Question 1

Sabotage involves damage to a company's reputation, products, or equipment.What are five reasons why employees may perform acts of sabotage?

Accepted Answer

1. Disgruntlement: Employees who feel mistreated, undervalued, or unfairly compensated may engage in acts of sabotage as a form of retaliation against their employer.

2. Revenge: Employees who have been disciplined, demoted, or terminated may seek revenge by sabotaging the company's reputation, products, or equipment.

3. Financial gain: Some employees may engage in sabotage for personal financial gain, such as selling company secrets or damaging equipment in exchange for payment from a competitor.

4. Ideological reasons: Employees who disagree with the company's policies, practices, or values may sabotage the organization as a form of protest or to further their own agenda.

5. Lack of loyalty: Employees who do not feel a sense of loyalty or commitment to the company may engage in acts of sabotage without considering the potential consequences for the organization.

Question 2

Random or mandatory drug testing by Canadian organizations is very common.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

One of Kamaya's employees, Brad, has been fighting several flus and colds over the past few months.Although he is showing up for work, he has not been fully engaged in his work.How should Kamaya deal with this presenteeism issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  She should change the reward system to ensure that his attendance is highly rewarded. 
B)  She should ignore it, because presenteeism usually isn't a big issue. 
C)  She should reward Brad for the work he produces, and not for the hours he attends at work. 
D)  She should deduct his pay for any absenteeism. 
A)  She should change the reward system to ensure that his attendance is highly rewarded. 
B)  She should ignore it, because presenteeism usually isn't a big issue. 
C)  She should reward Brad for the work he produces, and not for the hours he attends at work. 
D)  She should deduct his pay for any absenteeism. C

Question 4

What does the textbook show about workplace violence and aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Over 40 percent of US employees report experiencing psychological aggression. 
B)  Over 30 percent of US employees report being attacked with a knife, gun, or another weapon. 
C)  More than 50 percent of the reported violent work incidents in the US occur in manufacturing industries. 
D)  In the US older workers, those over 35 years of age, are more prone to physical violence and aggression. 
A)  Over 40 percent of US employees report experiencing psychological aggression. 
B)  Over 30 percent of US employees report being attacked with a knife, gun, or another weapon. 
C)  More than 50 percent of the reported violent work incidents in the US occur in manufacturing industries. 
D)  In the US older workers, those over 35 years of age, are more prone to physical violence and aggression.

Question 5

According to the text, what have studies concluded about polygraph tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polygraph tests have high accuracy across all occupations. 
B)  Polygraph tests are used as part of pre-employment selection by many police and security forces throughout Canada. 
C)  The validity of the polygraph test results is independent of the skill of the polygraph operator. 
D)  Polygraph testing is banned across all Canadian provinces. 
A)  Polygraph tests have high accuracy across all occupations. 
B)  Polygraph tests are used as part of pre-employment selection by many police and security forces throughout Canada. 
C)  The validity of the polygraph test results is independent of the skill of the polygraph operator. 
D)  Polygraph testing is banned across all Canadian provinces.

Question 6

What province was the first jurisdiction in North America to prohibit psychological harassment in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quebec 
B)  Ontario 
C)  British Columbia 
D)  Manitoba 
A)  Quebec 
B)  Ontario 
C)  British Columbia 
D)  Manitoba

Question 7

According to the text, what have studies concluded about honesty tests?

Accepted Answer

A)  They produce adverse impact on protected groups. 
B)  They are not valid (i.e., they don't predict whether employees will engage in certain types of dysfunctional job behaviours). 
C)  They result in a low number of false positives when used to detect employee theft. 
D)  They are more successful in predicting property damage than in detecting theft. 
A)  They produce adverse impact on protected groups. 
B)  They are not valid (i.e., they don't predict whether employees will engage in certain types of dysfunctional job behaviours). 
C)  They result in a low number of false positives when used to detect employee theft. 
D)  They are more successful in predicting property damage than in detecting theft.

Question 8

You work as the senior HR director at a national Canadian banking institution where honesty is a critical issue.You have been asked to review your current selection process, and integrate some type of "honesty testing" into the process.Given your knowledge of the various screening procedures, what would you do?

