The concept of reflected best-self involves ________.
A) focusing on eliminating shortcomings to bring out the best in oneself
B) making employees aware of their weaknesses and rectifying them
C) observing and monitoring drawbacks of a team and then increasing their efficiency with the help of adequate training
D) asking employees to think about when they were at their personal best in order to exploit their strengths
E) studying industry-wide best practices and then implementing it
Question 2________ is a key independent variable in positive organizational behavior research.
A) Engagement
B) Apathy
C) Despair
D) Constraint
E) Pessimism
Question 3Which of the following is true regarding positive organizational scholarship?
A) It involves monitoring negative practices in organizations and rectifying them.
B) It deals with how employees should analyze weaknesses and convert them into strengths.
C) It studies how organizations develop human strengths, foster vitality, and unlock potential.
D) It dwells on limitations that an organization faces and how it can turn them into opportunities.
E) It involves scrutinizing loopholes in organizational practices and filling gaps in processes.
Question 4Which of the following is a cause of work-life conflicts?
A) global organizations
B) sensemaking
C) privatization of essential industries
D) downshifting
E) use of self-managed teams
Question 5Christopher Richardson works as a graphic designer in Sydney. He often coordinates with colleagues working in Germany. In addition, he interacts with clients across the globe.
Which of the following is most likely to facilitate his communications with clients and colleagues?
A) ergonomic cubicle
B) lateral thinking
C) sensemaking
D) systems thinking
E) networked organization
Question 6Which of the following is the major challenge for managers in a fully networked organization?
A) eliminating the need for paper communication by relying entirely on e-mail, file transfers, and the like
B) retaining team members who can easily move to another employer when demand for their services changes
C) managing contract and temporary workers
D) maintaining a virtual office through the use of computers, interoffice networks, and the Internet
E) managing people who work together but are geographically separated