Chapter 1 Developing Self-Awareness 29) To become a better manager‚ what is one of the first things one should do? A) Improve one’s communication skills B) Seek knowledge of oneself C) Manage one’s time better D) Empower one’s employees 30) How should managers know and accept others? A) Be an enigma to themselves B) Work toward self-denial and unselfishness C) Work toward self-awareness and self-acceptance D) Work toward self-reverence and reflection 31) How can the enigma of self-awareness
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MAN Midterm Study Guide Chapter 1: • Management – The process of working with and through others to achieve organizational objectives in an efficient and ethical manner. o Manager role is constantly evolving. Effective managers are team players empowered by the willing and active support of others. • Organizational Behavior – An interdisciplinary field of study devoted to understanding‚ explaining‚ and ultimately improving the performance and attitudes of individuals and groups in organizations
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feels that group participation in the meetings with all departments yields great decisions and builds camaraderie. At a meeting between the sponsors of the research and the project heads‚ Fester controls the presentation and the coinciding after-meeting. Knowlton feels that Fester has taken control of his project and has started to look for positions at other companies. He tenders his resignation a few weeks later‚ surprising both Jerrold and Fester. Unfortunately Jerrold did not anticipate
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variables. Employees that are surveyed are all non-management personnel. Findings – The author finds that job attitudes‚ specifically‚ organizational commitment and job satisfaction are significantly related to the personality traits‚ the big five and locus of control. Research limitations/implications – The number of hotel employees studied is 159. A larger sample size could increase the validity of the findings. Practical implications – This paper encourages hotel management to consider the use of personality
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Critically assess the personality (or psychological) traits approach to explaining entrepreneurship. What makes an entrepreneur‚ an entrepreneur? Could it be the environment they grew up in or simply‚ the personality that they were born with or developed as they grow? This essay would present on the traits one should have to perform in this career and how these personalities would benefit them as a businessperson. Apart from that‚ it would discuss the different approaches and analyze it against
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illustrates a number of dilemmas faced by addiction counselors; namely‚ his resistance to treatment and external locus of control. Jack not only denies his need for counseling‚ but also denies that his alcohol use is any fault of his own. Thus‚ this paper will serve to analyze and evaluate two therapeutic approaches that emphasize personal responsibility and internal locus of control. First‚ reality therapy may prove effective with Jack because it frames problems as goals‚ and also does not
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behavior was explored by distributing questionnaires to the employees of our sample. Questionnaire includes a total of fifty items. Independent variables include external locus of control‚ perceived organizational procedural and distributive injustice. Results indicate a strong positive correlation between CWB and External locus of control(r=0.694). But relationship between CWB and Procedural Injustice was not as strong as was expected(r=0.38). Distributive injustice shows very weak positive correlation
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Procedure Measures. Locus of Control Scale (Rotter‚ 1966). The Locus of Control is a 13 item questionnaire that measures a person’s perception of control which is internal or external control of reinforcement. Individuals with a high internal locus of control believes that their own actions determine the rewards they obtain. Individuals with high external locus of control believe that their own behavior does not matter and that rewards of life are outside of their control. Scores range from 0 to
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This essay will be exploring the psychosocial influences on a 68 year old lady called Susan Smith’s perception to her health‚ along with her response to illness. To do this we must look at a definition of both psychology and sociology and discuss any possible effects these have had on Susan’s perception of health issues. Also this essay will be looking at any influences such as education‚ in relation to a female of Susan’s age and background‚ and discuss whether these issues have affected Susan’s
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the first step to success in college. “The Social Reaction Inventory (Rotter‚ 1966) yielded a locus of control score‚ which considered a measure of responsibility because people with internal locus of control” “feel personally responsible for things that happened to them” and people with an external locus of control‚ Findley & Cooper‚ 1983 said “feel that outcomes in life are totally beyond their control” (Whistler‚ Bliss Ali‚ p. 6). When required college assignments are due and a deadline is stated
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