BUSI531 Week 3 Quiz 3 SCORE 100 PERCENT

2)    Identical elements
3)    Reinforcement
4)    David McClelland's need

Question 8 (2 points)
According to the _____ theory, models' behavior or skill that is rewarded is adopted by an observer.
Question 8 options:
1)    Information processing
2)    Social learning
3)    Expectancy
4)    Goal setting

Question 9 (2 points)
_____ is a person's judgment about whether he or she can successfully learn knowledge and skills.
Question 9 options:
1)    Self-efficacy
2)    Self-actualization
3)    Self-esteem
4)    Self-concept

Question 10 (2 points)
Logical verification to increase self-efficacy typically involves:
Question 10 options:
1)    Perceiving a relationship between a new task and a task already mastered.
2)    Trying out the observed behaviors to see if they result in the same reinforcement that a model received.
3)    Motivating trainees by having employees who have mastered the learning outcomes demonstrate them for trainees.
4)    Determining the degree of support and negative consequences in the work setting for using newly acquired capabilities.

Question 11 (2 points)
Kenneth, an operations manager has been assigned to train a group of older employees in the logistics department. He has to train them to use the new computer software which was installed recently. He does so by reminding them that they were quick in learning to use the previous software. Kenneth is typically trying to _____.
Question 11 options:
1)    Increase the employees' self-efficacy
2)    Deter expectancies of the employees
3)    Create motor reproduction
4)    Raise the valence of the behavior

Question 12 (2 points)
Which of the following creates a learning orientation in trainees?
Question 12 options:
1)    Emphasizing trained task performance
2)    Emphasizing competition among trainees
3)    Ensuring trainees completely avoid errors and mistakes
4)    Allowing trainees to experiment with new knowledge and skills

Question 13 (2 points)
In expectancy theory, a belief that performing a given behavior is associated with a particular outcome is called _____.
Question 13 options:
1)    Valence
2)    Instrumentality
3)    Maintenance
4)    Generalizing

Question 14 (2 points)
According to the _____, transfer will be maximized to the degree that the tasks, materials, equipment, and other characteristics of the learning environment are similar to those encountered in the work environment.
Question 14 options:
1)    Theory of identical elements
2)    Stimulus generalization approach
3)    Cognitive theory of transfer
4)    Information processing theory

Question 15 (2 points)
Which of the following statements is true of closed skills?
Question 15 options:
1)     They require the trainee to adapt the general principles to fit a wide range of circumstances.
2)    They refer to training objectives that are linked to general learning principles.
3)    They refer to training objectives that are linked to learning specific skills that are to be identically produced by the trainee on their job.
4)    They are more difficult to train than open skills.

Question 16 (2 points)
Please explain a Lesson Plan Overview.
Question 16 options:

Question 17 (2 points)
What is a request for proposal (RFP) and what purpose does it serve?
Question 17 options:

Question 18 (2 points)
Please describe Far Transfer and its importance in training.
Question 18 options:

Question 19 (2 points)
Please describe Near Transfer and its importance in training.
Question 19 options:

Question 20 (2 points)
What is the importance of management support to training?

BUSI531 Week 3 Dropbox Asignment 2

Write a paper on the topic described under "Application Assignments" located on page 243, and develop a design for an action planning sheet.

Design an action planning sheet that a manager and employee could use to facilitate transfer of training. Justify each category included in the action plan.

Expectations

• Your paper must be approximately 3-5 pages in length.
• You must use APA or MLA style of writing.
• Dropbox Assignment 2 is due on Sunday by 11:59 p.m. CT, of  Week 3.

      

BUSI526 BDE-Week 1 Case Study 1

Read the Continuing Case: Carter Cleaning Company (Dessler, Ch. 1). After reading the case, answer the questions below. The text of your case study submissions (not including your reference page) should be at least 1.5 pages long (maximum 3 pages). See Assignment Expectations for more information regarding the required elements for these case studies.

1. Make a list of five specific HR problems with which you think Carter Cleaning will have to grapple.
2. What would you do first if you were Jennifer?

Remember to include at least two scholarly sources to support your position. See Assignment Expectations for more information regarding the required elements for these case studies.

 

 

 

 

BUSI526 BDE Week 6 Case Study 5

Instructions

Read the Application Case: Enron, Ethics, and Organizational Culture (Dessler, Ch. 14).  After reading the case, complete the questions below. The text of your case study submissions (not including your reference page) should be at least 1.5 pages long (maximum 3 pages). See Assignment Expectations for more information regarding the required elements for these case studies. Based on what you read in this chapter, summarize in one page or less how you would explain Enron's ethical meltdown. It is said that when one securities analyst tried to confront Enron's CEO about the firm's unusual accounting statements, the CEO publicly used vulgar language to describe the analyst, and that Enron employees subsequently thought doing so was humorous. If true, what does that say about Enron's ethical culture? This case and chapter had something to say about how organizational culture influences ethical behavior. What role do you think culture played at Enron? Give five specific examples of things Enron's CEO could have done to create a healthy ethical culture. Remember to include at least two scholarly sources to support your position.

BUSI526 BDE Week 2 Case Study

Instructions

Read the Application Case: Seeking Gender Equity at Starbucks (Dessler, Ch. 2). After reading the case, answer the questions below. The text of your case study submissions (not including your reference page) should be at least 1.5 pages long (maximum 3 pages). See Assignment Expectations for more information regarding the required elements for these case studies. Do you agree that it is inequitable to offer the corporate workers better benefits than the store partners? Why? Is that what the law would seem to say? What arguments would you make as Starbucks' CEO concerning why the current policy is fair? How would you handle this situation if you were running a company that was confronted by a shareholder making these demands? Remember to include at least two scholarly sources to support your position. See Assignment Expectations for more information regarding the required elements for these case studies.

 

 

 

BUSI526 BDE Week 7 Research Paper - The Connection of Fringe Benefits to Job Satisfaction accounting for the application of

 

Instructions
You will write a 10 to 12 page applied research paper on a current Human Resource topic of your choice. (This page requirement does not include your title page and reference page.) See Assignment Expectations for more information regarding the required elements for this paper.

 

Topic: The Connection of FringeBenefits toJob Satisfaction accounting for the application of Human Resource Management.

 

 

 

BUSI522 Week 8 Integrative Case

Instructions

Read the integrative case "The Donor Services Department" beginning on page 608 of the textbook. Answer the following questions: (1) What is the main issue in this case? Defend why. (2) How can the Donor Service Department become more effective? (3) Describe intergroup conflict in the Donor Service Department. (4) How could empowerment change the situation at the Donor Service Department?