Sexual harassment is more likely to occur when there are small power differentials.
Organizational behavior cannot offer reasonably accurate explanations of human
behavior or make valid predictions.
Federal law in the United States prohibits discrimination against employees based on
sexual orientation.
Demographics mostly reflect deep-level rather than surface-level diversity.
Conscientiousness and openness to experience are two personality dimensions of the
Big Five personality model that predict better performance in teams.
Individuals will be more motivated to reduce dissonance when they believe the
dissonance is due to something they cannot control.
The behavioral theories view leadership as a set of actions that people can be trained in.
Research suggests that personality traits better predict behavior in weak situations than
in strong ones.
Limited resources is one of the major reasons for the development of organizational
politics.
FDS is a government agency which holds its yearly appraisals in December and
provides employees with merit-based incentives based on their individual performance
ratings. Merit is the only criterion for incentives at FDS and this is likely to have a
strong positive impact on group performance.
According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, people belonging
to the judging type prefer control and like their world to be ordered and structured.
An organization is a consciously coordinated social unit composed of two or more
people.
A(n) ________ is a senior employee who sponsors and supports a less-experienced
employee, a prot©g©.
A) intern
B) subordinate
C) supervisee
D) mentor
E) apprentice
Which of the following actions best represents Kelly’s high job involvement?
A) Kelly always complains about her work to her colleagues.
B) Kelly actively takes part in team activities and proactively takes up additional job
responsibilities.
C) Kelly shares the organization’s vision of supporting renewable energy.
D) Kelly dislikes the unethical practices followed by her employer.
E) Kelly wants to continue working for the organization because many of her college
friends are working there.
Kimberley Mayfield recently evaluated her subordinate’s progress report. She now
plans to inform her about the objectives she did not achieve and how she can perform
better. By doing this, Mayfield will be demonstrating the ________ component of an
attitude.
A) cognitive
B) affective
C) reflective
D) behavioral
E) reactive
Which of the following statements is true regarding an informal communication
channel?
A) It traditionally follows the authority chain within the organization.
B) It generally transmits messages related to the professional activities of members.
C) It is established by the organization.
D) It is generally used for communicating personal or social messages.
E) Information regarding change in the policies of the organization is transmitted
through it.
The best way for a manager to use verbal persuasion is through the ________, a form of
self-fulfilling prophecy in which believing something can make it true.
A) confirmation bias
B) Pygmalion effect
C) anchoring bias
D) framing effect
E) Electra complex
Compare the role of a leader in (a) a self-managed team, (b) a multiteam, and (c) a
diverse team.
Joseph Pierce is the managing director of Drake Coal Power Plant in North Yorkshire.
He knows that coal is a major contributor to climate change and has made his research
team study impacts of coal on the environment. After knowing the facts, he faces a high
degree of dissonance between his values and behavior. Which of the following is he
most likely to do to reduce the dissonance between his belief and behavior?
A) get government sanction to build and develop more power plants across the country
B) increase revenue by building power plants in developing and underdeveloped
countries
C) reassure the public that there is no correlation between environment and coal
production
D) hire more employees to fill positions in new power plant stations
E) provide locals benefits to substantiate for the effects of coal power stations
Extremely attractive or unattractive individuals are most likely to be noticed in a group.
Which of the following statements best describes the reason behind this?
A) Our perception of reality depends on our past experiences.
B) Our perception of reality depends on our personality.
C) We don’t look at targets in isolation.
D) The time at which we see an object can influence our perception of the object.
E) Our motives and expectations affect our perception of a target.
Job enrichment is the process of ________.
A) periodic shifting of an employee from one task to another with similar skill
requirements at the same organizational level
B) expansion of jobs by increasing the degree to which the worker controls the
planning, execution, and evaluation of the work
C) redistribution of power within the organization through work councils and board
representations
D) distribution of a significant degree of power between subordinates and supervisors
E) evaluation of an employee wherein subordinates, peers, and managers provide
comprehensive feedback
By the end of the stage of ________, a relatively clear hierarchy of leadership within
the group is established.
A) norming
B) storming
C) forming
D) adjourning
E) performing
Andrew is a software tester. He runs through the same types of programs day after day
looking for bugs and reporting them. He is taking night classes on programming. Often,
he knows the best solution to many of the bugs, but he is still learning to code. Describe
two job characteristics that Andrew is striving to improve, and explain two ways that
Andrew’s manager can redesign his current job to help him reach his goals.
What is group cohesion?
What is emotional intelligence? Briefly explain the arguments for and against emotional
intelligence.
Describe the characteristics of a strong culture.
Compare and contrast challenge stressors and hindrance stressors.