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C HAPTER 25 A SSESSMENT

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13. The responsibility for planning and managing organizational devel-
opment and career development programs is usually given to
a. managers
b. individual employees
c. consultants
d. the human resources department
14. Studies have found that employees are most satisfied with their work
based on all of the following factors except
a. performing interesting work
b. being paid more than their coworkers
c. receiving recognition for good work
d. all of the above
15. Which of the following is not a requirement of an effective career
development program?
a. long-term company plans to determine job opportunities
b. career paths leading to both management and nonmanagement
positions
c. regular employee performance reviews
d. All are needed for an effective career development program.
16. Web designers, programmers, analysts, professional salespeople, tech-
nicians, machine operators, and similar technical or skilled positions
are all examples of ____ occupations.
a. entry-level
b. career-level
c. specialist
d. supervisor/management

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17. Based on the Reality Check scenario at the beginning of the chap-
ter, how can James Lane use career planning to help make the best
decision for his future? What kinds of help and assistance should
Alliance Industries provide to James and other employees to help
them prepare for the upcoming changes?
18. In what ways is the employment environment today different from
the environment 10 years ago, and in what ways is it similar? What
changes do you predict will occur in the employment environment
over the next 10 years?
19. How can work processes be improved without changing the technol-
ogy or equipment used to complete the work?
20. What are some valuable sources of information that managers can
use to identify possible changes in the external environment?
21. Using jobs with which you are familiar, suggest some ways organi-
zations could use job enlargement and job enrichment to increase
employee satisfaction and motivation.
22. Some companies believe that each employee should be totally
responsible for his or her career development. Why is it likely that
career development will not be successful in those companies?

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