MGMT1135 LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
6 views 0 purchase
Course
MGMT1135
Institution
MGMT1135
MGMT1135 LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is a personality determinant? A) heredity B) environment C) both A and B D) neither A nor B - Answer- c) both A and B
Which of the following personality-shaping forces is a hereditary factor? A) Protestant ethic B...
MGMT1135 LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is a personality determinant? A) heredity B) environment C) both
A and B D) neither A nor B - Answer- c) both A and B
Which of the following personality-shaping forces is a hereditary factor? A) Protestant
ethic B) culture C) experience D) genes - Answer- d) genes
As the manager of a department in an electronics firm, you have been asked to take on
some new staff. You are considering using a self-reported personality survey to check
the personalities of your potential employees. Robert has applied for a position, and
when you check the results of his self-reported personality survey, you are uncertain of
the value of the instrument in light of his results. What is a probable weakness of the
selfreported personality survey in this case? A) Robert may crea - Answer- a) robert
may create a fake positive response to create misleading results
Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) There is a weak correlation between
happiness and productivity. B) Happy workers are generally productive workers. C)
Organisations with fewer satisfied employees tend to be less effective than
organisations with more satisfied employees. D) Organisations with more satisfied
employees tend to be more effective than organisations with fewer satisfied employees
- Answer- a) there is a weak correlation between happiness and productivity
Attending union meetings as a response to job dissatisfaction would be what type of
response? A) loyalty B) neglect C) voice D) exit - Answer- c) voice
Quietly continuing to do your work, even though you're dissatisfied, is what type of
response to dissatisfaction? A) voice B) loyalty C) neglect D) exit - Answer- b) loyalty
Maria is dissatisfied with the way that her manager treats her. She has quit her job and
found a new position with another firm. She has expressed her dissatisfaction through:
A) exit. B) neglect. C) loyalty. D) voice - Answer- a) exit
Steve is unhappy with his job. He takes every possible vacation and sick day and
sometimes shows up for work late. He is expressing his dissatisfaction by: A) loyalty. B)
exit. C) voice. D) neglect - Answer- d) neglect
Not trying very hard as a response to job dissatisfaction would be what type of
response? A) exit B) loyalty C) voice D) neglect - Answer- d) neglect
Henry is dissatisfied with his job but believes that his supervisor is a good man who will
do the right thing. Henry has decided that if he just waits, conditions will improve.
,Henry's approach to this problem is termed: A) exit. B) loyalty. C) neglect. D) voice -
Answer- b) loyalty
Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) Satisfied employees increase
customer satisfaction and loyalty. B) Satisfied employees are more prone to
absenteeismC) Organisations with more satisfied employees tend to be more effective.
D) The relationship between job satisfaction and turnover is stronger than between job
satisfaction and absenteeism. - Answer- b) satisfied employees are more prone to
absenteeism
Employees at Acme Express are dissatisfied with working conditions, salary and the
general attitude of management. Mark, Susan and Toni are good friends who work at
Acme, yet they seem to be reacting differently to the problems at work. 75)Toni has
decided that she'll just get a new job and get away from the problem. Toni is dealing
with her dissatisfaction through: A) loyalty. B) voice. C) neglect. D) exit. - Answer- d) exit
76)Susan has composed a list of concerns along with her suggestions for improving
conditions. Susan is dealing with her dissatisfaction through: A) voice. B) exit. C)
neglect. D) loyalty - Answer- a) voice
77) Mark believes that his manager is a good person and will work things out if Mark
just gives him time to do so. Mark is dealing with his dissatisfaction through: A) loyalty.
