BUSMHR 3200 BUCHANAN OSU EXAM 1
(TOP HAT)
Systems - Correct Answers -****the field of organizational behavior is characterized by a
_______ approach in how it strives to understand and improve people-organization
relations
high degree of openness - Correct Answers -****John is assembling a work team tasked
with developing innovative uses for the firm's new product line. In selecting people to be
part of this team, which of the big five personality factors would be most beneficial?
paired comparison method - Correct Answers -____ is a type of job evaluation method
in which individual jobs are evaluated in relation to every other job, based on a ranking
system, and an overall score is given for each job, determining the highest-valued job to
the lowest-valued job.
Effective goal setting eliminates rewarding bad behavior - Correct Answers -which of the
following statements regarding goal setting is FALSE?
Skill-based pay systems - Correct Answers -If an organization has particularly low
budget to be used for employee training, which reward system would be least
appropriate?
physical characteristics - Correct Answers -implicit personality theory demonstrates a
relationship between a person's____ and personality
Pollyanna Principle - Correct Answers -according to the _____, people process pleasant
events more efficiently and accurately than they do unpleasant events
intensity - Correct Answers -which of the following represents an external factor that
affects perception?
interpretation - Correct Answers -Caroline wasn't sure if her co-worker was serious or
joking when he said their department should boycott the next management meeting if
they aren't guaranteed a pay raise. which stage of the perception process is Caroline
using?
Goals should be motivating to the employee - Correct Answers -Which one of the
following is NOT an aspect of the SMART goal system?
(TOP HAT)
Systems - Correct Answers -****the field of organizational behavior is characterized by a
_______ approach in how it strives to understand and improve people-organization
relations
high degree of openness - Correct Answers -****John is assembling a work team tasked
with developing innovative uses for the firm's new product line. In selecting people to be
part of this team, which of the big five personality factors would be most beneficial?
paired comparison method - Correct Answers -____ is a type of job evaluation method
in which individual jobs are evaluated in relation to every other job, based on a ranking
system, and an overall score is given for each job, determining the highest-valued job to
the lowest-valued job.
Effective goal setting eliminates rewarding bad behavior - Correct Answers -which of the
following statements regarding goal setting is FALSE?
Skill-based pay systems - Correct Answers -If an organization has particularly low
budget to be used for employee training, which reward system would be least
appropriate?
physical characteristics - Correct Answers -implicit personality theory demonstrates a
relationship between a person's____ and personality
Pollyanna Principle - Correct Answers -according to the _____, people process pleasant
events more efficiently and accurately than they do unpleasant events
intensity - Correct Answers -which of the following represents an external factor that
affects perception?
interpretation - Correct Answers -Caroline wasn't sure if her co-worker was serious or
joking when he said their department should boycott the next management meeting if
they aren't guaranteed a pay raise. which stage of the perception process is Caroline
using?
Goals should be motivating to the employee - Correct Answers -Which one of the
following is NOT an aspect of the SMART goal system?
