Ch.2 quiz
Situational factors always constrain, rather than facilitate, behavior and performance.
False
The MARS model was developed by Mars, Incorporated (which manufactures M&Ms) to describe best practices in operations management.
False
Personality traits are generally more evident in situations where social norms and reward systems constrain behavior
false
our habitual behavior tends to be consistent with our values, but our everyday conscious decision and actions apply our values much less consistently
true
social identity theory explains self-concept in terms of the person's unique characteristics (personal identity) and membership in various social groups (social identity)
true
Companies can train their employees to acquire aptitudes.
False
Most experts agree that personality is shaped solely by nurture (socialization, life experiences, interaction with the environment), and is not influence by nature (genetic or hereditary origins)
false
According to the MARS model, employee performance will remain high even if one of the four factors significantly weakens.
False
Role perception includes an understanding of what the employee is supposed to do, the priority of various tasks, and the preferred behaviors for accomplishing tasks
True
Espoused values represent the values that spouses have in common
false
people with a high score on the neuroticism personality dimension tend to be relaxed, secure, and calm
false
people with high ethical sensitivity are more ethical than people with low ethical sensitivity
false
people with high power distance expect relatively equal power sharing
false
the distributive justice principle suggests that people who are similar in relevant ways should receive dissimilar benefits and burdens based on their individual rights
false
the ideal situation in organizations is to have employees whose values are perfectly congruent with the organization's values
false
the principle of utilitarianism advises us to seek the greatest good for ourselves
false
conscientiousness and emotional stability (low neuroticism) stand out as the personality that best predict individual performance in almost every job group
true
moral intensity is the degree to which an issue demands the application of ethical principles
true
one limitation with information about cross-cultural values is that it incorrectly assumes that everyone within a specific country holds similar values
true
one problem with the individual rights principle is that certain individual rights may conflict with others
true