Exam 3: Values,attitudes,emotions,and Culture: The Manager As a Person

As a manager,Donna is known in the company as a risk-taker and an innovator.Which of the following statements is most likely to be true about her?

Craig,a manager at XYZ Manufacturing,is a very positive individual.He exhibits very little negative emotions and moods and is always optimistic about himself and others.It can be said that Craig is low on negative affectivity.

An intense,relatively short-lived feeling is called a(n):

The tendency of a person to feel good about himself and the rest of the world is known as:

A person who values freedom from inner conflict is expressing which type of terminal value?

The tendency of a person to be careful and persevering in work-related tasks is known as:

Define job satisfaction and discuss why it is so important for managers to be satisfied with their jobs.

Managers try to cultivate norms that fit other factors.Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

Terminal values often lead to the formation of norms.

The extent to which a manager has a strong interest in performing challenging tasks in order to meet his or her own standards of excellence is said to have a high need for affiliation.

A person's personal conviction about ways of behaving is known as:

Giorgio is very angry with his co-worker Petra,who has made errors in her work that cause Giorgio to have to work late.Giorgio is experiencing a(n):

Managers who are high on negative affectivity are always in a bad mood.

The "ASA" framework stands for:

Differences in the levels of organizational commitment among managers in different countries can be attributed to forces in the general environment of the organization.

Managers and workers play equally important roles in the formation of organizational culture.

Managers who are low on extraversion cannot be highly effective and efficient.

All of the following are examples of terminal values EXCEPT:

Managers determine and shape organizational culture through the kinds of values and norms they promote in an organization.

All of the following are examples of instrumental values EXCEPT: