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A common use of job rotation is to take a functional generalist,such as an accountant,and rotate this individual through specialist areas,such as HR and production,in preparation for management.

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Core competencies are characteristics,such as business knowledge,shared by different positions within an organization

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What is one way that replacement planning has evolved into succession management?

What is a traditional approach to succession analysis?

Refer to Scenario: Pacific Health Care.The administrators in PHC's facilities need to prepare job information that will list the tasks,duties,and responsibilities of the RN and LPN jobs along with the knowledge,skills,and abilities needed for LPNs and RNs to successfully perform their jobs.What is this job information called?

Describe two advantages and two disadvantages of using job rotation as a development opportunity for potential future leaders.

The first type of document used in succession planning is referred to as a succession/ replacement table.

Companies that have implemented effective succession management have experienced three outcomes.According to your textbook,which of the following is one of these outcomes?

What are three of the key characteristics that are critical to the perceptions of the effectiveness of succession management?

Which of the following is a risk that would be managed by HR professionals when considering succession management?

In the textbook,what reason is given why the majority of companies still use traditional and passive instructional techniques for management development,although they are the least effective?

Refer to Scenario 1: Pacific Health Care.An analysis by PHC revealed that planning that dealt with determining which internal candidates were best suited for promotion within an organization was a weakness.What is this weakness called?

Refer to Scenario: Pacific Health Care.An LPN at PHC must be a current full practising licensure with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of British Columbia (CLPNBC) .An individual worker's LPN licence and other skill and knowledge requirements are matched to specific jobs at PHC.What is this process called?

Why would an organization want to conduct succession planning?

After an organization has identified the skills and competencies needed to meet its HR plans,what would be the next step in the succession management process?

What is succession planning,and what are three of its benefits to organizations?

Identify an organization you are familiar with (such as from your work experience or from the course textbook).Discuss the reasons why the organization would implement succession planning.

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a downside of employee rotations?

Which of the following is NOT a competency identified by Catano and his colleagues?

Role competencies are characteristics,such as thinking skills,that every member of the organization is expected to possess.