Workforce Development Programs and Sector Partnerships 1-19 Questions

1. The cornerstone of the _____ system is One-Stop service delivery, which unifies numerous training, education, and employment programs into a single, customer-friendly system in each community. A. workforce investment B. school-to-work opportunities C. dual-careerpath D. social security 2. The _____ Act is designed to assist states in building school-to-work systems that prepare students for high-skill, high-wage jobs or for future education. A. School-to-Work Opportunities B. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity C. Workforce Investment D. Sector Partnership 3. Legal action against a company is not warranted when _____. A. employees incur injuries during training conducted by the company B. employees incur injuries or damages in training conducted by a vendor or consultant C. the company uses small amounts of copyrighted material as per the fair use doctrine D. decisions about training and development opportunities are made on the basis of age 4. Which of the following is a characteristic associated with the long-term success of diversity programs? A. Diversity programs are evaluated using metrics such as sales and promotion rates. B. Managers are blamed for problems. C. Manager involvement in diversity programs is optional and not mandatory. D. Diversity programs are "one-shot" efforts. 5. The _____ refers to a barrier to advancement for women and minorities. A. adverse effect B. funnel effect C. glass ceiling D. discrimination effect 6. An expatriate is an employee _____. A. working as a spy in a competitor's company B. who has been headhunted from a firm to join another company C. who works in a country other than his or her country of origin D. working for a multinational company in his home country 7. Which of the following is the best way to provide training for international assignments with a high level of cultural and job novelty that require a good deal of interpersonal interaction with host nationals? A. Standard lecture method B. Group-building method C. Self-paced learning D. Presentation method 8. Which of the following causes overseas assignments to fail? A. Including an employee's family in orientation programs B. High tolerance of ambiguity C. Asking employees to self-manage the repatriation process D. Developing technical skills over cross-cultural preparation 9. _____ prepares expatriates for their return to the parent company and home country. A. Repatriatio n B. Immigration C. Emigration D. Inpatriation 10. Which of the following is true of repatriation? A. Employees are guaranteed a higher standard of living. B. Employees may leave the company if their assignments upon returning home have less responsibility. C. Expatriates tend to experience little or no stress. D. Employees should not be asked to self-manage the repatriation process. 11. _____ refer to employees who have an assignment to manage an operation abroad without being located in that country. A. Virtual expatriates B. Market mavens C. Offshore employees D. Intrapreneurial employees 12. Which of the following is a disadvantage of virtual expatriates? A. They expose the family to the culture shock of an overseas move. B. They are more costly than traditional expatriates. C. They lack a strong personal relationship with local employees. D. They have no interactions with the home office. 13. The establishment stage of an employee's career involves _____. A. pursuing the type of education and training an employee needs B. finding employment, achieving more responsibility, and financial success C. a self-assessment of interests, values, and preferences D. being perceived as someone with many years of experience 14. In the _____ stage, individuals are concerned with keeping their skills up to date and being perceived as someone who is still contributing to the company. A. exploration B. decline C. establishment D. maintenance 15. In the _____ stage, individuals are largely concerned with achieving more responsibility and financial success. A. exploration B. decline C. establishment D. maintenance 16. _____ involves changing one's major work activity after having been established in a specific field. A. Job repositioning B. Job novelty C. Career recycling D. Telecommuting 17. _____ refers to employees changing jobs, usually between companies, every two to three years. A. Job hopping B. Job rotation C. Job migration D. Job skipping 18. Which of the following is a disadvantage of job hopping? A. Job hopping makes it difficult for a company to downsize if necessary. B. Job hopping makes it difficult to sustain continuity in employee-customer relationships. C. Job hopping reduces a company's opportunity to hire employees with a variety of experiences. D. Hiring employees who job hop decreases the company's flexibility and adaptability. 19. Which of the following statements is most true regarding dual career paths? A. They were designed to enhance work-life balance for working families. B. They were designed to help chart future employment prospects for individual contributors. C. They were designed to primarily meet the needs of Millennials. D. There were designed to help with early retirement.