Exam 9: Basic Elements of Individual Behavior in Organizations

Katherine works as a photographer for a major news organization. She is assigned to cover stories from around the world. What organizational inducement applies to Katherine's situation?

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Question 21

_____ is an individual's power to think intelligently and to analyze situations and data effectively.

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Question 22

Bernard, a senior manager at Duepoint Inc., manipulates his subordinates to gain personal benefits by promising them false rewards. Bernard's personality trait is an example of _____.

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Question 23

Identify the inducement that an organization provides to its employees.

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Question 24

_____ thinking is a skill that allows people to see similarities between situations or events.

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Question 25

_____ is the extent to which a person behaves in the same way in different situations.

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Question 26

Fred has seen some movies depicting wars that took place in Iraq-all directed by women-which were so inaccurate that he refuses to see another war movie. Fred assumes that women are incapable of creating war movies. Fred's assumptions are an example of _____.

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Question 27

Which of the following is a typical cause of task-demand stress?

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Question 28

_____ refers to a person's ability to manage multiple tasks and to consistently meet deadlines.

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Question 29

When a manager leaves his or her job to accept a job at another organization, the organization left behind is experiencing:

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Question 30

The extent to which other people in the same situation behave in the same way is known as _____.

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Question 31

During surgery, surgeons make quick decisions knowing the consequences of a wrong one. They are most likely to feel stress due to _____.

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Question 32

A person's ability to get along with others in an organization is known as _____.

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Question 33

The temperature at Nettix Inc. is too cold for Royce to concentrate on his work. This is an example of work-related stressors categorized as _____.

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Question 34

The extent to which the contributions made by an individual match the inducements offered by an organization is called as _____.

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Question 35

Doreen often takes up more tasks than she can handle, and becomes disorganized and careless. In this scenario, Doreen portrays _____.

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Question 36

Match the following numbered items with the most correct response letter. A response may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -Behavioral consequences of stress

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Question 37

A change is initiated in the psychological contract between an employee and an organization if:

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Question 38

When an individual does not show up for work it is called _____.

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Question 39

Compared to Type A individuals, Type B individuals are:

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Katherine works as a photographer for a major news organization. She is assigned to cover stories from around the world. What organizational inducement applies to Katherine's situation?

_____ is an individual's power to think intelligently and to analyze situations and data effectively.

Bernard, a senior manager at Duepoint Inc., manipulates his subordinates to gain personal benefits by promising them false rewards. Bernard's personality trait is an example of _____.

Identify the inducement that an organization provides to its employees.

_____ thinking is a skill that allows people to see similarities between situations or events.

_____ is the extent to which a person behaves in the same way in different situations.

Fred has seen some movies depicting wars that took place in Iraq-all directed by women-which were so inaccurate that he refuses to see another war movie. Fred assumes that women are incapable of creating war movies. Fred's assumptions are an example of _____.

Which of the following is a typical cause of task-demand stress?

_____ refers to a person's ability to manage multiple tasks and to consistently meet deadlines.

When a manager leaves his or her job to accept a job at another organization, the organization left behind is experiencing:

The extent to which other people in the same situation behave in the same way is known as _____.

During surgery, surgeons make quick decisions knowing the consequences of a wrong one. They are most likely to feel stress due to _____.

A person's ability to get along with others in an organization is known as _____.

The temperature at Nettix Inc. is too cold for Royce to concentrate on his work. This is an example of work-related stressors categorized as _____.

The extent to which the contributions made by an individual match the inducements offered by an organization is called as _____.

Doreen often takes up more tasks than she can handle, and becomes disorganized and careless. In this scenario, Doreen portrays _____.

Match the following numbered items with the most correct response letter. A response may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -Behavioral consequences of stress

A change is initiated in the psychological contract between an employee and an organization if:

When an individual does not show up for work it is called _____.

Compared to Type A individuals, Type B individuals are:

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