Question 1

Competencies relate most closely to which element in the MARS model of behaviour and performance?

Accepted Answer

A) Competencies are not related at all to any element of the MARS model 
B) Situational factors 
C) Motivation 
D) Role perceptions 
E) Ability 
A) Competencies are not related at all to any element of the MARS model 
B) Situational factors 
C) Motivation 
D) Role perceptions 
E) Ability

Question 2

Which of these statements about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Research suggests that the MBTI is more useful for career development and self-awareness than for selecting job applicants. 
B) Research has concluded that the MBTI does a poor job of measuring Jung's psychological types. 
C) The MBTI is no longer used in organizations. 
D) The MBTI measures a person's self-esteem and self-efficacy. 
E) The MBTI combines 16 pairs of traits into four distinct types. 
A) Research suggests that the MBTI is more useful for career development and self-awareness than for selecting job applicants. 
B) Research has concluded that the MBTI does a poor job of measuring Jung's psychological types. 
C) The MBTI is no longer used in organizations. 
D) The MBTI measures a person's self-esteem and self-efficacy. 
E) The MBTI combines 16 pairs of traits into four distinct types.

Question 3

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) includes all of these dimensions EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) judging/perceiving. 
B) internal/external locus. 
C) sensing/intuition. 
D) thinking/feeling. 
E) extraversion/introversion. 
A) judging/perceiving. 
B) internal/external locus. 
C) sensing/intuition. 
D) thinking/feeling. 
E) extraversion/introversion.

Question 4

Whom of the following is a social psychologist who developed two lists of values, distinguishing instrumental values from terminal values?

Accepted Answer

A) Milton Friedman 
B) Abraham Maslow 
C) Milton Rokeach 
D) Carl Jung 
E) Shalom Schwartz 
A) Milton Friedman 
B) Abraham Maslow 
C) Milton Rokeach 
D) Carl Jung 
E) Shalom Schwartz

Question 5

Store #34 of CDA Hardware Associates has had below average sales over the past few years. As head of franchise operations, you are concerned with the continued low sales volume. The store manager wants you to diagnose the problem and recommend possible causes. Use the MARS model of individual behaviour and performance to provide four different types of reasons why employees at Store #34 might be performing below average. Provide one example for each type of explanation.

Accepted Answer

Students should answer this question by

Question 6

Which of the following is a ''Big Five'' personality dimension?

Accepted Answer

A) Openness to experience 
B) Locus of control 
C) Extraversion 
D) Grumpiness 
E) Extraversion and openness to experience 
A) Openness to experience 
B) Locus of control 
C) Extraversion 
D) Grumpiness 
E) Extraversion and openness to experience

Question 7

Reminding ourselves of our dominant personal values ensures that we apply those values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Competencies refer to the extent to which people understand the job duties assigned to or expected of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Proximity is considered a moral intensity factor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Research has found that absenteeism is rarely, if ever, caused by situational factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is LEAST connected to the topic of values?

Accepted Answer

A) ethical sensitivity. 
B) moral intensity. 
C) neuroticism. 
D) organizational culture. 
E) collectivism. 
A) ethical sensitivity. 
B) moral intensity. 
C) neuroticism. 
D) organizational culture. 
E) collectivism.

Question 12

Moral sensitivity is the degree to which an issue demands the application of ethical principles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Neuroticism is explicitly identified in

Accepted Answer

A) the MARS model. 
B) Holland's theory of vocational choice. 
C) the MARS model and the ''Big Five'' personality dimensions. 
D) Schwartz's values model. 
E) ''Big Five'' personality dimensions. 
A) the MARS model. 
B) Holland's theory of vocational choice. 
C) the MARS model and the ''Big Five'' personality dimensions. 
D) Schwartz's values model. 
E) ''Big Five'' personality dimensions.

Question 14

The distributive justice principle of ethical decision making is based largely on a cost-benefit analysis of each decision alternative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Generous sick leave policies are known to

Accepted Answer

A) increase voluntary turnover 
B) increase employee lateness 
C) improve organizational citizenship 
D) increase absenteeism and voluntary turnover 
E) increase absenteeism 
A) increase voluntary turnover 
B) increase employee lateness 
C) improve organizational citizenship 
D) increase absenteeism and voluntary turnover 
E) increase absenteeism

Question 16

People with a high achievement orientation value assertiveness, competitiveness, and materialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Persistence is an element of motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Research shows that having ethical codes of conduct prevents wrongdoing in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

People who value their independence and personal uniqueness have

Accepted Answer

A) high individualism. 
B) high power distance. 
C) high individualism and low collectivism. 
D) low uncertainty avoidance. 
E) low collectivism. 
A) high individualism. 
B) high power distance. 
C) high individualism and low collectivism. 
D) low uncertainty avoidance. 
E) low collectivism.

Question 20

It has been reported in various studies that specific Big Five personality dimensions can predict which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) team performance. 
B) leadership. 
C) organizational citizenship. 
D) training performance. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) team performance. 
B) leadership. 
C) organizational citizenship. 
D) training performance. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Competencies relate most closely to which element in the MARS model of behaviour and performance?

Which of these statements about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is TRUE?

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) includes all of these dimensions EXCEPT

Whom of the following is a social psychologist who developed two lists of values, distinguishing instrumental values from terminal values?

Which of the following is a ''Big Five'' personality dimension?

Reminding ourselves of our dominant personal values ensures that we apply those values.

Competencies refer to the extent to which people understand the job duties assigned to or expected of them.

Proximity is considered a moral intensity factor.

Research has found that absenteeism is rarely, if ever, caused by situational factors.

Which of the following is LEAST connected to the topic of values?

Moral sensitivity is the degree to which an issue demands the application of ethical principles.

Neuroticism is explicitly identified in

The distributive justice principle of ethical decision making is based largely on a cost-benefit analysis of each decision alternative.

Generous sick leave policies are known to

People with a high achievement orientation value assertiveness, competitiveness, and materialism.

Persistence is an element of motivation.

Research shows that having ethical codes of conduct prevents wrongdoing in the workplace.

People who value their independence and personal uniqueness have

It has been reported in various studies that specific Big Five personality dimensions can predict which of the following?

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 2: Individual Behaviour

Competencies relate most closely to which element in the MARS model of behaviour and performance?

Which of these statements about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is TRUE?

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) includes all of these dimensions EXCEPT

Whom of the following is a social psychologist who developed two lists of values, distinguishing instrumental values from terminal values?

Which of the following is a ''Big Five'' personality dimension?

Reminding ourselves of our dominant personal values ensures that we apply those values.

Competencies refer to the extent to which people understand the job duties assigned to or expected of them.

Proximity is considered a moral intensity factor.

Research has found that absenteeism is rarely, if ever, caused by situational factors.

Which of the following is LEAST connected to the topic of values?

Moral sensitivity is the degree to which an issue demands the application of ethical principles.

Neuroticism is explicitly identified in

The distributive justice principle of ethical decision making is based largely on a cost-benefit analysis of each decision alternative.

Generous sick leave policies are known to

People with a high achievement orientation value assertiveness, competitiveness, and materialism.

Persistence is an element of motivation.

Research shows that having ethical codes of conduct prevents wrongdoing in the workplace.

People who value their independence and personal uniqueness have

It has been reported in various studies that specific Big Five personality dimensions can predict which of the following?

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

Filters