Question 1

Mentoring is more strongly related to objective career outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Protégés in cross-gender dyads receive just as much career and psychosocial mentoring as those in same-gender relationships. 
B) Protégés in cross-gender dyads receive less career and less psychosocial mentoring as those in same-gender relationships. 
C) Protégés in cross-gender dyads receive just as much career mentoring but less psychosocial mentoring as those in same-gender relationships. 
D) Protégés in cross-gender dyads receive less career mentoring but just as much psychosocial mentoring as those in same-gender relationships. 
E) Protégés in cross-gender dyads receive more career mentoring and just as much psychosocial mentoring as those in same-gender relationships. 
A) Protégés in cross-gender dyads receive just as much career and psychosocial mentoring as those in same-gender relationships. 
B) Protégés in cross-gender dyads receive less career and less psychosocial mentoring as those in same-gender relationships. 
C) Protégés in cross-gender dyads receive just as much career mentoring but less psychosocial mentoring as those in same-gender relationships. 
D) Protégés in cross-gender dyads receive less career mentoring but just as much psychosocial mentoring as those in same-gender relationships. 
E) Protégés in cross-gender dyads receive more career mentoring and just as much psychosocial mentoring as those in same-gender relationships.

Question 3

Under a(n)________ socialization strategy,organizational recruits are socialized as an intact group,facing the same challenges together.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Under a(n)________ socialization strategy,organizational recruits are socialized...

Question 4

Which of the following provides a good example of resistance to change?

Accepted Answer

A) Enron 
B) NASA 
C) WorldCom 
D) Compaq 
E) Oracle Corporation 
A) Enron 
B) NASA 
C) WorldCom 
D) Compaq 
E) Oracle Corporation

Question 5

Which of the following is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Female managers and professionals benefit the least from a senior male mentor in male-dominated industries. 
B) Female managers and professionals benefit the most from a senior male mentor in male-dominated industries. 
C) Female managers and professionals benefit the most from a senior male mentor in female-dominated industries. 
D) Female managers and professionals benefit the most from a senior female mentor in female-dominated industries. 
E) Female managers and professionals benefit the most from a senior female mentor in male-dominated industries. 
A) Female managers and professionals benefit the least from a senior male mentor in male-dominated industries. 
B) Female managers and professionals benefit the most from a senior male mentor in male-dominated industries. 
C) Female managers and professionals benefit the most from a senior male mentor in female-dominated industries. 
D) Female managers and professionals benefit the most from a senior female mentor in female-dominated industries. 
E) Female managers and professionals benefit the most from a senior female mentor in male-dominated industries.

Question 6

ACME Insurance Company has discovered that many of their employees are feeling angry over a sense of betrayal.Employees believe that their psychological contract with the company has been breached.Management is not sure what all the fuss is about or even what a psychological contract is.You have been hired to help them understand what a psychological contract is,what it means to breach a psychological contract,and the reasons why psychological contract breach occurs.What will you tell them?

Accepted Answer

A psychological contract refers to belie

Question 7

________ tactics have been found to be the most strongly related to socialization outcomes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ tactics have been found to be...

Question 8

Which mentoring relationship is most likely to experience difficulties?

Accepted Answer

A) Female protégé, female mentor 
B) Male protégé, female mentor 
C) Male protégé, male mentor 
D) Female protégé, male mentor 
E) Visible minority protégé, visible minority mentor 
A) Female protégé, female mentor 
B) Male protégé, female mentor 
C) Male protégé, male mentor 
D) Female protégé, male mentor 
E) Visible minority protégé, visible minority mentor

Question 9

Which of the following is a psychosocial function of mentoring?

Accepted Answer

A) Role modelling 
B) Sponsorship 
C) Exposure and visibility 
D) Developmental assignments 
E) Coaching and feedback 
A) Role modelling 
B) Sponsorship 
C) Exposure and visibility 
D) Developmental assignments 
E) Coaching and feedback

Question 10

What does "self-selection" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-socialization 
B) Proactive socialization 
C) Choosing to withdraw from the selection process 
D) Selecting the type of socialization program you want 
E) Selecting the type of mentor you want 
A) Self-socialization 
B) Proactive socialization 
C) Choosing to withdraw from the selection process 
D) Selecting the type of socialization program you want 
E) Selecting the type of mentor you want

Question 11

During the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs,in what company did staff hold a noon-hour street hockey game in the parking lot?

Accepted Answer

A) Flight Centre 
B) Coast Capital Savings Credit Union 
C) Rockey Mountain Soap Company 
D) Kicking Horse Coffee 
E) WestJet 
A) Flight Centre 
B) Coast Capital Savings Credit Union 
C) Rockey Mountain Soap Company 
D) Kicking Horse Coffee 
E) WestJet

Question 12

The three kinds of fit that are important for socialization are PJ fit,PO fit,and ________ fit.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The three kinds of fit that are...

Question 13

Organizations with strong cultures are usually large organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What tactics represent the content of socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) Sequential-random and fixed-variable 
B) Collective-individual and formal-informal 
C) Formal-informal and fixed-variable 
D) Serial-disjunctive and sequential-random 
E) Sequential-random and investiture-divestiture 
A) Sequential-random and fixed-variable 
B) Collective-individual and formal-informal 
C) Formal-informal and fixed-variable 
D) Serial-disjunctive and sequential-random 
E) Sequential-random and investiture-divestiture

Question 15

Bob is very afraid that his boss will fire him.This is an example of effect dependence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Research on mentoring has found that

Accepted Answer

A) the psychosocial function is more strongly related to satisfaction with the mentoring relationship. 
B) the career function is more strongly related to satisfaction with the mentoring relationship. 
C) the psychosocial function is more strongly related to positive attitudes towards one's job. 
D) the career function is more strongly related to positive attitudes towards one's job. 
E) the psychosocial function is more strongly related to positive attitudes towards one's career. 
A) the psychosocial function is more strongly related to satisfaction with the mentoring relationship. 
B) the career function is more strongly related to satisfaction with the mentoring relationship. 
C) the psychosocial function is more strongly related to positive attitudes towards one's job. 
D) the career function is more strongly related to positive attitudes towards one's job. 
E) the psychosocial function is more strongly related to positive attitudes towards one's career.

