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Which of the following is a primary individual outcome of interest to organizational behavior researchers according to the integrative model?
Job performance
Of the following, which is a primary individual outcome according to the integrative model?
Organizational commitment
According to the integrative model of organizational behavior, motivation, trust, justice, and ethics are _____?
individual mechanisms
According to the integrative model, job satisfaction is a(n) ______.
individual mechanism
Which of the following considers employees’ psychological responses to job demands that tax or exceed their capabilities?
Stress
Which of these individual mechanisms captures the energetic forces that drive employees’ work efforts?
Motivation
As employees gain experience, they obtain job knowledge and use this knowledge to make accurate judgments on the job. Which individual mechanism is referred to in this statement?
Learning and decision making
Which of the following individual characteristics illustrated in the integrative model of OB reflect the various traits and tendencies that describe how people act, with commonly studied traits including extraversion, conscientiousness, and collectivism?
Personality and cultural values
In the integrative model, ability, which includes cognitive abilities, emotional skills, and physical abilities, is classified as a(n) _____.
individual characteristic
Which of the following is an example of a group mechanism?
Team characteristics and diversity
Which of the following terms refers to the desire on the part of an employee to remain a member of the organization?
Organizational commitment
Which of the following is one of the three types of organizational commitment?
Normative commitment
The desire to remain a member of an organization due to emotional attachment to, and involvement with, that organization is called ‘_____ commitment.’
affective commitment
‘_____ commitment’ is defined as a desire to remain a member of an organization because of an awareness of the costs associated with leaving it.
Continuance
A desire to remain a member of an organization due to a feeling of obligation is called _____ commitment.
Normative commitment
The _____ model suggests that employees with fewer bonds will be most likely to quit the organization.
erosion
Miranda works for the United Bank at Madison. She feels over-worked and dislikes her job profile. But Miranda cannot quit because she needs the job to repay her education loan. What type of commitment does Miranda have?
Continuance commitment
Nelson Roe works as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards in the NBA. Recently he was offered the Head-coaching duties at the Portland Blazers. Though their terms and remuneration were very attractive and it would be a huge career move for Nelson, he declined the offer. He felt it was with Washington Wizards that he learned and developed as a coach, and that staying back at Washington Wizards is the right thing to do and is his obligation. This is an example of _____ commitment.
Normative commitment
Which model of withdrawal argues that the various withdrawal behaviors are positively correlated. For example, the tendency to daydream or socialize leads to the tendency to come in late or take long breaks, which leads to the tendency to be absent or quit?
Progression
Jess, Frank, and Ted are coworkers at Crossroad Inc. Having worked at CI for five years now, the three are discussing their career one day during lunch break when they heard Mary just quit and decided to work for a competitor. Frank remarks that it is not worthwhile for him to leave like Mary because he is so close to getting his big promotion. He has put in the time and hard work for this promotion. If he left for another company, he will not likely get this opportunity again. Ted replies to Frank that for him, it’s the CI’s relaxed atmosphere and his best friends at CI that keeps him working there. When they asked Jess about how he felt, Jess indicates that Mary had no bonds to CI. She was relatively new and had not invested any time at CI. ‘For me,’ Jess says, ‘CI gave me an opportunity and invested so much in mentoring me, preparing me for the position, and showing me the ropes to success. There is no way that I can desert them by leaving for another company.’ Ted is exhibiting:
Normative commitment
