MGMT 102 - Final Study Ch. 9-11

Gretchen Rubin provides a different taxonomy of personality, including ________ who are people who embrace both outer expectations and inner expectations. obligers questioners rebels upholders strivers

upholders

In the context of Hofstede's dimensions, the cultural dimension ________ stresses values such as respect for tradition and fulfilling obligations. low uncertainty avoidance individualism short-term orientation masculinity high power distance

short-term orientation

Which of the following is an example of a function of an action team? Art and Raul lead the rescue effort when their company's coal mine collapses. James and Michael form a committee to purchase new busses for the school corporation. Shelly and Jenny divide the tasks associated with assembling the refrigerators on their line. Bruce and Brad work to improve the durability of the battery covers their company makes. Han and Otto correspond via electronic means to coordinate product development in two countries.

Art and Raul lead the rescue effort when their company's coal mine collapses.

Which of the following demonstrates the difference between dynamic flexibility and extent flexibility? Dynamic flexibility is the quality of physical movement, while extent flexibility refers to the recognition of different sensory modalities. Dynamic flexibility involves fine motor movements, while extent flexibility requires gross motor movements. Dynamic flexibility is required over short periods of time, while extent flexibility is required in jobs spread over a longer period of time. Dynamic flexibility is seen in jobs that require repeated and quick bends, while extent flexibility is seen in jobs that require extreme ranges of motion. Dynamic flexibility is a type of physical ability, while extent flexibility is a type of sensory ability.

Dynamic flexibility is seen in jobs that require repeated and quick bends, while extent flexibility is seen in jobs that require extreme ranges of motion.

________ ability is a strong predictor of task performance. Psychomotor Spatial General cognitive Sensory Emotional

General cognitive

________ is the ability to hear and discriminate sounds that vary in terms of loudness and pitch. Oral expression Auditory attention Speech recognition Hearing sensitivity Verbal comprehension

Hearing sensitivity

Which of the following scenarios represents a zero-acquaintance situation? Larry is at a conference and has just been introduced to Heidi. Kareem never associates with coworkers outside of the office. Marco refuses to speak to Charlie because of political differences. Bryce and Layla have a discussion and realize they do not have any mutual friends. Whitman took a personality test that labeled him as being neurotic.

Larry is at a conference and has just been introduced to Heidi.

Which of the following scenarios represents the most appropriate use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator? Amberly administers it to screen applicants for employment. Mack thinks he is smarter than everyone else and uses it to prove his point. Jonna uses it to see if she might be interested in being a welder. Stu applies it to build understanding of the different approaches used on his team. Patrick suspects Gary is neurotic and uses it to find out.

Stu applies it to build understanding of the different approaches used on his team.

Which of the following scenarios represents a worker using gross body equilibrium? Lora has to calculate changing distances as she tracks storms. Tanner balances on branches with a chainsaw when he trims dead limbs over power lines. Ponch has to stretch in order to perform safety inspections in tight crawlspaces. Keenan completes a daily twenty-mile hike as he patrols the perimeter of a park. Hannah has to sprint to catch up with and tag the wild animals she is monitoring in a wetland.

Tanner balances on branches with a chainsaw when he trims dead limbs over power lines.

Moe is an average worker stuck on a team of complacent workers. Nick is an innovator who produces triple the amount of the average worker. Wyatt is a slacker who has been placed on Nick's team. Shanda is an average worker on an average team. Leroy is the hardest worker on Shanda's team. Which of these individuals would probably benefit most from high outcome interdependence at work? Moe Nick Shanda Leroy Wyatt

Wyatt

One reason conscientiousness is so valuable is found in the general goals that people prioritize in their working life, and conscientious people prioritize status striving. communion striving. power striving. curiosity. accomplishment striving.

accomplishment striving.

Cognitive abilities refers to capabilities related to the ability to perceive colors and judge relative distances between things accurately. degree to which people can harness emotions and use them to succeed. appraisal and recognition of emotion in others. capacity to manipulate and control objects. acquisition and application of knowledge in problem solving.

acquisition and application of knowledge in problem solving.

