1. A well-thought-out orientation program is essential for all new enployees, whether they have experience or not."Explain why you agree or dis- agree with this statement.

2. Explain how you would apply our “motivation points” (pages 240–241) in developing a lecture, say, on orientation and training.

3. What are some typical on-the-job training tech- niques? What do you think are some of the main drawbacks of relying on informal on-the-job training for breaking new employees into their jobs? What are some important advantages to using cloud-based training?

4. Describe the pros and cons of five management development methods.

5. Do you think job rotation is a good method to use for developing management trainees? Why or why not?

6. What is organizational development, and how does it differ from traditional approaches to organizational change?

7. List and briefly explain each of the steps in the training process."