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sarasara

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When should a firm prepare for a technology shift by investing in the development of alternative technologies?
 
  a. at the bottom of the S-curve
  b. when first entering the intermediate portion of the S-curve
  c. when the firm has been in the intermediate portion of the S-curve for several years
  d. when the firm has reached the point of diminishing returns

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of traditional interviews and structured interviews when making staffing decisions? What topics should be avoided to ensure that interviews are legal?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

a

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Answer: Summary of suggested answer - Traditionally, interviews have been the most common selection tool. Often interviewers, however, disagree among themselves on a candidate. They make decisions in the first few minutes of the interview, and the experience varies widely from interviewee to interviewee. These problems led to the development of the structured interview, which uses situational questions:
- to assess responses to specific incidences, job-knowledge questions
- to assess basic knowledge, and worker-requirement questions
- to assess candidates' willingness to perform under given circumstances.

Structured interviews are quite valid and have been used successfully. However, many companies stay with the traditional unstructured interview because it seems to work better at screening out unsuitable job applicants. Regardless of type, the questions asked must be legal. Legal questions avoid asking applicants about their age, race, religion, citizenship, and health.




sarasara

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Reply 2 on: Jul 6, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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