Exam 17: Applying social psychology to the workplace

Behaviors employees engage in that go beyond what is expected by the leaders of the organisation are called ____ behaviours.

Women who work longer hours tend to eat ____ snacks than men who work the same number of hours.

____ permit organisations to discriminate in hiring individuals in a protected class on the basis of a qualification that is deemed reasonably necessary to the operation of the business.

If you discriminate against an individual in a protected class in a hiring decision, you must be sure that the reason for your discrimination is based upon a(n) ____.

The degree to which group members like each other, feel pride in being part of the group, and are committed to their group goals is known as ____.

Employment law is primarily meant to ____.

If you need to know about the tasks, knowledge, skills, work activities, wages, and employment outlook for a number of different jobs, what online resource would be most helpful?

The best source in overall hiring volume, quality of hires, speed (application-to-hire time in days), and best employee retention after one and two years is ____.

In 2013, employees aged 25-54 with children worked, on average, ____ hours per day.

A survey of 300 professionals involved in their company's hiring process indicated that ____ use social networking sites to screen prospective employees and that they have rejected applicants based on what they found on those sites.

'Can-do' is to ____ as 'will-do' is to ____.

When should an employee be given a copy of the performance appraisal form that will be used in performance reviews?

The process by which members become absorbed into the culture of the organisation is ____.

The process used by managers to determine their needs with regard to human resources, including retaining talented as well as removing poor performers, is called ____.

Employees who perceive ____ in their organisation have been found to experience more stress and strain leading to potential health issues.

You are taking a test for a job application as a brick layer.The test requires you to answer questions about science fiction literature.This test lacks ____.

Organisational culture is ____ than organisational climate.

If an employee compares how much effort he puts in at work and feels undercompensated for that effort, he may reduce his effort in the future, according to ____.

Philani comes to work late, routinely misses meetings, and always uses the office copier for personal business.Philani is engaged in ____.

Two or more employees who '(a) exist to perform organisationally relevant tasks, (b) share one or more common goals, (c) interact socially, (d) exhibit task interdependencies (i.e.work flow, goals, outcomes), (e) maintain and manage boundaries, and (f) are embedded in an organisational context that sets boundaries, constrains the team, and influences exchanges with other units in the broader entity' form a(n) ____.