Question 17

Realistic job previews are perceived by job applicants as more honest and trustworthy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Mary Kay Cosmetics gives top performers pink Cadillacs during sales meetings that have the flavour of a Hollywood premiere.This illustrates how

Accepted Answer

A) compliance is the truest motive for conformity. 
B) individual socialization can overpower collective socialization. 
C) rituals can shape an organization's culture. 
D) some strong cultures can become pathological. 
E) debasement can enhance the socialization process. 
A) compliance is the truest motive for conformity. 
B) individual socialization can overpower collective socialization. 
C) rituals can shape an organization's culture. 
D) some strong cultures can become pathological. 
E) debasement can enhance the socialization process.

Question 19

From the first stage to the last stage,which of the following sequences accurately portrays the stages of organizational socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) Encounter; anticipatory socialization; role management 
B) Anticipatory socialization; role management; encounter 
C) Role management; anticipatory socialization; encounter 
D) Encounter; role management; anticipatory socialization 
E) Anticipatory socialization; encounter; role management 
A) Encounter; anticipatory socialization; role management 
B) Anticipatory socialization; role management; encounter 
C) Role management; anticipatory socialization; encounter 
D) Encounter; role management; anticipatory socialization 
E) Anticipatory socialization; encounter; role management

Question 20

Which of the following best represents research on the effects of proactive behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A) a positive effect on proximal outcomes but no effect on distal outcomes 
B) a positive effect on distal outcomes but no effect on proximal outcomes 
C) a negative effect on proximal outcomes and a positive effect on distal outcomes 
D) a positive effect on proximal outcomes and a positive effect on distal outcomes 
E) a negative effect on proximal outcomes and a negative effect on distal outcomes 
A) a positive effect on proximal outcomes but no effect on distal outcomes 
B) a positive effect on distal outcomes but no effect on proximal outcomes 
C) a negative effect on proximal outcomes and a positive effect on distal outcomes 
D) a positive effect on proximal outcomes and a positive effect on distal outcomes 
E) a negative effect on proximal outcomes and a negative effect on distal outcomes

Mentoring is more strongly related to objective career outcomes.

Which of the following is most accurate?

Under a(n)________ socialization strategy,organizational recruits are socialized as an intact group,facing the same challenges together.

Which of the following provides a good example of resistance to change?

Which of the following is most accurate?

________ tactics have been found to be the most strongly related to socialization outcomes.

Which mentoring relationship is most likely to experience difficulties?

Which of the following is a psychosocial function of mentoring?

What does "self-selection" refer to?

During the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs,in what company did staff hold a noon-hour street hockey game in the parking lot?

The three kinds of fit that are important for socialization are PJ fit,PO fit,and ________ fit.

Organizations with strong cultures are usually large organizations.

What tactics represent the content of socialization?

Bob is very afraid that his boss will fire him.This is an example of effect dependence.

Research on mentoring has found that

Realistic job previews are perceived by job applicants as more honest and trustworthy.

Mary Kay Cosmetics gives top performers pink Cadillacs during sales meetings that have the flavour of a Hollywood premiere.This illustrates how

From the first stage to the last stage,which of the following sequences accurately portrays the stages of organizational socialization?

Which of the following best represents research on the effects of proactive behaviours?

Organizational Behaviour and Management

Personality and Learning

Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

Values,Attitudes,and Work Behaviour

Theories of Work Motivation

Motivation in Practice

Groups and Teamwork

Leadership

Communication

Decision Making

Power, Politics, and Ethics

Conflict and Stress

Organizational Structure

Organizational Change,Development,and Innovation

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Exam 8: Social Influence, Socialization, and Organizational Culture

Mentoring is more strongly related to objective career outcomes.

Which of the following is most accurate?

Under a(n)________ socialization strategy,organizational recruits are socialized as an intact group,facing the same challenges together.

Which of the following provides a good example of resistance to change?

Which of the following is most accurate?

________ tactics have been found to be the most strongly related to socialization outcomes.

Which mentoring relationship is most likely to experience difficulties?

Which of the following is a psychosocial function of mentoring?

What does "self-selection" refer to?

During the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs,in what company did staff hold a noon-hour street hockey game in the parking lot?

The three kinds of fit that are important for socialization are PJ fit,PO fit,and ________ fit.

Organizations with strong cultures are usually large organizations.

What tactics represent the content of socialization?

Bob is very afraid that his boss will fire him.This is an example of effect dependence.

Research on mentoring has found that

Realistic job previews are perceived by job applicants as more honest and trustworthy.

Mary Kay Cosmetics gives top performers pink Cadillacs during sales meetings that have the flavour of a Hollywood premiere.This illustrates how

From the first stage to the last stage,which of the following sequences accurately portrays the stages of organizational socialization?

Which of the following best represents research on the effects of proactive behaviours?

Organizational Behaviour and Management

Personality and Learning

Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

Values,Attitudes,and Work Behaviour

Theories of Work Motivation

Motivation in Practice

Groups and Teamwork

Leadership

Communication

Decision Making

Power, Politics, and Ethics

Conflict and Stress

Organizational Structure

Organizational Change,Development,and Innovation

Filters