Question 1

Match the following:
-Creativity

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

Emotional intelligence tends to decrease as one advances through life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match the following:
-Modeling

Accepted Answer

A) An important activity of a mentor. 
B) Job mastery phase of organizational socialization. 
C) Sequence of job experiences. 
D) Specified progression of job experiences. 
E) A person being mentored. 
A) An important activity of a mentor. 
B) Job mastery phase of organizational socialization. 
C) Sequence of job experiences. 
D) Specified progression of job experiences. 
E) A person being mentored.

Question 4

Enterprising is one of Holland's six types of personalities characterized by a set of interests and values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Occupational excellence means continually honing skills that can be marketed across organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Levinson, an important personal life transition that includes beginning to separate from one's parents and becoming less emotionally and financially dependent occurs during the career:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Match the following:
-Mentor

Accepted Answer

A) The third stage of career stability. 
B) Examples of negative and positive job tasks. 
C) One may enter management ranks of the organization in this stage. 
D) Implicit employment arrangement. 
E) Provides advice about organizational policies. 
A) The third stage of career stability. 
B) Examples of negative and positive job tasks. 
C) One may enter management ranks of the organization in this stage. 
D) Implicit employment arrangement. 
E) Provides advice about organizational policies.

Question 8

The flexible work schedule is a method that can help individuals deal with work-home conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An essential activity of the withdrawal career stage is:

Accepted Answer

A) mentoring 
B) careful planning 
C) consulting 
D) increased job stress 
A) mentoring 
B) careful planning 
C) consulting 
D) increased job stress

Question 10

A mentor provides all of the following career functions Except:

Accepted Answer

A) sponsorship 
B) coaching 
C) maintenance 
D) protection 
A) sponsorship 
B) coaching 
C) maintenance 
D) protection

Question 11

Career management is a lifelong process of learning about self, jobs, and organizations; setting personal career goals; developing strategies for achieving the goals; and revising the goals based on work and life experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Giving potential employees a realistic picture of the job they are applying for means:

Accepted Answer

A) providing prospective candidates with results of a job satisfaction survey 
B) providing value clarification services in order to insure there is a culture/personality fit 
C) giving both positive and negative information regarding the organization 
D) providing the candidate with the strengths of the organization with respect to its position in the industry and its strategic capabilities 
A) providing prospective candidates with results of a job satisfaction survey 
B) providing value clarification services in order to insure there is a culture/personality fit 
C) giving both positive and negative information regarding the organization 
D) providing the candidate with the strengths of the organization with respect to its position in the industry and its strategic capabilities

Question 13

Which of the following are skills required to be successful in today's work environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Think of change not as disruption but work's central focus 
B) self-reliance 
C) multiple skills and adept at more than one job 
D) All of the above 
A) Think of change not as disruption but work's central focus 
B) self-reliance 
C) multiple skills and adept at more than one job 
D) All of the above

Question 14

Under the concept of the new career paradigm, project allegiance has replaced organizational allegiance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the Realistic Job Preview it is important for individuals to seek information on both organizational rewards and employee contributions rather then emphasize organizational rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During the establishment stage, which of the following is NOT a noteworthy transition?

Accepted Answer

A) from school to work 
B) from dependence on parents to dependence on self 
C) from outsider to insider 
D) from independent to interdependent thinking 
A) from school to work 
B) from dependence on parents to dependence on self 
C) from outsider to insider 
D) from independent to interdependent thinking

Question 17

Almost 40% of new managers fail within the first eighteen months on the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The best attitude toward change in the new work environment is:

Accepted Answer

A) to develop change management skills 
B) to think of organizational change not as a disruption to your work, but instead as the central focus of your work 
C) to become a transformational leader 
D) to appreciate that there are different models of change for different types of change 
A) to develop change management skills 
B) to think of organizational change not as a disruption to your work, but instead as the central focus of your work 
C) to become a transformational leader 
D) to appreciate that there are different models of change for different types of change

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an issue that is important to the advancement stage of the career stage model?

Accepted Answer

A) finding a mentor 
B) managing conflict between work and personal life 
C) working out dual-career partnerships 
D) life satisfaction 
A) finding a mentor 
B) managing conflict between work and personal life 
C) working out dual-career partnerships 
D) life satisfaction

Question 20

Otis Elevator has experimented with a program in which new hires, regardless of their specific job function, all complete a six-week training course covering all aspects of the elevator industry.This information and training is especially recommended for which stage of adjustment for the newcomer?

Accepted Answer

A) encounter 
B) anticipatory socialization 
C) change and acquisition 
D) inclusion 
A) encounter 
B) anticipatory socialization 
C) change and acquisition 
D) inclusion

Match the following: -Creativity

Emotional intelligence tends to decrease as one advances through life.

Match the following: -Modeling

Enterprising is one of Holland's six types of personalities characterized by a set of interests and values.

Occupational excellence means continually honing skills that can be marketed across organizations.

According to Levinson, an important personal life transition that includes beginning to separate from one's parents and becoming less emotionally and financially dependent occurs during the career:

Match the following: -Mentor

The flexible work schedule is a method that can help individuals deal with work-home conflict.

An essential activity of the withdrawal career stage is:

A mentor provides all of the following career functions Except:

Career management is a lifelong process of learning about self, jobs, and organizations; setting personal career goals; developing strategies for achieving the goals; and revising the goals based on work and life experiences.

Giving potential employees a realistic picture of the job they are applying for means:

Which of the following are skills required to be successful in today's work environment?

Under the concept of the new career paradigm, project allegiance has replaced organizational allegiance.

In the Realistic Job Preview it is important for individuals to seek information on both organizational rewards and employee contributions rather then emphasize organizational rewards.

During the establishment stage, which of the following is NOT a noteworthy transition?

Almost 40% of new managers fail within the first eighteen months on the job.

The best attitude toward change in the new work environment is:

Which of the following is NOT an issue that is important to the advancement stage of the career stage model?

Otis Elevator has experimented with a program in which new hires, regardless of their specific job function, all complete a six-week training course covering all aspects of the elevator industry.This information and training is especially recommended for which stage of adjustment for the newcomer?

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

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Exam 17: Career Management

Match the following: -Creativity

Emotional intelligence tends to decrease as one advances through life.

Match the following: -Modeling

Enterprising is one of Holland's six types of personalities characterized by a set of interests and values.

Occupational excellence means continually honing skills that can be marketed across organizations.

According to Levinson, an important personal life transition that includes beginning to separate from one's parents and becoming less emotionally and financially dependent occurs during the career:

Match the following: -Mentor

The flexible work schedule is a method that can help individuals deal with work-home conflict.

An essential activity of the withdrawal career stage is:

A mentor provides all of the following career functions Except:

Career management is a lifelong process of learning about self, jobs, and organizations; setting personal career goals; developing strategies for achieving the goals; and revising the goals based on work and life experiences.

Giving potential employees a realistic picture of the job they are applying for means:

Which of the following are skills required to be successful in today's work environment?

Under the concept of the new career paradigm, project allegiance has replaced organizational allegiance.

In the Realistic Job Preview it is important for individuals to seek information on both organizational rewards and employee contributions rather then emphasize organizational rewards.

During the establishment stage, which of the following is NOT a noteworthy transition?

Almost 40% of new managers fail within the first eighteen months on the job.

The best attitude toward change in the new work environment is:

Which of the following is NOT an issue that is important to the advancement stage of the career stage model?

Otis Elevator has experimented with a program in which new hires, regardless of their specific job function, all complete a six-week training course covering all aspects of the elevator industry.This information and training is especially recommended for which stage of adjustment for the newcomer?

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