Question 1

The Veterans,when faced with loyalty dilemmas,tended to make decisions in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A) what was best for their family. 
B) what was best for their organisation. 
C) what was best for society. 
D) what was best for them on an individual basis. 
A) what was best for their family. 
B) what was best for their organisation. 
C) what was best for society. 
D) what was best for them on an individual basis.

Question 2

Values tend to be stable and enduring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Discuss the Rokeach Value Survey.Include definitions and discussion of terminal values and instrumental values.

Accepted Answer

Milton Rokeach created the Rokeach Value

Question 4

Values are best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) flexible. 
B) fairly stable over time. 
C) a lack of convictions 
D) synonymous with personality. 
A) flexible. 
B) fairly stable over time. 
C) a lack of convictions 
D) synonymous with personality.

Question 5

Why has so much attention been paid to personality traits?

Accepted Answer

A) they may guide career development decisions 
B) they are useful matching people to jobs 
C) they may help in job selection 
D) all of the above 
A) they may guide career development decisions 
B) they are useful matching people to jobs 
C) they may help in job selection 
D) all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is true of the Type A personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Type As are obsessed with numbers and measure their success in terms of how much of everything they acquire. 
B) Type As can play for fun and relaxation,rather than to exhibit superiority. 
C) Type As feel no need to discuss their achievements. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Type As are obsessed with numbers and measure their success in terms of how much of everything they acquire. 
B) Type As can play for fun and relaxation,rather than to exhibit superiority. 
C) Type As feel no need to discuss their achievements. 
D) All of the above.

Question 7

People with high Machiavellian personality characteristics flourish best when a situation has many rules and regulations and they can interact with others indirectly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Define "locus of control" and then explain the difference between an internal and external locus of control.

Accepted Answer

A person's perception of the source of h

Question 9

The Myers- Briggs Type Indicator include all of the following classifications except:

Accepted Answer

A) Perceiving vs.judging. 
B) Extroverted vs.introverted. 
C) Intelligent vs.challenged. 
D) Sensing vs.intuitive. 
A) Perceiving vs.judging. 
B) Extroverted vs.introverted. 
C) Intelligent vs.challenged. 
D) Sensing vs.intuitive.

Question 10

Which of the following personality characteristics describe individuals high in Machiavellianism?

Accepted Answer

A) tendency for arrogance and sense of entitlement 
B) pragmatic and maintain emotional distance 
C) time- driven and unable to relax 
D) relaxed and patient 
A) tendency for arrogance and sense of entitlement 
B) pragmatic and maintain emotional distance 
C) time- driven and unable to relax 
D) relaxed and patient

Question 11

Which category of dominant work values is likely to characterise a 60- year- old employee?

Accepted Answer

A) egalitarianism 
B) Protestant work ethic 
C) existentialism 
D) pragmatism 
A) egalitarianism 
B) Protestant work ethic 
C) existentialism 
D) pragmatism

Question 12

A comprehensive analysis of cultural diversity has been done by:

Accepted Answer

A) Maslow. 
B) Follett. 
C) Hofstede. 
D) McGregor. 
A) Maslow. 
B) Follett. 
C) Hofstede. 
D) McGregor.

Question 13

Workers' values tend to differ by generation.Generalising,discuss the dominant values of Veterans,Boomers,Xers and Nexters and the approximate age of each.

Accepted Answer

Veterans entered the workforce in the 19

Question 14

The "realistic" personality from Holland's typology of personality and congruent occupations would likely be well suited for which of the following jobs?

Accepted Answer

A) mechanic 
B) painter 
C) accountant 
D) lawyer 
A) mechanic 
B) painter 
C) accountant 
D) lawyer

Question 15

demonstrate their competitiveness by working long hours and not infrequently,making poor decisions because they make them too fast.

Accepted Answer

A) Type As 
B) Self- monitors 
C) High SEs 
D) Type Bs 
A) Type As 
B) Self- monitors 
C) High SEs 
D) Type Bs

Question 16

People who consistently believe they control their own destinies have a:

Accepted Answer

A) high internal locus of control. 
B) high extroversion. 
C) Type A personality. 
D) high propensity for risk- taking. 
A) high internal locus of control. 
B) high extroversion. 
C) Type A personality. 
D) high propensity for risk- taking.

