Exam 5: Personality and Values

Percy Collins works as a life advisor at an insurance firm and often looks for constant admiration from his manager every time he sells a policy. He also feels that he is the best at his work and no other advisor in his company has the ability or the skills to sell the amount of policies that he can. During meetings and team-building exercises, colleagues often find him rude, distant, and antagonistic. -Identify and describe the personality trait exhibited by Collins.

Michelle Young, who works as a sales manager at a bank, often has to deal with a lot of stress to meet monthly targets for her team. However, irrespective of stressful situations, she manages to handle problems with ease and a smile on her face. Her team members are often surprised at how she deals with such situations with so much confidence. They believe the reason she manages to be such a good role model of handling volatile situations is because she is confident of her capabilities and sees herself as an effective manager. Describe Young's personality in terms of the Big Five model and core self-evaluation.

All dimensions of fit (person-job fit and person-organization fit)are sometimes broadly referred to as person-environment fit. Explain.

High Mach employees win in the short term, but lose the gains in the long term because they are not well liked.

Does heredity determine a person's personality? Explain.

According to the Big Five model, a highly conscientious person is most likely to be ________.

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)classification, introverted-intuitive-thinking-judging type of people are ________.

According to the Rokeach Value Survey, ________ values refer to desirable end-states.

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)classification, people with an ENTP personality type are most likely to be ________.

According to Hofstede's framework, ________ indicates the degree to which people in a country prefer structured over unstructured situations.

Those with a ________ personality identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs, compared to others who passively react to situations.

Which of the following differentiates introverts from extraverts?

Personality assessments have been increasingly used in diverse organizational settings.

John Hardley recently joined as marketing director of H2O, a water sports gear company. Though in the last five years the company has had a drastic dip in sales, ever since Hardley has joined he has turned the figures around. In addition to revamping the look of the brand, he has initiated several marketing campaigns through broadcast media to increase customer base for the company. Over the past six months, Hardley has managed to get the company to an all-time high peak of sales. Which of the following statements best describes Hardley?

As compared to observer-ratings surveys, self-reporting surveys are a better predictor of success on the job.

As compared to high self-monitors, low self-monitors ________.