Please help me what is the best answer for this. (Organizational Behaviour) 1. John feels like he
is always "at work" because he can be reached on his mobile device at any time and he is always
taking work home. His employer should: A) give him a raise. B) tell him how much it
appreciates his hard work. C) upgrade his personal technology. D) tell him to stop complaining
since everyone else is working hard too. E) help him to attain work-life balance. 2. The most
important reason why managers need to know how to measure personality is that research has
shown that personality tests... A) are useful in hiring decisions. B) are biased against minorities
C) can avoid stereotyping. D) can lead to a reduction in perceptual errors. E) screen out people
with Machiavellian tendencies. 3. Kyle does not like to work with people of a particular ethnicity
even before he has met them. Kyle is exhibiting... A) selective perception. B) stereotyping. C)
projection. D) heredity. E) prejudice. 4. You are a supervisor for a small retail store and have
decided to apply the Big Five Personality Model to try and understand your subordinates and
their wor habits. You have determined that Brian is an extravert and Jim is not conscientious.
Brian will likely... A) be shy and reserved. B) perform well as a salesman because of his ability
to be outgoing. C) be unassertive and not do well as a salesman. D) be quite comfortable with
solitude and individual work. E) be able to work well under pressure, as long as he is working as
an individual and not as part of a team.
5. Organizational commitment refers to the degree to which... A) employees and employers are
both committed to each other. B) employers are committed to maintaining the membership of
their employees. C) employers are committed to their employees. D) employees identify with the
organization they work for and its goals. E) employees identify with the organization's purpose.
6. If an employee's attitude is negative toward his or her job, that employee likely does not
have... A) job satisfaction. B) shared values. C) organizational commitment. D) job commitment.
E) continuance commitment. 7. Tina really cares about the work she does and strongly identifies
with her position and responsibilities. This is an example of... A) affective commitment. B)
continuance commitment. C) core self-evaluation. D) organizational citizenship behaviour. E)
job involvement. 8. An individual's involvement with, satisfaction with, and enthusiasm for the
work he or she does is the concept of... A) psychological empowerment. B) employee
engagement. C) loyalty. D) humane orientation. E) normative commitment.
9. Attitudes are evaluative statements about objects, people, or events. Attitudes in the workplace
are important because they... A) predict differences in employee values. B) show differences in
job experience. C) determine the need for training. D) affect job behaviour. E) show personalities
or employees. 10. A team is... A) peop.
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1. Please help me what is the best answer for this. (Organizational Behaviour) 1. John feels like he
is always "at work" because he can be reached on his mobile device at any time and he is always
taking work home. His employer should: A) give him a raise. B) tell him how much it
appreciates his hard work. C) upgrade his personal technology. D) tell him to stop complaining
since everyone else is working hard too. E) help him to attain work-life balance. 2. The most
important reason why managers need to know how to measure personality is that research has
shown that personality tests... A) are useful in hiring decisions. B) are biased against minorities
C) can avoid stereotyping. D) can lead to a reduction in perceptual errors. E) screen out people
with Machiavellian tendencies. 3. Kyle does not like to work with people of a particular ethnicity
even before he has met them. Kyle is exhibiting... A) selective perception. B) stereotyping. C)
projection. D) heredity. E) prejudice. 4. You are a supervisor for a small retail store and have
decided to apply the Big Five Personality Model to try and understand your subordinates and
their wor habits. You have determined that Brian is an extravert and Jim is not conscientious.
Brian will likely... A) be shy and reserved. B) perform well as a salesman because of his ability
to be outgoing. C) be unassertive and not do well as a salesman. D) be quite comfortable with
solitude and individual work. E) be able to work well under pressure, as long as he is working as
an individual and not as part of a team.
5. Organizational commitment refers to the degree to which... A) employees and employers are
both committed to each other. B) employers are committed to maintaining the membership of
their employees. C) employers are committed to their employees. D) employees identify with the
organization they work for and its goals. E) employees identify with the organization's purpose.
6. If an employee's attitude is negative toward his or her job, that employee likely does not
have... A) job satisfaction. B) shared values. C) organizational commitment. D) job commitment.
E) continuance commitment. 7. Tina really cares about the work she does and strongly identifies
with her position and responsibilities. This is an example of... A) affective commitment. B)
continuance commitment. C) core self-evaluation. D) organizational citizenship behaviour. E)
job involvement. 8. An individual's involvement with, satisfaction with, and enthusiasm for the
work he or she does is the concept of... A) psychological empowerment. B) employee
engagement. C) loyalty. D) humane orientation. E) normative commitment.
9. Attitudes are evaluative statements about objects, people, or events. Attitudes in the workplace
are important because they... A) predict differences in employee values. B) show differences in
job experience. C) determine the need for training. D) affect job behaviour. E) show personalities
or employees. 10. A team is... A) people, like factory workers, who perform the same tasks. B)
2. any group of people working together. C) a number of people working together toward and
accountable for a common goal. D) a group of people with a common relationship. E) members
of the same department. 11. Suppose an ad hoc group forms to help eliminate a parking problem
within their organization. As the group begins to work on this project, a new public
transportation system is introduced and fewer employees drive to work. Discovering that its
mission is no longer needed, the group gradually disbands and eventually stops meeting
altogether. In what stage of development does this group appear to be? A) adjourning B)
performing C) storming D) norming E) forming 12. Organizations have turned to teams as a
better way to use employees' talents. This is because teams... A) are quick to accomplish tasks.
B) are slower to deploy, thereby commitment is strengthened. C) know how to work closely
together. D) are more flexible and more responsive to changes than individuals. E) have
cohesiveness among members.
13. Groups become a "team" when... A) the president of the company tells them they are a team.
B) each member understands his or her own goal in the task. C) members accept and share
accountability for the work. D) a leader is appointed. E) members get to know one another. 14.
Ted is very good about being friendly at all times with his employees, and he always makes a
point of praising them when they do good work. What type of power is Ted using? A) expert B)
information C) legitimate D) referent E) reward 15. Workplace bullying and sexual harassment
are... A) political examples. B) effective strategies to implement legitimate power. C) abuses of
power. D) coalition strategies of power. E) the advantages of power. 16. Managers rely on
control strategies to get things done, whereas leaders followers to internalize values. A) reward
B) require C) persuade D) empower E) persuade
17. Emotional intelligence (EI) is for effective leadership. A) empowering B) predictable C)
critical D) not necessary E) incidental 18. Empathy is a dimension of... A) emotional
intelligence. B) social skills. C) self-awareness. D) self-motivation. E) emotional labour. 19.
Scott is starting a new business. He understands the importance of culture and would like to
establish early on a strong culture within his business. Scott has come to you for good advice on
how to do this. You tell him he can do this by... A) delegating to only a few key employees. B)
encouraging employees to think outside the box. C) encouraging employees to service the
clients' needs. D) encouraging employees to think independently. E) hiring employees who think
and feel the way he does, and by being a role model to them. 20. Decision making would be best
described as an exercise in... A) evaluating and analyzing options. B) making choices between
two or more options. C) establishing criteria and strategies to advance our goals. D) making
opportunities work. E) focusing on advancement and progression through opportunities.