Accepted Answer

As the senior HR director at a national

Question 9

One of the big problems with predicting counterproductive work behaviours occurs when a test identifies employees as being prone to deviant behaviours when, in fact, they are not.What is this problem known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  true negatives 
B)  false negatives 
C)  false positives 
D)  true positives 
A)  true negatives 
B)  false negatives 
C)  false positives 
D)  true positives

Question 10

Which of the following best defines counterproductive work behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviours that negatively impact individual employees only 
B)  a set of voluntary behaviours that violate organizational norms 
C)  a set of non-intentional behaviours that decrease productivity 
D)  any specific, nonvoluntary behaviours prescribed by the organization 
A)  behaviours that negatively impact individual employees only 
B)  a set of voluntary behaviours that violate organizational norms 
C)  a set of non-intentional behaviours that decrease productivity 
D)  any specific, nonvoluntary behaviours prescribed by the organization

Question 11

Over 41 percent of US employees report experiencing psychological aggression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

We could use Mark Seabright and Maureen Schminke's (2002) reasons behind acts of sabotage to justify each of the following people's behaviour EXCEPT for which of the following?.

Accepted Answer

A)  Camille, who suffers from deviant personality behaviour. 
B)  Quynn, who feels he has been treated unfairly by his employer. 
C)  Mark, who is trying to make his work easier to accomplish. 
D)  Jenny, who feels she lacks control and power at work. 
A)  Camille, who suffers from deviant personality behaviour. 
B)  Quynn, who feels he has been treated unfairly by his employer. 
C)  Mark, who is trying to make his work easier to accomplish. 
D)  Jenny, who feels she lacks control and power at work.

Question 13

What do we know about drug testing in organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a large correlation between drug use and turnover. 
B)  Drug testing is very common in Canadian organizations. 
C)  In safety sensitive positions, random drug testing may meet the criteria for a BFOR. 
D)  Canadian courts have taken the position that drug testing is not discriminatory. 
A)  There is a large correlation between drug use and turnover. 
B)  Drug testing is very common in Canadian organizations. 
C)  In safety sensitive positions, random drug testing may meet the criteria for a BFOR. 
D)  Canadian courts have taken the position that drug testing is not discriminatory.

Question 14

Clinical judgment assessments tend to have a high misclassification rate, categorizing non-violent individuals as being prone to violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Although the rate may be inflated because it is based on self-report data, what is the approximate percentage of employees in the UK, Australia, and the US who label themselves as being bullied?

Accepted Answer

A)  0-5 percent 
B)  10-20 percent 
C)  40-50 percent 
D)  60-70 percent 
A)  0-5 percent 
B)  10-20 percent 
C)  40-50 percent 
D)  60-70 percent

Question 16

There is a substantial body of research indicating the validity of using BIBs to screen out potentially aggressive employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In dispute-related bullying, the bully singles out an individual based on prejudiced attitudes of a group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A computer programmer allegedly placed a worm in the payroll software program that would destroy the payroll system if his name was deleted.Which of the following is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  production deviance 
B)  psychological withdrawal 
C)  employee theft 
D)  workplace property deviance 
A)  production deviance 
B)  psychological withdrawal 
C)  employee theft 
D)  workplace property deviance

Question 19

Ginna has been seeing an increase in stealing from her kayak supplies company.According to Sandra Robinson and Rebecca Bennett's (1995) typology, what is this behaviour classified as?

Accepted Answer

A)  a minor, interpersonal, deviant workplace behaviour 
B)  a serious, interpersonal, deviant workplace behaviour 
C)  a minor, organizational, deviant workplace behaviour 
D)  a serious, organizational, deviant workplace behaviour 
A)  a minor, interpersonal, deviant workplace behaviour 
B)  a serious, interpersonal, deviant workplace behaviour 
C)  a minor, organizational, deviant workplace behaviour 
D)  a serious, organizational, deviant workplace behaviour

Question 20

Provide examples of bullying behaviour, and identify some of the problems it may create for an organization.

