You Have Just Been Appointed as Director of Your Company's

question 37

Multiple Choice

You have just been appointed as director of your company's corporate training division. The CEO of your company has been displeased with your company's prior training programs, so you are tasked with rehauling the entire training division. You convene a meeting of all training division managers to decide on the types of training that the division will implement.
-One of your managers is a firm supporter of e-training programs for employees in your company's international offices. He touts the benefits of e-programs by stressing that ________.

• A) e-training approaches have been proven to result in higher levels of knowledge assimilation
• B) e-training is highly flexible and employees can complete the training at their convenience
• C) many employees find solitary learning to be highly motivating
• D) e-programs are easily accessible by employees who work outside of standard U.S. hours
• E) because of their self-paced nature, e-programs are inexpensive to design and implement

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Definitions:

Time-consuming

Describes tasks or activities that require a considerable amount of time to complete.

Long-term Performance

An evaluation of an entity's performance, such as a business or investment, over an extended period of time to assess stability and growth.

Critical Incident Method

A job analysis method by which important job tasks are identified for job success

Recency Error

A bias in performance evaluations where more weight is given to recent events or achievements, overlooking the employee's overall performance period.