B) exit. C) voice. D) neglect. - Answer- a) loyalty
1) Personality is: A) comprised of traits that cannot be measured. B) the growth and
development of a person's whole psychological system. C) always stable. D) all of the
above - Answer- b) the growth and development of a person's whole psychological
system
According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, ________ are conceptualisers. A) ESTJs
B) ENTPs C) INTJs D) MBTIs - Answer- B) entps
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator examines all of the following classifications EXCEPT:
A) intelligent versus challenged. B) perceiving versus judging. C) sensing versus
intuitive. D) extroverted versus introverted. - Answer- a) intelligent versus challenged
Choose the word that best describes an ESTJ. A) quiet B) organiser C) domineering D)
reserved - Answer- b) organiser
16-18) You are assembling a team to work on a longterm project that requires creativity,
stamin, and farsightedness. The only piece of information available to you is the Myers-
Briggs type of each of the applicants. Use your knowledge of the four basic
characteristics of each person to choose people for the following situation. 16) You
need to choose a lead person for the team. This person must have great vision and
must have an original mind with great drive. You will likely pick the following - Answer-
d) INTJ
,17) You are looking for an organiser, a person on whom you can depend to be practical
and realistic. You will probably pick: A) ENTP. B) ISFP. C) ESTJ. D) INTJ - Answer- C)
ESTJ
18) You need a person who is innovative, individualistic, versatile, and attracted to
entrepreneurial ideas. You will probably choose: A) ISFP. B) ENTP. C) ESFJ. D) INTJ -
Answer- b) ENTP
) Which of the following is NOT included in the Big Five Model? A) conscientiousness B)
gregariousness C) emotional stability D) agreeableness - Answer- b) gregariousness
Which dimension of the Big Five Model refers to an individual's propensity to defer to
others? A) agreeableness B) extraversion C) emotional stability D) openness to
experience - Answer- a) agreableness
Which dimension of the Big Five Model is a measure of reliability? A) openness to
experience B) extraversion C) conscientiousness D) agreeableness - Answer- c)
conscientiousness
Considering the Big Five Model, what does openness affect? A) training performance B)
deviant behaviour C) greater longevity D) higher job and life satisfaction - Answer- a)
training performance
Considering the Big Five Model, what does extraversion affect? A) training performance
B) deviant behaviour C) greater longevity D) higher job and life satisfaction - Answer- d)
higher job and life satisfaction
You are the manager of a small boutique. You have decided to apply the Big Five Model
in order to understand your employees and their work habits. This is because the model
is generally supported by an impressive body of research. You want to use the five
dimensions of personality to match individuals with jobs to which they are well-suited.
32) You know that your customers are demanding and sometimes difficult. Which
personality dimension taps a person's ability to withstand stress? A) agre - Answer- c)
emotional stability
33) Jane Simpson rates low on conscientiousness. You should expect that she will: A)
find comfort in the familiar. B) be nervous, depressed and insecure. C) be comfortable
with solitude. D) be easily distracted - Answer- d) be easily distracted
34) Michelle Radison, one of your newest employees, is an extrovert. Which of the
following statements is NOT true? A) Michelle will be quite comfortable with solitude. B)
Michelle will have strong social skills. C) You should expect Michelle to impulsive.D)
Michelle will probably have a large number of relationships. - Answer- A) michelle will
be quite comfortable with solitude
, 35) Liana Tam, one of your most loyal employees, scores very high on openness to
experience. Which of the following statements is true about Liana? A) She will be
resistant to change. B) She is likely to be creative. C) She will be socially dominant. D)
She is likely to live longer than most other people. - Answer- b) she is likely to be
creative
36) Mike Mendez is an older staff member who is close to retirement. His behaviour
tends to very conservative, being cautious with his personal decisions. He usually has a
very clean desk and dislikes it when his routine is changed. You decide that Mike is
likely to the following personality type: A) emotional stability. B) openness. C)
agreeableness. D) conscientiousness - Answer- d) conscientiousness
A personality attribute that has potential for predicting behaviour in organisations is: A)
narcissism. B) psychopathy. C) Machiavellianism. D) all of the above. - Answer- d) all of
the above
A person who believes that the end can justify the means can be said to have the
characteristic of: A) authoritarianism. B) agreeableness. C) Machiavellianism. D)
openness. - Answer- C) machiavellianism
An individual high in Machiavellianism is best described as: A) maintaining emotional
distance, being highly authoritative and believing in swift discipline. B) being pragmatic,
maintaining emotional distance and believing the end can justify the means. C) being
impulsive, being emotionally involved and having strong ethical beliefs. D) tending to
make a poor manager - Answer- b) being pragmatic, maintaining emotional distance
and believing the end can justify the means
High Machs: A) win more. B) are persuaded less. C) manipulate more. D) all of the
above. - Answer- d) all of the above
________ is the degree to which people like or dislike themselves. A) Core self-
evaluation B) Authoritarianism C) Machiavellianism D) Proactive personality - Answer-
a) core self-evaluation
If a person's core self-evaluation is too positive, it may lead to: A) high levels of
competence. B) high levels of Machiavellianism. C) overconfidence and infallibility. D)
extraversion and self-confidence. - Answer- c) overconfidence and infallibility
How would you describe an individual who is capable of presenting striking
contradictions between who they are in public and who they are privately? A) low self-
monitoring B) high narcissism C) high self-monitoring D) low core self-evaluating -
Answer- c) high self-monitoring
Low self-monitors: A) tend to pay less attention to the behaviour of others than high self-
monitors. B) tend to be more mobile in their careers. C) can disguise themselves well.
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Scholarsstudyguide. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $12.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
