1. Identify the primary variable(s) in a person analysis that can be affected by training.

The employee's motivation and attitudes

The organization’s input

The employee's ability and skills

Positive consequences to motivate good performance

Performance feedback

2. Windel Auto, an automobile manufacturer based in the United States, partners with a Japanese manufacturer, Telspar, to supply automobile parts. To ensure that its     employees do not miscommunicate with its Japanese partner, Windel implements a training program to expose its employees to Japanese customs, language traits, and interpersonal traits. It secures the services of Andrea, a Japanese interpreter, to conduct   the training program. Which of the following forms of training has Windel Auto used in this scenario?

Community service

Acculturation

Adventure learning

Virtual reality

Cultural immersion

3. Karen works as a sales manager for Apencience Corp. Karen can read, write, and speak Mandarin, English, and German. She assists top-level management in making business decisions and setting long-term goals for the organization. Which of Karen's abilities is illustrated in this scenario?

Cognitive ability

Psychomotor skills

Emotional intelligence

Psychological mindedness

Spatial ability

4. Faulkner and White Company, a firm that builds enterprise resource planning products for customers, wants to implement training programs for its employees as an HR initiative. Senior management proposes the use of an instructional design process.   Which of the following should ideally be Faulkner and White's next step?

Organization analysis

Person analysis

Market analysis

Competitor analysis

Task analysis