MGMT Final
Christine wants to buy a new red, convertible hybrid car. This represents Christine's ______ bias.
anchoring
______ are the phases of organizational socialization.
anticipatory, encounter, change, and acquisition
Pete is at the soccer field watching his five year old son play. Another father just told his own child that he plays like a girl. Pete tries to stop the verbal abuse and calm the father down by saying it's only a game. Pete's behavior reflects the _____ component of his attitude.
behavioral
The director of a movie auditions only individuals who identify as female to play the role of Rosa Parks in a biographical film of her life during the Civil Rights Movement. This is an example of:
bona fide occupational qualification
Which of the following analyses uses the difference between the expected representation for minority groups and the actual representation to determine whether the difference between these two values is greater than would occur by chance?
four fifths rule
leadership theory is based on the idea that people have beliefs about how leaders should behave and what they should do for their followers.
implicit
Sustainability is the ability of a company to _____.
meet its needs without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet theirs
Which of the following is an example of a behavior oriented contract?
merit pay
A(n) _____ is suitable for an organization with a culture that promotes individual competition.
merit pay plan
Jayne wants to be CFO president of her firm. She ensures that every staff meeting revolves around meeting her personal agenda. She overworks her employees and takes credit for their work. Jayne is a real ________.
narcissist
Karl is on the production line of a local pickle factory. He has been there for 10 years and has won Employee of the Month more than anyone else. Tina, his coworker, who has only been at the factory for 18 months and hasn't even been nominated for Employee of the Month, just received a huge promotion. Wayne perceives a ______.
negative inequity
_____ is the process by which a person learns the values, norms, and required behaviors that permit her or him to participate as a member of the organization.
organizational socialization
The extent to which performance on a measure is related to performance on the job is called _____.
validity
Which of the following is not a driver or cause of organizational culture?
work attitudes and behaviors
One hundred Jedi applied for a job in the Imperial Senate 75 were hired. Twenty five Sith applied for the same job and 5 were hired. Calculate the Impact Ratio and determine if Adverse Impact has occurred.
IR = .267, Adverse impact has occurred
_______ are shortcuts that we all use when making decisions.
judgmental heuristics
Which of the following agencies or institutions is responsible for enforcing the executive orders that cover companies doing business with the federal government?
Office of federal contract compliance programs
Which of the following is true of non key jobs?
They are unique to organizations
Christine was making a deposit at her local bank when the teller informed her that now would be an excellent time to refinance her house as interest rates will never be lower. Christine immediately makes an appointment with her bank to refinance her house. This represents Christine's _______ bias.
availability
Which of the following is an organizational function of a group?
coordinate interdepartmental efforts
_______ provides broad and useful ways to describe personality in terms of our individual differences in self efficacy, self esteem, locus of control, and emotional stability.
core self evaluation
Bill & Donna want to ensure that their team project meets all of the requirements necessary for a top grade. Kathy, another team member, has a lot of other obligations and just wants to get it done quickly. Using Azjen's model what could Bill & Donna do to try and encourage Kathy to put in more effort?
create a positive attitude
The Vice President of Advertising is looking for a new project manager. She wants to be sure that her firm has an advertising department with the highest standards. As the hiring committee interviews various candidates, she has appointed Roger to play the role of _____. His job is to point out potential shortcomings of each candidate.
devil's advocate
Which of the following theories states that pay influences worker productivity?
efficiency wage theory
_______ is(are) the efforts to enhance employee performance, well being, and positive attitudes.
empowerment
FunCo makes high quality dingle hoppers. They need to maintain high efficiency while producing custom dingle hoppers using controlled processes and precise measurements. This is a mature industry where few innovations occur. Management at FunCo believe that stability is more important than flexibility. Which organizational culture is best suited for FunCo?
hierarchy culture
Predictive validation is superior to concurrent validation because _______.
job applications are more motivated than an organization's employees
Research has demonstrated that social loafing may be reduced by following which practices?
providing hybrid rewards
Guy creates advertising slogans for his firm. He works with beliefs, perceptions, and informal obligations about what he is entitled to receive in return for what he provides to the organization. Guy's belief can be best represented as ____.
psychological contract
Which of the following statements about self efficacy is true?
self-efficacy can be developed
Gina, one of your classmates, seems to care so much about being liked that she rarely participates in class discussions. Based on this, Gina probably has a ______.
strong need for affiliation
Which of the following approaches to measuring performance uses some overall assessment of an individual's performance or worth and seeks to develop a ranking of the individuals within a work group?
the comparative approach
Which of the following statements is true of two way linkages?
the strategic planning function and the human resource management function are interdependent.
