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.