Anas: HRM1

Q1: Authentic leaders are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

A. High levels of hope

B. Optimism
C. Resilience
D. Benevolence

Q2: As a member of a study group, you feel that others are making minimal contributions. In this
situation you are LEAST likely to:

A. Praise the inputs of others

B. Increase your participation and contribution
C. Reduce your contribution
D. Withdraw from the group

Q3: Under equity theory, people are motivated when:

A. They are in equilibrium with perceptions of inputs and outcomes

B. They can see that their inputs will lead to rewards that are valued
C. They can identify that social needs are being satisfied in relation to job expectations
D. They find themselves in a situation they see as unfair

Q4: Which of the following statements is most correct?

A. Locus of control has to do with ethical behavior

B. Other people control persons who are strong on internal locus of control
C. Persons with an internal locus of control make more ethical decision than others
D. Individual with an internal locus of control are more likely exhibit uncontrollable behavior

Q5: The set of authority and task relations among group members is known as:

A. Control and sanctions

B. Mutual acceptance
C. Status structure
D. Cohesiveness

Q6: All of the following would be consistent with new ideas in motivation except:

A. Eustress
B. Individuals need to be activated by unmet needs
C. Individuals are motivated by their own physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energy
D. Energy recovery is as or more important than energy expenditure
Q7: Job satisfactions and employee performance are likely to be positively related with:

A. Pay is linked to attendance

B. Non-participative techniques are used
C. Rewards are valued by employees and are tied directly to performance
D. Employee turnover is high

Q8: The close linkage of ____ to performance under expectancy theory is crucial for enhancing
motivation.

A. Need satisfaction
B. Instrumentality
C. Likelihood
D. Valence

Q9: Fear of loss and the unknown are:

A. Reasons why individuals resist change

B. Irrational responses to change
C. Part of the reaction to the separation stage in a career
D. The steps proceeding the withdrawal stage in the career life cycle

Q10: According to the MBTI a successful top executive is likely to be a/an:

A. Introvert, intuitor, feeler and perceiver

B. Introvert , sensor , thinker and perceiver
C. Extrovert, intuitor, feeler and judger
D. Extrovert, sensor, thinker and judger

Q11: An ethical theory that emphasizes the nature and characteristics of an act is:

A. Cultural based
B. Motive-based
C. Consequence-based
D. Rule-based
Q12: Denise and Teresa are two students in a course on organizational behavior. Denise outperforms
Teresa on the first exam in OB, and Teresa convinces herself that Denise is not really a good person
to compare herself to because Denise is a psychology major and Teresa is majoring in accounting.
Which of the following is the best explanation for Teresa’s reaction?

A. Teresa’s high self-esteem is protecting her from this unfavorable comparison

B. Teresa is low self-monitor
C. Teresa has an external locus of control
D. Teresa probably has an inflated generalized belief of her capabilities

Q13: Self-managed teams are sometimes called:

A. Quality circles
B. Quality teams
C. Autonomous work groups
D. Cross-functional work teams

Q14: An approach to minimize groupthink is to:

A. Manipulate group members in order to increase peer pressure

B. Encourage rationalization
C. Denigrate the opposition
D. Re-examine the preferred solution even if consensus has been reached