Question 1

Match the following:
-Career Management

Accepted Answer

A) Entrepreneurial career anchor. 
B) Individual-organizational efforts to achieve career success. 
C) Set of self-perceived talents, motives, and values that guide career 
D) Functional specialization as career anchor. 
E) Written specifications of career objectives. 
A) Entrepreneurial career anchor. 
B) Individual-organizational efforts to achieve career success. 
C) Set of self-perceived talents, motives, and values that guide career 
D) Functional specialization as career anchor. 
E) Written specifications of career objectives.

Question 2

James Dyson, CEO of Dyson, believes strongly in mentoring and has made it his priority to mentor future generations of engineers. The Dyson Foundation and Jeremy Fry Memorial Scholarship (Jeremy Fry was Dyson's mentor) are two examples of Dyson's involvement in mentoring. Using the career stage model, at which stage would someone such as Dyson become a mentor?

Accepted Answer

A) withdrawal stage 
B) maintenance stage 
C) establishment stage 
D) advancement stage 
A) withdrawal stage 
B) maintenance stage 
C) establishment stage 
D) advancement stage

Question 3

What is career management from the individual's perspective and from the organization's perspective?

Accepted Answer

For the individual, career management is

Question 4

An intentional and purposeful commitment to taking charge of your professional life will be necessary in managing the new career.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If the separation phase of the mentoring relationship has been successful, what phase will occur next?

Accepted Answer

A) cultivation 
B) independence 
C) redefinition 
D) learning 
A) cultivation 
B) independence 
C) redefinition 
D) learning

Question 6

All of the following are considered keys to the success of a formal mentoring program except:

Accepted Answer

A) participation should be voluntary 
B) training should be provided to mentors 
C) mentors should have high EQ scores 
D) a graceful exit should be provided for mismatches 
A) participation should be voluntary 
B) training should be provided to mentors 
C) mentors should have high EQ scores 
D) a graceful exit should be provided for mismatches

Question 7

The immediate supervisor is the best mentor for an individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Organizations should tie the newcomers' rewards as explicitly as possible to performance during which stage of the adjustment to a new organization?

Accepted Answer

A) encounter 
B) anticipatory socialization 
C) change and acquisition 
D) reality shock 
A) encounter 
B) anticipatory socialization 
C) change and acquisition 
D) reality shock

Question 9

The career lattice is an approach that builds competencies by moving individuals vertically through different levels of the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A relationship where both people have important career roles is called:

Accepted Answer

A) a conflicting partnership 
B) conflicting careers 
C) a career stressor 
D) a dual-career partnership 
A) a conflicting partnership 
B) conflicting careers 
C) a career stressor 
D) a dual-career partnership

Question 11

The realistic job preview of the organization corresponds to the _____ of the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) interviewing skills 
B) training manual 
C) college major 
D) resume 
A) interviewing skills 
B) training manual 
C) college major 
D) resume

Question 12

An implicit agreement between an individual and an organization that specifies what each is expected to give and receive in the relationship is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) an employment contract 
B) a work agreement 
C) a psychological contract 
D) reciprocity 
A) an employment contract 
B) a work agreement 
C) a psychological contract 
D) reciprocity

Question 13

Holland's typology has been used to classify occupational types and occupations but the typology has not been used to predict career choices of international participants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Match the following:
-Career Plateau

Accepted Answer

A) Discretionary work schedule. 
B) Disengagement career stage. 
C) A significant set of career problems for many in their 80s and 90s. 
D) Lack of upward career mobility. 
E) Career stage with little job and career change. 
A) Discretionary work schedule. 
B) Disengagement career stage. 
C) A significant set of career problems for many in their 80s and 90s. 
D) Lack of upward career mobility. 
E) Career stage with little job and career change.

Question 15

An approach to building competencies by moving laterally through different departments or different projects is:

Accepted Answer

A) horizontal integration 
B) a horizontal career path 
C) career lattice 
D) a career path 
A) horizontal integration 
B) a horizontal career path 
C) career lattice 
D) a career path

Question 16

Top managers may be less willing to grant alternative work arrangements to employees caring for elderly parents rather than children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Newly hired managers flame out or fail within the first 18 months because they:

Accepted Answer

A) lack internal political skills 
B) can't achieve the two or three most important objectives of the new job 
C) tend to be confused or uncertain about what their bosses expect 
D) fail to build good relationships with peers and subordinates 
A) lack internal political skills 
B) can't achieve the two or three most important objectives of the new job 
C) tend to be confused or uncertain about what their bosses expect 
D) fail to build good relationships with peers and subordinates

Question 18

Work-home conflicts are typically first encountered during which phase of the career stage?

