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Course Name: Training and Development
Assignment - Week 2
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 10 Total marks: 10 X 1 = 10
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QUESTION 1:
Which of the following is not a correct statement about “strategy”?
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1) Strategy includes setting short and long-term business objectives for the organization.
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2) Strategy includes setting the course of action necessary to fulfill those objectives.
3) Strategy deals with routine operations rather than long term developments.
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4) Strategy is created to take into account the probable behavior of customers and competitors.
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a) Only 1 and2
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b) Only 3
c) Only 1 and 3
d) Only 2
Correct Answer: b
Detailed Answer:
Strategy deals with long term developments rather than routine operations.
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QUESTION 2:
______________ can be defined as an attempt to optimize the matching between organization’s
mission, what is occurring or is projected to occur in the external environment and the organization’s
internal operations.
a) Training
b) Learning
c) Designing
d) Strategy
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Answer: d
Detail solution:
The strategy is defined as attempt to optimize the matching between organization’s mission, what is
occurring or is projected to occur in the external environment and the organization’s internal
operations. Refer to lecture 1 of week 2.
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QUESTION 3:
What is a disadvantage associated with the faculty model in training?
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a) Specialized trainers
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b) Expertise in training program development
c) Inability to meet organizational criteria and needs
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d) Continuous communication with the target audience
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Correct Answer : c
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Detailed Answer: One of the downsides of the faculty model is that, at times, the organization
may end up developing a training function that has expertise but fails to meet the specific criteria
and needs of the firm. This indicates a potential misalignment between the training content and
the organizational requirements.
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QUESTION 4:
There are four business strategies and which of the following is NOT one of them?
a) Disinvestment
b) Learning environment
c) External growth
d) Internal growth
Answer: b
Detail solution: There are four business strategies which include the following:
Concentration,
Internal growth
External growth and
Disinvestment
Refer to lecture 5 of week 2.
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QUESTION 5:
Which model is described as customer-centric, treating trainees and managers as customers, with
a focus on specific competency needs to achieve both strategic and day-to-day objectives, ensuring
direct alignment with the current business environment?
a) Competency-based model
b) Business Embedded model
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c) Service industry model
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d) Strategic alignment model
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Correct Answer : b
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Detailed Answer: Refer to module 2 lecture 3.
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QUESTION 6:
There are seven major steps of change process that training professional can take into
consideration. Which one is the middle step?
a) Choosing and announcing the action as soon as possible
b) Making the vision clear
c) Communication and marketing for buy-in
d) Designing the solution
Answer: c
Detailed Answer:
There are following seven major steps of change process that training professional can take into
consideration:
� Clarifying the request for change:
� Making the vision clear
� Designing the solution
� Communication and marketing for buy-in
� Choosing and announcing the action as soon as possible
� Executing and creating short-term wins
� Following up, re-evaluation and modification
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Refer to lecture 4 of week 2.
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QUESTION 7:
What is the primary focus of strategic training?
a) Enhancing technical skills
b) Developing leadership qualities
c) Aligning training initiatives with organizational goals
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d) Improving interpersonal communication
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Correct Answer: c
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Detailed Answer: Strategic training is about ensuring that training efforts are not only effective
in developing individual skills but also strategically contribute to the success and goals of the
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organization as a whole.
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QUESTION 8:
Which model involves having a training function for each division of function of the organization?
a) Corporate university model
b) Matrix model
c) Faculty model
d) Customer model
Correct Answer: d
Detailed Answer:
Customer model involves having a training function for each division of function of the organization.
Refer to lecture 3 of week 2.
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QUESTION 9:
State whether the following statement is True or False?
A company or a business house recognizes the value of training and Development and find them
as part of better learning.
a) True
b) False
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Correct Answer: a
Detailed Answer: A company or a business house recognizes the value of training and
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Development and find them as part of better learning.
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QUESTION 10:
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Fill in the blanks:
The success of a competitive strategy is contingent on the demands of the ---------------- -----------
-- and factors internal to the organization.
a) company mission
b) company goals
c) strategic choice
d) external environment
Answer: d
Detail solution:
The success of a competitive strategy is contingent on the demands of the external environment
and factors internal to the organization. Refer to lecture 1 of week 2.
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