Module 1 Quiz - M1 - What is Organizational Behavior; Individual Differences

"Different peole may perceive similar situations in different ways and similar people may perceive different situations in the same way." This represents the _____ perspective. interactional ethical problem-solving contingency individual

interactional

Grade

100%

OB concepts and theories can be classified into three broad categories: person factors, group characteristics, and environmental characteristics. True False

False

Soft skills are job specific; they are useful only in certain jobs. True False

False

_______ is reflected in this statement: "I feel I am a person of worth, as good as other people." High self-efficacy Low core self-evaluation High emotional intelligence High self-identification High self-esteem

High self-esteem

_____ is(are) when we hold others less accountable for unethical behavior that is carried through third parties. Ill-conceived goals Motivated blindness Indirect blindness The slippery slope Overvalued outcomes

Indirect blindness

The interactional perspective states that behavior is a function of interdependent person and environmental factors. True False

True

Simone wants to become a partner in her Atlantic law firm. She knows that if she bills the most revenue, it will help her get her partnership. This _____ can lead to unethical behavior. overvalued outcome motivated blindness ill-conceived goal indirect blindness slippery slope

ill-conceived goal

In solving a problem, a manager selects the optimal response. chooses a satisfavtory solution. changes the situation in which the problem occurs. settles for less than ideal. eliminates the problem situation.

selects the optimal response.

Person factors and ______ are the two broad caterories of OB concepts and theories. the three levels at work ethical factors situation factors problem factors system processes

situation factors

Halim hires a new employee who best meets the characteristics he is looking for in the ideal employee. He is resolving the problem. solving the problem. dissolving the problem. ignoring the problem. avoiding the problem.

solving the problem.