Question 1

All of the following are domains in Schwartz's values model EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Conformity. 
B) Tradition. 
C) Power. 
D) Stimulation. 
E) Conscientiousness. 
A) Conformity. 
B) Tradition. 
C) Power. 
D) Stimulation. 
E) Conscientiousness.

Question 2

Which of the following ensures that job incumbents have appropriate aptitudes to perform the job?

Accepted Answer

A) Motivate employees to have appropriate aptitudes. 
B) Train employees so they develop appropriate aptitudes. 
C) Educate incumbents so they can learn appropriate attitudes. 
D) Hire applicants with appropriate aptitudes to begin with. 
E) Provide resources that allow employees to perform their jobs. 
A) Motivate employees to have appropriate aptitudes. 
B) Train employees so they develop appropriate aptitudes. 
C) Educate incumbents so they can learn appropriate attitudes. 
D) Hire applicants with appropriate aptitudes to begin with. 
E) Provide resources that allow employees to perform their jobs.

Question 3

Motivation affects a person's ________ of voluntary behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) size, shape, and weight 
B) agreeableness, locus of control, and ethical sensitivity 
C) direction, intensity, and persistence 
D) antecedents, consequences, and reinforcers 
E) aptitudes, abilities, and competencies 
A) size, shape, and weight 
B) agreeableness, locus of control, and ethical sensitivity 
C) direction, intensity, and persistence 
D) antecedents, consequences, and reinforcers 
E) aptitudes, abilities, and competencies

Question 4

Employees in the company's warehouse are making numerous errors in inventory control and breaking items shipped. An analysis of the situation reveals that individual competencies are poorly matched with the job requirements. Describe three different strategies that would potentially improve this person-job matching.

Accepted Answer

The textbook identifies the following th

Question 5

According to your text, which of the following is considered a moral intensity factor?

Accepted Answer

A) Economic impact. 
B) Social impact. 
C) Diversity. 
D) Social consensus. 
E) Environmental impact. 
A) Economic impact. 
B) Social impact. 
C) Diversity. 
D) Social consensus. 
E) Environmental impact.

Question 6

Our personalities influence how well we cope with stress

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements about personality is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) One's personality becomes more hidden over time. 
B) Some personality development and change occurs when people are young. 
C) Personality is heavily influenced by heredity. 
D) Personality is influenced by both nature and nurture. 
E) On average, when people reach the age of 30 personality stabilizes. 
A) One's personality becomes more hidden over time. 
B) Some personality development and change occurs when people are young. 
C) Personality is heavily influenced by heredity. 
D) Personality is influenced by both nature and nurture. 
E) On average, when people reach the age of 30 personality stabilizes.

Question 8

In terms of cross-cultural values, Canadians tend to have relatively high individualism with an achievement orientation and low power distance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Moral intensity refers to the difficulty associated with making certain decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following values represents people who value duty to groups to which they belong, and to group harmony?

Accepted Answer

A) High collectivism. 
B) High nurturing orientation. 
C) High uncertainty avoidance. 
D) Low uncertainty avoidance. 
E) High individualism. 
A) High collectivism. 
B) High nurturing orientation. 
C) High uncertainty avoidance. 
D) Low uncertainty avoidance. 
E) High individualism.

Question 11

Which of the following is an ethical principle stating that people have entitlements allowing them to act in a certain way?

Accepted Answer

A) Distributive justice. 
B) Ethical sensitivity. 
C) Individual rights. 
D) Utilitarianism. 
E) Moral intensity. 
A) Distributive justice. 
B) Ethical sensitivity. 
C) Individual rights. 
D) Utilitarianism. 
E) Moral intensity.

