Sheet 72
QUESTIONS ON STAFF DEVELOPMENT
To each of the following questions, please circle the letter beside the answer you consider to be most appropriate.
1 Which of the following most appropriately describes OJT ?
a. Bosses give lectures to their staff and organize study groups.
b. Bosses give guidance to their staff so that they may become familiar with their jobs quickly.
c. Bosses give guidance to their staff so that they may perform their jobs effectively, with an overall view to human resource development.
d. Essential training provided by bosses when their staff make mistakes or fail in their tasks.
2 Which of the following best describes the relationship between the manager and OJT ?
a. OJT is one of the main duties of managers. It is part of their job.
b. Work takes priority over OJT. OJT is conducted only when time permits.
c. Certain members of staff are assigned responsibility for OJT, and bosses then supervise them to ensure that it is carried out properly.
d. OJT is designed by the training department, and bosses implement this according to their directives.
3 Which of the following most appropriately describes the level of ability of bosses and their staff ?
a. Bosses must be more capable than their staff in all aspects of the job.
b. Even if it is difficult for bosses to be more capable than their staff in all aspects of the job, they must make a consistent effort to strive towards this.
c. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. There is no need to be too conscious about who has the higher degree of ability between bosses and their staff.
d. Bosses may have their strengths and weaknesses, but where managerial ability is concerned, they must be more skillful than their staff.
4 Which of the following is the least appropriate attitude regarding the implementation of OJT ?
a. It is preferable that bosses be generous in imparting their skills so that their staff may surpass them in the future.
b. Implementing OJT is sometimes time consuming. Other jobs should never be neglected as a result.
c. Even in OJT, bosses should reprimand their staff where necessary, and be prepared to be resented by their staff as a result.
d. It takes too much time to guide staff according to their own pace. It is more effective to set the pace according to the experience of their boss.
