Organizational Behavior Test 2 Set 3

Front 1

At the time of the Equal pay act's passage, women earned just -----cents for every dollar earned by mean. By 2006 that rate had only increased to ----cents, and improvement of less than half a penny a year.

Back 1

58 cents, 77 cents

Front 2

African American women earn just -------cents to every dollar earned by white men, and for Hispanic women that figure drops to merely -----cents per dollar.

Back 2

64 cents, 52 cents

Front 3

A recent Cornell study found that female job applicants with children would be ---- likely to get hired, and if they do, would be paid a lower salary than other candidates, male and female. By contrast, male applicants with ---- would be offered a higher salary than non-fathers and other mothers.

Back 3

less, children

Front 4

Men are more likely to opt for doing that which can lead to a higher paycheck, including:

Back 4

relocate or travel extensively for work, take on more hazardous assignments, work in the hard sciences, take jobs requiring greater financial risk, work in unpleasant environments

Front 5

The general accounting office observed, "of the many factors that account for differences in earnings between men and women, our model indicated that ----- ------- are key. specifically these reasons are?

Back 5

work patterns, women have fewer years of work experience, work fewer hours per year, are less likely to work a full time schedule, and leave the labor force for longer periods of time than men.

Front 6

---------------- (FTM's) do significantly better than ---------------- (MTF's). MTF's in the study earned, on average, ------% less after they transitioned from male to female. FTM's earned an average of 1.5 percent more

Back 6

women who become men, men who become women, 32%.

Front 7

What are the Pros of workplace romance to the individual?

Back 7

you get a pretty good idea what the person is like, you have something in common, probably similar, help during stressful times

Front 8

What are the con's of workplace romance to the individual?

Back 8

idle chatter from others, jealousy, too much time together, lose objectivity, break up can be tough.

Front 9

What percentage of people have ever had an office tryst?

Back 9

81% No, 19% Yes

Front 10

What percentage of people have ever been caught in the midst of an office tryst?

Back 10

83% No, 17% Yes

Front 11

Nearly ----% of employees from 18 to 34 said they would act dishonestly to save their jobs, a quarter of them would explicitly lie, and ----% would flirt with their boss for an advantage

Back 11

40%, 4%

Front 12

Women are ---- times more likely than men to quit jobs because of sexual harassment, --- times more likely to transfer and ----times more likely to lose jobs

Back 12

9, 5, 3

Front 13

---%were harassed by a supervisor
---% were harassed by an employee senior to them
---%were harassed by a co worker at their level
---% were harassed by a junior employee
---% of women claimed they were harassed by a man

Back 13

43%, 27%, 19%, 8%, 100%

Front 14

A company's harassment policy should have what components?

Back 14

a definition of harassment, a harassment prohibition statement, a description of complaint procedure, a description of disciplinary measures, protection against retaliation

Front 15

how has the recession increased the potential for harassment?

Back 15

harassment is a syptom of what happens to businesses and individuals when they are under pressure

Perpetrators are motivated by fear
inappropriate behavior may be allowed to fester because the focus may be else where.
in a high pressure environment there will also be a spike in legitimate claims of non sexual forms of harassment, due to managers being required to performance manage more rigorously

Front 16

Hurricane season is from ----- to ------

Back 16

june to november

Front 17

when is the peak of hurricane season?

Back 17

september 10th

Front 18

In terms of the potential for a hurricane, what are the best and worst places to live in Florida?

Back 18

Best:
-Jacksonville (1 in 100)
-Daytona (1 in 50)

Worst:
-Miami (1 in 6)
-Palm Beach (1 in 7)
-Key West/Pensacola (1 in 8)

Front 19

Something that happens that is unexpected, outside the organization, and is traumatic, shocking, and stressful.

Back 19

acute stress

Front 20

A stressor that is expected, happens frequently, is expected, and develops over time.

Back 20

Chronic Stress at Work

Front 21

an example of this stress would be boarding up for a hurricane

Back 21

anticipatory stress

Front 22

What are the three types of stress?

Back 22

acute stress at work, chronic stress at work, anticipatory stress