Exam 2: Personality, Attitudes, and Work Behaviors

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According to the interactionist perspective,behavior is a function of the person and the ___________ interacting with each other.

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Personality and values play lesser roles in how employees feel about their jobs than other job characteristics.

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Companies may deal with work/balance reasons for absences by giving employees all of the following EXCEPT:

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Personality does not change over long periods of time.

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Explain what values are.

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Environmental scanning is a:

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If agreeable people are so nice,does this mean that we should only look for agreeable people when hiring? People high in agreeableness are less likely to engage in constructive and change-oriented communication.Disagreeing with the status quo may create conflict,and agreeable people may avoid creating such conflict,missing an opportunity for constructive change.Hard;Application

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The personality trait ____________ can be defined as affable,sensitive,and trusting.

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How do the values a person holds affect their employment?

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____________ refers to an employees' leaving an organization.

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____________ are voluntary behaviors employees perform to help others and benefit the organization.

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Why might managing employees with low self-esteem be challenging? Managing employees with low self-esteem may be challenging at times because negative feedback given with the intention of improving performance may be viewed as a negative judgment on their worth as an employee.Effectively managing employees with relatively low self-esteem requires tact and providing positive feedback.Hard;Application

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Rather than to actual behaviors,attitudes are more strongly related to:

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Companies can get more out of attitude surveys if responses are held ___________.

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Which one of the following Big Five personality traits is also referred to as "negative affect"?

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The ______________ are initial thoughts and perceptions we form about people and tend to be stable and resilient to contrary information.

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Research reveals a consistent link between personality and absenteeism.

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Studies show that our personality does not have lasting consequences for us.

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What are the values of the Schwartz value inventory?

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Selective perception is particularly important during the:

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