Workers in which of the following countries take the fewest number of vacation days?
A) Italy
B) Brazil
C) Canada
D) United States
Question 2Job dissatisfaction and antagonistic relationships with co-workers predict a variety of behaviors organizations find undesirable, including unionization attempts, substance abuse, undue socializing, and tardiness.
These behaviors are indicators of a broader syndrome called ________.
A) employee withdrawal
B) organizational commitment
C) job involvement
D) cognitive dissonance
E) positivity offset
Question 3Which term refers to temporary leaves of absence from an organization, usually at reduced pay?
A) personal leave
B) medical leave
C) paid time off
D) sabbatical
Question 4Help Aid, a non-profit organization in Indonesia, works at providing education in underdeveloped countries.
They are now looking to hire a teacher who can educate children in Namibia and prepare them for jobs which will enable them to sustain themselves. According to Holland's personality-job fit theory, people belonging to which of the following personality types will best suit Help Aid's requirement?
A) conventional
B) realistic
C) enterprising
D) artistic
E) social
Question 5Which term refers to a certain number of days each year that employees can use for any purpose?
A) sabbatical
B) paid vacation
C) paid time off banks
D) medical leave
Question 6In most firms, vacation time varies by ________.
A) performance appraisal results
B) organizational rank
C) education level
D) personal needs
Question 7The most important thing a manager can do to raise employee satisfaction is to focus on ________.
Question 8Which of the following terms refers to a situation in which a person inaccurately perceives another person and the resulting expectations cause the other person to behave in ways consistent with the original perception?
A) confirmation bias
B) self-fulfilling prophecy
C) attribution theory
D) contrast effect
E) bandwagon effect