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This is a company culture that acknowledges and respects family and life responsibilities and obligations and encourages managers and employees to work together to meet personal and work needs.
A)Personal-work life balance culture B)Employee personal-life balance culture C)Supportive work-life culture D)Family-work culture |
C)Supportive work-life culture
Page: 436 |
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While learning and developing socialization within an organization, an employee learning the company's goals, values, traditions, etc. and the backgrounds of the members would fall under:
A)performance proficiency. B)company goals. C)politics. D)history. |
D)history.
Page: 437 (Table 12.1) |
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The negative effects of unmet expectations can be reduced if new employees have a high-quality relationship with the manager. This can be done in which phase of the socialization process?
A)Anticipatory socialization B)Encounter phase C)Settling-in phase D)Realistic job preview phase |
B)Encounter phase
Page: 438 |
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Effective orientation programs include _____ of the new employee.
A)active involvement B)rigorous training C)flexibility D)a high learning curve |
A)active involvement
Page: 439 |
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According to the book, this needs to be avoided if a company is trying to become a learning organization.
A)Plateauing B)Sabbaticals C)Dual-career roles D)Obsolescence |
D)Obsolescence
Page: 446 |
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Sabbaticals allow employees to get away from their day-to-day job stresses and acquire new skills and perspectives.
A)True B)False |
A)True
Page: 447 |
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Career breaks and the ensuing disruptions are far worse for a large company than for a small company.
A)True B)False |
B)False
Page: 448 |
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Research suggests that employees need to have support networks at home, at work, and in the community.
A)True B)False |
A)True
Page: 448 |
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There are as yet no research findings that company policies that help employees manage work and nonwork conflicts enhance employees' job performance.
A)True B)False |
B)False
Page: 450 |
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Companies need to train managers to understand that employees' use of work-family policies should not be punished.
A)True B)False |
A)True
Page: 456 |
