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EXAMPLE

EXAM QUESTIONS POB 2013-2014


Prof. Dr. Elfi Baillien

1) For task conflict to be productive, it should be ________.
A) kept low
B) kept at low-to-moderate levels
C) kept at moderate levels
D) subject to managerial control
Diff: 3

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2) Your company's HR director is a believer in trait theories of leadership. He believes that he can
differentiate leaders from non-leaders by focusing on personal qualities and characteristics. He asks
for your expertise in helping him to apply trait theory to leadership selection within your company.
When selecting individuals for leadership positions, trait theory suggests that which of the
following is least helpful for identifying leaders?
A) Extraversion.
B) Conscientiousness.
C) Openness to experience.
D) Agreeableness.
Diff: 2

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3) What do we call the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory
impressions in order to give meaning to their environment?
A) Interpretation.
B) Environmental analysis.
C) Social verification.
D) Perception.
Diff: 1

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4) James is an employee whose job it is to proofread legal documents. He is paid by the number of
documents that he proofs. He discovers that he is paid substantially more than his colleagues, even
though their jobs and performances are very similar. What is likely to be his reaction to this
discovery according to equity theory?

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A) The quantity of documents he proofreads will decrease.


B) The quality of documents he proofreads will decrease.
C) The quality of documents he proofreads will increase.
D) There will be no effect.
Diff: 3

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5) Zach is devout and very active in his church. He is also a very dedicated employee. His manager
offers him a promotion but the new role will require him to work Sundays. Zach would like the
promotion, but realizes that it would force him to miss some church activities. It is likely that Zach
is experiencing which of the following?
A) Role conflict.
B) Role expectation.
C) Psychological conflict.
D) Cognitive reactance.
Diff: 1

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6) Power can be defined as ________.
A) the ability to influence the behavior of others
B) the actualization of the dependency of others
C) congruence between the goals of the leader and those being led
D) downward influence on one's followers
Diff: 2

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