prin of management- ch12&13
monoculture
A culture that accepts only one way of doing things and one set of values and beliefs is referred to as a(n) _____.
self-awareness
A high degree of _____means you can accurately assess your own strengths and limitations and have a healthy sense of self-confidence.
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A survey by the Conference Board found that _____ percentage of US workers are satisfied with their work.
americans are formal
According to MANAGER'S SHOPTALK in chapter 13, which of the following is not a characteristic used to help foreign managers understand Americans?
younger workforce
All of the following are changes that are reshaping our workforce EXCEPT:
maintaining a secretive culture
All of the following are tactics for promoting stronger organizational commitment EXCEPT:
Tell people exactly what is expected of them.
All of the following are things bad bosses do to create stress for their subordinates EXCEPT:
religious beliefs
All of the following are traditional model dimensions of diversity EXCEPT:
the groups are formally created by the organization.
All of the following are true about employee network groups EXCEPT:
sexual orientation
All of these are inclusive dimensions of diversity EXCEPT:
organizational commitment
An employee with a high degree of _____ is more likely to want to stay with their current company.
a monoculture
An ethnocentric perspective leads to:
self efficency
An individual's strong belief that he or she can successfully accomplish a specific task or outcome is referred to as:
organizational behavior
An interdisciplinary field dedicated to the study of how individuals and groups tend to act in organizations is called:
halo effect
An overall impression of a person or situation based on one attribute, either favorable or unfavorable, is an example of:
opt-out trend
_____ implies that women's commitment to their children limits their commitment to the company or their ability to handle the rigors of corporate management.
stereotype threat
_____ is a psychological experience of a person who, usually engaged in a task, is aware of a stereotype about his or her identity group suggesting he or she will not perform well on that task.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
_____ is a rigid, exaggerated, irrational belief associated with a particular group of people.
stereotype
_____ is a rigid, exaggerated, irrational belief associated with a particular group of people.
diversity
_____ is defined as all the ways in which people differ.
Ethnorelativism
_____ is the belief that groups are inherently equal.
managing diversity
_____ means creating a climate in which the potential advantages of diversity for organizational or group performance are maximized while the potential disadvantages are minimized.
personality
_____ refers to the set of characteristics that underlie a relatively stable pattern of behavior in response to ideas, objects, or people in the environment.
ethnocentrism
_____ reflects the belief that one's own group is superior to other groups.
the glass wall
_____ serves as invisible barriers to important horizontal movement within the organization.