Question 1

Which element in the MARS model of behavior and performance is competencies most closely related to?

Accepted Answer

A)   Motivation
B)   Situational factors
C)   Role perceptions
D)   Ability
E)   EmotionsF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following actions ensure that selected candidates have appropriate aptitudes to perform the job?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hiring applicants with appropriate aptitudes
B)   Training employees so that they develop appropriate aptitudes
C)   Motivating employees to have appropriate aptitudes
D)   Providing resources that allow employees to perform their jobs
E)   Providing employees with the latest technologyF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Electronika managers must pay attention to _____ when hiring new employees because it 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)   locus of controlF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 4

Schwartz's model organizes values into:

Accepted Answer

A)   six dimensions.
B)   a hierarchy.
C)   three statistical formulas.
D)   ten broader domains.
E)   a time line.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

_____ refers to goal-directed behaviors under the individual's control that support organizational objectives.

Accepted Answer

A)   Organizational citizenship
B)   Counterproductive behavior
C)   Task performance
D)   Maintaining attendance
E)   IntensityF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

IMT managers should know that employees from cultures with a high power distance are more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)   use their power to obtain undue favors.
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.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Distributive justice is sometimes known as a consequential principle because it focuses on the consequences of our actions,not on how we achieve those consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All technical employees at a paper mill take a course on how to operate a new paper-rolling machine.This course will improve job performance mainly by altering employees':

Accepted Answer

A)   aptitudes.
B)   attitude.
C)   motivation.
D)   organizational citizenship.
E)   learned capabilities.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following countries generally has the strongest collectivist value orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)   The United States
B)   Japan
C)   Taiwan
D)   Egypt
E)   FranceF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

An ongoing debate in organizational behavior is whether we should consider the personality traits of job applicants when selecting them into the organization.Take the view that personality traits should be considered in the selection process and provide arguments for your position.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Which of the following statements about values is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   They have fairly low conflict with each other.
B)   They describe what we naturally tend to do.
C)   They are not influenced much by socialization.
D)   They guide our decisions and actions.
E)   A person's hierarchy of values typically changes a few times each year.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Which ethical principle reflects that people have entitlements that let them act in a certain way?

Accepted Answer

A)   Utilitarianism
B)   Individual rights
C)   Moral intensity
D)   Distributive justice
E)   CareF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Utilitarianism suggests that we should choose the option that provides the highest degree of satisfaction to those affected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Assisting coworkers with their work problems,adjusting work schedules to accommodate coworkers,and showing genuine courtesy toward coworkers are some of the forms of:

Accepted Answer

A)   role perception.
B)   counterproductive behavior.
C)   task performance.
D)   organizational citizenship.
E)   job matching.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

The ability to recognize the presence and determine the relative importance of an ethical issue is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   neuroticism.
B)   moral intensity.
C)   ethical sensitivity.
D)   utilitarianism.
E)   uncertainty avoidance.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

Which of the following directly influences an employee's voluntary behavior and performance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Role perceptions
B)   Moral intensity
C)   Corporate social responsibility
D)   Uncertainty avoidance
E)   IncomeF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

People arrange values into a hierarchy of preferences,called a value system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following refers to the natural talents that help employees learn specific tasks more quickly and perform them better?

Accepted Answer

A)   Persistence levels
B)   Direction
C)   Intensity
D)   Aptitude
E)   CommitmentF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

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 20

Which of the following concepts consists of aptitudes,skills,and competencies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Motivation
B)   Personality
C)   Values
D)   Ethics
E)   AbilityF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Utilitarianism suggests that we should choose the option that provides the highest degree of satisfaction to those affected.

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_____ refers to goal-directed behaviors under the individual's control that support organizational objectives.

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Which element in the MARS model of behavior and performance is competencies most closely related to?

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Electronika managers must pay attention to _____ when hiring new employees because it characterizes people with high levels of anxiety,hostility,depression,and self-consciousness.

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Which of the following countries generally has the strongest collectivist value orientation?

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People arrange values into a hierarchy of preferences,called a value system.

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IMT managers should know that employees from cultures with a high power distance are more likely to:

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Which of the following concepts consists of aptitudes,skills,and competencies?

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Distributive justice is sometimes known as a consequential principle because it focuses on the consequences of our actions,not on how we achieve those consequences.

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Schwartz's model organizes values into:

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Which ethical principle reflects that people have entitlements that let them act in a certain way?

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