100 Questions / 2 Hours
Chapter 9 Practice Test
A team is a group of individuals seen as linked in a social structure.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 2
VPP stands for the Voluntary Protection Program.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 3
One role of the HRD group is to monitor that training is going as planned.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 4
ISO 9000 was revised in 2000.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 5
Apprenticeship training is most common in the Trucking Industry?
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 6
TQM stands for Total Quality Maintenance
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 7
Traditional sales techniques are being replaced by more consultative approaches.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 8
Technical training would include training in operating a computer driven machine?
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 9
Learning in apprenticeship programs is based on competency levels and not on time requirements.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 10
Not
Basic skills/literacy education deals with upgrading reading, writing and computational skills.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 11
Over 20% of U.S. adults can be classified as below basic in “quantitative literacy”?
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 12
Professional organizations such as ASTD almost never offer professional development training programs to their members.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 13
Self efficacy is a belief that one can perform a given behavior.
True
False
Feedback
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 14
Behavior modeling training has been found to be the most effective means for computer software training.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True
Question 15
Teams should be created just to have them.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 16
Customer service training does not need any financial incentive to be effective.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False
Question 17
SPC stands for Standard Practice Concept.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
CHAPTER 10 PRACTICE TEST
Question 1
To be an effective manager of employee performance requires supervisors to be controllers, not coaches.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 2
Poor performance may have multiple causes
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 3
In coaching the HRD manager has the primary responsibility for the functioning of the coaching and performance management system.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 4
Abusive supervision (yelling and screaming at employees) has been found to be an effective way to reduce performance problems.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 5
Performance management focuses on the use of performance evaluations.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 6
The interpersonal skills needed for coaching include planning.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 7
Supervisors almost never need training in how to be effective coaches.
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 8
The coaching analysis assumes that unsatisfactory performance has only one cause – poor effort by the employee
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 9
According to Fournies it is important to get the employee to agree that a problem exists.
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 10
An effective performance management system should focus on a large number of performance measures.
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 11
Performance goals are most likely to be met if the employees do not participate in the final discussion.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’
Question 12
It is very important to set specific goals to achieve improved performance.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True
Question 13
According to Fournies, the final step or question to ask in a coaching analysis is ‘does the subordinate know what they should be doing’.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 14
It is important for managers to demonstrate commitment and respect for employees.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 15
Poor performance is caused by many things.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 16
Finding out if employees know their performance is not satisfactory is a key step in the coaching analysis?
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 17
Deviant behavior differs from poor performance in that it ‘threatens’ the organization,
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 18
When defining poor performance it is important to agree on what the standards of performance should be.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 19
Poor performance may have multiple causes
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 20
An effective performance management system should focus on a large number of performance measures.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
CHAPTER 11 PRACTICE TEST
Question 1
A stressor is an internal force affecting an individual.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 2
EAP’s are based on the assumption that work is the cause of an employee’s problems.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 3
An alcoholic employee may be fired for wrecking a company car while under the influence – if that offense is one others have been fired for.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 4
The text suggests that there is already adequate research into the effectiveness of EAP’s and no more is needed at this time.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 5
Using role-play techniques is a good way to training supervisors in their role in employee counseling.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 6
Substance abuse, while found in the U.S. population, is not a problem in the workplace, since most abusers do not have jobs.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 7
Employees must contact the EAP through their supervisor.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 8
A necessary ingredient for an effective employee counseling program is a clear and well-enforced policy about employee confidentiality?
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 9
Most managers and supervisors are well-trained to deal with serious employee personal problems.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 10
In general internal EAP’s offer more services than do external EAP’s.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 11
Over one half of the U.S. population is at risk from hypertension.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 12
Over the last 25 years the obesity level in the US has remained relatively constant.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 13
After the baby boom the birthrate in the US declined.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 14
Stress is easy to define and identify?
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 15
Employee counseling services should always be outsourced to get the best possible program.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 16
Reasonable accommodation for substance abuse generally is interpreted to mean that abusers can be fired immediately upon uncovering their abuse problem.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 17
Exercise and fitness programs are popular among large employers
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 18
Employers see healthcare costs as a major factor in encouraging counseling programs for employees.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 19
Negative attitudes toward overweight people are widespread in the US.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 20
Records on EAP utilization by an employee should be kept as part of their regular personnel file.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 21
A HPP is a Health Promotions Program
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 22
Confidentiality is of no concern to employees in counseling?
