Exam 13: Understanding Individual Behaviour

explain what is meant by cross- cultural OB and provide reasons for its importance.

When behaviors are reinforced, they will be given more attention, be learned better, and performed more often. This is called______ .

define learning and then explain the two learning theories that are relevant to understanding how and why individual behavior occurs.

Whenever possible, a manager should put people who share cultural variables together in certain work settings to avoid miscommunication.

Arab "millennials"______ .

A person who rates as being high in Machiavellianism would accomplish a task regardless of what it takes.

A biologist would be a good occupational match for what personality type?

A manager who takes very little time to make a decision probably has______ .

The Perceptive Manager (Scenario) Rami has been a manager for several years. He has several employees who work directly for him. Rami tries to understand these employees so that he can help them do a better job, motivate them, and understand their needs better. -Rami watches these employees when he gets a chance, but he is only able to see them part of the day. The rest of the time he assumes that they are working diligently because he works diligently most of the time. Rami's perceptions of his employees are based on_______ .

describe the Big Five Model. Then list and discuss the five personality traits that are based on the Big Five Model of personality.

The component of attitude that is made up of beliefs and opinions is _________.

The influence that models have on an individual is fully determined by attentional processes.

In the statement, "The highway is very busy at 5 P.M., and is scary to drive on, so I'll wait until 7 P.M. to go home," the word "scary" represents which component of an attitude?

Behavior is shaped by systematically reinforcing each successive step that moves the individual closer to the desired behavior

Studies on youth in the Arab world have found that they______ .

define attitudes. Next, list and discuss the three components of attitudes, including an example of a statement that describes each component to support your answer.

list and discuss three shortcuts frequently used in judging others. Discuss the impact these shortcuts have on the management of employees.

Mentoring Careers (Scenario) Jamal was glad to see the high school interns come and work in his office-and glad to see them go. It was not that he did not enjoy their company or that they did not work hard and attempt to perform at a high level, but many times he had seen kids come into his plant determined to be in a particular occupation that did not suit them. It was both frustrating and sad to see them try so hard at something they did not like and were not good at performing. So, for this next group of five interns, he decided to do something different. He did a little research and found out about Holland's Typology of Personality and Vocational Preference. Then, as the interns arrived, he asked them to take the test to help guide them into occupations for which they may better be suited. -The testing suggested that Mona prefers rule- regulated, orderly, and unambiguous activities and could be described as conforming, efficient, and practical. Which of the following occupations is not a potentially good match for her?

One of the issues that is having a major influence on managers' jobs today is how to manage ______.

Recent reports about Arab youth indicate that religion is important to many of them, and that their ties with religious institutions are getting stronger.