OB Chapter 2

Define Selecting in regards to job matching

choosing people already equipped to do the specified task

Define presenteeism

coming to work when you should not.

Valerio was on a team with the goal of completing a marketing project. The other team members left work early, but Valerio stayed and finished the project himself. Valerio demonstrated which element of motivation? Question 5 options: A) tenacity B) persistence C) aptitude D) direction

persistence

Define redesigning in regards to job matching

recreate process to match person's ability to do the task

What are the four quadrants of Schwartz's model?

1. Openness to change 2. Self-transcendence 3. Conservation 4. Self-enhancement

What characteristics make up person - job matching?

1. Selecting 2. Developing 3. Redesigning

Which of the following refers to the fact that motivation is goal-directed, not random? Question 1 options: A) intensity B) persistence C) aptitude D) direction

Direction

True or false: Values are descriptive, not Evaluative

False

________ characterizes people who are quiet, cautious, and less interactive with others. Question 4 options: A) Neuroticism B) Conscientiousness C) Openness to experience D) Introversion

Introversion

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the MARS model? Question 2 options: A) It identifies role perception as an external factor that affects an individual's behavior. B) It is the most researched and respected clustering of personality traits. C) It identifies ability as a factor located within an individual that influences his or her performance. D) It identifies motivation as the most important among the four factors that affect an individual's voluntary behavior and performance.

It identifies ability as a factor located within an individual that influences his or her performance.

Define Organizational Citizenship

Nice/helpful things you do on the job. May or may not be a requirement

Define moral sensitivity

Person's ability to detect the presence of a moral issue

________ is the relatively enduring pattern of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that characterize a person, along with the psychological processes behind those characteristics. Question 3 options: A) Motivation B) Locus of control C) Norm D) Personality

Personality

Define Moral Intensity

When an issue demands the application of ethical principles

Scenario: International Manufacturing & TradingInternational Manufacturing & Trading (IMT) is a medium-sized U.S. company rapidly expanding in the Asian and Middle Eastern markets. The company decides to open a manufacturing plant in Japan, Taiwan, and Malaysia. IMT will send key top managers from the U.S. office and will hire the lower-level managers and employees from the local markets. IMT managers realize that there will be some cultural differences.IMT managers should make themselves aware that people in Japan tend to have

a high achievement orientation.

Which of the following represents values that determine whether actions are right or wrong and outcomes are good or bad? Question 10 options: A) conscientiousness B) self-monitoring C) moral intensity D) ethics

ethics

Which of the following concepts consists of aptitudes and learned capabilities? Question 5 options: A) ability B) personality C) values D) motivation

ability

According to the "Big Five" personality dimensions, people with low conscientiousness tend to be A) uncooperative and intolerant of others' needs. B) more resistant to change and less open to new ideas. C) careless, disorganized, and less thorough. D) more suspicious and self-focused.

careless, disorganized, and less thorough.

Companies often avoid personality tests like the MBTI due to concerns that they Question 5 options: A) do not predict job-related performance. B) are not appropriate for improving self-awareness for career development. C) can be expensive and time consuming to administer. D) unfairly discriminate against visible majorities.

do not predict job-related performance.

Etoni is a new employee who comes from a culture that values respect for people in higher positions and values the well-being of others more than goal achievement. Etoni's culture has Question 7 options: A) high collectivism and a short-term orientation. B) low uncertainty avoidance and high individualism. C) high power distance and a strong nurturing orientation. D) low power distance and a strong nurturing orientation.

high power distance and a strong nurturing orientation.

Which ethical principle reflects the idea that people have natural rights that let them act in a certain way? Question 1 options: A) utilitarianism B) distributive justice C) moral intensity D) individual rights

individual rights

Americans tend to have high Question 4 options: A) collectivist tendencies. B) power distance. C) long-term orientation. D) individualism.

individualism.

In Schwartz's circumplex model, the quadrant that includes hedonism, stimulation and self-direction is called Question 1 options: A) self-enhancement. B) conservation. C) openness to change. D) self-transcendence.

openness to change.

Barney is very conventional manager; he is resistant to change, habitual, and does not accept new ideas very easily. In which of the following dimensions is Barney more likely to have a LOW score? Question 9 options: A) openness to experience B) extraversion C) neuroticism D) customary thinking

openness to experience

Eric is the advertising head of a firm. He is extremely imaginative, creative, and curious. Which of the Big Five personality dimensions does Eric possess? Question 9 options: A) openness to experience B) neuroticism C) resistance to change D) cautiousness

openness to experience

Which of the following is one of the values categories in Schwartz's model? Question 4 options: A) persuasion B) stimulation C) conscientiousness D) agreeableness

stimulation

Employees with high uncertainty avoidance are most likely to value Question 3 options: A) structured situations in which rules of conduct is clearly documented. B) their personal connection to others in their in-groups. C) indirect or ambiguous communications. D) unequal power and view the relationship with their boss as one of interdependence.

structured situations in which rules of conduct is clearly documented.

Schwartz's model organizes values into Question 6 options: A) a hierarchy. B) ten broad categories. C) six dimensions. D) three statistical formulas.

ten broad categories.

Perceptions about what is good or bad, right or wrong are referred to as Question 8 options: A) moral intensity. B) organizational citizenship. C) values. D) collectivism.

values.

Define developing in regards to job matching

training someone to do the specified task

Ali was having a disagreement with his co-owner, Belinda. Ali felt that they should give smaller bonuses to more people instead of large bonuses to a few. Which ethical principle does Ali adhere to? Question 10 options: A) conservation B) self-enhancement C) utilitarianism D) power distance

utilitarianism

People with high collectivism Question 6 options: A) accept unequal distribution of power. B) appreciate the unique qualities that distinguish themselves from others. C) value duty to the groups to which they belong. D) value thrift, savings, and persistence.

value duty to the groups to which they belong.