Accepted Answer

Bullying behavior can take many forms, i

Sabotage involves damage to a company's reputation, products, or equipment.What are five reasons why employees may perform acts of sabotage?

Random or mandatory drug testing by Canadian organizations is very common.

One of Kamaya's employees, Brad, has been fighting several flus and colds over the past few months.Although he is showing up for work, he has not been fully engaged in his work.How should Kamaya deal with this presenteeism issue?

What does the textbook show about workplace violence and aggression?

According to the text, what have studies concluded about polygraph tests?

What province was the first jurisdiction in North America to prohibit psychological harassment in the workplace?

According to the text, what have studies concluded about honesty tests?

One of the big problems with predicting counterproductive work behaviours occurs when a test identifies employees as being prone to deviant behaviours when, in fact, they are not.What is this problem known as?

Which of the following best defines counterproductive work behaviours?

Over 41 percent of US employees report experiencing psychological aggression.

We could use Mark Seabright and Maureen Schminke's (2002) reasons behind acts of sabotage to justify each of the following people's behaviour EXCEPT for which of the following?.

What do we know about drug testing in organizations?

Clinical judgment assessments tend to have a high misclassification rate, categorizing non-violent individuals as being prone to violence.

Although the rate may be inflated because it is based on self-report data, what is the approximate percentage of employees in the UK, Australia, and the US who label themselves as being bullied?

There is a substantial body of research indicating the validity of using BIBs to screen out potentially aggressive employees.

In dispute-related bullying, the bully singles out an individual based on prejudiced attitudes of a group.

A computer programmer allegedly placed a worm in the payroll software program that would destroy the payroll system if his name was deleted.Which of the following is this an example of?

Ginna has been seeing an increase in stealing from her kayak supplies company.According to Sandra Robinson and Rebecca Bennett's (1995) typology, what is this behaviour classified as?

Provide examples of bullying behaviour, and identify some of the problems it may create for an organization.

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Exam 11: Counterproductive Work Behaviour

Sabotage involves damage to a company's reputation, products, or equipment.What are five reasons why employees may perform acts of sabotage?

Random or mandatory drug testing by Canadian organizations is very common.

One of Kamaya's employees, Brad, has been fighting several flus and colds over the past few months.Although he is showing up for work, he has not been fully engaged in his work.How should Kamaya deal with this presenteeism issue?

What does the textbook show about workplace violence and aggression?

According to the text, what have studies concluded about polygraph tests?

What province was the first jurisdiction in North America to prohibit psychological harassment in the workplace?

According to the text, what have studies concluded about honesty tests?

One of the big problems with predicting counterproductive work behaviours occurs when a test identifies employees as being prone to deviant behaviours when, in fact, they are not.What is this problem known as?

Which of the following best defines counterproductive work behaviours?

Over 41 percent of US employees report experiencing psychological aggression.

We could use Mark Seabright and Maureen Schminke's (2002) reasons behind acts of sabotage to justify each of the following people's behaviour EXCEPT for which of the following?.

What do we know about drug testing in organizations?

Clinical judgment assessments tend to have a high misclassification rate, categorizing non-violent individuals as being prone to violence.

Although the rate may be inflated because it is based on self-report data, what is the approximate percentage of employees in the UK, Australia, and the US who label themselves as being bullied?

There is a substantial body of research indicating the validity of using BIBs to screen out potentially aggressive employees.

In dispute-related bullying, the bully singles out an individual based on prejudiced attitudes of a group.

A computer programmer allegedly placed a worm in the payroll software program that would destroy the payroll system if his name was deleted.Which of the following is this an example of?

Ginna has been seeing an increase in stealing from her kayak supplies company.According to Sandra Robinson and Rebecca Bennett's (1995) typology, what is this behaviour classified as?

Provide examples of bullying behaviour, and identify some of the problems it may create for an organization.

Introduction to Industrialorganizational Psychology

Scientific Methods

Job Analysis and Competency Models

Recruitment, Selection, and Decision Making

Performance Management

Training

Groups and Teams in Organizations

Job and Organizational Attitudes, Affect, and Behaviours

Motivation

Leadership

Occupational Health Psychology

Unionization

Positive Organizational Psychology

Filters