MGT233 : Midterm Revision Exam

[CH1] According to OB, understanding the ways people act and interact within organizations gives three key advantages: being able to explain, predict, and influence behavior.

[CH1] Conceptual skills refer to the ability of organizational members to relate to other people.

[CH1] An organization's reputation, its culture, and the trust between managers and coworkers are examples of tangible resources.

[CH3] Self-concept is made up of two key components: self-esteem, which is our own worth, and self-efficacy, which is our ability to succeed in a task or situation.

[CH3] According to Eysenck, extraverts inherit a highly aroused nervous system and therefore prefer less stimulating environments.

[CH3] Cattell distinguished between surface traits, which are visible behaviors, and source traits, which are the deep stable variables that cause behavior.

[CH3] The HEXACO model of personality consists of six dimensions, one of which is Honesty-Humility.

[CH4] The recency effect is a perception problem through which an individual assesses a person quickly on the basis of the first information encountered.

[CH4] The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate the impact of internal factors when judging the behavior of others.

[CH4] The Pygmalion effect is a type of halo effect in which high expectations are thought to improve performance in a certain area.

[CH1] A department manager reviews weekly performance reports, checks whether project milestones are being reached, and takes corrective action when a team falls behind. Which management function is she performing?

[CH1] A Bahraini fintech company employs data engineers whose exceptional skills are possessed by very few people in the industry. Which aspect of human capital does this describe?

[CH1] Which OB challenge and opportunity refers to taking environmental factors into consideration during decision-making and goal setting?

[CH1] A hotel manager lets front-desk staff make decisions on guest complaints, gives them extensive training, shares key financial information with them, and offers incentive pay. This approach is best described as:

[CH3] After a poor sales quarter, Khalid says, "The economy and bad luck decided my results; there was nothing I could do." Khalid is showing:

[CH3] In the Big Five model, the dimension of being thoughtful, organized, responsible, and achievement oriented is:

[CH3] On the MBTI, an accountant who prefers tangible, concrete, real-life information based on known facts is showing a preference for:

[CH3] Which of the following is NOT one of the four personality dimensions of core self-evaluation (CSE)?

[CH3] A team leader routinely manipulates colleagues and uses unethical practices to get ahead personally. Which dark triad trait best describes this behavior?

[CH3] A purchasing manager makes quick decisions based on limited information, accepting that she may sometimes make mistakes. She is high in:

[CH4] In the components of the selection process in perception, the person, thing, or event being interpreted is called the:

[CH4] An interviewer meets three very weak candidates in a row and then rates an average fourth candidate as excellent. Which perceptual distortion is this?

[CH4] Noor works long hours and assumes that everyone on her team is equally willing to stay late. Which perceptual process is she using?

[CH4] Sara credits her promotion to her own talent but blames the failure of her latest project on unclear instructions from management. This is an example of:

[CH4] In attribution theory, the determinant that looks at how everyone else responds in the same situation is:

[CH1] List and explain the four functions of managers.

[CH3] Define the Big Five model of personality, explain its five dimensions, and state two of its strengths.

[CH3] Explain the four pairs of preferences in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and discuss three criticisms of the MBTI.

[CH4] Define perception and explain five common perceptual distortions.

[CH4] Explain attribution theory, including the two types of causes, the three determinants of attribution, and the two common attribution errors.

[CH1] Identify the essential skill demonstrated by Ali, Fatima, and Yousif, and explain each with evidence from the case.

[CH3] Using personality concepts, explain Hamad's personality orientation and analyze why he is struggling at Gulf Pearl Logistics.

[CH4] Identify and explain the perceptual distortion and the attribution error Mariam commits when evaluating Hamad.