Organizational Behavior Assignment 1

Which of the following refers to the fact that motivation is goal-directed, not random?

Direction

Organizational behavior knowledge is strictly for managers, not for working level employees.

False

Research indicates that Baby Boomers and Generation-X employees bring the same values and expectations to the workplace.

False

Surface-level diversity is evident in a person's decisions, statements, and actions.

False

The ideal situation in organizations is to have employees whose values are perfectly congruent with the organization's values.

False

Which of the following statements is true about organizational behavior?

It includes team, individual, and organizational level analyses.

Which organizational behavior perspective discusses inputs, outputs, and feedback?

Open Systems

In Schwartz's Values Circumplex, the quadrant that includes hedonism, stimulation and self-direction is called:

Openness to change

Under Schwartz's Values Circumplex, hedonism is a part of two different quadrants, __________ and __________.

Openness to change; Self-enhancement

A firm has good associations with its customers, suppliers, and others who provide added mutual value for the firm. Name the form of intellectual capital that is possessed by the firm due to its good associations.

Relationship Capital

Which of the following are external to the individual but still affect his/her behavior and performance?

Situational factors

Which of the following typically results in a loss of intellectual capital?

The company sells one of its divisions and its employees now work for the other organization.

A good match between an employee's competencies and his/her job requirements tends to increase both job performance and the employee's well-being.

True

Globalization refers to economic, social, and cultural connectivity with people in other parts of the world.

True

High performance work practices build human capital, which improves performance as employees develop skills and knowledge to perform the work.

True

Values are relatively stable, evaluative beliefs that guide our preferences for outcomes or courses of action in a variety of situations. Emotions on the other hand are of a temporary nature.

True

Work/life balance refers to minimizing conflict between work and non-work demands.

True

People who value their independence and personal uniqueness have:

high individualism.

Etoni is a new employee who comes from a culture that values respect for people in higher positions and values the wellbeing of others more than goal achievement. Etoni's culture has:

high power distance and strong nurturing orientation

Assisting coworkers with their work problems, adjusting work schedules to accommodate coworkers, and showing genuine courtesy toward coworkers are some of the forms of:

organizational citizenship.