Question 1

One dimension of Schwartz's values model has openness to change at one extreme and conservation at the other extreme.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

________ characterizes people with high levels of anxiety,hostility,depression,and self-consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A) Extraversion 
B) Openness to experience 
C) Conscientiousness 
D) Neuroticism 
E) Agreeableness 
A) Extraversion 
B) Openness to experience 
C) Conscientiousness 
D) Neuroticism 
E) Agreeableness

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT one of the five categories of individual behaviour in organizations that is discussed in your text?

Accepted Answer

A) Task performance. 
B) Organizational citizenship. 
C) Counterproductive work behaviours. 
D) Obeying orders. 
E) Joining and staying with the organization. 
A) Task performance. 
B) Organizational citizenship. 
C) Counterproductive work behaviours. 
D) Obeying orders. 
E) Joining and staying with the organization.

Question 4

Cultures with high collectivism must also have low individualism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)includes all of these dimensions EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) sensing/intuition. 
B) judging/perceiving. 
C) thinking/feeling. 
D) extraversion/introversion. 
E) internal/external locus. 
A) sensing/intuition. 
B) judging/perceiving. 
C) thinking/feeling. 
D) extraversion/introversion. 
E) internal/external locus.

Question 6

Employees from cultures with a high power distance are more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) use their existing power to gain more power. 
B) encourage consensus-oriented decision making. 
C) avoid people in positions of power. 
D) readily accept the high status of other people in the organization. 
E) give their power to others as a sign of friendship. 
A) use their existing power to gain more power. 
B) encourage consensus-oriented decision making. 
C) avoid people in positions of power. 
D) readily accept the high status of other people in the organization. 
E) give their power to others as a sign of friendship.

Question 7

Competencies include:

Accepted Answer

A) a person's aptitudes. 
B) a person's learned abilities. 
C) a person's skills. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) a person's aptitudes. 
B) a person's learned abilities. 
C) a person's skills. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers apply.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about task performance is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Employees are evaluated against a performance standard. 
B) Task performance refers to goal-directed activities under the individual's control. 
C) Employees are almost always evaluated on just one performance dimension. 
D) Employees are expected to perform their work above a minimum acceptable level. 
E) Each performance dimension requires specific skills and knowledgE. 
A) Employees are evaluated against a performance standard. 
B) Task performance refers to goal-directed activities under the individual's control. 
C) Employees are almost always evaluated on just one performance dimension. 
D) Employees are expected to perform their work above a minimum acceptable level. 
E) Each performance dimension requires specific skills and knowledgE.

Question 9

Moral intensity is higher when:

Accepted Answer

A) the issue produces good decisions but not bad decisions. 
B) the decision has little or no effect on other people. 
C) the decision maker is neutral and far removed from the issue or its consequences. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) the issue produces good decisions but not bad decisions. 
B) the decision has little or no effect on other people. 
C) the decision maker is neutral and far removed from the issue or its consequences. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers apply.

Question 10

People with a high ______ value assertiveness,competitiveness,and materialism.

Accepted Answer

A) individualism 
B) collectivism 
C) power distance 
D) uncertainty avoidance 
E) achievement orientation 
A) individualism 
B) collectivism 
C) power distance 
D) uncertainty avoidance 
E) achievement orientation

Question 11

An individual's personality:

Accepted Answer

A) changes several times throughout the year. 
B) is formed only from childhood socialization and the environment. 
C) is less evident in situations where social norms,reward systems,and other conditions constrain behaviour. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) is formed only from childhood socialization and the environment and is less evident in situations where social norms,reward systems,and other conditions constrain behaviour. 
A) changes several times throughout the year. 
B) is formed only from childhood socialization and the environment. 
C) is less evident in situations where social norms,reward systems,and other conditions constrain behaviour. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) is formed only from childhood socialization and the environment and is less evident in situations where social norms,reward systems,and other conditions constrain behaviour.

