Question 1

One limitation with cross-cultural values information is that it incorrectly assumes that everyone within a specific country holds similar values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Incongruence between a company's dominant values and an employee's values is known to:

Accepted Answer

A) increase the employee's probability of quitting. 
B) affect the employee's job satisfaction. 
C) increase the chance that the employee's decisions will differ from the organization's preferences. 
D) increase employee stress. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) increase the employee's probability of quitting. 
B) affect the employee's job satisfaction. 
C) increase the chance that the employee's decisions will differ from the organization's preferences. 
D) increase employee stress. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 3

Which of these cultures within Canada has a high collectivist value orientation?

Accepted Answer

A) First Nations people in Canada 
B) Francophone Canadians 
C) Anglophone Canadians 
D) Allophone Canadians 
E) None of these cultures has a high collectivist orientation. 
A) First Nations people in Canada 
B) Francophone Canadians 
C) Anglophone Canadians 
D) Allophone Canadians 
E) None of these cultures has a high collectivist orientation.

Question 4

Motivation is an external force on the person that causes him or her to engage in specific behaviours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Mindfulness increases moral sensitivity

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Compared with Americans, Canadians are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A) blindly accept the direction of their leaders. 
B) be associated with a religious institution. 
C) be materialistic. 
D) question authority. 
E) value patriarchal authority. 
A) blindly accept the direction of their leaders. 
B) be associated with a religious institution. 
C) be materialistic. 
D) question authority. 
E) value patriarchal authority.

Question 7

Learned capabilities refer to the skills and knowledge that you have actually acquired.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The utilitarian principle is sometimes known as a consequential principle

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Extraversion is one dimension of

Accepted Answer

A) Cross-cultural values. 
B) the MARS model. 
C) ''Big Five'' personality dimensions. 
D) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. 
E) Schwartz's values model. 
A) Cross-cultural values. 
B) the MARS model. 
C) ''Big Five'' personality dimensions. 
D) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. 
E) Schwartz's values model.

Question 10

Those who engage in counterproductive work behaviours do so voluntarily.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Employees who are conscientious tend to have higher levels of organizational citizenship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The MARS model explicitly identifies which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A) Situational factors 
B) Power distance 
C) Rewards 
D) Neuroticism 
E) Recreational activities 
A) Situational factors 
B) Power distance 
C) Rewards 
D) Neuroticism 
E) Recreational activities

Question 13

Contrast organizational citizenship behaviour with task performance.

Accepted Answer

Task performance refers to goal-oriented

Question 14

Ethics is most closely related to

Accepted Answer

A) personality. 
B) the Myers-Briggs type Indicator. 
C) locus of control. 
D) ability. 
E) values. 
A) personality. 
B) the Myers-Briggs type Indicator. 
C) locus of control. 
D) ability. 
E) values.

Question 15

Neuroticism, sensing, and locus of control are three of the ''Big Five'' personality dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Jung's psychological types are measured in

Accepted Answer

A) any instrument that also measures neuroticism. 
B) the self-monitoring personality test. 
C) the ''Big Five'' personality types. 
D) the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. 
E) the locus of control scale. 
A) any instrument that also measures neuroticism. 
B) the self-monitoring personality test. 
C) the ''Big Five'' personality types. 
D) the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. 
E) the locus of control scale.

Question 17

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator measures the personality traits described by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

________ characterizes people who are quiet, shy, and cautious

Accepted Answer

A) Conscientiousness 
B) Introversion 
C) Intellectualism 
D) Openness to experience 
E) Neuroticism 
A) Conscientiousness 
B) Introversion 
C) Intellectualism 
D) Openness to experience 
E) Neuroticism

Question 19

Which of the following statements about cross-cultural values is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) People with high individualism can have any level (high or low) of collectivism. 
B) People with a high achievement-orientation emphasize relationships and the well-being of others. 
C) People in almost all cultures have high uncertainty avoidance. 
D) People with high power distance value independence and personal uniqueness. 
E) People with low uncertainty avoidance must also have high power distance. 
A) People with high individualism can have any level (high or low) of collectivism. 
B) People with a high achievement-orientation emphasize relationships and the well-being of others. 
C) People in almost all cultures have high uncertainty avoidance. 
D) People with high power distance value independence and personal uniqueness. 
E) People with low uncertainty avoidance must also have high power distance.

Question 20

When assessing the ethics of a decision, you should

Accepted Answer

A) rely mainly on the utilitarianism principle. 
B) avoid considering the decision's moral intensity until after the decision has been made. 
C) apply any one-but NEVER more than one-of the four ethics principles to evaluate the decision. 
D) rely mainly on your level of collectivism. 
E) consider its implications against all three principles described in the textbook. 
A) rely mainly on the utilitarianism principle. 
B) avoid considering the decision's moral intensity until after the decision has been made. 
C) apply any one-but NEVER more than one-of the four ethics principles to evaluate the decision. 
D) rely mainly on your level of collectivism. 
E) consider its implications against all three principles described in the textbook.

One limitation with cross-cultural values information is that it incorrectly assumes that everyone within a specific country holds similar values.

Incongruence between a company's dominant values and an employee's values is known to:

Which of these cultures within Canada has a high collectivist value orientation?

Motivation is an external force on the person that causes him or her to engage in specific behaviours.

Mindfulness increases moral sensitivity

Compared with Americans, Canadians are more likely to

Learned capabilities refer to the skills and knowledge that you have actually acquired.

The utilitarian principle is sometimes known as a consequential principle

Extraversion is one dimension of

Those who engage in counterproductive work behaviours do so voluntarily.

Employees who are conscientious tend to have higher levels of organizational citizenship.

The MARS model explicitly identifies which of the following factors?

Contrast organizational citizenship behaviour with task performance.

Ethics is most closely related to

Neuroticism, sensing, and locus of control are three of the ''Big Five'' personality dimensions.

Jung's psychological types are measured in

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator measures the personality traits described by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung.

________ characterizes people who are quiet, shy, and cautious

Which of the following statements about cross-cultural values is TRUE?

When assessing the ethics of a decision, you should

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

One limitation with cross-cultural values information is that it incorrectly assumes that everyone within a specific country holds similar values.

Incongruence between a company's dominant values and an employee's values is known to:

Which of these cultures within Canada has a high collectivist value orientation?

Motivation is an external force on the person that causes him or her to engage in specific behaviours.

Mindfulness increases moral sensitivity

Compared with Americans, Canadians are more likely to

Learned capabilities refer to the skills and knowledge that you have actually acquired.

The utilitarian principle is sometimes known as a consequential principle

Extraversion is one dimension of

Those who engage in counterproductive work behaviours do so voluntarily.

Employees who are conscientious tend to have higher levels of organizational citizenship.

The MARS model explicitly identifies which of the following factors?

Contrast organizational citizenship behaviour with task performance.

Ethics is most closely related to

Neuroticism, sensing, and locus of control are three of the ''Big Five'' personality dimensions.

Jung's psychological types are measured in

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator measures the personality traits described by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung.

________ characterizes people who are quiet, shy, and cautious

Which of the following statements about cross-cultural values is TRUE?

When assessing the ethics of a decision, you should

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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