MGMT 311 FINAL EXAM 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following is true of diversity in the workplace?
Fewer American employees are working as expatriates in foreign countries.
An increasingly diverse workforce decreases the economic output of a country.
Remaining a member of the workforce is detrimental to the health of older workers.
The average age of the workforce is decreasing as Baby Boomers near retirement.
Diversity makes it more challenging to retain valued employees by reducing affective
and continuance commitment. - ✔✔Diversity makes it more challenging to retain valued
employees by reducing affective and continuance commitment.
✔✔Transactional contracts are based on
a narrow set of specific monetary obligations.
a history of behavioral patterns within the workplace.
connections with other employees within the organization.
a broad set of open-ended and subjective obligations.
observations of methods used at similar organizations. - ✔✔a narrow set of specific
monetary obligations.
✔✔Which of the following is something a company could do to foster bonding and
affective commitment?
add dental coverage to its health insurance package
offer incentives to the team with the highest sales
offer college reimbursement for business classes
offer free leadership seminars to all employees
hold a weekly "employee appreciation" party - ✔✔hold a weekly "employee
appreciation" party
✔✔Which of the following statements concerning personality and cultural values is not
true?
Cultural values capture what cultures are like.
Adjectives such as "polite" and "reserved" are examples of traits summarizing a
person's personality.
Personality traits are a function of both your genes and your environment.
Personality captures what people are like, while ability captures what people can do.
Employees are the same anywhere in the world—responsible, easygoing employees
from the United States act the same as responsible, easygoing employees in China. -
✔✔Employees are the same anywhere in the world—responsible, easygoing
employees from the United States act the same as responsible, easygoing employees
in China.
✔✔The personality dimension of neuroticism is associated with the traits of being
organized and ambitious.
moody and emotional
, complex and creative.
warm and courteous.
bold and assertive. - ✔✔moody and emotional
✔✔Which of the following is true about "agreeableness"?
Agreeable employees prioritize status striving.
Agreeable employees tend to be high in positive affectivity.
It is the second most important trait from a job performance perspective.
It is linked to the Type A Behavior Pattern that has been shown to affect employees'
health.
It reflects a strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal relationships as a means of
expressing personality. - ✔✔It reflects a strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal
relationships as a means of expressing personality.
✔✔Dominique is at a leadership conference and has just met Brian for the first time. In
this new situation, Dominique will most easily be able to judge if Brian has the
personality trait of
conscientiousness.
agreeableness.
neuroticism.
extraversion.
openness - ✔✔extraversion
✔✔Which of the following is accurate with regard to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI) method of personality measurement?
Research on this model suggests that managers are more likely than the general
population to be "thinking-judging" personality types.
The model arranges the personality types in a hexagonal fashion, with types adjacent to
one another being more similar.
The central premise of this model is that employees in occupations that match their
personality type will have more career satisfaction, job knowledge, and longevity.
One of the most common applications of this model is interest inventories, which
provide people their scores on relevant personality dimensions.
People with a realistic personality prefer to work with things and data more than people
and ideas. - ✔✔Research on this model suggests that managers are more likely than
the general population to be "thinking-judging" personality types.
✔✔Lena took a test and found out she has an investigative personality type. According
to the RIASEC model, Lena will probably enjoy ______ and tend to be ______.
practical, hands-on, real-world tasks; frank, practical, determined, and rugged
abstract, analytical, theory-oriented tasks; analytical, intellectual, reserved, and
scholarly
persuading, leading, or outperforming others; energetic, sociable, ambitious, and risk-
taking
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following is true of diversity in the workplace?
Fewer American employees are working as expatriates in foreign countries.
An increasingly diverse workforce decreases the economic output of a country.
Remaining a member of the workforce is detrimental to the health of older workers.
The average age of the workforce is decreasing as Baby Boomers near retirement.
Diversity makes it more challenging to retain valued employees by reducing affective
and continuance commitment. - ✔✔Diversity makes it more challenging to retain valued
employees by reducing affective and continuance commitment.
✔✔Transactional contracts are based on
a narrow set of specific monetary obligations.
a history of behavioral patterns within the workplace.
connections with other employees within the organization.
a broad set of open-ended and subjective obligations.
observations of methods used at similar organizations. - ✔✔a narrow set of specific
monetary obligations.
✔✔Which of the following is something a company could do to foster bonding and
affective commitment?
add dental coverage to its health insurance package
offer incentives to the team with the highest sales
offer college reimbursement for business classes
offer free leadership seminars to all employees
hold a weekly "employee appreciation" party - ✔✔hold a weekly "employee
appreciation" party
✔✔Which of the following statements concerning personality and cultural values is not
true?
Cultural values capture what cultures are like.
Adjectives such as "polite" and "reserved" are examples of traits summarizing a
person's personality.
Personality traits are a function of both your genes and your environment.
Personality captures what people are like, while ability captures what people can do.
Employees are the same anywhere in the world—responsible, easygoing employees
from the United States act the same as responsible, easygoing employees in China. -
✔✔Employees are the same anywhere in the world—responsible, easygoing
employees from the United States act the same as responsible, easygoing employees
in China.
✔✔The personality dimension of neuroticism is associated with the traits of being
organized and ambitious.
moody and emotional
, complex and creative.
warm and courteous.
bold and assertive. - ✔✔moody and emotional
✔✔Which of the following is true about "agreeableness"?
Agreeable employees prioritize status striving.
Agreeable employees tend to be high in positive affectivity.
It is the second most important trait from a job performance perspective.
It is linked to the Type A Behavior Pattern that has been shown to affect employees'
health.
It reflects a strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal relationships as a means of
expressing personality. - ✔✔It reflects a strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal
relationships as a means of expressing personality.
✔✔Dominique is at a leadership conference and has just met Brian for the first time. In
this new situation, Dominique will most easily be able to judge if Brian has the
personality trait of
conscientiousness.
agreeableness.
neuroticism.
extraversion.
openness - ✔✔extraversion
✔✔Which of the following is accurate with regard to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI) method of personality measurement?
Research on this model suggests that managers are more likely than the general
population to be "thinking-judging" personality types.
The model arranges the personality types in a hexagonal fashion, with types adjacent to
one another being more similar.
The central premise of this model is that employees in occupations that match their
personality type will have more career satisfaction, job knowledge, and longevity.
One of the most common applications of this model is interest inventories, which
provide people their scores on relevant personality dimensions.
People with a realistic personality prefer to work with things and data more than people
and ideas. - ✔✔Research on this model suggests that managers are more likely than
the general population to be "thinking-judging" personality types.
✔✔Lena took a test and found out she has an investigative personality type. According
to the RIASEC model, Lena will probably enjoy ______ and tend to be ______.
practical, hands-on, real-world tasks; frank, practical, determined, and rugged
abstract, analytical, theory-oriented tasks; analytical, intellectual, reserved, and
scholarly
persuading, leading, or outperforming others; energetic, sociable, ambitious, and risk-
taking
