Question 1

Janet keeps emotional distance from her coworkers and believes that the ends can justify the means. Janet would rate high in Machiavellianism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

You wish to hire a person who is innovative, individualistic, versatile, and entrepreneurial. Candidates for this position would ideally have what classification on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator?

Accepted Answer

A)  INTJs 
B)  ESTJs 
C)  ENTPs 
D)  ISFPs 
E)  ESTPs 
A)  INTJs 
B)  ESTJs 
C)  ENTPs 
D)  ISFPs 
E)  ESTPs

Question 3

You are assembling a team to work on a long-term project which requires creativity, stamina, and formal thinking. The only piece of information available to you is the Myers-Briggs Type of each of the applicants. These results are shown below:
 
-You are looking for an organizer, a person on whom you can depend to be practical and realistic. Who would be the best candidate based on their Myers Briggs Type?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alan 
B)  Brenda 
C)  Cameron 
D)  Drusilla 
E)  Ellen 
A)  Alan 
B)  Brenda 
C)  Cameron 
D)  Drusilla 
E)  Ellen

Question 4

Which of the following terms best describes people who show initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type A 
B)  high self esteem 
C)  proactive personalities 
D)  high conscientiousness 
E)  high Mach 
A)  Type A 
B)  high self esteem 
C)  proactive personalities 
D)  high conscientiousness 
E)  high Mach

Question 5

Instrumental values are preferable modes of behavior, or means of achieving one's terminal values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

You are the manager of a small boutique. You have decided to apply the Big Five Model in order to understand your employees and their work habits because it is generally supported by an impressive body of research. You want to use the five dimensions of personality to match individuals with jobs to which they are well-suited.
-You know that your customers are demanding and sometimes difficult. Which personality dimension taps a person's ability to withstand stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  extroversion 
B)  judging 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  emotional stability 
E)  intellect 
A)  extroversion 
B)  judging 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  emotional stability 
E)  intellect

Question 7

Values are important to organizational behavior because they ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  allow the study of alignment of organizational policies 
B)  lay the foundation for the understanding of attitudes and motivation 
C)  form the supporting foundation for the study of ethics 
D)  are an integral part of culture 
E)  encourage ethical behavior 
A)  allow the study of alignment of organizational policies 
B)  lay the foundation for the understanding of attitudes and motivation 
C)  form the supporting foundation for the study of ethics 
D)  are an integral part of culture 
E)  encourage ethical behavior

Question 8

Which of the following is not an instrumental value?

Accepted Answer

A)  clean 
B)  wisdom 
C)  polite 
D)  loving 
E)  courageous 
A)  clean 
B)  wisdom 
C)  polite 
D)  loving 
E)  courageous

Question 9

A high score in which dimension of the Big Five model predicts good job performance for all occupational groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  extroversion 
B)  agreeableness 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  emotional stability 
E)  openness to experience 
A)  extroversion 
B)  agreeableness 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  emotional stability 
E)  openness to experience

Question 10

Mary Wood is a new manager. She recognizes that personality attributes can help to explain and predict employee behavior.
-Mary has an opening for a position requiring a lot of face to face interaction with others. She should identify the employee with a(an) ________ for a good fit.

Accepted Answer

A)  high self-monitoring tendency 
B)  low self-monitoring tendency 
C)  internal locus of control 
D)  external locus of control 
E)  high SE 
A)  high self-monitoring tendency 
B)  low self-monitoring tendency 
C)  internal locus of control 
D)  external locus of control 
E)  high SE

Question 11

What is the term used for the degree to which people like or dislike themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  core self-evaluation 
B)  authoritarianism 
C)  locus of control 
D)  Machiavellianism 
E)  efficacy 
A)  core self-evaluation 
B)  authoritarianism 
C)  locus of control 
D)  Machiavellianism 
E)  efficacy

Question 12

Name and describe the value dimensions of culture identified by Hofstede.

Accepted Answer

a) Power distance is the degree to which

Question 13

What term is used for those who entered the U.S. work force from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Veterans 
B)  Boomers 
C)  Nexters 
D)  Xers 
E)  Traditionalists 
A)  Veterans 
B)  Boomers 
C)  Nexters 
D)  Xers 
E)  Traditionalists

Question 14

RVS values are fairly stable and consistent among groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following personality traits is most likely to help achieve career success?

