Organizational Psychology

A. Organizational culture can be described as shared values, attitudes and beliefs held by organizational numbers
B. Pay levels are not a manifestation of organizational culture
C. Organizational psychologists have adopted three approaches to understanding culture
D. We can best understand organizational culture by adopting a multi – dimensional perspective

A. Legitimate power is weeded by someone whose persuasiveness, popularity or charisma lead others to accede to his/her wishes or suggestions
B. Expert power results from access to knowledge and information, so the computer wizard often gains considerable power in an organization
C. Reward power is the power to force others into action or inaction by the threat of punishment such as delaying the payment of expenses claims
D. Referent power comes from position in the hierarchy and is imposed by authority

A. 1,2 & 3
B. 1 & 2
C. 2 & 3
D. 3 & 4

A. There was very little change in work environments over the last quarter of the twentieth century
B. most people at work need continual training to update their skills
C. The approach to training in many organizations is often reactive
D. Psychologists have much to offer organizations in making training effective

A. Organizational psychologists have recently changed their focus on leadership from personality to environmental factors and back to personality again
B. Charismatic leadership and transformational leadership are opposing leadership styles
C. Charismatic leaders exercise intense influence over others and have high expectations of their followers’ performance, but usually communicate their goals and visions in a confused way
D. Some studies suggest that transformational leaders inspire dissatisfaction amongst their employees, resulting in lower productivity

A. Social roles
B. Transactional leadership
C. Transformational leadership
D. Hawthorne effect
E. Formalization

A. Role ambiguity
B. Socialization
C. Hawthorne effect
D. Social roles
E. normative influence

A. Socialization is the process by which members of society are taught how to behave and feel by influential members of that society
B. Socialization can occur in a country, organization or even in a family
C. In the past, socialization theory research has concentrated on the development of adults, but more recently, it has become clear that children are socialized
D. When employees start work, they learn to align their work values with those of the organization

A. Work- sample tests
B. Biodata
C. Psychometric test
D. Work load tests
E. Interviews

A. job selection is based on the premise that there are differences between people which can be identified
B. job selection is based on the premise that there are differences between people that have an impact on how effective people are in a particular job
C. Psychologists are beginning to come to the fore in terms of developing and using personal selection methods
D. Failure to achieve a fit between the person and the organization can lead to a feeling of low esteem on the part of the employee