ORGB MIDTERM EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to your textbook, which of these statements is a caveat regarding cross-cultural
knowledge? - ANS Some cross-cultural studies incorrectly assume that each country has one
culture, even though many (such as Canada) are multicultural societies.
All of the following are among the 10 categories in Schwartz's values model EXCEPT:
a.Tradition.
b.Conformity.
c.Conscientiousness.
d.Stimulation.
e.Power. - ANS Conscientiousness.
An individual's personality: - ANS is less evident in situations where social norms, reward
systems, and other conditions constrain behaviour.
Employees have a higher tendency to engage in organizational citizenship behaviours when
they have: - ANS high agreeableness and high conscientiousness.
Employees with high uncertainty avoidance are likely to: - ANS value workplaces that clearly
document rules of conduct and decision making.
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Incongruence between a company's dominant values and an employee's values is known to:
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, a.affect the employee's job satisfaction.
b.All of the answers are correct.
c.increase the employee's probability of quitting.
d.increase employee stress.
e.increase the chance that the employee's decisions will differ from the organization's
preferences. - ANS All of the answers are correct.
Indigenous communities in Canada are known to have the following values, EXCEPT: -
ANS High individualism
_________ is the degree to which an issue demands the application of ethical principles. -
ANS Moral intensity
Jungian personality theory lays the foundation for: - ANS Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Motowa is a new employee who comes from a culture that values respect for people in higher
positions and values cooperative rather than competitive relations with other people.
Motowa's culture would have: - ANS high power distance and high nurturing orientation.
People who value their independence and personal uniqueness have: - ANS high
individualism.
People with Dark Triad personality traits: - ANS are more likely to engage in organizational
politics.
Recent studies have found that the cultural values of personal responsibility and market
liberalism (free market capitalism) are strongest in which part of Canada?
a.Atlantic provinces
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b.All three prairie provinces
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to your textbook, which of these statements is a caveat regarding cross-cultural
knowledge? - ANS Some cross-cultural studies incorrectly assume that each country has one
culture, even though many (such as Canada) are multicultural societies.
All of the following are among the 10 categories in Schwartz's values model EXCEPT:
a.Tradition.
b.Conformity.
c.Conscientiousness.
d.Stimulation.
e.Power. - ANS Conscientiousness.
An individual's personality: - ANS is less evident in situations where social norms, reward
systems, and other conditions constrain behaviour.
Employees have a higher tendency to engage in organizational citizenship behaviours when
they have: - ANS high agreeableness and high conscientiousness.
Employees with high uncertainty avoidance are likely to: - ANS value workplaces that clearly
document rules of conduct and decision making.
1
Incongruence between a company's dominant values and an employee's values is known to:
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, a.affect the employee's job satisfaction.
b.All of the answers are correct.
c.increase the employee's probability of quitting.
d.increase employee stress.
e.increase the chance that the employee's decisions will differ from the organization's
preferences. - ANS All of the answers are correct.
Indigenous communities in Canada are known to have the following values, EXCEPT: -
ANS High individualism
_________ is the degree to which an issue demands the application of ethical principles. -
ANS Moral intensity
Jungian personality theory lays the foundation for: - ANS Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Motowa is a new employee who comes from a culture that values respect for people in higher
positions and values cooperative rather than competitive relations with other people.
Motowa's culture would have: - ANS high power distance and high nurturing orientation.
People who value their independence and personal uniqueness have: - ANS high
individualism.
People with Dark Triad personality traits: - ANS are more likely to engage in organizational
politics.
Recent studies have found that the cultural values of personal responsibility and market
liberalism (free market capitalism) are strongest in which part of Canada?
a.Atlantic provinces
2
b.All three prairie provinces
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