LSUS MBA 704 EXAM 3 FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
◉ Valued Subjective Experiences
Answer: Related to the past, present, and future
Examples: contentment, happiness, and hope
◉ Positive Individual Traits
Answer: Examples: courage, forgiveness, and wisdom
◉ Civic Virtue
Answer: Move individuals toward better citizenship
Examples: altruism and work ethic
◉ Positive Organizational Behavior (POB)
Answer: Based on theory and research
Use of valid, reliable measures
State-like and open to development
,Concerned with workplace and how to improve human performance
◉ Happiness or Level of Positivity
Answer: About 50% determined by genetics
About 10% determined by life circumstances
About 40% determined by intentional activity
◉ Self-Efficacy/Confidence
Answer: Most theoretically developed and researched POB construct
An individual's conviction about his or her abilities to mobilize the
motivation, cognitive resources and courses of action needed to
successfully execute a specific task within a given context
◉ Specific Self-Efficacy
Answer: People's belief in successfully completing a specific task;
state-like and open to training and development
◉ General Self Efficacy
Answer: People's belief in successfully accomplishing tasks across a
wide variety of achievement situations; trait-like and fixed
◉ Impact of Self-Efficacy
Answer: Choice: selection based on level of self-efficacy
,Motivational effort: people try harder on tasks with high self-efficacy
Perseverance: high self-efficacy helps people bounce back
Facilitative thought patterns: high self-efficacy related to positive
self-talk
Vulnerability to stress: high self-efficacy related to more assurance
◉ Sources of Efficacy
Answer: Performance accomplishments—most powerful source
Observation and modeling behaviors of others
Social persuasion or support from respected, competent peers
Physiological or psychological state
◉ Implications of Efficacy
Answer: Positive impact on work-related performance
Significant contribution to selection of human resources
Positive effect of efficacy training and development on performance
Enhanced self-efficacy related to better stress-coping and productive
teamwork
◉ Optimism
Answer: Positive effect on physical and psychological health
Characteristics of perseverance, achievement, and motivation
, ◉ Dimensions of Optimism
Answer: Optimism as Human Nature
Optimism as Individual Difference
◉ Optimism as Human Nature
Answer: Part of inherent makeup of people or their basic human
nature
◉ Optimism as Individual Difference
Answer: People have varying degrees
Optimists expect good things to happen to them
◉ Pessimists
Answer: Own fault, last long time, undermine everything
◉ Optimists
Answer: Not their fault, temporary, limited effect
◉ Optimism Issues
Answer: Possible that people may be optimistic and pessimistic
Pessimists can learn the skills to be an optimist
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
◉ Valued Subjective Experiences
Answer: Related to the past, present, and future
Examples: contentment, happiness, and hope
◉ Positive Individual Traits
Answer: Examples: courage, forgiveness, and wisdom
◉ Civic Virtue
Answer: Move individuals toward better citizenship
Examples: altruism and work ethic
◉ Positive Organizational Behavior (POB)
Answer: Based on theory and research
Use of valid, reliable measures
State-like and open to development
,Concerned with workplace and how to improve human performance
◉ Happiness or Level of Positivity
Answer: About 50% determined by genetics
About 10% determined by life circumstances
About 40% determined by intentional activity
◉ Self-Efficacy/Confidence
Answer: Most theoretically developed and researched POB construct
An individual's conviction about his or her abilities to mobilize the
motivation, cognitive resources and courses of action needed to
successfully execute a specific task within a given context
◉ Specific Self-Efficacy
Answer: People's belief in successfully completing a specific task;
state-like and open to training and development
◉ General Self Efficacy
Answer: People's belief in successfully accomplishing tasks across a
wide variety of achievement situations; trait-like and fixed
◉ Impact of Self-Efficacy
Answer: Choice: selection based on level of self-efficacy
,Motivational effort: people try harder on tasks with high self-efficacy
Perseverance: high self-efficacy helps people bounce back
Facilitative thought patterns: high self-efficacy related to positive
self-talk
Vulnerability to stress: high self-efficacy related to more assurance
◉ Sources of Efficacy
Answer: Performance accomplishments—most powerful source
Observation and modeling behaviors of others
Social persuasion or support from respected, competent peers
Physiological or psychological state
◉ Implications of Efficacy
Answer: Positive impact on work-related performance
Significant contribution to selection of human resources
Positive effect of efficacy training and development on performance
Enhanced self-efficacy related to better stress-coping and productive
teamwork
◉ Optimism
Answer: Positive effect on physical and psychological health
Characteristics of perseverance, achievement, and motivation
, ◉ Dimensions of Optimism
Answer: Optimism as Human Nature
Optimism as Individual Difference
◉ Optimism as Human Nature
Answer: Part of inherent makeup of people or their basic human
nature
◉ Optimism as Individual Difference
Answer: People have varying degrees
Optimists expect good things to happen to them
◉ Pessimists
Answer: Own fault, last long time, undermine everything
◉ Optimists
Answer: Not their fault, temporary, limited effect
◉ Optimism Issues
Answer: Possible that people may be optimistic and pessimistic
Pessimists can learn the skills to be an optimist
