Managers' Involvement and Commitment Is Critical to the Success of the Succession

question 14

Multiple Choice

Managers' involvement and commitment is critical to the success of the succession management process because ________.

• A)their skills assessments are central to the preparation of identified candidates for future positions
• B)they will be the future employers of the promoted employees
• C)managers need to develop their own replacements by training their subordinates adequately
• D)their bonuses are tied to the success of their subordinates

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Definitions:

Spearman's Concept of G

A theory proposed by psychologist Charles Spearman that suggests the existence of a general intelligence factor (g) which underlies individual cognitive abilities.

Binet

Alfred Binet was a French psychologist instrumental in developing one of the first intelligence tests, the Binet-Simon test.

IQ

An abbreviation for Intelligence Quotient, a psychological measure of a person's relative cognitive abilities as compared to the population.

Reliability

The degree of consistency with which a test measures a trait or attribute.