Question 1

Which of the following represents values that determine whether actions are right or wrong and outcomes are good or bad?

Accepted Answer

A) Conscientiousness 
B) Sensing 
C) Moral intensity 
D) Self-monitoring 
E) Ethics 
A) Conscientiousness 
B) Sensing 
C) Moral intensity 
D) Self-monitoring 
E) Ethics

Question 2

One influence on the values-behaviour link is situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

Which of the following is NOT a work-related behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Competencies 
B) Absenteeism 
C) Joining the organization 
D) Showing up for work at scheduled times 
E) Performing required tasks 
A) Competencies 
B) Absenteeism 
C) Joining the organization 
D) Showing up for work at scheduled times 
E) Performing required tasks

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Reminding ourselves of our dominant personal values ensures that we apply those values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a "Big Five" personality dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A) Openness to new experiences. 
B) Self-transcendence. 
C) Locus of control. 
D) Self-enhancement. 
E) Narcissism. 
A) Openness to new experiences. 
B) Self-transcendence. 
C) Locus of control. 
D) Self-enhancement. 
E) Narcissism.

Question 8

Being good-natured,empathetic,caring,and courteous are characteristic of people with which personality trait?

Accepted Answer

A) Openness to experience 
B) Agreeableness 
C) Locus of control 
D) Emotional stability 
E) Extraversion 
A) Openness to experience 
B) Agreeableness 
C) Locus of control 
D) Emotional stability 
E) Extraversion

Question 9

Agreeableness is a personality dimension that describes people who are outgoing,talkative,sociable,and assertive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Espoused-enacted values congruence occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A) an employee and his or her spouse have similar values. 
B) an organization's values are consistent with the dominant values of the culture in which it operates. 
C) an employee's personal values are similar to the values of other employees on the same team. 
D) an employee's personal values are consistent with the organization's values. 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) an employee and his or her spouse have similar values. 
B) an organization's values are consistent with the dominant values of the culture in which it operates. 
C) an employee's personal values are similar to the values of other employees on the same team. 
D) an employee's personal values are consistent with the organization's values. 
E) None of the answers apply.

Question 11

When assessing the ethics of a decision,you should:

Accepted Answer

A) rely mainly on the utilitarianism principle. 
B) consider its implications against all three principles described in the textbook. 
C) rely mainly on your level of collectivism. 
D) avoid considering the decision's moral intensity until after the decision has been made. 
E) apply any one-but NEVER more than one-of the four ethics principles to evaluate the decision. 
A) rely mainly on the utilitarianism principle. 
B) consider its implications against all three principles described in the textbook. 
C) rely mainly on your level of collectivism. 
D) avoid considering the decision's moral intensity until after the decision has been made. 
E) apply any one-but NEVER more than one-of the four ethics principles to evaluate the decision.

Question 12

Two countries with low collectivism are Japan and Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is considered counterproductive work behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Insulting others. 
B) Theft. 
C) Deliberately withholding one's approval to inconvenience another person and cause them stress. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Theft and deliberating performing work incorrectly so the organization suffers a loss. 
A) Insulting others. 
B) Theft. 
C) Deliberately withholding one's approval to inconvenience another person and cause them stress. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Theft and deliberating performing work incorrectly so the organization suffers a loss.

Question 14

Sensing,feeling,and judging are three of the ''Big Five'' personality traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The chief executive of a start-up high-technology company recently made several public announcements about the company's values.She emphasized that,although the company is less than one year old,its employees already have adopted a strong set of values around sharing,freedom,and achievement.However,you personally know two employees at the company who say that employees don't really have a common set of values,and they are certainly not unanimous about the three values stated by the CEO.The CEO is likely describing the company's:

Accepted Answer

A) espoused values. 
B) ethical values. 
C) professional values. 
D) organizational values. 
E) enacted values. 
A) espoused values. 
B) ethical values. 
C) professional values. 
D) organizational values. 
E) enacted values.

Question 16

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 17

Our personalities influence how well we cope with stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements about values is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Values help define what is right or wrong and good or bad in the world. 
B) Values are arranged into a hierarchy of preferences. 
C) The values that dominate a person's preferences differ across cultures. 
D) Values guide our decisions and actions. 
E) A person's hierarchy of values typically changes a few times each year. 
A) Values help define what is right or wrong and good or bad in the world. 
B) Values are arranged into a hierarchy of preferences. 
C) The values that dominate a person's preferences differ across cultures. 
D) Values guide our decisions and actions. 
E) A person's hierarchy of values typically changes a few times each year.

Question 19

When choosing the most ethically correct action in a particular situation,the distributive justice principle overrules (is more important than)the others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Which of the following represents values that determine whether actions are right or wrong and outcomes are good or bad?

One influence on the values-behaviour link is situation.

Which of the following is NOT a work-related behaviour?

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

Reminding ourselves of our dominant personal values ensures that we apply those values.

Which of the following is a "Big Five" personality dimensions?

Being good-natured,empathetic,caring,and courteous are characteristic of people with which personality trait?

Agreeableness is a personality dimension that describes people who are outgoing,talkative,sociable,and assertive.

Espoused-enacted values congruence occurs when:

When assessing the ethics of a decision,you should:

Two countries with low collectivism are Japan and Canada.

Which of the following is considered counterproductive work behaviour?

Sensing,feeling,and judging are three of the ''Big Five'' personality traits.

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

Our personalities influence how well we cope with stress.

Which of the following statements about values is FALSE?

When choosing the most ethically correct action in a particular situation,the distributive justice principle overrules (is more important than)the others.

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

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 2: Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Which of the following represents values that determine whether actions are right or wrong and outcomes are good or bad?

One influence on the values-behaviour link is situation.

Which of the following is NOT a work-related behaviour?

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

Reminding ourselves of our dominant personal values ensures that we apply those values.

Which of the following is a "Big Five" personality dimensions?

Being good-natured,empathetic,caring,and courteous are characteristic of people with which personality trait?

Agreeableness is a personality dimension that describes people who are outgoing,talkative,sociable,and assertive.

Espoused-enacted values congruence occurs when:

When assessing the ethics of a decision,you should:

Two countries with low collectivism are Japan and Canada.

Which of the following is considered counterproductive work behaviour?

Sensing,feeling,and judging are three of the ''Big Five'' personality traits.

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

Our personalities influence how well we cope with stress.

Which of the following statements about values is FALSE?

When choosing the most ethically correct action in a particular situation,the distributive justice principle overrules (is more important than)the others.

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

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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