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Organizational Behavior C715 Final Review 2023 Questions1.Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an advertising firm in
Manhattan and has been asked to complete a self-report survey to help
interviewers understand if she is the right candidate for the job. From the
interview, they have found that she is extroverted, empathic, scrupulous,
and cooperative in nature, which are key characteristics needed for the job.
These character- istics about Lugo indicate her ANS Personality
- Ellen Athers works as a communication executive at a travel house.
She is known to be friendly with her colleagues and interacts with them
regularly to build strong work relationships. She knows that her rapport
with her
co-workers is a crucial part of her work and invests time in these relationships. In addition, while making decisions, she is assertive and colleagues
take her decisions seriously. Which of the following personality types is
Athers most likely to be characterized by according to the Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator (MBTI) classification? ANS Extraverted- a personality
dimension describing someone who is sociable, gregarious, and
assertive.
3.What does the heredity approach state? ANS B) An individual’s
personality is determined by molecular structure of the genes.
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4.. is as important for managers as for front-line employees
and, among all Big Five Model traits, is most consistently related to job
perfor- mance. ANS Conscientiousness- someone who is responsible,
dependable, persis- tent, and organized. Most consistently related to
increased job performance.
5.What trait is associated with job satisfaction? ANS Emotional Stability.
6.What is a personality assessment model that taps 5 Basic Dimensions?
What are the five dimensions? ANS The Big Five Model- 1.
Extraversion/Intraversion.
- Agreeableness. 3. Conscientiousness. 4. Emotional Stability. 5.
Openess to Experience.
7.What is a core self evaluation? ANS Bottom line conclusions
individuals have about their compatibilities, and worth as a person.
8.Which of the following statements is true about people with positive
core self-evaluations ? ANS They are committed to their goals and set
ambitious goals.
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9.Which of the following is true of the baby boomer generation? ANS
They give high importance to achievement and material success.
10.What is true about Millennials? ANS They are more questioning and
entrepre- neurial than the other generations.
11.What is true about Generations Xers? ANS They give the highest
importance to flexibility and life options.
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12.Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding
people with proactive personalities? ANS They are more likely than
others to be seen as leaders.
13.Which of the following is true of values ? ANS They have content and
intensity attributes. Values are judgemental, tend to be stable, mostly
established in earlier years.
14.According to the Rokeach Value Survey what are terminal and
instrumen- tal values? ANS Terminal Values- desirable end states.
Where you want to be, where you want to achieve.
Instrumental Values- preferable modes of behavior, a means to
achieve terminal values. Behaviors that can get you there.
15.What are some examples of instrumental values? ANS Personal
discipline, self improvemet, autonomy, self reliance, kindness,
ambition.
16.What are some examples of Terminal Values? ANS Economic
Success, social recognition, world peace, Meaning of life