MGMT EXAM 2

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Which of the following personality traits indicates the degree to which a person is unemotional and pragmatic and believes that ends can justify means ? Machiavellianism Janice is late for work each day by about ten minutes . How would attribution theory describe this behavior ? showing consistency Which of the following is a form of recognition ? Personnel congratulations Managers at Precision Technologies , a custom machine shop in Indiana , train workers on all the company ' s equipment so they can move around as needed in response to incoming orders . Based on this information , which of the following methods is most likely being used by Precision Technologies ? job rotation With reference to the Hofstede 's Framework for Assessing Cultures , ________ emphasizes a tight social framework in which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after them and protect them. collectivism Which of the following differentiates introverts from extraverts ? As compared to extraverts, introverts tend to be happier in their jobs and in their lives as a whole. According to Douglas McGregor ' s Theory Y , a manager assumes that employees ________. exercise self- direction Beyond redesigning the nature of the work itself and involving employees in decisions , another approach to making the work environment more motivating is to alter work arrangements to meet employee needs. Which of the following is designed to give employees greater control of their schedule ? flextime Because it is impossible for us to assimilate everything we see, we engage in___. selective perception Which dimension of the Big Five model of personality refers to an individual's propensity to defer to others ? agreeableness Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding values? Values tend to be relatively stable and enduring Values are the last and deepest level of culture Which of the following statements is true regarding goals ? People do better when they get feedback on how well they are progressing toward their goals A ________ pay plan pays for individual performance based on performance appraisal ratings. Merit plans According to the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator ( MBTI : classification , people belonging to the judging type ________. prefer their world to be ordered Having applications in school and organizational psychology , ______ is a form of self - fulfilling prophecy in which believing something or in someone can make it true . Pygmalion effect Individuals high in self-monitoring ___. Show considerable adaptability in adjusting their behavior to external situational factors . Participative management is a method of management where ________. subordinates shares a significant degree of decision-making power with their immediate superiors According to the job characteristics model, task significance degree to which ___.

job affects the lives or work of other people For management , the major downside of telecommuting is ________ . less direct supervision of employees Your boss never gives you the benefit of the doubt . When you were late this morning he assumed that you had overslept , he never considered that there might have been a delay on the freeway . He is guilty of : The fundamental attribution error With reference of John Holland s personality - ‐ job fit theory , people belonging to the _______ type prefer verbal activities in which there are opportunities to influence others and attain powers . enterprising Samantha ' s rating in a job interview is high in contrast to the candidate who was interviewed directly before her , who was rated extremely low . In this case , Samantha ' s high rating can be partially attributed to the ________. Contrast effect For many people , a 50-50 flip of a coin for $100 might not be worth as much as a sure promise of $50, even though the gamble is mathematically worth twice as much as the sure thing. This is an example of ________. risk aversion William thinks that all good looking people are kind and hardworking. In this example, the shortcut used by William to judge others is called ________? Halo effect What does the SMART acronym refer to in terms of goal-setting? Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and Time-bound John is a design manager for a production company . He independently assigns teams , chooses projects , researches trends , and is able to work from home two to three days a Autonomy With reference to decision making satisficing involves ___. seeking solutions that are satisfactory and sufficient . Which of the following statements is true according to McClelland' s theory of needs ? ***** People with a high need for power and a low need for affiliation often make the best managers. Whenever Jane is successful , she takes full credit for her success , but whenever she is unsuccessful , she attributes her failure to bad luck or blames one of her fellow employees . She is guilty of the _ ______. self- serving bias Jessica does not believe that the methods and processes for determining salary increases in her company are fair . As per this example , Jessica believes that there is a problem with the firm ' s ________ justice procedural We tend to accept at face value information that is consistent with our preconceived views , while we are critical and skeptical of information that challenges these views . This represents the ________ bias confirmation What is the major problem with the Myers - Briggs Type Indicator as a measure of personality ?: It forces a person to be categorized as either one type or another. The researcher who developed self - efficacy theory , Albert Bandura , proposes four ways self - efficacy can be increased . Which of the following is one of these four ways that involves becoming more confident because you see someone else doing the task ? Vicarious Modelling Which of the following statements is consistent with Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory? a substantially satisfied need no longer motivates

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