Organizational Behavior 6th Edition McShane Test Bank | Complete Guide

Most employees in the social services section of a government department have frequent interaction with people who are unemployed or face personal problems. Which of the following personality characteristics is best suited to employees working in these jobs? A. High neuroticism B. External locus of control C. High introversion D. High agreeableness E. Low motivation 74 . Eric is the advertising head of a firm. He is extremely imaginative, creative, and curious. Which of the following personality dimensions does Eric possess? A. Customary thinking B. Openness to experience C. Resistance to change D. Neuroticis m E. Cautiousne ss Full file at 75 . Which "Big Five" personality dimension is most valuable for predicting job performance? A. Extraversi on B. Openness to experience C. Conscientiousne ss D. Neuroticis m E. Agreeablene ss 76 . _____ characterizes people with high levels of anxiety, hostility, depression, and self-consciousness. A. Extraversi on B. Openness to experience C. Conscientiousne ss D. Neuroticis m E. Agreeablene ss Full file at 77 . _____ characterizes people who are quiet, shy, and cautious. A. Introversi on B. Openness to experience C. Conscientiousne ss D. Neuroticis m E. Agreeablene ss 78 . Barney who is a manager, is very conventional, resistant to change, habitual, and does not accept new ideas very easily. This implies that Barney has: A. low neuroticism. B. low customary thinking. C. high extraversion. D. high agreeableness. E. low openness to new experience. Full file at 79 . Jung's psychological types are measured through the: A. "Big Five" personality types. B. locus of control scale. C. instrument that also measures neuroticism. D. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. E. self-monitoring personality test. 80 . Which of the following statements about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is true? A. It advocates the view that thinking and feeling is less important in decision making. B. It is no longer used in organizations. C. Research has concluded that the MBTI does a poor job of measuring Jung's psychological types. D. Research suggests that the MBTI is more useful for career development and self-awareness than for selecting job applicants. E. The MBTI combines 16 pairs of traits into four distinct types. Full file at 81 . Which of the following statements about values is true? A. They have fairly low conflict with each other. B. They describe what we naturally tend to do. C. They are not influenced much by socialization. D. They guide our decisions and actions. E. A person's hierarchy of values typically changes a few times each year. 82 . Beliefs about what is good or bad, right or wrong are referred to as: A. organizational citizenship. B. value s. C. collectivis m. D. moral intensity. E. extraversio n. 83 . Schwartz's model organizes values into: A. six dimensions. B. a hierarchy. C. three statistical formulas. D. ten broader domains. E. a time line. Full file at 84 . Which of the following is a domain in Schwartz's model? A. Personality trait B. Emotio n C. Conscientiousne ss D. Neuroticis m E. Stimulati on 85 . The chief executive of a start-up high-technology company recently made several public announcements about the company's values. She emphasized that, although the company is less than one year old, its employees already have adopted a strong set of values around sharing, freedom, and achievement. However, you personally know two employees at the company who say that employees do not really have a common set of values, and they are certainly not unanimous about the three values stated by the CEO. The CEO is likely describing the company's: A. espoused values. B. majority perceptions. C. internal values. D. external values. E. enacted values. Full file at 86 . Which of the following is ethics most closely related to? A. Value s B. Locus of control C. Myers-Briggs type Indicator D. Personalit y E. Abilit y 87 . Which of the following represents values that determine whether actions are right or wrong and outcomes are good or bad? A. Conscientiousne ss B. Sensin g C. Moral intensity D. Selfmonitoring E. Ethic s Full file at 88 . A problem with the utilitarian principle of ethical decision making is that: A. it focuses on the consequences of our actions, not on how we achieve those consequences. B. there is no agreement on what activities are the greatest benefits to the affected. C. it is difficult to predict the "trickle down" benefits to the least well off in society. D. it is almost impossible to evaluate the benefits or costs of many decisions. E. it chooses the option that provides the minimum acceptable degree of satisfaction to those affected. 89 . Which of the following is identified as an ethical principle? A. Utilitarianis m B. Power distance C. Conservati on D. Selfenhancement E. Powe r Full file at 90 . Which ethical principle reflects that people have entitlements that let them act in a certain way? A. Utilitarianis m B. Individual rights C. Moral intensity D. Distributive justice E. Car e 91 . One of the limitations of the individual rights principle is that: A. it really is not an ethical principle at all. B. some individual rights conflict with other individual rights. C. it does not protect the right to physical security and freedom of speech of the employees. D. it is almost impossible to evaluate the benefits or costs of decisions when many stakeholders are affected. E. it can degenerate into unjust favoritism. Full file at 92 . Senior executives at CyberForm must make a decision that will affect many people and where the decision may produce good or bad consequences for those affected. This decision: A. has a high degree of ethical sensitivity. B. is one in which decision makers should rely only on the utilitarianism rule of ethics. C. has a low degree of ethical sensitivity. D. has a high degree of moral intensity. E. should be taken with complete conscience. 93 . People who have high ethical sensitivity: A. tend to have more information about the specific situation. B. tend to have lower levels of empathy. C. are always more ethical than people with a moderate or low level of ethical sensitivity. D. are individualistic and achievement oriented. E. cannot estimate the moral intensity of an issue. Full file at 94 . The ability to recognize the presence and determine the relative importance of an ethical issue is known as: A. neuroticis