Exam 13: Understanding Individual Behaviour

What is a key point of Holland's theory?

In a short essay, list and discuss the five personality traits that have proven to be the most powerful in explaining individual behavior in organizations.

Two other employees do not work well together because of their opposing political affiliations. They are allowing the ________ component of their attitudes to control their attitude.

If an employee exhibits an undesirable behavior, a manager can use ________.

In a short essay, describe the Big Five Model. Then list and discuss the five personality traits that are based on the Big Five Model of personality.

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

Attribution is a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.

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. -Salim's testing indicated that he prefers activities involving thinking, organizing, and understanding and that he is basically analytical and curious. Which of the following occupations is not a potentially good match for him?

________ is a personality trait that measures an individual's ability to adjust his or her behavior to external situational factors.

Two of Dawood's subordinates do not like each other because of each other's religious affiliations. The attitudes of these employees are based on the ________ component of their attitudes.

Managers need to recognize that their employees react to ________.

Research into the relationship between satisfaction and turnover shows that satisfied employees have lower levels of turnover while dissatisfied employees have higher levels of turnover.

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. -If the employee is late again for work and Rami tells the employee that he is docking his pay, this is an example of:

If you like yourself, then your personality would be described as having a(n) ________.

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 phrase, "The highway is very busy," represents which component of an attitude?

Which Is It? (Scenario) Marwan has been Lina's boss now for about six months. Recently, Lina had recommended firing Samir, one of her own staff, for his repeated "inability to get along with others." Marwan checked with Samir's coworkers, and none of them supported Lina's contention. In addition, several of Lina's peers had met with Marwan. Word of Samir's fate was getting out, and they wanted to let Marwan know that in the past, Lina had singled out other employees for persecution. When asked for specific problems with Samir, Lina mentioned that in addition to his attitude, he had been late several times recently. Marwan knew that Samir lived several miles away and that others had been late due to poor weather. Marwan did not know whether he should support Lina, his manager, or hold off and not fire Samir. -What factor of attribution theory was Marwan concerned about when Lina's peers mentioned her history of singling out subordinates?

Usually, the term attitude refers only to the ________ component.

If you are a person who dislikes taking time for precision work, such as completing tax returns, you would probably score high on what aspect of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®)?

People from Middle Eastern countries believe they can dominate their environment.

In a short essay, define learning and then explain the two learning theories that are relevant to understanding how and why individual behavior occurs.