Question 1

A career path can be very similar to a career ladder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Work-home conflicts are a particular problem for working women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Mentoring usually ends in the establishment career stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Sustaining performance and becoming a mentor are two issues individuals need to address during:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

A way of avoiding inherent conflicts between the individual and organization regarding job choice is:

Accepted Answer

A) conflict resolution 
B) reality counseling 
C) use of a mediator 
D) realistic job preview 
A) conflict resolution 
B) reality counseling 
C) use of a mediator 
D) realistic job preview

Question 6

Occupational choice is an important decision of the maintenance career stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the following:
-Artistic

Accepted Answer

A) Pattern of work-related experiences spanning one's life. 
B) Interactive relationship between the individual and the organization. 
C) An imaginative, emotional, and impulsive personality type. 
D) An efficient and practical personality type. 
E) The career exploration stage for individuals. 
A) Pattern of work-related experiences spanning one's life. 
B) Interactive relationship between the individual and the organization. 
C) An imaginative, emotional, and impulsive personality type. 
D) An efficient and practical personality type. 
E) The career exploration stage for individuals.

Question 8

Almost 40% of new managers fail within the first 18 months on the job because of:

Accepted Answer

A) a lack of organizational support 
B) a lack of technical training that most importantly includes weak financial skills 
C) a lack of human skills 
D) poor socialization by the organization and unrealistic previews of what the job will entail 
A) a lack of organizational support 
B) a lack of technical training that most importantly includes weak financial skills 
C) a lack of human skills 
D) poor socialization by the organization and unrealistic previews of what the job will entail

Question 9

An assumption that drives Holland's theory is that people choose occupations:

Accepted Answer

A) based on economic reasons 
B) based on vocational inventory instruments 
C) based on what they perceive their strengths have been 
D) based on matches with their own personality 
A) based on economic reasons 
B) based on vocational inventory instruments 
C) based on what they perceive their strengths have been 
D) based on matches with their own personality

Question 10

To be successful one needs to think of change only as a disruption to one's work that needs to be focused on when it occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is an incorrect match of Holland's personality types and occupations?

Accepted Answer

A) artistic.....................music teacher 
B) realistic....................pro baseball player 
C) social........................social worker 
D) enterprising...............insurance agent 
A) artistic.....................music teacher 
B) realistic....................pro baseball player 
C) social........................social worker 
D) enterprising...............insurance agent

Question 12

Warner Cable posts videos showing current employees discussing the skills necessary for dealing with the challenges and frustrations associated with the various jobs within the company. The purpose of posting these videos is:

Accepted Answer

A) to provide prospective candidates with information that will result in a RJP 
B) an attempt to increase the fit between job requirements and GNS 
C) to emphasize the extent to which a "can do" attitude permeates Warner Cable's culture 
D) All the above 
A) to provide prospective candidates with information that will result in a RJP 
B) an attempt to increase the fit between job requirements and GNS 
C) to emphasize the extent to which a "can do" attitude permeates Warner Cable's culture 
D) All the above

Question 13

A person may make several occupational choices during the establishment and maintenance career stages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Match the following:
-Career Ladder

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 15

In Holland's occupational choice research, persons with enterprising personalities are analytical, curious, and independent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The most common work-home conflict develops because of:

Accepted Answer

A) extensive out-of-town travel of one or both partners 
B) family member illness 
C) child's educational requirements 
D) lack of job progression opportunities for one of the partners 
A) extensive out-of-town travel of one or both partners 
B) family member illness 
C) child's educational requirements 
D) lack of job progression opportunities for one of the partners

Question 17

Match the following:
-Change and Acquisition

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 18

Match the following:
-Psychological Contract

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 19

Corporate allegiance means:

Accepted Answer

A) shared employer and employee commitment to the goal of a project 
B) financial and reputation rewards stemming from project outcomes 
C) social relationships within corporate boundaries being actively encouraged 
D) constant rearrangement of reporting relationships as projects required 
A) shared employer and employee commitment to the goal of a project 
B) financial and reputation rewards stemming from project outcomes 
C) social relationships within corporate boundaries being actively encouraged 
D) constant rearrangement of reporting relationships as projects required

Question 20

When examining career stages, Levinson has recommended that because work and life are inseparable, you should also take into account:

Accepted Answer

A) personality characteristics 
B) the differing motivational attributes of power, achievement, and affiliation 
C) life stages 
D) emotional stages 
A) personality characteristics 
B) the differing motivational attributes of power, achievement, and affiliation 
C) life stages 
D) emotional stages

A career path can be very similar to a career ladder.

Work-home conflicts are a particular problem for working women.

Mentoring usually ends in the establishment career stage.

Sustaining performance and becoming a mentor are two issues individuals need to address during:

A way of avoiding inherent conflicts between the individual and organization regarding job choice is:

Occupational choice is an important decision of the maintenance career stage.

Match the following: -Artistic

Almost 40% of new managers fail within the first 18 months on the job because of:

An assumption that drives Holland's theory is that people choose occupations:

To be successful one needs to think of change only as a disruption to one's work that needs to be focused on when it occurs.

Which of the following is an incorrect match of Holland's personality types and occupations?

Warner Cable posts videos showing current employees discussing the skills necessary for dealing with the challenges and frustrations associated with the various jobs within the company. The purpose of posting these videos is:

A person may make several occupational choices during the establishment and maintenance career stages.

Match the following: -Career Ladder

In Holland's occupational choice research, persons with enterprising personalities are analytical, curious, and independent.

The most common work-home conflict develops because of:

Match the following: -Change and Acquisition

Match the following: -Psychological Contract

Corporate allegiance means:

When examining career stages, Levinson has recommended that because work and life are inseparable, you should also take into account:

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

A career path can be very similar to a career ladder.

Work-home conflicts are a particular problem for working women.

Mentoring usually ends in the establishment career stage.

Sustaining performance and becoming a mentor are two issues individuals need to address during:

A way of avoiding inherent conflicts between the individual and organization regarding job choice is:

Occupational choice is an important decision of the maintenance career stage.

Match the following: -Artistic

Almost 40% of new managers fail within the first 18 months on the job because of:

An assumption that drives Holland's theory is that people choose occupations:

To be successful one needs to think of change only as a disruption to one's work that needs to be focused on when it occurs.

Which of the following is an incorrect match of Holland's personality types and occupations?

Warner Cable posts videos showing current employees discussing the skills necessary for dealing with the challenges and frustrations associated with the various jobs within the company. The purpose of posting these videos is:

A person may make several occupational choices during the establishment and maintenance career stages.

Match the following: -Career Ladder

In Holland's occupational choice research, persons with enterprising personalities are analytical, curious, and independent.

The most common work-home conflict develops because of:

Match the following: -Change and Acquisition

Match the following: -Psychological Contract

Corporate allegiance means:

When examining career stages, Levinson has recommended that because work and life are inseparable, you should also take into account:

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