WGU - C715 Organizational Behavior -
Essay Questions with answers
Briefly |describe |the |five |key |traits |in |the |Big |Five |personality |model. |- |
ANSWERS✔✔Openness
- |how |comfortable |to |experience |new |things |
Extraversion
- |how |comfortable |to |move |with |others
Conscientiousness
- |how |dependable |and |responsible
Agreeableness
- |how |easy |to |come |to |a |resolution |
Neuroticism |
- |Typically |emotional |people
Describe |conscientiousness |and |explain |how |it |can |predict |behavior |at |work. |- |
ANSWERS✔✔It |describes |how |dependable |someone |at |work.
Discuss |John |Holland's |personality-job |fit |theory. |- |ANSWERS✔✔Describes |personality |
profiles |which |matches |different |types |of |jobs.
1. |Realistic |- |require |physical |activities |and |strength. |Eg: |mechanic
2. |Investigative |- |prefer |activities |with |anlytics |eg: |mathematician |
3. |Social |- |prefer |activities |which |perform |with |others |eg: |teacher
4. |Conventional |-prefer |regulated |and |unambiguous |activities. |eg: |acountant |
5. |Enterprising |- |prefer |to |influence |others. |eg:lawyer, |real |estate |agent |
6. |Artistic |- |prefer |unambiguous |and |creative |expression |eg: |writer
, Describe |the |five |value |dimensions |of |national |culture |as |identified |by |the |Hofstede's |
framework |for |assessing |cultures. |- |ANSWERS✔✔1 |Power |Distance: |how |people |like |
unequal |power |distribution |
2 |Individualism: |People |prefer |to |work |in |groups |of |individually |
3 |Masculinity |vs |feminity: |dominating |women |or |not
4 |Uncertainty |avoidance
5 |Long |term |vs |short |term
Discuss |the |attribution |theory. |- |ANSWERS✔✔An |attempt |to |determine |whether |an |
individual's |behavior |is |internally |or |externally |caused.
What |is |selective |perception? |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |to |selectively |interpret |what |one |
sees |on |the |basis |of |one's |interests, |background, |experience, |and |attitudes.
What |is |bounded |rationality? |How |is |it |related |to |decision |making? |- |ANSWERS✔✔Process |
of |making |decisions |without |considering |complexity. |Eg. |Buying |a |card |by |only |considering |
its |basic |features
What |is |an |anchoring |bias? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
Describe |the |confirmation |bias. |- |ANSWERS✔✔decide |after |considering |past |decisions |and |
facts
What |is |escalation |of |commitment? |Explain. |- |ANSWERS✔✔
Describe |the |three |key |elements |in |the |definition |of |motivation. |- |ANSWERS✔✔
Briefly |explain |Maslow's |hierarchy |of |needs |theory. |- |ANSWERS✔✔
Essay Questions with answers
Briefly |describe |the |five |key |traits |in |the |Big |Five |personality |model. |- |
ANSWERS✔✔Openness
- |how |comfortable |to |experience |new |things |
Extraversion
- |how |comfortable |to |move |with |others
Conscientiousness
- |how |dependable |and |responsible
Agreeableness
- |how |easy |to |come |to |a |resolution |
Neuroticism |
- |Typically |emotional |people
Describe |conscientiousness |and |explain |how |it |can |predict |behavior |at |work. |- |
ANSWERS✔✔It |describes |how |dependable |someone |at |work.
Discuss |John |Holland's |personality-job |fit |theory. |- |ANSWERS✔✔Describes |personality |
profiles |which |matches |different |types |of |jobs.
1. |Realistic |- |require |physical |activities |and |strength. |Eg: |mechanic
2. |Investigative |- |prefer |activities |with |anlytics |eg: |mathematician |
3. |Social |- |prefer |activities |which |perform |with |others |eg: |teacher
4. |Conventional |-prefer |regulated |and |unambiguous |activities. |eg: |acountant |
5. |Enterprising |- |prefer |to |influence |others. |eg:lawyer, |real |estate |agent |
6. |Artistic |- |prefer |unambiguous |and |creative |expression |eg: |writer
, Describe |the |five |value |dimensions |of |national |culture |as |identified |by |the |Hofstede's |
framework |for |assessing |cultures. |- |ANSWERS✔✔1 |Power |Distance: |how |people |like |
unequal |power |distribution |
2 |Individualism: |People |prefer |to |work |in |groups |of |individually |
3 |Masculinity |vs |feminity: |dominating |women |or |not
4 |Uncertainty |avoidance
5 |Long |term |vs |short |term
Discuss |the |attribution |theory. |- |ANSWERS✔✔An |attempt |to |determine |whether |an |
individual's |behavior |is |internally |or |externally |caused.
What |is |selective |perception? |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |to |selectively |interpret |what |one |
sees |on |the |basis |of |one's |interests, |background, |experience, |and |attitudes.
What |is |bounded |rationality? |How |is |it |related |to |decision |making? |- |ANSWERS✔✔Process |
of |making |decisions |without |considering |complexity. |Eg. |Buying |a |card |by |only |considering |
its |basic |features
What |is |an |anchoring |bias? |- |ANSWERS✔✔
Describe |the |confirmation |bias. |- |ANSWERS✔✔decide |after |considering |past |decisions |and |
facts
What |is |escalation |of |commitment? |Explain. |- |ANSWERS✔✔
Describe |the |three |key |elements |in |the |definition |of |motivation. |- |ANSWERS✔✔
Briefly |explain |Maslow's |hierarchy |of |needs |theory. |- |ANSWERS✔✔