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 23
The author believes that participation in employee counseling programs should be mandatory if they are to be effective.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’
Chapter 12 Practice Test
Question 1
Career models can focus on the individual, the organization and the team
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 2
The career counseling process can be viewed as having three stages.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 3
Career planning involves becoming aware of one’s options, constraints and consequences.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 4
According to Greenhaus et al. (2000), a career is BEST defined as one’s work experiences over a lifetime.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 5
Career exploration always includes goal setting.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 6
In the ‘new’ employment relationship described in your text employment is BEST viewed as an exchange relationship for mutual benefit
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 7
Career management involves becoming aware of one’s options.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 8
Generativity (according to Erikson) is when people focus on the generations that have gone before them.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 9
A key competency for individuals proposed by Jones and DeFillippi is “Knowing whom” to form work relationships with.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 10
In the ‘traditional’ employment relationship, employees often felt that had joined the company ‘family’.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 11
HRD’s role in career development is to make a plan for every employee.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 12
An expert focuses on building knowledge.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 13
A career path is a series of jobs with related tasks and experiences that an employee moves through over time.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 14
According to Levinson 80% of men interviewed has experienced a midcareer period of self-questioning and reevaluation.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 15
Outplacement focuses on keeping people happy within the organization.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 16
Career planning involves becoming aware of one’s options, constraints and consequences.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 17
In the ‘traditional’ employment relationship, employees often felt that had joined the company ‘family’.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 18
Career exploration always includes goal setting.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 19
The career counseling process can be viewed as having three stages.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 20
In the ‘new’ employment relationship described in your text employment is BEST viewed as an exchange relationship for mutual benefit
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Chapter 13 Practice Test
Question 1
When globalizing organizations 4 categories of managers are needed. These types include both business managers and functional managers.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 2
When globalizing organizations 4 categories of managers are needed.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 3
Over one-half of tall raining dollars are spent training nonexempt employees.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 4
A potential disadvantage to short courses offered by colleges and universities is a perceived lack of relevance and practical orientation.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 5
A transformational leader offers us a vision and inspires us to pursue that vision.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 6
A lot of what we have learned about Management came from the 1970’s and the world has changed since then.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 7
Behavior modeling typically involves five steps. These five steps include: lecture, taking notes, memorization, repeating and learning.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 8
Business degrees are the most popular undergraduate degrees offered in the US.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 9
Needs assessment in management training is critical to program success.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 10
The characteristics approach involves interviewing managers.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 11
Needs assessment is unimportant in management development programs.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 12
Corporate colleges or universities are seldom used in the U.S.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 13
A lot of what we have learned about Management came from the 1970’s and the world has changed since then.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Chapter 14 Practice Test
Question 1
To change an organization and its people can be very difficult. According to the Schein 3-stage model, the first step in this process is to restructure them.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 2
The change agent needs a knowledge of OD theories.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 3
An SMT is a self-managed team
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 4
Job enlargement moves people into different jobs.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 5
Techno-structural intervention theory focuses on job competencies.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 6
Strategic interventions may be needed when an organization is faced with internal pressures to change and adapt.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 7
OD enhances the effectiveness of the organization.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 8
Research has shown that organizational learning is very effective.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 9
Organization development appears to be currently in a state of flux.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 10
Survey feedback is simply interviewing a lot of people about their jobs.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 11
The model of planned changed (by Porras and Silvers) distinguishes two sets of target variables: vision variables and work setting variables.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 12
The culture of an organization has no impact on organization learning.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 13
HRD generally has little impact on OD changes.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 14
OD enhances the well-being of the members of the organization.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 15
An HPWS is a high performing work system.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 16
OD generally uses spontaneous (non-planned) interventions to accomplish its goals.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 17
Two types of alternative work schedules are flextime and compressed work week.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 18
A high performing work system is based on eight core principles.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True
Chapter 15 Practice Test
Question 1
Females have both moved up in organizations and achieved pay equity with men over the last 20 years.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 2
Equal opportunity is the giving of preferences to women and minorities in employment decisions.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 3
Affirmative action can require organizations to practice preferential recruiting and hiring.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 4
The status of affirmative action plans is clear and unchallenged.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 5
Organization culture includes a set of shared values and beliefs.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 6
The focus on a managing diversity program is on inclusion.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 7
Over one-half of US companies offer some form of cross-cultural training.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
8
In 2009 the US foreign born population exceeded 12 percent of the population.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 9
The two forms of sexual harassment are quid quo pro and hostile work environment.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 10
Artifacts and patterns of behavior play an important role in the socialization process.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 11
Interpersonal distance do not vary for people from different cultures.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 12
Traditionally, a key element in moving into higher level positions in organizations is having a mentor.
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True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
The two forms of sexual harassment are quid quo pro and hostile work environment.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’
Chapter 9 Practice Test
A team is a group of individuals seen as linked in a social structure.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question
2
VPP stands for the Volu
ntary Protection Program.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question
3
One role of the HRD group is to monitor that training is going as planned.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question
4
ISO 9000 was revised in 2000.
Select one:
True
False
The corr
ect answer is ‘True’.
Question
5
Apprenticeship training is most common in the Trucking Industry?
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question
6
TQM stands for Tota
l Quality Maintenance
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Chapter 9 Practice Test
A team is a group of individuals seen as linked in a social structure.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 2
VPP stands for the Voluntary Protection Program.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 3
One role of the HRD group is to monitor that training is going as planned.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 4
ISO 9000 was revised in 2000.
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘True’.
Question 5
Apprenticeship training is most common in the Trucking Industry?
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.
Question 6
TQM stands for Total Quality Maintenance
Select one:
True
False
The correct answer is ‘False’.