Question 1

Which of the following terms refers to the desire on the part of an employee to remain a member of the organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational efficacy 
B) Organizational control 
C) Organizational efficiency 
D) Organizational commitment 
E) Organizational effectiveness

Question 2

Which model of withdrawal has received the most scientific support?

Accepted Answer

A) Individualistic model 
B) Compensatory forms model 
C) Independent forms model 
D) Autonomous model 
E) Progression model

Question 3

The _____ model of withdrawal argues that the various withdrawal behaviors negatively correlate with one another-that doing one means you're less likely to do another.The idea is that any form of withdrawal can compensate for,or neutralize,a sense of dissatisfaction,which makes the other forms unnecessary.

Accepted Answer

A) independent forms 
B) compensatory forms 
C) progression 
D) normative 
E) nominal

Question 4

Exit is defined as a passive,destructive response to a negative work event in which interest and effort on the job declines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Embeddedness summarizes a person's links to the organization and the community,his/her sense of fit with that organization and community,and what he/she would have to sacrifice for a job change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following types of employees possesses high commitment and high performance and are held up as role models for other employees?

Accepted Answer

A) Dogs 
B) Apathetics 
C) Stars 
D) Lone wolves 
E) Citizens

Question 7

The most serious form of physical withdrawal is absenteeism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The talented employees who display high level of task performance but never seem to want to get involved in important decisions about the future of the company are most likely to be "_____."

Accepted Answer

A) citizens 
B) dogs 
C) apathetic 
D) lone wolves 
E) stars

Question 9

A(n)_____ merely exerts the minimum level of effort needed to keep their jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) apathetic 
B) citizen 
C) dog 
D) star 
E) lone wolf

Question 10

Continuance commitment tends to create more of a passive form of loyalty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe the four general ways of responding to negative events at work.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the four general ways of responding...

Question 12

A passive,constructive response that maintains public support for the situation while the individual privately hopes for improvement is referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) voice 
B) exit 
C) neglect 
D) loyalty 
E) ignorance

Question 13

Explain the different kinds of psychological withdrawals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the different kinds of psychological withdrawals....

Question 14

Transactional contracts are based on a narrow set of specific monetary obligations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A lack of employment alternatives is one of the factors that increase continuance commitment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Organizational commitment should increase the likelihood that an individual will respond to a negative work with _____ or _____.

Accepted Answer

A) loyalty; neglect 
B) exit; loyalty 
C) voice; exit 
D) loyalty; voice 
E) neglect; exit

Question 17

Sean was recently added to the marketing team at Axon International.He will be starting at the company in two weeks.Sean has had the reputation of being an expert in ad campaigns and catching the nerve of the target audience.However,he also has the reputation of not getting along with anyone.He doesn't care much about where and for whom he works but is primarily motivated to achieve goals for himself and beat his own records.As soon as Amanda heard about Sean joining the team,she turned in her resignation.Ashton,another team member,called Sean and held a lunch meeting to express all the team members' concerns.He tried to reason with Sean to smooth things out before he formally joins the team.

Accepted Answer

A) star 
B) lone wolf 
C) citizen 
D) apathetic 
E) dog

Question 18

Which of the following terms refers to a passive,destructive response in which interest and effort in the job declines?

Accepted Answer

A) Exit 
B) Loyalty 
C) Voice 
D) Ignorance 
E) Neglect

Question 19

Which of the following is one of the three types of organizational commitment that focuses on personal and family issues more than the other two commitment types?

Accepted Answer

A) Evaluative commitment 
B) Continuance commitment 
C) Associative commitment 
D) Affective commitment 
E) Normative commitment

Question 20

Tardiness reflects the tendency to arrive at work late or leave work early.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Organizational Commitment

Which of the following terms refers to the desire on the part of an employee to remain a member of the organization?

Which model of withdrawal has received the most scientific support?

Exit is defined as a passive,destructive response to a negative work event in which interest and effort on the job declines.

Embeddedness summarizes a person's links to the organization and the community,his/her sense of fit with that organization and community,and what he/she would have to sacrifice for a job change.

Which of the following types of employees possesses high commitment and high performance and are held up as role models for other employees?

The most serious form of physical withdrawal is absenteeism.

The talented employees who display high level of task performance but never seem to want to get involved in important decisions about the future of the company are most likely to be "_____."

A(n) _____ merely exerts the minimum level of effort needed to keep their jobs.

Continuance commitment tends to create more of a passive form of loyalty.

Describe the four general ways of responding to negative events at work.

A passive,constructive response that maintains public support for the situation while the individual privately hopes for improvement is referred to as _____.

Explain the different kinds of psychological withdrawals.

Transactional contracts are based on a narrow set of specific monetary obligations.

A lack of employment alternatives is one of the factors that increase continuance commitment.

Organizational commitment should increase the likelihood that an individual will respond to a negative work with _ or _.

Which of the following terms refers to a passive,destructive response in which interest and effort in the job declines?

Which of the following is one of the three types of organizational commitment that focuses on personal and family issues more than the other two commitment types?

Tardiness reflects the tendency to arrive at work late or leave work early.