Question 12

The relatively stable pattern of behaviours and consistent internal states that explain a person's behavioural tendencies refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) personality. 
B) values. 
C) motivation. 
D) locus of control. 
E) job satisfaction. 
A) personality. 
B) values. 
C) motivation. 
D) locus of control. 
E) job satisfaction.

Question 13

Several international sales representatives in your organization have faced the murky question of paying foreign government officials under the table in order to do business in other countries.Describe three strategies that the organization should consider to resolve these and other ethical dilemmas for foreign sales representatives.

Accepted Answer

First,the company should develop and mak

Question 14

Employees are more likely to apply their personal values to their behaviour when:

Accepted Answer

A) someone reminds them of those values. 
B) those values conflict with the organization's values. 
C) the values are abstract. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers apply. 
A) someone reminds them of those values. 
B) those values conflict with the organization's values. 
C) the values are abstract. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) None of the answers apply.

Question 15

Research indicates that Americans tend to be more liberal and egalitarian than are Canadians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

There is evidence to show that English and French Canadian values are converging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Research shows that having ethical codes of conduct prevents wrongdoing in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the MARS model of individual behaviour and performance,employee performance will remain high even if one of the four factors significantly weakens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When leaders role-model ethical standards,employees are more likely to follow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Generous sick leave policies are known to:

Accepted Answer

A) increase employee lateness 
B) improve organizational citizenship 
C) increase absenteeism 
D) increase voluntary turnover 
E) increase absenteeism and voluntary turnover 
A) increase employee lateness 
B) improve organizational citizenship 
C) increase absenteeism 
D) increase voluntary turnover 
E) increase absenteeism and voluntary turnover

One dimension of Schwartz's values model has openness to change at one extreme and conservation at the other extreme.

________ characterizes people with high levels of anxiety,hostility,depression,and self-consciousness.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five categories of individual behaviour in organizations that is discussed in your text?

Cultures with high collectivism must also have low individualism.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)includes all of these dimensions EXCEPT:

Employees from cultures with a high power distance are more likely to:

Competencies include:

Which of the following statements about task performance is FALSE?

Moral intensity is higher when:

People with a high ______ value assertiveness,competitiveness,and materialism.

An individual's personality:

The relatively stable pattern of behaviours and consistent internal states that explain a person's behavioural tendencies refers to:

Employees are more likely to apply their personal values to their behaviour when:

Research indicates that Americans tend to be more liberal and egalitarian than are Canadians.

There is evidence to show that English and French Canadian values are converging.

Research shows that having ethical codes of conduct prevents wrongdoing in the workplace.

According to the MARS model of individual behaviour and performance,employee performance will remain high even if one of the four factors significantly weakens.

When leaders role-model ethical standards,employees are more likely to follow.

Generous sick leave policies are known to:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

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Exam 2: Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

One dimension of Schwartz's values model has openness to change at one extreme and conservation at the other extreme.

________ characterizes people with high levels of anxiety,hostility,depression,and self-consciousness.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five categories of individual behaviour in organizations that is discussed in your text?

Cultures with high collectivism must also have low individualism.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)includes all of these dimensions EXCEPT:

Employees from cultures with a high power distance are more likely to:

Competencies include:

Which of the following statements about task performance is FALSE?

Moral intensity is higher when:

People with a high ______ value assertiveness,competitiveness,and materialism.

An individual's personality:

The relatively stable pattern of behaviours and consistent internal states that explain a person's behavioural tendencies refers to:

Employees are more likely to apply their personal values to their behaviour when:

Research indicates that Americans tend to be more liberal and egalitarian than are Canadians.

There is evidence to show that English and French Canadian values are converging.

Research shows that having ethical codes of conduct prevents wrongdoing in the workplace.

According to the MARS model of individual behaviour and performance,employee performance will remain high even if one of the four factors significantly weakens.

When leaders role-model ethical standards,employees are more likely to follow.

Generous sick leave policies are known to:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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