Personailty - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Where were civil Service examinations held and how far do they date back? correct answers In China, dating back to 4,200 years ago. Which countries then modeled the civil service examinations in the 19th century? correct answers Britian, Germany & France. How do Aristotle & Plato contribute to psychometric testing? correct answers They were the first to write about individual differences in ability and temperament. The scientific testing of individual differences in ability and personal...

Organisational behaviour - Answer The study and understanding of individual and group behaviour in an organisational setting in order to help improve organisational performance and effectiveness (Mullins). The organisational iceberg - Answer Above the water line: Formal aspects (overt) Customers, technology, facilities, organisational design, rules and regulations, surface competencies/skills Below the water line: Behavioural aspects (covert) Attitudes, communication patterns, inform...

Where were civil Service examinations held and how far do they date back? correct answers In China, dating back to 4,200 years ago. Which countries then modeled the civil service examinations in the 19th century? correct answers Britian, Germany & France. How do Aristotle & Plato contribute to psychometric testing? correct answers They were the first to write about individual differences in ability and temperament. The scientific testing of individual differences in ability and personal...

Assumption that drives organization behavior organizations ability to survive depends on how it manages its people correct answers organizations ability to survive depends on how it manages its people Dimensions of organizational commitment correct answers affective, continuance, normative physical withdraw from work correct answers long breaks, missing meetings, tardiness ultimate goal of a company correct answers to survive work attitudes have 3 components correct answers cognitive...

Systems Theory views human bhvr through larger contexts, such as members of families, communities, broader society. When one thing changes the whole is affected. tend toward equilibrium . use ecomap or genogram. "person in enviroment" Family Systems Approach to understand: look at family as a whole then idiv members. looks for causes of bhvr and interections among members. all parts of family are interrelated equifinality ability of family system to accomplish the same goals t...

TLI 112 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Graded A+ what is a mental model, frame, or lens? a set of ideas and assumptions—that you carry in your head to help you understand and negotiate a particular "territory." 4 major frames structural, human resource, political, and symbolic metaphors for mental models/frames windows, maps, tools, lenses, orientations, prisms, and perspectives, metaphor for organization in the structural frame factory metaphor for organizatio...

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