Exam 7: Climate and Conflict Interaction

A manager has contacted a consultant to obtain an assessment of the climate that currently exists in her organization. If such an assessment were done, the consultant could examine a range of possible indicators that would reveal and describe the current climate. Which of the following would a consultant NOT assess in conducting an organizational climate assessment?

The relative stability of climates can be explained, at least partially, by which of the following?

According to Gottman, there are four warning signs of a failing marriage. Which of the following are not one of the warning signs Gottman has identified in his research?

Which of the following statements do not characterize an individualistic climate?

Which of the following is NOT a tactic for positively shifting group or organizational climates?

The metaphors used by people can often reveal the nature of an existing climate. Explain what the use of a "family" metaphor could be saying about an organizational climate