Management Midterm

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Waiting for a considerable amount of time before punishing and induvial undesirable behavior is optimal when trying to extinguish that behavior

False

Attitude is defined as a persistent tendency to feel and behave in a favorable or unfavorable way toward a specific person, object, or idea...

True

Different communication norms about what is appropriate can be a roadblock to establishing an effective diversity environment

True

Implicit person theories are personal theories about what personality traits and abilities occur together and how these attributes are manifested in behavior

True

International ethics are the principles of proper conduct that are focused on issues such as corruption, exploitation of labor and environmental impact

True

Managers competencies in developing, delegating and motivating others are enhanced by high extraversion, high conscientiousness and emotional stability

True

Operant conditioning theory and social learning theory can both be used to explain learning

True

Personality traits are reflected in behavior tendencies across a variety of situations

True

Regular exercise and proper diet are two tactics individuals can use to manage stress

True

Research suggests that spousal inability to adjust to the new setting is a significant cause of premature departure from a foreign assignment

True

The Goal-Setting theory was developed by Edwin Locke

True

The skills, knowledge... and effectively working on teams are components of human capital

True

There is fear that unique cultures around the world will disappear over time if the world becomes one unified market for goods and services

True

When teams must make important decisions and solve nonroutine problems, having some individuals with lower scores on agreeableness on the team may be an advantage

True

Individual consequences of stress can be classified as:

All of above

A political risk can be

All of the above

Examples of individual influences on experiencing stress except

All of the above

Introverts tend to perform well in which of the following occupations

All of the above

Job satisfaction has a reasonably straightforward relationship with:

All of the above

Role ambiguity refers to the situations in which jobholders are unclear about _____ of their jobs

All of the above

Which odf the following can be an outcome of learning

All of the above

All of the following are content theories of motivation EXCEPT

All of the above are content theories

The demand control model suggests that job strain is highest when job demands are high and control is high

False

The idea of prepotency is fixed in ERG theory

False

The two factor theory states that satisfaction and dissatisfaction are not independent states

False

All of the following are dimensions of national culture EXCEPT

Approach distance

People with a high need for affiliation tend to not make good managers because they are preoccupied with...

Both A and C

As a globalization increases, the need for successful diversity management decreases

False

Diversity Management Programs are only temp programs

False

In a global economy, products, services, people, tech, and financial capital move with relative difficulty across national border

False

Individual, financial, and organizational factors determine the behavior and the ultimate value of the people in an organization

False

Learning refers to relatively temporary changes in human capabilities that occur as a result of experience rather than a natural growth process

False

Like basic social science disciplines, the goal of the organizational behavior approach is only to understand human and group behavior

False

Monitoring employee behavior is not an example of work environment stress

False

One of the guidelines for providing effective feedback to employees, is that the feedback should focus on the person, not the performance

False

The halo effect occurs when a person makes a ___ assessment of another person and then uses this impression to interpret everything the person does

General

Individuals with emotional intelligence typically display all the following EXCEPT:

Hostility

For countries characterized by a _____ culture, associates appreciate _____ provided to individuals rather than to teams

Individualistic; autonomy

The 3 key ingredients in a successful diversity program include commitment by the organization's leaders, integration of the program with the organizations strategic plan, and ___

Involvement of all associates

To be competitive, organizations must have associates and managers who can effectively...

Learn and Grow (A and B)

High Involvement Management involves all of the following except

Limited Information Sharing

___Authoritarianism, and self monitoring are examples of cognitive concepts of personality

Locus of control

With regard to the two-factor theory, the factors related to job satisfaction are called

Motivators

Punishment differs from _____ in that an undesirable consequence is introduced rather than removes

Negative Reinforcement

For a long term advantage through people, an organization needs human capital that is all the following except

Ordinary

is the degree to which members of a society expect power to be unequally distributed

Power distance

Research suggest that ___ overload creates more stress than ___ overload

Qualitative; quantitative

The highest level of need in Maslow's hierarchy is

Self- Actualization needs

Diversity Management Programs

Target all associates


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