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive 
B)  high S.E 
C)  Type A 
D)  extrovert 
E)  agreeable 
A)  proactive 
B)  high S.E 
C)  Type A 
D)  extrovert 
E)  agreeable

Question 16

The "enterprising" personality from Holland's typology of personality and congruent occupations would exhibit which of the following personality characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  imaginative, disorderly, idealistic 
B)  shy, genuine, persistent 
C)  sociable, friendly, cooperative 
D)  self-confident, ambitious, energetic 
E)  conforming, efficient, practical, 
A)  imaginative, disorderly, idealistic 
B)  shy, genuine, persistent 
C)  sociable, friendly, cooperative 
D)  self-confident, ambitious, energetic 
E)  conforming, efficient, practical,

Question 17

Which of the following is not a possible result from hiring Marsha, an applicant with a narcissistic personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marsha is likely to be disrespectful and condescending to other coworkers. 
B)  Marsha is likely to exploit shy and introverted coworkers. 
C)  Marsha is likely to keep important information to herself. 
D)  Marsha is likely to be more productive than her coworkers. 
E)  Marsha is likely to refuse to help coworkers. 
A)  Marsha is likely to be disrespectful and condescending to other coworkers. 
B)  Marsha is likely to exploit shy and introverted coworkers. 
C)  Marsha is likely to keep important information to herself. 
D)  Marsha is likely to be more productive than her coworkers. 
E)  Marsha is likely to refuse to help coworkers.

Question 18

You have just been promoted to manage a sales group. Your group is made up of ten people who range in age from 23 to 62. You have read that there are certain dominant work values for each age group and think that this may help you understand your group.
-Amy is 50 years old. You are not surprised to find that she ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  desires financial success 
B)  prefers leisure time 
C)  sees the company merely as a vehicle for her career 
D)  highly values security 
E)  none of the above 
A)  desires financial success 
B)  prefers leisure time 
C)  sees the company merely as a vehicle for her career 
D)  highly values security 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

A culture that rates high in power distance values equality and does not accept inequalities of power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What cohort of workers in the U.S. is most likely to balk at having to work extensive overtime and weekends?

Accepted Answer

A)  Veterans 
B)  Boomers 
C)  Nexters 
D)  Xers 
E)  Traditionalists 
A)  Veterans 
B)  Boomers 
C)  Nexters 
D)  Xers 
E)  Traditionalists

Janet keeps emotional distance from her coworkers and believes that the ends can justify the means. Janet would rate high in Machiavellianism.

You wish to hire a person who is innovative, individualistic, versatile, and entrepreneurial. Candidates for this position would ideally have what classification on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator?

Which of the following terms best describes people who show initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs?

Instrumental values are preferable modes of behavior, or means of achieving one's terminal values.

Values are important to organizational behavior because they ________.

Which of the following is not an instrumental value?

A high score in which dimension of the Big Five model predicts good job performance for all occupational groups?

Mary Wood is a new manager. She recognizes that personality attributes can help to explain and predict employee behavior. -Mary has an opening for a position requiring a lot of face to face interaction with others. She should identify the employee with a(an) ________ for a good fit.

What is the term used for the degree to which people like or dislike themselves?

Name and describe the value dimensions of culture identified by Hofstede.

What term is used for those who entered the U.S. work force from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s?

RVS values are fairly stable and consistent among groups.

Which of the following personality traits is most likely to help achieve career success?

The "enterprising" personality from Holland's typology of personality and congruent occupations would exhibit which of the following personality characteristics?

Which of the following is not a possible result from hiring Marsha, an applicant with a narcissistic personality?

A culture that rates high in power distance values equality and does not accept inequalities of power.

What cohort of workers in the U.S. is most likely to balk at having to work extensive overtime and weekends?

What Is Organizational Behavior

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Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Basic Motivation Concepts

Motivation: From Concept to Applications

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Basic Approaches to Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices

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Exam 5: Personality and Values

Janet keeps emotional distance from her coworkers and believes that the ends can justify the means. Janet would rate high in Machiavellianism.

You wish to hire a person who is innovative, individualistic, versatile, and entrepreneurial. Candidates for this position would ideally have what classification on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator?

Which of the following terms best describes people who show initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs?

Instrumental values are preferable modes of behavior, or means of achieving one's terminal values.

Values are important to organizational behavior because they ________.

Which of the following is not an instrumental value?

A high score in which dimension of the Big Five model predicts good job performance for all occupational groups?

Mary Wood is a new manager. She recognizes that personality attributes can help to explain and predict employee behavior. -Mary has an opening for a position requiring a lot of face to face interaction with others. She should identify the employee with a(an) ________ for a good fit.

What is the term used for the degree to which people like or dislike themselves?

Name and describe the value dimensions of culture identified by Hofstede.

What term is used for those who entered the U.S. work force from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s?

RVS values are fairly stable and consistent among groups.

Which of the following personality traits is most likely to help achieve career success?

The "enterprising" personality from Holland's typology of personality and congruent occupations would exhibit which of the following personality characteristics?

Which of the following is not a possible result from hiring Marsha, an applicant with a narcissistic personality?

A culture that rates high in power distance values equality and does not accept inequalities of power.

What cohort of workers in the U.S. is most likely to balk at having to work extensive overtime and weekends?

What Is Organizational Behavior

Foundations of Individual Behavior

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Basic Motivation Concepts

Motivation: From Concept to Applications

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Basic Approaches to Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices

Organizational Change and Stress Management

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