BUSI 240 connect homework chapter 2 solutions complete answers

BUSI 240 connect homework chapter 2 solutions complete answers 

 

The bundle of characteristics that makes us similar to or different from other people is our ______.

 

Which of the following would be classified as "nature" influences on our personality?

 

The model that suggests that personality can be categorized across five abstract dimensions is known as ______.

 

True or false: A person who scores the highest on all of the Big Five personality factors should be considered the best employee.

 

Which of the following make up the dark triad of socially undesirable personality traits?

 

______ is the relatively stable pattern of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that characterize an individual.

 

People who have an obsessive belief in their superiority and entitlement are considered ______.

 

______ refers to our genetic or hereditary origins, whereas ______ is the result of our life experiences and interaction with our environment.

 

The "Big Five" dimensions are: conscientiousness, neuroticism, openness to experience, extraversion, and      .

 

Studies of the Five-Factor Model have shown that the relationship between personality and performance is often ______.

 

According to Carl Jung, making decisions consists of what two competing processes?

 

What is the term for the cluster of three socially undesirable personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy)?

 

Perceptions about what is good or bad and right or wrong are referred to as our ______.

 

Which of the following traits are common among narcissists?

 

The model that attempts to organize values into clusters in a circular model is referred to as the ______.

 

True or false: Personality is determined entirely by heredity.

 

Students at a university are required to affix the following statement to each assignment they submit for grading: "I pledge on my honor that I have not given, received, or witnessed any unauthorized aid to this or any other paper." This statement is intended to ______ the connection between personal values and behavior.

 

Match each dimension of the five-factor model (FFM) with its description.

 

Andre tends to be an imaginative, "big picture" person. He sees the world in terms of impressions rather than facts and relies on his interpretations of what is happening. Which MBTI dimension or orientation does this describe?

 

Tawanda values team harmony and high levels of collaboration. She does not care for hierarchical organizational structures and instead believes employees should be treated as equals. Her employer does not have managers or middle managers and instead has teams. Tawanda's team members hold equal power, and each member believes in the team's goals. Considering values congruence, which of the following statements about Tawanda and her job are true?

 

People believe some values are more important than others and thus have a hierarchy of preferences, known as ______.

 

What is the attribute common among effective leaders that refers to a person's ethical standards?

 

The quadrant of Schwartz's values circumplex that represents a person's motivation to maintain the status quo and the degree to which he or she values stability and security is known as ______.

 

To better understand business ethics, it is important to consider four distinct types of ethical principles: utilitarianism, individual rights, ethic of care, and ______ justice.

 

True or false: People who have stimulation at the top of their values hierarchy should seek a job that is predictable and stable.

 

Executives of a company believe that laying off 15% of its workforce will help it stay in business long term and protect the remaining jobs in the company. Such an action is most consistent with which ethical principle?

 

The degree to which an issue demands the application of ethical principles is referred to as ______.

 

How similar a person's values hierarchy is to the values hierarchy of the organization, a coworker, or another source of comparison is known as values ______.

 

      is the study of moral principles or values that determine whether actions are right or wrong and outcomes are good or bad.

 

______ are intended to motivate and guide employee behavior and signal the importance of ethical conduct.

 

Four types of ethical principles commonly identified are individual rights, distributive justice, ethic of care, and ______.

 

People who value personal freedom, self-sufficiency, and control over their own lives have high ______.

 

"The greatest good for the greatest number" illustrates which ethical principle?

 

______ refers to the degree that people are willing to accept an unequal distribution of power within a society or organization.

 

The moral intensity of an action is higher when ______.

 

An employee who is most comfortable if there are rules, policies, and procedures in place that dictate how jobs are supposed to be done would likely have a high ______.

 

______ focuses primarily on assertiveness, the acquisition of wealth, and competition.

 

Which of the following can support ethical behavior within an organization?

 

True or false: A limitation of cross-cultural research is that several studies incorrectly assumed that people in a specific country or geographic region share similar values.

 

Which of the following is true about highly collectivist people?

 

True or false: Typical personality profiles vary across regions of the United States.

 

Which of the following describes an employee from a culture with a high power distance?

