LSUS MBA 704 EXAM 4 ASSESSMENT 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What are the four criteria for positive organizational behavior?
How do the various POB constructs measure up to these criteria?
Answer: Efficacy, optimism, hope, and resiliency
-Based on theory and research
-Valid measures
-"State-like" and thus open to development
-Managed for performance improvement
◉ What is self-efficacy? Why is it important to make the distinction
that self-efficacy is a state rather than a trait? What implications
does this have for the workplace?
Answer: In POB, we tend to use the term self-efficacy
interchangeably with confidence.
We do this to recognize the rich theoretical and research foundation
associated with self-efficacy, but also the more common and
simplistic term of confidence more often used with application in
business and sports.
, ◉ What are the four widely recognized sources of self-efficacy?
Answer: -Mastery experiences or performance attainments
-Vicarious experiences or modeling
-Social persuasion
-Physiological and psychological arousal
◉ In positive psychology, how does the concept of hope go beyond
"sunny advice"?
Answer: "A positive motivational state that is based on an
interactively derived sense of successful (a) agency (goal- directed
energy), and (b) pathways (planning to meet goals)."
willpower (agency) & waypower (pathways)
◉ Why may hope be particularly relevant to entrepreneurship and
international human resource management?
Answer: In human resource management, hope may play an
important role in selection, especially for certain types of jobs and
because it is learned and state-like (can change) rather than a stable
trait, it can be enhanced by training and development to improve on-
the-job performance and retention of valuable employees
◉ Why is resiliency so important in recent times? Give a real
example
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ What are the four criteria for positive organizational behavior?
How do the various POB constructs measure up to these criteria?
Answer: Efficacy, optimism, hope, and resiliency
-Based on theory and research
-Valid measures
-"State-like" and thus open to development
-Managed for performance improvement
◉ What is self-efficacy? Why is it important to make the distinction
that self-efficacy is a state rather than a trait? What implications
does this have for the workplace?
Answer: In POB, we tend to use the term self-efficacy
interchangeably with confidence.
We do this to recognize the rich theoretical and research foundation
associated with self-efficacy, but also the more common and
simplistic term of confidence more often used with application in
business and sports.
, ◉ What are the four widely recognized sources of self-efficacy?
Answer: -Mastery experiences or performance attainments
-Vicarious experiences or modeling
-Social persuasion
-Physiological and psychological arousal
◉ In positive psychology, how does the concept of hope go beyond
"sunny advice"?
Answer: "A positive motivational state that is based on an
interactively derived sense of successful (a) agency (goal- directed
energy), and (b) pathways (planning to meet goals)."
willpower (agency) & waypower (pathways)
◉ Why may hope be particularly relevant to entrepreneurship and
international human resource management?
Answer: In human resource management, hope may play an
important role in selection, especially for certain types of jobs and
because it is learned and state-like (can change) rather than a stable
trait, it can be enhanced by training and development to improve on-
the-job performance and retention of valuable employees
◉ Why is resiliency so important in recent times? Give a real
example
