasp the levels and critiques of Kirkpatrick's hierarchical model of evaluation and identify the addition of a fifth level.

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Definitions:

Operating Income

Income generated from the normal business operations of a company, excluding expenses from interest and taxes.

Return on Investment

A performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment.

Minimum Return on Investment

The lowest acceptable rate of return on an investment, used to assess potential investments' viability.

Support Department Allocations

The process of distributing overhead costs from service departments to producing departments within a company.