OBM Ch 4 Cengage Quiz

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Latin American countries value family loyalty, so managers tend to hire family members. What other area also scores high in traditional values? a. Africa b. Confucian c. Ex-Communist d. Protestant Europe

a. Africa

What term refers to drawing a general impression that the outcomes of promotions, hiring, firing, and raises were fair and equitable? a. distributive fairness b. procedural fairness c. interactional fairness d. organizational fairness

a. distributive fairness

What term refers to feeling obliged to stay with an organization for moral or ethical reasons? a. normative commitment b. legal commitment c. continuance commitment d. affective commitment

a. normative commitment

Imagine you just bought a cable installation company that routinely treats its residential customers poorly. You want your company to satisfy customers but it promises a certain connectivity speed that isn't realistic in most homes. It says it will send repair people within a certain time window, but when they get tied up and are running late, no one calls the customers. You hear complaints every time you answer the phone. What approach would be most likely to resolve your cognitive dissonance? a. You can continue to believe in customer service but not make changes. b. You can purchase and start to use new software for scheduling repairs and calls. c. You can quit this job and go to work in another industry altogether. d. You can stop answering the phone.

b. You can purchase and start to use new software for scheduling repairs and calls.

Which stress stage is triggered when we first encounter a stressor? a. exhaustion b. alarm c. termination d. resistance

b. alarm

Craig is unhappy with his job, but he's been with Spearhead Associates for seven years and won't be vested in his pension for another three years. What type of commitment does he have to the organization? a. normative commitment b. affective commitment c. continuance commitment d. community commitment

c. continuance commitment

Which of the following is an organizational consequence of prolonged stress? a. People can actually become more productive. b. People stop complaining about unimportant things. c. People will take shorter lunch breaks to compensate. d. People call in sick more often and quit their jobs.

d. People call in sick more often and quit their jobs.

Which of the following scenarios is an example of intrapersonal value conflict? a. You have a disagreement with your coworkers that prevents you from being productive. b. You believe honesty is important, but the company you work for is avoiding paying taxes. c. You want a promotion, but your supervisor refuses to recognize your work and successes. d. You love spending time with family, but ambition makes you work longer hours to get a raise.

d. You love spending time with family, but ambition makes you work longer hours to get a raise.

What term refers to a general tendency of an individual to experience a particular mood or to react to things in a particular way or with certain emotions? a. intelligence b. personality c. burnout d. affectivity

d. affectivity

What type of stress results because of happy events that lead to pleasurable emotions, including satisfaction, excitement, and enjoyment? a. adaptation b. behavioral c. demand d. eustress

d. eustress

Attributing our own characteristics to other people is termed __________. a. self-handicapping b. a self-fulfilling prophecy c. attribution d. projection

d. projection

Juanita, the department manager, realizes that Kevin is missing from work and didn't call in sick. She assumes something beyond Kevin's control must have happened. This belief is an example of __________. a. stereotyping b. halo effect c. contrast effect d. selective perception

d. selective perception


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