WorksheetsOB Quiz- Chapter 5
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 12mins
Person-organization fit involves _______________________.
matching organizational and employee values and personality
matching employee personality and managerial personality
matching characteristics of the job and personality
matching personality and congruent occupations
A person's measurable behavior traits are collectively known as which of the following?
Competition
Affect
Personality
Emotion
Gertrude prefers rule-regulated, orderly, and unambiguous activities. According to Holland's personality-job fit theory, which of the following jobs would suit her best?
Mechanic
File clerk
Creative writer
Farmer
Mary is the Chair of the Board of Directors for a private equity company. She is leading the team selecting a new CEO. She has asked you for advice on what characteristics she should seek out in candidates that may be important to their job success. What trait would you recommend that she look for in candidates?
High agreeableness
Low extraversion
High conscientiousness
High neuroticism
Someone who relies on logic and reasoning ability would score high in _________ on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
extraversion
feeling
judging
thinking
Which of the following best describes the difference between Machiavellians and narcissists?
Machiavellians are more manipulative than narcissists.
Machiavellians are more self-important than narcissists.
Machiavellians have a greater sense of entitlement than narcissists.
Machiavellians require more admiration than narcissists.
An HR Director would be wise to recruit and hire individuals who like themselves and see themselves as effective, capable, and in control of their environment. These individuals would likely possess ________.
positive core self-evaluations (CSE)
high narcissism
strong self-monitoring
a high dark triad ranking
Although individuals are unique, some generational values seem to exist based on research. According to the text, the dominant work values of success, achievement, and ambition are most often associated with which generation?
Gen Xers
Millennials
Baby boomers
Veterans
When Shawn started at the new company, almost everyone within the organization was quick to offer suggestions at meetings and get involved in the decision making process. Although Shawn was normally not a very talkative person, the constant involvement of everyone else eventually had Shawn offering ideas as well. This is an example of _____________.
transformational leadership theory
situation strength theory
affective disorder theory
emotional intelligence theory
Which of the following best describes the difference between a terminal value and an instrumental value?
A terminal value refers to behavior that helps achieve a desirable end state; an instrumental value refers to that end state.
A terminal value refers to how willing people are to take risks; an instrumental value refers to how people see themselves.
A terminal value refers to how people see themselves; an instrumental value refers to how willing people are to take risks.
A terminal value refers to a desirable end state; an instrumental value refers to behavior that helps achieve that end state.
