Question 1 2 out of 2 points Which of the following would be considered employee involvement? Correct All of these statements are considered employee involvement. Question 2 0 out of 2 points Mental models are __________ that guide perceptions and behavior. Question 3 2 out of 2 points Which discipline has provided organizational behavior with much of its theoretical foundation for team dynamics, organizational power, and organizational socialization? Question 4 0 out of 2 points Goal setting influences employee behavior and performance mainly by improving: Question 5 2 out of 2 points Which 'Big Five' personality dimension is most valuable for predicting job performance? Question 6 2 out of 2 points Organizational commitment refers to an employee's contractual obligation to provide a minimum amount of time and effort to the organization in return for a fair day's pay from the organization. Question 7 2 out of 2 points Employee involvement tends to have which of the following benefits in decision making? Question 8 2 out of 2 points Competencies relate most closely to which element in the MARS model of behavior and performance? Question 9 2 out of 2 points Incongruence between a company's dominant values and an employee's values is known to: Question 10 2 out of 2 points Social Cognitve Theory states that: Question 11 2 out of 2 points In the section on cross-cultural values, the textbook warns that: Question 12 0 out of 2 points The highest level need in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is: Question 13 2 out of 2 points _______ is a conscious process of making choices among one or more alternatives with the intention of moving toward some desired state of affairs. Question 14 0 out of 2 points Employees are empowered when they: Question 15 0 out of 2 points Social identity theory says that: Question 16 2 out of 2 points The process of assigning traits to people based on their membership in a social category refers to: Selected Answer: IncorrectE. is important only for the managers of an organization. Question 18 2 out of 2 points Stable, long-lasting beliefs about what is important in a variety of situations are: Question 19 0 out of 2 points Which of these represent the final step in the rational choice decision making process? Question 20 2 out of 2 points Ethics is most closely related to: Question 21 2 out of 2 points Needs Hierarchy Theory includes all of the following concepts EXCEPT: Question 22 2 out of 2 points Anger, fear, joy and sadness represent: Question 23 2 out of 2 points According to the EVLN model, people who are dissatisfied with their jobs might: Question 24 2 out of 2 points Emotional intelligence is best described as: Question 25 0 out of 2 points The Four-drive Theory is based on the idea that: Question 26 2 out of 2 points Companies 'manage' knowledge by: Question 27 0 out of 2 points Empowerment does which of the following? Question 28 2 out of 2 points Which of the following refers to the process of receiving information about and making sense of the world around us? Question 29 0 out of 2 points Which of the following identifies the four factors that directly influence individual behavior and performance? Question 30 2 out of 2 points People are consciously aware of most emotions they experience. Question 31 2 out of 2 points Stress is best described as: Question 32 2 out of 2 points Emotions are brief events or "episodes". Question 33 2 out of 2 points The ability to perceive and express emotion, assimilate emotion in thought, understand and reason with emotion, and regulate emotion in oneself and others is called: The rational decision making model begins with: Question 35 0 out of 2 points Which of these statements about the field of Organizational Behavior (OB) is FALSE? Question 36 2 out of 2 points Motivation refers to the forces within a person the affect: Question 37 0 out of 2 points Performance-based rewards have been criticized on the grounds that: Question 38 2 out of 2 points Aptitudes, skills, and competencies all fall under which of the following concepts? Question 39 0 out of 2 points Conflict between required and true emotions is called emotional intelligence Question 40 2 out of 2 points Competencies include: Question 41 2 out of 2 points Motivation affects a person's ______ of voluntary behavior Question 42 0 out of 2 points Shawna is dissatisfied with her boss for not supporting her work or recognizing her job performance. In spite of these problems, Shawna does not complain and does not intend to move elsewhere. Instead, she maintains her level of work effort and hopes the company will eventually correct these problems. According to the EVLN model, Shawna is mainly engaging in: McShane - Chapter 04 #112 Page 105 Question 43 2 out of 2 points Which of the following refers to goal-directed activities under the individual's control that support organizational objectives? Question 44 0 out of 2 points Moods are less intense emotional states that are not directed toward anything in particular. Question 45 0 out of 2 points Which of these factors directly influences an employee's voluntary behavior and performance? Question 46 2 out of 2 points The uncomfortable tension felt when our behavior and attitudes are inconsistent with each other is called: Question 47 2 out of 2 points Which of these is considered a work/life balance initiative to minimize stress? Selected Answer: Correct All of these statements describe a family-friendly or work/life initiative to minimize stress Correct Answer: Correct All of these statements describe a family-friendly or work/life initiative to minimize stress Question 48 2 out of 2 points Emotions are communications to ourselves, which serve to put us in a state of readiness Question 49 0 out of 2 points To increase an employee's feelings of experienced responsibility, we would: Question 50 2 out of 2 points Your boss is usually able to calm employees when they are upset and to get staff enthusiastic about an otherwise mundane activity. This ability probably means that your boss has:
