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James believes the best thing he can do is hire based on

A) who has high self-esteem.
B) who has an internal locus of control.
C) who has high emotional stability.
D) who has high self-efficacy.
E) using CSE as one broad personality characteristic.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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Discuss whether organizations should use personality testing as part of the hiring process.What guidelines should managers follow? Assume you have to take a personality test.What traits would you try to minimize and why?

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Jennifer wins an art contest.She attributes the outcome to luck.Jennifer is likely to have

The part of CSE that can best be enhanced because it is most flexible is

People who are high on openness to experience are likely to demonstrate

Personality models are unique to the cultures in which they were developed.

CSEs are related to reduced conflict and lower stress.

Petra made a large mistake on a report she submitted to her boss,and it ended up costing the company a significant amount of money.When asked why this had occurred,she blamed one of her coworkers for giving her erroneous information for the report.Petra is expressing

Vivek and Warren are working on an assignment for their marketing class.Warren finishes his part of the assignment; Vivek doesn't.Vivek apologizes because he took an extra shift at work and didn't give the assignment the priority it needed.He promises Warren he will stay home tonight and finish his work.What personality characteristic does this show?

Halfway through the semester,Samuel quit doing assignments for and going to his advanced accounting class.He attributes this to his poor performance on the first two tests,as well as his lack of talent for accounting; he feels he will do much better as a management major.Samuel is likely to be experiencing

Keyshawn is a player on a professional football team.Because of this,his plays every week are scrutinized by fans and media,as well as his own coaches.Sometimes,their comments are very negative and even personal.Keyshawn will handle this better if he has a high level of _________ intelligence.

Francis interviews two candidates for an administrative assistant position that will require a fair amount of project management.The first candidate is enthusiastic and states that she can "do anything she sets her mind to." She shows up for the interview without a résumé because she know she will be selected for the position. The second candidate is more reserved,but offers Francis his résumé and a portfolio.He explains that in his last position he managed several projects and kept them on track.Which of the following would be the main reason for Francis to hire the second applicant?

Halim,one of your employees,always seems to be "taking it easy," often ignores problems that arise,and rarely takes action on his own.It is likely that Halim is

Carl has a high self-efficacy belief.He is not likely to work hard in preparation for challenges because he is confident he can succeed.

Meg (born and raised in Connecticut)is working with Namuto (born and raised in Tokyo)on a project for their OB class.Meg knows she can create a successful presentation,but she's concerned that (1)Namuto seems to defer all decisions to her,and (2)Namuto immediately backs down on suggestions if Meg disagrees. Does this mean that Meg has higher self-esteem than Namuto? If so,how can Namuto develop higher self-esteem?

Naturalist intelligence is

People with high _________ see themselves as capable and effective.

Nathan is dependable,responsible,and achievement-oriented,while Martin is relaxed and unworried.Nathan is likely to score high on

Giovanni is expressing ________ when he says,"I can run a mile in under five minutes."

________ are complex,relatively brief responses aimed at a particular target.