BA 350 RAPP EXAM 1 SDSU EXPECTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
What is an Organization?
ANSWER
A group of people working together towards a common goal.
Question 2.
What do good managers do?
ANSWER
They discover what is unique about each person and then capitalize on it.
Question 3.
How do you find find employee individual differences?
ANSWER
Get to know your people.
Question 4.
What are the Big 5 Traits? (hint: OCEAN)
ANSWER
Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism.
Question 5.
What is Openness to Experience?
ANSWER
The degree to which an individual is original, open to a wide variety of stimuli, has broad interests,
and is willing to take risks.
Question 6.
What is Consciousness?
ANSWER
The degree to which an in individual is careful, scrupulous, and perservering.
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, Question 7.
What is Extraversion?
ANSWER
The degree to which individuals are talkative, assertive, energetic, and sociable versus reserved,
timid, and quiet.
Question 8.
What is Agreeableness?
ANSWER
The degree to which individuals get along well with other people.
Question 9.
What is Neuroticism?
ANSWER
The degree to which individuals are sensitive to threat and punishment, and tend to experience
greater negative emotion.
Question 10.
What big 5 trait best predicts Job Performance?
ANSWER
Conscientiousness
Question 11.
What big 5 trait best predicts Management and Sales Success?
ANSWER
Extraversion
Question 12.
What big 5 trait best predicts Interpersonal Aspects at Work?
ANSWER
Agreeableness
Question 13.
What big 5 trait best predicts Creativity?
ANSWER
Openness
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WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
What is an Organization?
ANSWER
A group of people working together towards a common goal.
Question 2.
What do good managers do?
ANSWER
They discover what is unique about each person and then capitalize on it.
Question 3.
How do you find find employee individual differences?
ANSWER
Get to know your people.
Question 4.
What are the Big 5 Traits? (hint: OCEAN)
ANSWER
Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism.
Question 5.
What is Openness to Experience?
ANSWER
The degree to which an individual is original, open to a wide variety of stimuli, has broad interests,
and is willing to take risks.
Question 6.
What is Consciousness?
ANSWER
The degree to which an in individual is careful, scrupulous, and perservering.
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, Question 7.
What is Extraversion?
ANSWER
The degree to which individuals are talkative, assertive, energetic, and sociable versus reserved,
timid, and quiet.
Question 8.
What is Agreeableness?
ANSWER
The degree to which individuals get along well with other people.
Question 9.
What is Neuroticism?
ANSWER
The degree to which individuals are sensitive to threat and punishment, and tend to experience
greater negative emotion.
Question 10.
What big 5 trait best predicts Job Performance?
ANSWER
Conscientiousness
Question 11.
What big 5 trait best predicts Management and Sales Success?
ANSWER
Extraversion
Question 12.
What big 5 trait best predicts Interpersonal Aspects at Work?
ANSWER
Agreeableness
Question 13.
What big 5 trait best predicts Creativity?
ANSWER
Openness
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