Exam 1 Prep

1. Of the following, which is a primary individual outcome according to the integrative model?

• A. Job Satisfaction

• B. Culture

• C. Team Processes

• D. Personality

• E. Organizational Commitment

2. Which of the following statements about the resource-based view of organizations is false?

• A. It suggests that resources are valuable because they are rare

• B. It describes what makes resources capable of creating long-term profits for the firm.

• C. It suggests that inimitable resources are of greater value to an organization

• D. A firm’s resources include resources related to organizational behavior.

• E. It suggests that the value of resources depends on a single factor

3. Frank, an HR manager, believes that his implementation of HR practices in the company is impeccable, because he received the inputs for these practices from the CEO himself. Which of the following philosophies is he relying on?

• A. Method of Intuition

• B Method of Behavior

• C. Method of Science

• D Method of Experience

• E. Method of Authority

4. Which of the following is one of the two primary goals managers have for their employees?

• A. Maximization of job performance.

• B. Optimization of stock price.

• C. Rationalization of job structure.

• D. Utilization of rational decision making techniques.

• E. Obedience to organizational rules and regulations.

1.What are the three components of Job Performance?

• A. Task Performance

• B. Counterproductive Work Behavior

• C. Motivation

• D. Boosterism

• E. Organizational Citizenship Behavior

2. Captive Minds, an entrepreneurial organization, started a monthly journal "Lecture Day." The journal is dedicated to the aspiring businessmen to put forth their business ideas in an open forum. Feedback is given through the company website, which can be viewed by all employees. Colleagues, managers, and peers can give their constructive feedback without revealing their identity. The employees welcomed this idea as they were able to give feedback without hurting anyone's ego. Which of the following systems has the management successfully implemented?

• A. Forced ranking method

• B. Social networking system

• C. Behaviorally anchored rating scales

• D. Citizenship system

• E. Task Performance System

3. The management technique that assesses an employee's performance by directly assessing job performance behaviors is known as _____

• A. Behaviorally anchored rating scales.

• B. Management by objectives.

• C. 360-degree feedback.

• D. Behaviorally applicable rating scales.

• E. 180-degree feedback

4. The ______ method of performance evaluation can encourage hypercompetition among workers, behavior that is the opposite of what is needed in today's team-based organizations.

• A. Forced ranking methods

• B. BARS system

• C. MBO process

• D. 360-degree feedback method

• E. Self-report generation

1. Frank, Jess, and Ted are coworkers at Crossroad Inc. Having worked at CI for five years now, the three are discussing their career one day during lunch break when they heard Mary just quit and decided to work for a competitor. Frank remarks that it is not worthwhile for him to leave like Mary because he is so close to getting his big promotion. He has put in the time and hard work for this promotion. If he left for another company, he will not likely get this opportunity again. Ted replies to Frank that for him, it's the CI's relaxed atmosphere and his best friends at CI that keeps him working there. When they asked Jess about how he felt, Jess indicates that Mary had no bonds to CI. She was relatively new and had not invested any time at CI. "For me," Jess says, "CI gave me an opportunity and invested so much in mentoring me, preparing me for the position, and showing me the ropes to success. There is no way that I can desert them by leaving for another company."

Frank is exhibiting:

• A. Continuance Commitment

• B. Affective Commitment

• C. Evaluative Commitment

• D. Normative Commitment

• E. Associative Commitment

2. Employees who feel a sense of continuance commitment identify with the organization, accept that organization's goals and values, and are more willing to exert extra effort on behalf of the organization.

• A. True

• B. False, Affective Commitment

• C. False, Normative Commitment