Question 1

Which of the following statements about personality traits is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The most common view is that personality is shaped by both heredity and environment. 
B) An individual's personality cannot be observed. 
C) Personality traits cause people to behave in almost exactly the same way in all situations. 
D) An individual's personality is identified by his or her behaviours. 
E) An individual's personality is relatively stable from one year to the next. 
A) The most common view is that personality is shaped by both heredity and environment. 
B) An individual's personality cannot be observed. 
C) Personality traits cause people to behave in almost exactly the same way in all situations. 
D) An individual's personality is identified by his or her behaviours. 
E) An individual's personality is relatively stable from one year to the next.

Question 2

While there may be many varieties of individual behaviours, most can be organized into five categories:

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Organizations with First Nations founders and leaders tend to have high collectivism and low power distance values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Sabotage, threatening harm, and insulting others represent

Accepted Answer

A) three forms of counterproductive work behaviours. 
B) behaviours that are no longer found in organizations. 
C) the most common forms of organizational citizenship. 
D) three dimensions of Schwartz's values model. 
E) evidence of people with an introverted personality. 
A) three forms of counterproductive work behaviours. 
B) behaviours that are no longer found in organizations. 
C) the most common forms of organizational citizenship. 
D) three dimensions of Schwartz's values model. 
E) evidence of people with an introverted personality.

Question 5

What are the main causes of absenteeism and lateness?

Accepted Answer

Employees often point to situational fac

Question 6

Sensing, thinking, and judging represent three dimensions of

Accepted Answer

A) the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 
B) Holland's model of occupational choice. 
C) the MARS model. 
D) Schwartz's values model. 
E) the ''Big Five'' personality dimensions. 
A) the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 
B) Holland's model of occupational choice. 
C) the MARS model. 
D) Schwartz's values model. 
E) the ''Big Five'' personality dimensions.

Question 7

Senior executives at CyberForm must make a decision that will affect many people, and where the decision may produce good or bad consequences for those affected. This decision:

Accepted Answer

A) has a high degree of moral intensity. 
B) is one in which decision makers should rely only on the utilitarianism rule of ethics. 
C) has a low degree of ethical sensitivity. 
D) requires a low duty to care. 
E) has a high degree of ethical sensitivity. 
A) has a high degree of moral intensity. 
B) is one in which decision makers should rely only on the utilitarianism rule of ethics. 
C) has a low degree of ethical sensitivity. 
D) requires a low duty to care. 
E) has a high degree of ethical sensitivity.

Question 8

Aptitudes are natural talents that help individuals learn specific tasks more quickly and perform them better than other people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In Schwartz's circumplex model, the opposing quadrant to openness to change is self-enhancement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Sick leave policies affect the employee's motivation to attend work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

There is evidence to show that English and French Canadian values are converging

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Personality traits are more evident in situations where social norms and reward systems constrain behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Companies can improve employee role perceptions by describing the employee's assigned tasks clearly and providing meaningful performance feedback.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain why you agree or disagree with the following statement:

Accepted Answer

a) Task performance, organizational citi

Question 15

Research indicates that Americans tend to be more liberal and egalitarian than are Canadians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Moral intensity is higher when

Accepted Answer

A) many people agree the action is ethically good or bad. 
B) moral intensity is absent. 
C) it takes longer to make an ethical decision. 
D) there are no clear legal guidelines to guide decision makers. 
E) the decision is made by a few people who are highly ethical. 
A) many people agree the action is ethically good or bad. 
B) moral intensity is absent. 
C) it takes longer to make an ethical decision. 
D) there are no clear legal guidelines to guide decision makers. 
E) the decision is made by a few people who are highly ethical.

Question 17

Corporate leaders have a strong influence on the moral conduct of employees in that organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of these refers to a person's beliefs about what behaviours are appropriate or necessary, in a particular situation?

Accepted Answer

A) Role perceptions 
B) Competencies 
C) Situational factors 
D) Natural aptitudes 
E) Locus of control 
A) Role perceptions 
B) Competencies 
C) Situational factors 
D) Natural aptitudes 
E) Locus of control

Question 19

The main reason why a person's values do not always influence his or her behaviour is that:

Accepted Answer

A) values tend to be too abstract to see the connection to specific situations. 
B) values never affect behaviour under any circumstances. 
C) values affect a person's ability but not his or her motivation to act. 
D) values usually conflict with each other, making it difficult to determine which value to apply. 
E) the values are too specific. 
A) values tend to be too abstract to see the connection to specific situations. 
B) values never affect behaviour under any circumstances. 
C) values affect a person's ability but not his or her motivation to act. 
D) values usually conflict with each other, making it difficult to determine which value to apply. 
E) the values are too specific.

Question 20

Explain the three distinct types of ethical principles and discuss the limitations of each:

Accepted Answer

The three distinct types of ethical prin

Which of the following statements about personality traits is FALSE?

While there may be many varieties of individual behaviours, most can be organized into five categories:

Organizations with First Nations founders and leaders tend to have high collectivism and low power distance values.

Sabotage, threatening harm, and insulting others represent

What are the main causes of absenteeism and lateness?

Sensing, thinking, and judging represent three dimensions of

Senior executives at CyberForm must make a decision that will affect many people, and where the decision may produce good or bad consequences for those affected. This decision:

Aptitudes are natural talents that help individuals learn specific tasks more quickly and perform them better than other people.

In Schwartz's circumplex model, the opposing quadrant to openness to change is self-enhancement.

Sick leave policies affect the employee's motivation to attend work.

There is evidence to show that English and French Canadian values are converging

Personality traits are more evident in situations where social norms and reward systems constrain behaviour.

Companies can improve employee role perceptions by describing the employee's assigned tasks clearly and providing meaningful performance feedback.

Explain why you agree or disagree with the following statement:

Research indicates that Americans tend to be more liberal and egalitarian than are Canadians.

Moral intensity is higher when

Corporate leaders have a strong influence on the moral conduct of employees in that organization.

Which of these refers to a person's beliefs about what behaviours are appropriate or necessary, in a particular situation?

The main reason why a person's values do not always influence his or her behaviour is that:

Explain the three distinct types of ethical principles and discuss the limitations of each:

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

Which of the following statements about personality traits is FALSE?

While there may be many varieties of individual behaviours, most can be organized into five categories:

Organizations with First Nations founders and leaders tend to have high collectivism and low power distance values.

Sabotage, threatening harm, and insulting others represent

What are the main causes of absenteeism and lateness?

Sensing, thinking, and judging represent three dimensions of

Senior executives at CyberForm must make a decision that will affect many people, and where the decision may produce good or bad consequences for those affected. This decision:

Aptitudes are natural talents that help individuals learn specific tasks more quickly and perform them better than other people.

In Schwartz's circumplex model, the opposing quadrant to openness to change is self-enhancement.

Sick leave policies affect the employee's motivation to attend work.

There is evidence to show that English and French Canadian values are converging

Personality traits are more evident in situations where social norms and reward systems constrain behaviour.

Companies can improve employee role perceptions by describing the employee's assigned tasks clearly and providing meaningful performance feedback.

Explain why you agree or disagree with the following statement:

Research indicates that Americans tend to be more liberal and egalitarian than are Canadians.

Moral intensity is higher when

Corporate leaders have a strong influence on the moral conduct of employees in that organization.

Which of these refers to a person's beliefs about what behaviours are appropriate or necessary, in a particular situation?

The main reason why a person's values do not always influence his or her behaviour is that:

Explain the three distinct types of ethical principles and discuss the limitations of each:

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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