2. The type of work an employee does colors the relationship between personality and productivity.
   2. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
   4. Answer with complete arguments and clear examples.
5. Question: What can managers do to manage emotions?
   1. In your answer, offer some examples of situations in which the open expression of emotions promotes job performance.
8. Read chapter 5 "Individual perception and decision making."
10. Answer the following questions:

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  • Define perception.
  • What is attribution theory? What are its implications for explaining organizational behavior?
  • How do the perceptions we have of our own actions differ from the perceptions we have of the actions of others?
  • How does selectivity influence perception? Give an example in which selectivity produces a perceptual distortion.
  • What are stereotypes? Provide an example in which stereotypes produce perceptual distortion.
  • Point out the benefits of taking shortcuts when judging others.
  • What is the rational decision making model? Under what conditions are they applied?
  • Describe the organizational factors that constrain decision makers.
  • What role does intuition play in effective decision making? When is it most likely to be fruitful?
  • Do immoral decisions depend more on the person making the decision or their work environment? Explain.
  • Discuss how an employee's personality can affect the work environment. Offer valid arguments and clear examples.