BUSM 2011 – Final Exam Questions With
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What are the big five personality traits? openness, conscientiousness, extraversion,
agreeableness, negative affectivity
Extraversion the tendency to experience positive emotions and moods and to feel good
about oneself and the rest of the w...
What are the big five personality traits? openness, conscientiousness, extraversion,
agreeableness, negative affectivity
Extraversion the tendency to experience positive emotions and moods and to feel good
about oneself and the rest of the world EX: walking around chatting with people
Negative Affectivity the tendency to experience negative emotion and moods, to feel
distressed, and to be critical of oneself and others EX: "I'll never get this done"
Agreeableness get along well with others, but does not mean agree to everything
EX: help a person in need
Conscientiousness tendency to be careful, scrupulous, and persevering
EX: someone who is always on time, always above standard
Openness (to Experience) tendency to be original, have broad interests, be open to a wide
range of stimuli, be daring, and take risks
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EX: "I'll do it!"
Internal locus of control tendency to locate responsibility for one's fate within oneself
EX: "I failed the exam because I didn't study enough"
External locus of control tendency to locate responsibility for one's fate in outside forces
and to believe one's own behavior has little impact on outcomes
EX: "I failed the exam because of the teacher, the exam, the book, the class
Self-esteem the degree to which individuals feel good about themselves and their
capabilities
Need for achievement desire to perform well and meet standards for excellence
Correlated with "Conscientiousness" and "Achievement-oriented" leadership style
Need for affiliation - extent to which an individual is concerned about establishing and
maintaining good interpersonal relations, being liked, and having other people get along
- An unhealthy level of this might be correlated with low self-esteem
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Need for power - the extent to which an individual desires to control or influence others
- Studies showed presidents were high in this
- Some jobs require a need for power
Job satisfaction collections of feelings and beliefs that a manager has about their job
Organizational commitment collective of feelings and beliefs that a manager has about
their organization as a whole
Things related to job dissatisfaction - Uninteresting work
- Lack of job security
- Incomes not on pace with inflation
- Spending more on health insurance
- Bad boss
- Long hours
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example of formal culture Bank, accounting firm
example of informal culture start-ups, Google
example of top-down culture boss is boss and no one gives input
example of bottom-up culture employees give input
example of flexible culture Google
example of unyielding culture accounting firms
example of creative culture Google
example of predictable culture accounting firms
example of serious culture bank or accounting firm
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