MPO PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR FINAL EXAM
2025 GUIDE.
1.) Which of the following job attitudes reflects the extent to which
employees believe their organization values their contribution and
genuinely cares about their well-being?
Perceived Organizational Support-values and attitudes
2.) According to behavioral theories of leadership which of the following
represents a type of task-oriented leader behavior?(Leadership
Effectiveness Chapter)
Initiating Structure
3.) The HR manager at Youth Adventures Inc. has decided to evaluate a
new test to use in employee selection. She decides to give the test to all
applicants but not use the results during selection. After the newly hired
employees work for awhile she will then collect a measure of employee
performance and correlate it with their prior test scores. She is assessing
the ______ of the test.
Predictive Validity (pg 87 selection and placement chapter)
4.) Highly cohesive groups are prone to an illusion that causes them to
make excessively optimistic and risky decisions. This best describes the
_____________ symptom of groupthink.
Invulnerability
5.) US Steel Corp. is a firm whose workers work in an old facility. Its
employees request a government inspection to ensure that they are not
,exposed to any hazardous materials while working in the facility. Which of
the following acts gives them the right to do so?
Occupational Safety and Health Act
6.) When giving an annual performance reviews to his sales employees
Martin thinks customer satisfaction surveys provide biased information.
This represents the _____________ component of Martin's attitude toward
customer satisfaction surveys.
Cognitive (Values and Attitudes pg. 316)
7.) Helen always strives for an A in classes she takes. Last week she
received her grade for a group assignment in Managing People and
Organizations and she received a C. This is likely to cause:
Conflict of unmet expectations
8.) _______ refers to the fairness of your pay relative to others in the
organization in different jobs.
Internal Equity pg. 182 Pay structures
9.) Which of the following statements is true about the purpose of the
Competing Value Framework?
It provides a practical way for understanding, measuring, and changing
organizational culture.
10.) A national retail clothing company has been hiring only Caucasian
male, sales associates between the ages of 18 and 26 (all other
applicants have simply been turned away), because its executives believe
doing so is consistent with its brand image (e.g., youthful, preppy). In what
form of discrimination is this company engaging?
Disparate Treatment
, 11.) "Tell me about the most recent experiences you had dealing with a
rude customer and how you handled that situation?" This question could
be a part of a(n):
Experience-Based Interview -pg 99 selection and placement
12.) When a firm uses the person-organization fit (P-O fit) model as its
general employee selection model:
The firm focuses on selecting employees who have characteristics that are
consistent with the overall organizational culture and values.
13.) ________ represent a form of compensation where executives are
given the right to purchase a specified amount of company stock at a
specified price for a limited duration of time.
Stock Options recognizing employee contribution with pay pg. 236
14.) According to the three-phase model when does employee
socialization begin?
Before the individual actually joins the organization. (organizational culture,
socialization, and mentoring)
15.) ___________ knowledge represents a type of information often used in
decision-making that is gained through experience and difficult to express
or formalize.
Tacit -decision making and creativity pg. 607
16.) Last year H.M. Knives Inc. used a manufacturing process where each
aspect of knife production (shaping the blade, sharpening the blade,
assembling the handle, attaching the blade to the handle, and final
polishing) was performed by a separate set of workers. This year, the
company has changed its approach and each employee is responsible for
the complete sequence of knife production. According to the job
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR FINAL EXAM
2025 GUIDE.
1.) Which of the following job attitudes reflects the extent to which
employees believe their organization values their contribution and
genuinely cares about their well-being?
Perceived Organizational Support-values and attitudes
2.) According to behavioral theories of leadership which of the following
represents a type of task-oriented leader behavior?(Leadership
Effectiveness Chapter)
Initiating Structure
3.) The HR manager at Youth Adventures Inc. has decided to evaluate a
new test to use in employee selection. She decides to give the test to all
applicants but not use the results during selection. After the newly hired
employees work for awhile she will then collect a measure of employee
performance and correlate it with their prior test scores. She is assessing
the ______ of the test.
Predictive Validity (pg 87 selection and placement chapter)
4.) Highly cohesive groups are prone to an illusion that causes them to
make excessively optimistic and risky decisions. This best describes the
_____________ symptom of groupthink.
Invulnerability
5.) US Steel Corp. is a firm whose workers work in an old facility. Its
employees request a government inspection to ensure that they are not
,exposed to any hazardous materials while working in the facility. Which of
the following acts gives them the right to do so?
Occupational Safety and Health Act
6.) When giving an annual performance reviews to his sales employees
Martin thinks customer satisfaction surveys provide biased information.
This represents the _____________ component of Martin's attitude toward
customer satisfaction surveys.
Cognitive (Values and Attitudes pg. 316)
7.) Helen always strives for an A in classes she takes. Last week she
received her grade for a group assignment in Managing People and
Organizations and she received a C. This is likely to cause:
Conflict of unmet expectations
8.) _______ refers to the fairness of your pay relative to others in the
organization in different jobs.
Internal Equity pg. 182 Pay structures
9.) Which of the following statements is true about the purpose of the
Competing Value Framework?
It provides a practical way for understanding, measuring, and changing
organizational culture.
10.) A national retail clothing company has been hiring only Caucasian
male, sales associates between the ages of 18 and 26 (all other
applicants have simply been turned away), because its executives believe
doing so is consistent with its brand image (e.g., youthful, preppy). In what
form of discrimination is this company engaging?
Disparate Treatment
, 11.) "Tell me about the most recent experiences you had dealing with a
rude customer and how you handled that situation?" This question could
be a part of a(n):
Experience-Based Interview -pg 99 selection and placement
12.) When a firm uses the person-organization fit (P-O fit) model as its
general employee selection model:
The firm focuses on selecting employees who have characteristics that are
consistent with the overall organizational culture and values.
13.) ________ represent a form of compensation where executives are
given the right to purchase a specified amount of company stock at a
specified price for a limited duration of time.
Stock Options recognizing employee contribution with pay pg. 236
14.) According to the three-phase model when does employee
socialization begin?
Before the individual actually joins the organization. (organizational culture,
socialization, and mentoring)
15.) ___________ knowledge represents a type of information often used in
decision-making that is gained through experience and difficult to express
or formalize.
Tacit -decision making and creativity pg. 607
16.) Last year H.M. Knives Inc. used a manufacturing process where each
aspect of knife production (shaping the blade, sharpening the blade,
assembling the handle, attaching the blade to the handle, and final
polishing) was performed by a separate set of workers. This year, the
company has changed its approach and each employee is responsible for
the complete sequence of knife production. According to the job