 

The extent to which people tolerate or feel threatened by ambiguity is referred to as ______.

 

A society that values professions such as teaching, social work, and nursing would likely be considered to have an achievement - ______ orientation.

 

Concerns with cross-cultural research include which of the following?

 

Which of the following is one form of deep-level diversity in the United States?

 

Which of the following describe personality traits?

 

Which Big Five personality trait would be associated with someone who is good-natured, empathetic, considerate, and caring?

 

Irene has always been a "worry wart" and is often anxious or depressed. Which personality dimension of the five-factor model (FFM) does this describe?

 

Personality __________ are broad concepts that help people label and understand individual differences.

 

Jacinda is an outgoing, high-energy person, and her friends describe her as the "life of the party." Which personality trait on the five-factor model (FFM) would this describe?

 

Which of the following would be classified as "nurture" determinants of our personality?

An influential high school teacher



_____ include cooperative and helpful acts toward others that support the organization's social and psychological context.

 

The five-factor model (FFM) personality dimension that is characterized by a person's attention to detail, thoroughness, organization, and self-discipline is known as ______.

 

Tasha loves to travel, especially internationally. She loves to try new cuisine, see new things, and meet new people from different cultures. Which personality dimension of the five-factor model (FFM) does this BEST describe?

 

Although research shows that an individual's personality stabilizes around the age of 30, personality is not______

 

Which personality dimension identified by the five-factor model (FFM) would describe a person who is sociable, talkative, lively, and active?

 

Which personality trait can be described as someone who takes pleasure in misleading, outwitting, and otherwise controlling others?

 

Jana offered to work through her lunch period in order to help a colleague finish up a presentation for an important meeting that afternoon. This is an example of which of the following?

 

Which of the following often contribute to changes in personality factors?

Environmental changes



Which of the following traits are common among psychopaths?

 

Alonzo often takes home office supplies such as ink cartridges, paper, and pens so that he doesn't have to purchase school supplies for his children. This is an example of:

 

Which of the following traits are common among people with high Machiavellianism?

 

Carl Jung proposed that there are two ways in which people prefer to gather information or perceive the world around them: ______.

 

Which personality trait is often considered the most sinister of the dark triad?

 

Voluntary employee behaviors that can hinder organizational goal accomplishment are known as:

 

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has proven to be a popular, effective personality assessment for which of the following?

 

Without exception, employees at Qantic Services are committed to the concept of providing superior customer satisfaction. This would be an example of a(n) ______ value.

 

The dimensions of personality identified in Jungian personality theory are measured through ______.

 

______ tell us what we ought to do, whereas ______ describe what we tend to do.

 

Values that exist only within individuals are known as ______ values.

 

Personal values indirectly motivate decisions and behavior by framing our perceptions of ______

 

Alyssa believes that decisions should be made based on facts and logic, not on emotions or subjective factors. According to the MBTI, Alyssa has a(n) ______ orientation.

 

Which of the following statements about values is true?

 

People are indirectly motivated to align their personal values with which of the following?

 

What is the term for the ethical principle that suggests the same set of natural rights, such as freedom of speech, is conferred on all people?

 

The Equal Pay Act requires that employers pay men and women the same wages for the same work. This is most closely associated with which ethical principle?

 

Which of the following statements correctly describe the principle of ethic of care?

 

Which of the following describes a problem with the individual rights principle?

 

People who have high moral sensitivity _____

 

Employees generally accept differences in pay as long as they perceive differences in responsibility. This reflects which concept?

 

Which of the following would be considered situational factors that constrain or facilitate employee behavior and performance?

 

Which ethical principle states that everyone has a moral obligation to help others within their relational sphere to grow and self-actualize?

 

Executives at Cyber-Form are faced with cutting jobs and reducing employee benefits in order for the company to survive the current recession. These decisions have which of the following?

 

What mental state is achieved when you focus on your awareness of the present situation and your thoughts and emotions in that moment?

 

Of the following, which is external to the individual but still affects his or her behavior?

 

A society that has a group orientation and emphasizes the interdependence of people has a high degree of:

 

A society that values quality of life, service to others, and support for the needy would have which of the following?