Question 1

_________describes the degree to which people in a country accept that power in institutions and organisations is distributed unequally.

Accepted Answer

A) Uncertainty avoidance 
B) Power distance 
C) Masculinity 
D) Individualism 
A) Uncertainty avoidance 
B) Power distance 
C) Masculinity 
D) Individualism

Question 2

An individual high in Machiavellianism is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) maintaining emotional distance,being highly authoritative and believing in swift discipline. 
B) being pragmatic,maintaining emotional distance and believing the end can justify the means. 
C) being impulsive,being emotionally involved and having strong ethical beliefs. 
D) tending to make a poor manager. 
A) maintaining emotional distance,being highly authoritative and believing in swift discipline. 
B) being pragmatic,maintaining emotional distance and believing the end can justify the means. 
C) being impulsive,being emotionally involved and having strong ethical beliefs. 
D) tending to make a poor manager.

Question 3

Values have little influence on one's attitudes and perceptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

________ represent basic convictions that 'a specific mode of conduct or end state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or a converse mode of conduct'.

Accepted Answer

A) Values 
B) Preferences 
C) Convictions 
D) Attitudes 
A) Values 
B) Preferences 
C) Convictions 
D) Attitudes

Question 5

INTJs are visionaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Personality is the sum total of the way in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

You are assembling a team to work on a long-term project that requires creativity,stamin,and farsightedness.The only piece of information available to you is the Myers-Briggs type of each of the applicants.Use your knowledge of the four basic characteristics of each person to choose people for the following situation. You need to choose a lead person for the team.This person must have great vision and must have an original mind with great drive.You will likely pick the following type of individual:

Accepted Answer

A) ENTP. 
B) ENFP. 
C) ISFP. 
D) INTJ. 
A) ENTP. 
B) ENFP. 
C) ISFP. 
D) INTJ.

Question 8

________ is the extent to which a country's citizens prefer structured versus unstructured situations.

Accepted Answer

A) Collectivism 
B) Power distance 
C) Short-term orientation 
D) Uncertainty avoidance 
A) Collectivism 
B) Power distance 
C) Short-term orientation 
D) Uncertainty avoidance

Question 9

Psychopathy is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) the inability to handle stress. 
B) a lack of concern for others and a lack of guilt or remorse when their actions cause harm. 
C) the tendency to have a grandiose sense of self-importance and entitlement. 
D) the inability to relate to others who are in power. 
A) the inability to handle stress. 
B) a lack of concern for others and a lack of guilt or remorse when their actions cause harm. 
C) the tendency to have a grandiose sense of self-importance and entitlement. 
D) the inability to relate to others who are in power.

Question 10

Generally speaking,values are fluid and flexible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A book profiling 13 contemporary businesspeople who created super-successful firms found that all of these individuals were intuitive thinkers (NTs).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

People with core self-evaluations see themselves as effective,capable and in control of their environment

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Rokeach,________ values refer to desirable end-states of existence.

Accepted Answer

A) terminal 
B) theoretical 
C) instrumental 
D) aesthetic 
A) terminal 
B) theoretical 
C) instrumental 
D) aesthetic

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT among Hofstede's five dimensions of national culture?

Accepted Answer

A) masculinity versus femininity 
B) literacy 
C) individualism 
D) uncertainty avoidance 
A) masculinity versus femininity 
B) literacy 
C) individualism 
D) uncertainty avoidance

Question 15

How would you describe an individual who is capable of presenting striking contradictions between who they are in public and who they are privately?

Accepted Answer

A) low self-monitoring 
B) high narcissism 
C) high self-monitoring 
D) low core self-evaluating 
A) low self-monitoring 
B) high narcissism 
C) high self-monitoring 
D) low core self-evaluating

Question 16

Discuss the Big Five Model of personality.

Accepted Answer

The five-factor model of personality is

Question 17

The measure of the extent to which people in a country accept the fact that power in institutions and organisations is distributed unequally is called:

Accepted Answer

A) institutional distribution theory. 
B) power distance. 
C) collectivism. 
D) quantity of life. 
A) institutional distribution theory. 
B) power distance. 
C) collectivism. 
D) quantity of life.

Question 18

The content attribute states a value is:

Accepted Answer

A) a basic conviction. 
B) important. 
C) related to behaviour. 
D) complete. 
A) a basic conviction. 
B) important. 
C) related to behaviour. 
D) complete.

Question 19

Proactive personality types have higher levels of job performance but experience modest career success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is a dimension of the GLOBE team that is NOT also a similar cultural dimension identified by Hofstede?

Accepted Answer

A) power distance 
B) uncertainty avoidance 
C) performance orientation 
D) individualism/collectivism 
A) power distance 
B) uncertainty avoidance 
C) performance orientation 
D) individualism/collectivism

_________describes the degree to which people in a country accept that power in institutions and organisations is distributed unequally.

An individual high in Machiavellianism is best described as:

Values have little influence on one's attitudes and perceptions.

________ represent basic convictions that 'a specific mode of conduct or end state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or a converse mode of conduct'.

INTJs are visionaries.

Personality is the sum total of the way in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others.

________ is the extent to which a country's citizens prefer structured versus unstructured situations.

Psychopathy is defined as:

Generally speaking,values are fluid and flexible.

A book profiling 13 contemporary businesspeople who created super-successful firms found that all of these individuals were intuitive thinkers (NTs).

People with core self-evaluations see themselves as effective,capable and in control of their environment

According to Rokeach,________ values refer to desirable end-states of existence.

Which of the following is NOT among Hofstede's five dimensions of national culture?

How would you describe an individual who is capable of presenting striking contradictions between who they are in public and who they are privately?

Discuss the Big Five Model of personality.

The measure of the extent to which people in a country accept the fact that power in institutions and organisations is distributed unequally is called:

The content attribute states a value is:

Proactive personality types have higher levels of job performance but experience modest career success.

Which of the following is a dimension of the GLOBE team that is NOT also a similar cultural dimension identified by Hofstede?

What Is Organisational Behaviour

The Individual

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: From Concept to Application

Foundations of Group Behaviour

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organisational Structure

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change and Stress Management

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Exam 4: Personality and Values

_________describes the degree to which people in a country accept that power in institutions and organisations is distributed unequally.

An individual high in Machiavellianism is best described as:

Values have little influence on one's attitudes and perceptions.

________ represent basic convictions that 'a specific mode of conduct or end state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or a converse mode of conduct'.

INTJs are visionaries.

Personality is the sum total of the way in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others.

________ is the extent to which a country's citizens prefer structured versus unstructured situations.

Psychopathy is defined as:

Generally speaking,values are fluid and flexible.

A book profiling 13 contemporary businesspeople who created super-successful firms found that all of these individuals were intuitive thinkers (NTs).

People with core self-evaluations see themselves as effective,capable and in control of their environment

According to Rokeach,________ values refer to desirable end-states of existence.

Which of the following is NOT among Hofstede's five dimensions of national culture?

How would you describe an individual who is capable of presenting striking contradictions between who they are in public and who they are privately?

Discuss the Big Five Model of personality.

The measure of the extent to which people in a country accept the fact that power in institutions and organisations is distributed unequally is called:

The content attribute states a value is:

Proactive personality types have higher levels of job performance but experience modest career success.

Which of the following is a dimension of the GLOBE team that is NOT also a similar cultural dimension identified by Hofstede?

What Is Organisational Behaviour

The Individual

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: From Concept to Application

Foundations of Group Behaviour

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organisational Structure

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change and Stress Management

Filters