Accepted Answer

A) advancement 
B) withdrawal 
C) maintenance 
D) establishment 
A) advancement 
B) withdrawal 
C) maintenance 
D) establishment

Question 19

A recent research study that focused on ethnographic data (interviews and stories) conducted among 3 European firms and 2 U.S.firms found that software engineers still had more respect for immediate supervision and their organizations than for occupational excellence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the career research of Edgar Schein, career anchors are:

Accepted Answer

A) objective assessments of one's abilities 
B) determined by one's childhood and family background 
C) changing as one moves through the four-stage career model 
D) self-assessed talents, motives, and values that guide career decisions 
A) objective assessments of one's abilities 
B) determined by one's childhood and family background 
C) changing as one moves through the four-stage career model 
D) self-assessed talents, motives, and values that guide career decisions

Match the following: -Career Management

What is career management from the individual's perspective and from the organization's perspective?

An intentional and purposeful commitment to taking charge of your professional life will be necessary in managing the new career.

If the separation phase of the mentoring relationship has been successful, what phase will occur next?

All of the following are considered keys to the success of a formal mentoring program except:

The immediate supervisor is the best mentor for an individual.

Organizations should tie the newcomers' rewards as explicitly as possible to performance during which stage of the adjustment to a new organization?

The career lattice is an approach that builds competencies by moving individuals vertically through different levels of the organization.

A relationship where both people have important career roles is called:

The realistic job preview of the organization corresponds to the _____ of the individual.

An implicit agreement between an individual and an organization that specifies what each is expected to give and receive in the relationship is known as:

Holland's typology has been used to classify occupational types and occupations but the typology has not been used to predict career choices of international participants.

Match the following: -Career Plateau

An approach to building competencies by moving laterally through different departments or different projects is:

Top managers may be less willing to grant alternative work arrangements to employees caring for elderly parents rather than children.

Newly hired managers flame out or fail within the first 18 months because they:

Work-home conflicts are typically first encountered during which phase of the career stage?

A recent research study that focused on ethnographic data (interviews and stories) conducted among 3 European firms and 2 U.S.firms found that software engineers still had more respect for immediate supervision and their organizations than for occupational excellence.

According to the career research of Edgar Schein, career anchors are:

Organizational Behavior and Opportunity

Challenges for Managers

Personality, Perception, and Attribution

Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics

Motivation at Work

Learning and Performance Management

Stress and Well-Being at Work

Communication

Work Teams and Groups

Decision Making by Individuals and Groups

Power and Political Behavior

Leadership and Followership

Conflict and Negotiation

Jobs and the Design of Work

Organizational Design and Structure

Organizational Culture

Managing Change

Filters

Exam 17: Career Management

Match the following: -Career Management

What is career management from the individual's perspective and from the organization's perspective?

An intentional and purposeful commitment to taking charge of your professional life will be necessary in managing the new career.

If the separation phase of the mentoring relationship has been successful, what phase will occur next?

All of the following are considered keys to the success of a formal mentoring program except:

The immediate supervisor is the best mentor for an individual.

Organizations should tie the newcomers' rewards as explicitly as possible to performance during which stage of the adjustment to a new organization?

The career lattice is an approach that builds competencies by moving individuals vertically through different levels of the organization.

A relationship where both people have important career roles is called:

The realistic job preview of the organization corresponds to the _____ of the individual.

An implicit agreement between an individual and an organization that specifies what each is expected to give and receive in the relationship is known as:

Holland's typology has been used to classify occupational types and occupations but the typology has not been used to predict career choices of international participants.

Match the following: -Career Plateau

An approach to building competencies by moving laterally through different departments or different projects is:

Top managers may be less willing to grant alternative work arrangements to employees caring for elderly parents rather than children.

Newly hired managers flame out or fail within the first 18 months because they:

Work-home conflicts are typically first encountered during which phase of the career stage?

A recent research study that focused on ethnographic data (interviews and stories) conducted among 3 European firms and 2 U.S.firms found that software engineers still had more respect for immediate supervision and their organizations than for occupational excellence.

According to the career research of Edgar Schein, career anchors are:

Organizational Behavior and Opportunity

Challenges for Managers

Personality, Perception, and Attribution

Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics

Motivation at Work

Learning and Performance Management

Stress and Well-Being at Work

Communication

Work Teams and Groups

Decision Making by Individuals and Groups

Power and Political Behavior

Leadership and Followership

Conflict and Negotiation

Jobs and the Design of Work

Organizational Design and Structure

Organizational Culture

Managing Change

Filters