Management Midterm
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