You Have Just Been Hired as the Director of Human

question 9

Multiple Choice

You have just been hired as the director of human resources at a mid-sized engineering company.The CEO has asked you to assist her in forecasting future human resources needs and would like you to first use a qualitative technique which is useful for long-range forecasting.Which technique do you choose?

• A)a formal expert forecast
• B)the nominal group technique
• C)an informal expert forecast
• D)the Delphi technique
• E)managerial judgment

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Definitions:

Original Memory

The initial encoding of information into the memory system, before any subsequent alterations or modifications.

Misleading Information

Incorrect or deceptive information that leads to false conclusions or understanding.

Cue-dependent

Relating to the phenomenon where recall of information is enhanced if retrieval occurs in a context similar to the one where the information was encoded.

Childhood Amnesia

The inability to remember events and experiences that occurred during the first 2 or 3 years of life.