Which of the following statements is true regarding the functions of culture in an organization?

Which of the following most likely indicates surface-level similarity?

________ refers to a positive feeling about one’s job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics.

Kimberly Ortiz strongly believes in working for a company that promotes diversity. She believes that such organizations are respectful of differences and allow employees more exposure. She recently attended an interview where she was told that the company follows policies that focus on organizational diversity. However, when she finally joined the company, she had a strong feeling that the company’s claim was not true. Which of the following, if true, weakens Kimberly’s belief that the company does not encourage diversity?

Self-determination theory proposes that in addition to being driven by a need for autonomy, people seek ways to achieve ________.

In a workplace, ________ involves overt threats or bullying directed at members of specific groups of employees.

Kimberly Ortiz strongly believes in working for a company that promotes diversity. She believes that such organizations are respectful of differences and allow employees more exposure. She recently attended an interview where she was told that the company follows policies that focus on organizational diversity. However, when she finally joined the company, she had a strong feeling that the company’s claim was not true. Which of the following, if true, weakens Kimberly’s belief that the company does not encourage diversity?

Angela Wells recently applied for a job at Spiga, a lounge in Paris. Having worked in several restaurants and lounges in and across France, she was confident that she would get the job. However, soon after the interview, she was informed that another candidate was offered the job, even though the other candidate had limited experience in comparison to her. Angela feels that she was discriminated against. Which of the following, if true, would best justify Angela’s assumption?

Cross-functional teams consist of employees from about the same hierarchical level, but from different work areas, who come together to accomplish a task.

As compared to observer-ratings surveys, self-reporting surveys are a better predictor of success on the job.