Exam 2: Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

A visiting professor in international business recently spoke to students in an organizational behaviour class about cultural differences between Canadians and Japanese employees.Relying on a famous study in the 1960s,the scholar explained that Japanese employees have a high degree of collectivism and,consequently,must logically also have a low level of individualism.The visitor then pointed out how this would be completely opposite to the values of Canadian employees.The visitor concluded by saying that by identifying someone's nationality,such as Canadian,you can easily determine the person's level of collectivism and individualism.Identify and discuss three problems with the visiting professor's statements.

Which moral intensity factor best relates to the question,"How many people are affected by this action?"

The main limitation of the individual rights principle is that:

Research indicates that people almost always make ethical decisions even when under pressure to make unethical decisions.

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

Some managerial issues involve no moral intensity.

Compared with Americans,Canadians tend to have stronger values regarding:

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

Employees are more likely to engage in organizational citizenship behaviours if these are outlined in their formal job duties.

Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)is not recommended for employment selection or promotion decisions.

Motivation is an external force on the person that causes him or her to engage in specific behaviours.

Employees are more likely to apply their personal values to their behaviour when:

Aptitudes are natural talents that help individuals learn specific tasks more quickly and perform them better than other people.

Research has found that absenteeism is rarely,if ever,caused by situational factors.

Corporate leaders have a strong influence on the moral conduct of employees in that organization.

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.

The MARS model explicitly identifies which of the following factors?

Organizational citizenship is less likely to occur in an work environment where high cooperation already exists.

Which of these statements about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)is FALSE?

According to the MARS model of individual behaviour,which of the following is NOT a role perception problem?