Deck 2: Careers in Context

Question 1

In recent years, according to Rousseau 'psychological contracts' concerning employment have moved from being 'relational' to being

A)Formal
B)Casual
C)Structured
D)Multi-directional
E)Transactional

Answer 1

E

Question 2

According to Weldon, China's 'little emperors' are

A)Small-time employers who exploit their positions as Communist Party members
B)Demanding young people who have been spoiled due to the 'one-child' policy
C)Officials who distort people's careers through their autocratic control over jobs
D)People whose careers prosper because small stature is revered in some regions
E)The owners and bosses of hi-tech organizations exploiting cheap labor in the cities

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The main point illustrated by the case of Fleur is that

A)Most careers zigzag
B)People often make bad career choices
C)Career success is largely determined by individual talent and effort
D)Choosing an artistic career is risky
E)Careers are substantially affected by contextual factors

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of the following was not one of Hofstede's dimensions of national culture?

A)Extraversion
B)Uncertainty avoidance
C)Power distance
D)Masculinity
E)Individualism

Question 5

Which of the following work values is not thought to be characteristic of Generation Y (born 1981-2001)?

A)Passion
B)Loyalty
C)Balance
D)Learning
E)Civic mindedness

Question 6

The force changing careers through the development of free trade, international labor markets, the growth of multinationals, etc. is usually referred to as

A)Internationalization
B)Acculturation
C)Diversification
D)Transcontinentalization
E)Globalization

Question 7

Which of the following was not a contextual change affecting careers in Western societies in the late 20th century and beyond?

A)More market-oriented economic policies after 1980
B)A declining average age in the population
C)Organizational restructuring for lower costs and greater efficiencies
D)Greater female participation in the workforce
E)The increased professionalization of many occupations

Question 8

According to Dries' research on 'blue-collar' workers they tend to see work mainly as

A)A route to the top
B)Intrinsically interesting
C)Highly alienating
D)Just a job
E)A source of sociability

Question 9

The belief that any person, even from the humblest of backgrounds, can aspire, through hard work, to increasing wealth, health and happiness is called

A)Self-efficacy
B)Societal optimism
C)Serendipity
D)Pollyanna
E)American Dream

Question 10

Bourdieu called the system of internal, personal, enduring dispositions through which we perceive the world

A)Ideology
B)Attitudes
C)Field
D)Habitus
E)Values