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BUS 160 Monday 6:00pm-8:45pm 02/11/2019 Chapter 2 Homework 1.

Why is it important to understand that both nature and nurture shape an employee’s personality?

Nature is biological heritage, genetic makeup and nurture is the life experiences that people have. It is important to understand the employee’s personality because manager can put them into the right position. Managers should not change employee’s personality because it is harder than putting them into the right place. 4.

Is it good for organizations to be composed of individuals with similar personalities? Why or why not?

Organizations would like to have individuals with similar personality because they attract each other, and they will work better being together. On the other hand, individuals with opposite personality would most likely to leave the organization. 8.

What levels of the needs for achievement, power, and affiliation might be desirable for an elementary school teacher?

An elementary school teacher would set a clear goal and make sure all his students can achieve her goal and this is the need for achievement. A teacher needs the power to control his students and he need to show that he has the ability to convince his students. In the need for affiliation, the teacher needs to make sure students in his class treat their classmates nicely and equally. Therefore, students can work well together. 10. What are the three ways in which ability can be managed in organizations? The three ways ability that can be managed in organizations are selection, placement, and training. Selection is that managers needs to select individuals who have the ability they need. Individuals need to meet the goals of their manager to be selected. Placement: managers need to measure the ability of each individual and place them accordingly. Training is part of nurture, where individuals get to learn some experiences and understand how the organization work. This will help improve their skills and ability. Therefore, they will perform well in the future.

Chapter 3 Homework 2. Wh ymi gh tt woe mp l o y e e swi t ht hes a mej obd e v e l opd i ffe r e nta t t i t ud e st o wa r di t ? Two people with the same job develop might have different attitudes because they might have different feelings, belief, and thoughts. They might even have different job satisfactions, which makes them have different attitudes. “Attitudes is collections of feelings, beliefs, and thoughts about how to behave in one’s job and organization.” 4. Wh ya r ea t t i t ude sl e s sl o n gl a s t i n gt h a nv a l ue s ,a ndwh ya r emo od smo r et r a n s i t or yt ha na t t i t u de s ? Va l ue sa r el on gl a s t i n g, a ndt he yc a na l s oa ffe c tt h ewor ka t t i t u de s ,mo od s ,a n de mo t i o ns .Wor kv a l u e sc a nbe e mp h a s i sb ybe i n ga mb i t i o us .Ape r s onwor kv a l uec a nc ha n g ehi s / he ra t t i t ud e ,mood sa n de mo t i o no v e rt het i me . The r e f or e ,i ti si mpo r t a n tt oh a v eapo s i t i v ea t t i t u dea n dt hi nkp os i t i v e l y .

7. Sh oul dma na g e r sa l wa y st r yt or e d uc ea b s e nt e e i s ma n dt u r no v e ra smu c ha spo s s i b l e ?Wh yorwhyno t ? Ma n a g e r ss ho ul dno tt r yt or e d uc ea b s e nt e e i s mbe c a us ei ti sha r d. I n s t e a d,ma na g e r ss hou l dt r yt oma k et he i r e mp l o y e e sl i k et hee n v i r o nme ntoft h e i rwor kpl a c eorg e tt he me x c i t e da ndma ket he ml i k ed oi ngt h e i rwo r k . The r e f or e ,e mpl o y e e swi l lmo r el i k e l yt os t a ya ndl e s sa bs e n t e e i s m.Ont h eo t h e rha nd ,e mp l o y e e swoul dn o tt u r no v e r a smu c ha spo s s i bl ei ft h e yl i ket he i rwor ke n vi r onme n t .

9. Whats pe c i fict h i n g sc a na no r g a ni z a t i o ndot or a i s el e v e l sofa ffe c t i v ec ommi t me nt ? “ Affe c t i v ec o mmi t me nte x i s t swh e ne mpl o y e e sa r eha pp yt obeme mbe r sofa nor g a ni z a t i o n,b e l i e v ei na n df e e lg ood a bou tt h eor g a ni z a t i ona n dwha ti ts t a n dsf o r ,a r ea t t a c h e dt ot h eor ga n i z a t i on, a ndi n t e ndt od owha ti sg oo df ort he o r g a n i z a t i on. ”Or g a ni z a t i o nsc a nbed oi n gg o odt hi ng sf ors oc i e t y ,ma k et h e i re mp l o y e e sb e ne fitbe t t e r , a nda n y t h i n g t h a tc a nr a i s et h e i rj obs a t i s f a c t i o nsr a t eh i g he r ....