Question 1

Some organizations now use applicants' writings on blogs and other social media to estimate their personalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a personality test that measures the ''Big Five'' personality dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The relationship between personality and workplace behaviour is weak, because so much about behaviour is dependent on situational factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The main limitation of the individual rights principle is that

Accepted Answer

A) some individual rights conflict with other individual rights. 
B) it can degenerate into unjust favouritism. 
C) it pays attention to whether consequences are ethical, but not to whether the means to those consequences are ethical. 
D) it is almost impossible to evaluate the benefits or costs of decisions when many stakeholders are affected. 
E) it really isn't an ethical principle at all. 
A) some individual rights conflict with other individual rights. 
B) it can degenerate into unjust favouritism. 
C) it pays attention to whether consequences are ethical, but not to whether the means to those consequences are ethical. 
D) it is almost impossible to evaluate the benefits or costs of decisions when many stakeholders are affected. 
E) it really isn't an ethical principle at all.

Question 5

Power distance refers to the physical proximity that is comfortably tolerated between subordinates and their supervisors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A visiting professor in international business recently spoke to students in an organizational behaviour class about cultural differences between Canadians and Japanese employees. Relying on a famous study in the 1960s, the scholar explained that Japanese employees have a high degree of collectivism. The visitor then pointed out how this is completely opposite to the values of Canadian employees. The visitor concluded by saying that by identifying someone's nationality, such as Canadian, one can easily determine a person's level of collectivism, individualism, uncertainty avoidance,andachievement-nurturingorientation.Identifyanddiscussthreeconcernsabout
cross-cultural knowledge the visiting professor's statements should pay attention to.

Accepted Answer

Here are the three areas of concerns:
On

Question 7

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) measures psychological types first proposed by_.

Accepted Answer

A) Victor Vroom 
B) Carl Jung 
C) Milton Rokeach 
D) The "Big Five" personality trait model 
E) Sigmund Freud 
A) Victor Vroom 
B) Carl Jung 
C) Milton Rokeach 
D) The "Big Five" personality trait model 
E) Sigmund Freud

Question 8

Is the amount of effort allocated to the goal

Accepted Answer

A) Aptitude 
B) Direction 
C) Competency 
D) Intensity 
E) Persistence 
A) Aptitude 
B) Direction 
C) Competency 
D) Intensity 
E) Persistence

Question 9

Ability includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Direction and intensity 
B) Persistence and direction 
C) Intensity and learned capabilities 
D) Aptitudes and learned skills 
E) Natural aptitude and intensity 
A) Direction and intensity 
B) Persistence and direction 
C) Intensity and learned capabilities 
D) Aptitudes and learned skills 
E) Natural aptitude and intensity

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the five categories of individual behaviour in organizations that is discussed in your text?

Accepted Answer

A) Joining and staying with the organization. 
B) Task performance. 
C) Obeying orders. 
D) Counterproductive work behaviours. 
E) Organizational citizenship. 
A) Joining and staying with the organization. 
B) Task performance. 
C) Obeying orders. 
D) Counterproductive work behaviours. 
E) Organizational citizenship.

Question 11

People with a high ________ value assertiveness, competitiveness, and materialism

Accepted Answer

A) power distance 
B) uncertainty avoidance 
C) individualism 
D) achievement orientation 
E) collectivism 
A) power distance 
B) uncertainty avoidance 
C) individualism 
D) achievement orientation 
E) collectivism

Question 12

People with a low score on the neuroticism personality dimension tend to be more relaxed, secure, and calm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Proficient task performance refers to how well employees modify their thoughts and behaviour to align with and support a new or changing environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements about values is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The values that dominate a person's preferences differ across cultures. 
B) Values are arranged into a hierarchy of preferences. 
C) A person's hierarchy of values typically changes a few times each year. 
D) Values help define what is right or wrong and good or bad in the world. 
E) Values guide our decisions and actions. 
A) The values that dominate a person's preferences differ across cultures. 
B) Values are arranged into a hierarchy of preferences. 
C) A person's hierarchy of values typically changes a few times each year. 
D) Values help define what is right or wrong and good or bad in the world. 
E) Values guide our decisions and actions.