Neurotic people tend to hold ________, meaning they often believe the events that occur around them are driven by luck, chance, or fate. differential exposure an external locus of control positive affectivity differential reactivity an internal locus of control

an external locus of control

Aaron leads a sales team. Ralph is the only team member who has not yet reached his quarterly sales quota. How can Aaron best help Ralph in this situation? by informing Ralph that he is currently the worst salesperson on the team and that his sales ability seems to be really slipping by reminding Ralph to keep working on his goal because it will get harder to reach if he wastes time worrying about it by calling some trusted clients and asking them to buy from Ralph but not mention his phone call to them by telling Ralph that he may want to rethink being in sales if meeting a simple quarterly goal is this hard by saying nothing until after the month is over and then taking appropriate action to deal with Ralph

by reminding Ralph to keep working on his goal because it will get harder to reach if he wastes time worrying about it

Neuroticism is associated with a(n) ________ to stressors, meaning that neurotic people are more likely to appraise day-to-day situations as stressful. locus of control differential reactivity communion striving factor openness to experience differential exposure

differential exposure

In tasks with an objectively verifiable best solution, the member who possesses the highest level of the ability relevant to the task will have the most influence on the effectiveness of the team. These types of tasks are ________ tasks. additive subjunctive conjunctive indicative disjunctive

disjunctive

Detectives found two sets of skid marks and tire tracks at the accident scene. More importantly, the single car on the scene was white but there were marks of blue paint in the car's impact zone. A headlight left behind at the scene identified the second car as a Ford. The detectives were now looking for a blue Ford with damage to the front of the car. This conclusion is an example of deductive reasoning. true false

false

Work at Sanitech is accomplished continuously because once members of a team in one country have finished their workday, they electronically hand off the work to team members in another country who have just arrived at their workplace. Sanitech is utilizing a(n) ________ workflow. follow-the-sun norming cross-docking time-to-market off-shoring

follow-the-sun

Eagle is a human resources coordinator for a large firm dealing with a range of products. She needs to immediately hire an employee high in reasoning ability, but the only tests she has available test for quantitative and verbal abilities. What can she do when she administers the test to Pablo, and he scores very well on both of them? ignore the results because all three areas are completely unrelated pass up Pablo because verbal ability is inverse to reasoning ability calculate Pablo's likely reasoning ability score as 60 percent of his verbal score hire Pablo because people tend to score similarly across all types of cognitive ability repeat the test because it is impossible to score high on both math and verbal ability

hire Pablo because people tend to score similarly across all types of cognitive ability

Houston, a project manager at Universe Inc., was the man behind the company's shift to a new culture that focused on being assertive with its clients. In the context of Hofstede's dimensions, the cultural dimension ________ best describes Universe Inc. short-term orientation collectivism uncertainty avoidance low-power distance masculinity

masculinity

Quality circles, which consist of individuals who normally perform core production tasks but also meet regularly to identify production-related problems and opportunities for improvement, are an example of ________ teams. project work management parallel action

parallel

Terry led a team of strawberry pickers who traveled from field to field and hired out to local farmers. Each member of the team loaded their basket with berries and deposited the berries into containers in the back of a truck. At the end of the day, Terry received payment for the total number of containers picked and he redistributed the money to team members. This arrangement is a form of ________ interdependence. response reciprocal pooled sequential comprehensive

pooled

When Mia performs day-to-day tasks needed to keep her team moving forward, she is performing the role of a(n) procedural-technician. energizer. compromiser. initiator-contributor. orienter.

procedural-technician.

A team was formed to coordinate the impending ISO accreditation process for a company over a period of six months. The team members are drawn from various departments. Which of the following types of teams does this most exemplify? work teams project teams action teams management teams parallel teams

project teams

Chance lives in Louisiana on a boat he built. Chance is good at carpentry and electrical work. According to the RIASEC model, the ________ type of personality dimension best describes Chance. conventional investigative realistic enterprising artistic

realistic

Gross body coordination refers to the ability to lift, push, or pull very heavy objects using the hands, arms, legs, shoulders, or back. choose the right action quickly in response to several different signals. maintain the balance of the body in unstable contexts or when the person has to change directions. synchronize the movements of the body, arms, and legs to do something while the whole body is in motion. perceive colors and judge relative distances between things accurately.

synchronize the movements of the body, arms, and legs to do something while the whole body is in motion.

Which of the following roles refers to behaviors that influence the quality of the team's social climate rather than work? individualistic roles inferential roles team building roles thematic roles team task roles

team building roles

Response time refers to the ability required to differentiate between sound pitches rapidly. to exert a short burst of energy to move a body or an object. to quickly bend, stretch, or twist the body. that reflects how quickly an individual responds to signaling information after it occurs. to choose the right action quickly in response to several different signals.

that reflects how quickly an individual responds to signaling information after it occurs.

Having a greater number of members is beneficial for management and project teams but not for teams engaged in production tasks. false true

true

Neurotic people tend to have an external locus of control. true false

true