Question 12

Today, personality testing has become so popular that some experts warn we may have gone too far in organizational settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Characterizes people with high levels of anxiety, hostility, depression, and self-consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A) Openness to experience 
B) Extraversion 
C) Agreeableness 
D) Neuroticism 
E) Conscientiousness 
A) Openness to experience 
B) Extraversion 
C) Agreeableness 
D) Neuroticism 
E) Conscientiousness

Question 14

All technical employees at a paper mill take a course on how to operate a new paper-rolling machine. This course will improve job performance mainly by altering employee:

Accepted Answer

A) organizational citizenship 
B) motivation 
C) aptitudes 
D) learned capabilities 
E) role perceptions 
A) organizational citizenship 
B) motivation 
C) aptitudes 
D) learned capabilities 
E) role perceptions

Question 15

Aptitudes, skills, and competencies all fall under which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A) Motivation 
B) Ethics 
C) Ability 
D) Personality 
E) Values 
A) Motivation 
B) Ethics 
C) Ability 
D) Personality 
E) Values

Question 16

Personality is a relatively stable pattern of behaviours and internal states that help explain a person's behavioural tendencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Organizations that don't align corporate values with the dominant values of the society in which they operate may experience increased employee turnover.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One person-job matching strategy is to select applicants whose existing competencies best fit the required task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The ''Big Five'' personality dimensions represent

Accepted Answer

A) all of the personality traits found in an ideal job applicant. 
B) the personality traits caused by the environment rather than heredity. 
C) the aggregated clusters representing most known personality traits. 
D) the entire spectrum of negative and positive personality dimensions. 
E) the aggregated clusters representing most known personality traits and the personality traits caused by the environment rather than heredity. 
A) all of the personality traits found in an ideal job applicant. 
B) the personality traits caused by the environment rather than heredity. 
C) the aggregated clusters representing most known personality traits. 
D) the entire spectrum of negative and positive personality dimensions. 
E) the aggregated clusters representing most known personality traits and the personality traits caused by the environment rather than heredity.

Question 20

The MARS model identifies the four main factors that influence individual behaviour

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

All of the following are domains in Schwartz's values model EXCEPT

Which of the following ensures that job incumbents have appropriate aptitudes to perform the job?

Motivation affects a person's ________ of voluntary behaviour.

According to your text, which of the following is considered a moral intensity factor?

Our personalities influence how well we cope with stress

Which of the following statements about personality is FALSE?

In terms of cross-cultural values, Canadians tend to have relatively high individualism with an achievement orientation and low power distance.

Moral intensity refers to the difficulty associated with making certain decisions.

Which of the following values represents people who value duty to groups to which they belong, and to group harmony?

Which of the following is an ethical principle stating that people have entitlements allowing them to act in a certain way?

Today, personality testing has become so popular that some experts warn we may have gone too far in organizational settings.

Characterizes people with high levels of anxiety, hostility, depression, and self-consciousness.

All technical employees at a paper mill take a course on how to operate a new paper-rolling machine. This course will improve job performance mainly by altering employee:

Aptitudes, skills, and competencies all fall under which of the following concepts?

Personality is a relatively stable pattern of behaviours and internal states that help explain a person's behavioural tendencies.

Organizations that don't align corporate values with the dominant values of the society in which they operate may experience increased employee turnover.

One person-job matching strategy is to select applicants whose existing competencies best fit the required task.

The ''Big Five'' personality dimensions represent

The MARS model identifies the four main factors that influence individual behaviour

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

All of the following are domains in Schwartz's values model EXCEPT

Which of the following ensures that job incumbents have appropriate aptitudes to perform the job?

Motivation affects a person's ________ of voluntary behaviour.

According to your text, which of the following is considered a moral intensity factor?

Our personalities influence how well we cope with stress

Which of the following statements about personality is FALSE?

In terms of cross-cultural values, Canadians tend to have relatively high individualism with an achievement orientation and low power distance.

Moral intensity refers to the difficulty associated with making certain decisions.

Which of the following values represents people who value duty to groups to which they belong, and to group harmony?

Which of the following is an ethical principle stating that people have entitlements allowing them to act in a certain way?

Today, personality testing has become so popular that some experts warn we may have gone too far in organizational settings.

Characterizes people with high levels of anxiety, hostility, depression, and self-consciousness.

All technical employees at a paper mill take a course on how to operate a new paper-rolling machine. This course will improve job performance mainly by altering employee:

Aptitudes, skills, and competencies all fall under which of the following concepts?

Personality is a relatively stable pattern of behaviours and internal states that help explain a person's behavioural tendencies.

Organizations that don't align corporate values with the dominant values of the society in which they operate may experience increased employee turnover.

One person-job matching strategy is to select applicants whose existing competencies best fit the required task.

The ''Big Five'' personality dimensions represent

The MARS model identifies the four main factors that influence individual behaviour

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