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Q: Which statement is true?A) The main goal of work teams is to share information.B) The main goal of work groups is collective performance.C) The main goal of work teams is collective performance.D) The main goal of work groups is synergy.
Q: The use of work teams creates the potential for an organization to generate ________.A) greater outputs with greater inputsB) fewer outputs with fewer inputsC) greater outputs with fewer inputsD) fewer outputs with greater inputs
Q: The main difference between work groups and work teams is that ________.A) work teams have a common goalB) work groups have a common goalC) work teams share informationD) work groups share information
Q: Which of the following is NOT generally thought to be an advantage of teams over traditional work arrangements?A) Teams are flexible and responsive.B) Teams are easy to assemble.C) Teams are easy to disband.D) Teams are highly mechanistic.
Q: Which statement is true of Fortune 500 companies?A) Half have 100 percent of their employees on teams.B) 100 percent have half of their employees on teams.C) 80 percent have half of their employees on teams.D) Half have 80 percent of their employees on teams.
Q: Teams are increasingly popular among successful organizations because they have been found to ________.A) match the performance of individuals in every kind of taskB) outperform individuals in many tasksC) match the performance of individuals in many tasksD) outperform individuals in every kind of task
Q: High cohesiveness always results in a productivity increase.
Q: As a group expands, individual productivity tends to decline.
Q: Group norms affect dynamics such as effort and performance, but not superficial things like what people wear at work.
Q: The studies by Solomon Asch show that group norms are a powerful force.
Q: Group norms have little to do with how hard a group member works.
Q: Low cohesiveness combined with a strong alignment between group goals and organizational goals typically results in this.A) a small productivity increaseB) a productivity decreaseC) a moderate productivity increaseD) no productivity change
Q: High cohesiveness combined with a very weak alignment between group goals and organizational goals typically results in this.A) a small productivity increaseB) a productivity decreaseC) a large productivity increaseD) no productivity change
Q: High cohesiveness combined with a strong alignment between group goals and organizational goals typically results in this.A) strong productivity increaseB) strong productivity decreaseC) small productivity decreaseD) no productivity change
Q: Group cohesiveness is largely a measure of how ________.A) clear the group's goals areB) much individuals share the group's goalsC) attainable the group's goals areD) much the group's goals match organizational goals
Q: The only effective way to guard against social loafing is for managers to make special efforts to do this.A) be fair to all group membersB) treat all group members equallyC) assess individual contributions of group membersD) assess the group as a whole exclusively
Q: The primary reason for why social loafing occurs is that output contributions from ________ easily be measured.A) the entire group canB) the entire group cannotC) individuals canD) individuals cannot
Q: As the size of a group increases, the output of ________.A) each group member tends to increaseB) each group member tends to decreaseC) the group decreasesD) the group stays the same
Q: Small groups appear to perform better when it comes to ________.A) gaining diverse inputB) finding factsC) problem solvingD) completing task faster
Q: Large groups appear to perform better when the goal of the group is to ________.A) find factsB) create consensus on a new productC) interpret factsD) solve problems quickly
Q: Small groups appear to perform better when it comes to ________.A) problem solvingB) getting diverse input into a problemC) speed of performing tasksD) finding facts
Q: Status incongruence can be upsetting to employees because it sends a signal that organizational accomplishments ________.A) are rewarded fairly and justlyB) are always rewardedC) are never rewardedD) are not always rewarded fairly and justly
Q: A low-ranking employee having the best parking space in the company parking lot is an example of ________.A) status congruenceB) status incongruenceC) a status categoryD) a status level
Q: A fundamental idea of perception is that all people interpret and see reality in different ways.
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Q: The self-serving bias causes people to tend to attribute ________.A) successes of others to external factorsB) failures of others to external factorsC) their own successes to internal factorsD) their own failures to internal factors
Q: The fundamental attribution error causes people to tend to attribute ________.A) successes and failures of others to internal factorsB) failures of others to external factorsC) their own successes to external factorsD) their own failures to internal factors
Q: Which pairing is NOT correct?A) low consistency : external cause of behaviorB) low distinctiveness : external cause of behaviorC) high consensus : external cause of behaviorD) low consensus : internal cause of behavior
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Q: Which situation would be an example of the target influencing a perception?A) viewing a dog through binocularsB) viewing a dog when you are exhaustedC) a dog barkingD) near dark conditions
Q: Factors that can influence the perceiver of a situation include ________.A) temperature, time, locationB) attitudes, past experiences, expectationsC) size, shape, colorD) lighting, place, date
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Q: ________ is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory impressions to give meaning to the environment.A) AttributionB) SelectionC) LearningD) Perception
Q: In a short essay, discuss how risk-taking can help explain individual behavior in organizations.