Question 17

Individuals who have a narcissistic personality have a grandiose sense of self- importance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An individual who is aggressively involved in a chronic incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) Type B. 
B) Type A. 
C) extrovert. 
D) Type AB. 
A) Type B. 
B) Type A. 
C) extrovert. 
D) Type AB.

Question 19

Which of the following cultural dimensions was identified by GLOBE,but not 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

Question 20

Holland's theory of personality- job fit argues that job satisfaction is highest and turnover lowest where:

Accepted Answer

A) salary is high. 
B) personality and occupation are in agreement. 
C) an individual is highly motivated. 
D) employees have an education. 
A) salary is high. 
B) personality and occupation are in agreement. 
C) an individual is highly motivated. 
D) employees have an education.

The Veterans,when faced with loyalty dilemmas,tended to make decisions in terms of:

Values tend to be stable and enduring.

Discuss the Rokeach Value Survey.Include definitions and discussion of terminal values and instrumental values.

Values are best described as:

Why has so much attention been paid to personality traits?

Which of the following is true of the Type A personality?

People with high Machiavellian personality characteristics flourish best when a situation has many rules and regulations and they can interact with others indirectly.

Define "locus of control" and then explain the difference between an internal and external locus of control.

The Myers- Briggs Type Indicator include all of the following classifications except:

Which of the following personality characteristics describe individuals high in Machiavellianism?

Which category of dominant work values is likely to characterise a 60- year- old employee?

A comprehensive analysis of cultural diversity has been done by:

Workers' values tend to differ by generation.Generalising,discuss the dominant values of Veterans,Boomers,Xers and Nexters and the approximate age of each.

The "realistic" personality from Holland's typology of personality and congruent occupations would likely be well suited for which of the following jobs?

demonstrate their competitiveness by working long hours and not infrequently,making poor decisions because they make them too fast.

People who consistently believe they control their own destinies have a:

Individuals who have a narcissistic personality have a grandiose sense of self- importance.

An individual who is aggressively involved in a chronic incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time is a(n):

Which of the following cultural dimensions was identified by GLOBE,but not Hofstede?

Holland's theory of personality- job fit argues that job satisfaction is highest and turnover lowest where:

The Significance of Organisational Behaviour

Learning and Job Satisfaction

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation

Emotions and Moods

Understanding Group and Team Behaviour

Leadership

Power and Politics

Communication and Conflict

Organisational Structure

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change and Development

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Exam 3: Personality and Values

The Veterans,when faced with loyalty dilemmas,tended to make decisions in terms of:

Values tend to be stable and enduring.

Discuss the Rokeach Value Survey.Include definitions and discussion of terminal values and instrumental values.

Values are best described as:

Why has so much attention been paid to personality traits?

Which of the following is true of the Type A personality?

People with high Machiavellian personality characteristics flourish best when a situation has many rules and regulations and they can interact with others indirectly.

Define "locus of control" and then explain the difference between an internal and external locus of control.

The Myers- Briggs Type Indicator include all of the following classifications except:

Which of the following personality characteristics describe individuals high in Machiavellianism?

Which category of dominant work values is likely to characterise a 60- year- old employee?

A comprehensive analysis of cultural diversity has been done by:

Workers' values tend to differ by generation.Generalising,discuss the dominant values of Veterans,Boomers,Xers and Nexters and the approximate age of each.

The "realistic" personality from Holland's typology of personality and congruent occupations would likely be well suited for which of the following jobs?

demonstrate their competitiveness by working long hours and not infrequently,making poor decisions because they make them too fast.

People who consistently believe they control their own destinies have a:

Individuals who have a narcissistic personality have a grandiose sense of self- importance.

An individual who is aggressively involved in a chronic incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time is a(n):

Which of the following cultural dimensions was identified by GLOBE,but not Hofstede?

Holland's theory of personality- job fit argues that job satisfaction is highest and turnover lowest where:

The Significance of Organisational Behaviour

Learning and Job Satisfaction

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation

Emotions and Moods

Understanding Group and Team Behaviour

Leadership

Power and Politics

Communication and Conflict

Organisational Structure

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change and Development

Filters