Question 15

Which of the following is considered counterproductive work behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Theft. 
B) Theft and deliberating performing work incorrectly so the organization suffers a loss. 
C) Insulting others. 
D) Deliberately withholding one's approval to inconvenience another person and cause them stress. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) Theft. 
B) Theft and deliberating performing work incorrectly so the organization suffers a loss. 
C) Insulting others. 
D) Deliberately withholding one's approval to inconvenience another person and cause them stress. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 16

The main explanation why personality becomes more stable over time is that

Accepted Answer

A) life experiences cause personality to become more hidden from view. 
B) with the passage of time our human capital deteriorates. 
C) people become less open to new experiences. 
D) as we age we form a clearer and more rigid, self-concept. 
E) people become less adaptable to change as they get older. 
A) life experiences cause personality to become more hidden from view. 
B) with the passage of time our human capital deteriorates. 
C) people become less open to new experiences. 
D) as we age we form a clearer and more rigid, self-concept. 
E) people become less adaptable to change as they get older.

Question 17

Learned capabilities are skills and knowledge that you possess. Therefore, they do not diminish over time when not in use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Too much value congruence between an employee and an organization can create a "corporate cult" that potentially undermines creativity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, ''judging'' types have a strong desire for order and want to resolve problems quickly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Competencies include

Accepted Answer

A) a person's learned abilities. 
B) a person's aptitudes. 
C) a person's skills. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) a person's learned abilities. 
B) a person's aptitudes. 
C) a person's skills. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers apply.

Some organizations now use applicants' writings on blogs and other social media to estimate their personalities.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a personality test that measures the ''Big Five'' personality dimensions.

The relationship between personality and workplace behaviour is weak, because so much about behaviour is dependent on situational factors.

The main limitation of the individual rights principle is that

Power distance refers to the physical proximity that is comfortably tolerated between subordinates and their supervisors.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) measures psychological types first proposed by_.

Is the amount of effort allocated to the goal

Ability includes which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five categories of individual behaviour in organizations that is discussed in your text?

People with a high ________ value assertiveness, competitiveness, and materialism

People with a low score on the neuroticism personality dimension tend to be more relaxed, secure, and calm.

Proficient task performance refers to how well employees modify their thoughts and behaviour to align with and support a new or changing environment.

Which of the following statements about values is FALSE?

Which of the following is considered counterproductive work behaviour?

The main explanation why personality becomes more stable over time is that

Learned capabilities are skills and knowledge that you possess. Therefore, they do not diminish over time when not in use.

Too much value congruence between an employee and an organization can create a "corporate cult" that potentially undermines creativity.

In the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, ''judging'' types have a strong desire for order and want to resolve problems quickly.

Competencies include

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

Some organizations now use applicants' writings on blogs and other social media to estimate their personalities.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a personality test that measures the ''Big Five'' personality dimensions.

The relationship between personality and workplace behaviour is weak, because so much about behaviour is dependent on situational factors.

The main limitation of the individual rights principle is that

Power distance refers to the physical proximity that is comfortably tolerated between subordinates and their supervisors.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) measures psychological types first proposed by_.

Is the amount of effort allocated to the goal

Ability includes which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five categories of individual behaviour in organizations that is discussed in your text?

People with a high ________ value assertiveness, competitiveness, and materialism

People with a low score on the neuroticism personality dimension tend to be more relaxed, secure, and calm.

Proficient task performance refers to how well employees modify their thoughts and behaviour to align with and support a new or changing environment.

Which of the following statements about values is FALSE?

Which of the following is considered counterproductive work behaviour?

The main explanation why personality becomes more stable over time is that

Learned capabilities are skills and knowledge that you possess. Therefore, they do not diminish over time when not in use.

Too much value congruence between an employee and an organization can create a "corporate cult" that potentially undermines creativity.

In the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, ''judging'' types have a strong desire for order and want to resolve problems quickly.

Competencies include

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