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Q: In a short essay, discuss how self-esteem can help explain individual behavior in organizations.
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Q: In a short essay, discuss how locus of control can help explain individual behavior in organizations.
Q: In a short essay, list and discuss the five personality traits of the Big Five Model of personality.
Q: U.S. workers, more than Chinese workers, tend to be less conscientious and more agreeable in nature.
Q: U.S. workers, more than Chinese workers, tend to be less conscientious and more agreeable in nature.
Q: People from the Middle East tend to believe that life is not predetermined and they can control their own destiny.
Q: According to John Holland's theory, a realistic personality type might be well suited to be an economist.
Q: According to John Holland, the key to job success is how well an individual's personality matches his or her job.
Q: A person who is risk-averse might do well as a stock trader.
Q: A low self-monitoring employee would be likely to be a good poker player.
Q: Employees with high self-esteem tend to be more satisfied with their jobs than low SEs.
Q: A high Mach person tends to think that ends justify means.
Q: A worker with an external locus of control would tend to blame failure on him- or herself.
Q: Emotional intelligence and academic intelligence are virtually identical.
Q: The ability to control one's own emotions is an important component in emotional intelligence.
Q: In the Big Five model, emotional stability was positively related to job performance.
Q: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test can identify thousands of different basic personality types.
Q: Personality is defined as a unique combination of behavioral, emotional, and thinking patterns that each person has.
Q: Managers in Germany and the United States would probably agree that the most important factor for job performance is ________. A) agreeableness B) conscientiousness C) social skills D) emotional stability
Q: North Americans seem to be much more likely to have ________ than people from Middle Eastern countries. A) an internal locus of control B) an external locus of control C) no locus of control D) a variable locus of control
Q: Chinese workers tend to value ________ than Americans. A) hard work more B) conscientiousness less C) agreeableness less D) agreeableness more
Q: Which of the following pairs would be a good match in Holland's scheme? A) realistic: psychologist B) investigative: golf pro C) social: coach D) artistic: chemist
Q: According to Holland's social scale, becoming a lawyer would be a good job match for someone with this personality type. A) realistic B) investigative C) conventional D) enterprising
Q: A person rating high on the investigative personality type would have the best match with which job? A) nurse B) mechanic C) reporter D) counselor
Q: A person who rates high on Holland's social scale would probably find a good match with which of the following jobs? A) farmer B) painter C) teacher D) mathematician
Q: John Holland's theory assumes all of the following EXCEPT ________. A) different types of jobs are suited to different personalities B) people in jobs that suit their personality are likely to be more satisfied C) there are intrinsic personality differences in people D) people in jobs that suit their personality make more money
Q: A NASCAR race car driver would be a good occupational match for which personality type? A) risk averse B) risk taker C) low Mach D) low self-esteem
Q: A manager who takes very little time to make a decision probably has the trait of ________. A) high self-esteem B) external locus of control C) low self-monitoring D) high risk-taking
Q: A low self-monitoring individual would NOT tend to pursue a career as ________. A) an actor B) a scientist C) an accountant D) an engineer
Q: A high self-monitoring individual would tend to ________. A) have no skill in playing different roles B) have no skill in hiding his or her feelings C) be good at playing different roles D) have no experience in hiding his or her feelings
Q: ________ individuals tend to be dependent on positive evaluation from others. A) High self-esteem B) High Mach C) Low self-esteem D) Internal locus of control
Q: High self-esteem individuals tend to ________. A) make excuses for themselves B) avoid creating high expectations C) take risks D) avoid risks
Q: This kind of individual might be most likely to have legal problems. A) low Mach B) high Mach C) low self-esteem D) risk-averse
Q: A person who believes that "the ends justify the means" would be likely to have a high level of which personality trait? A) empathy B) Machiavellianism C) self-awareness D) social skills
Q: A tennis player who blames a loss on windy conditions would be likely to have ________. A) an external locus of control B) an internal locus of control C) no locus of control D) high self-monitoring
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