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Activity 1.4: It All Makes Sense?

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Everyone has personal theories that have developed through observation and experience. Many of these beliefs are at least partially true, but some are incorrect or need refinement. This self-assessment gives you the opportunity to test some of your personal theories that apply to the workplace. Read each statement in this self-assessment and indicate whether each statement is true or false, in your opinion.

YesNo    A happy worker is a productive worker.
YesNo    Decision makers tend to continue supporting a course of action even though information suggests that the decision is ineffective.
YesNo    Organizations are more effective when they prevent conflict among employees.
YesNo    It is better to negotiate alone than as a team.
YesNo    Companies are most effective when they have a strong corporate culture.
YesNo    Employees perform better without stress.
YesNo    Effective organizational change always begins by pinpointing the source of its current problems.
YesNo    Female leaders involve employees in decisions to a greater degree than do male leaders.
YesNo    People in Japan value group harmony and duty to the group (high collectivism) more than do Canadians or Americans (low collectivism).
YesNo    Top-level executives tend to exhibit a Type A behaviour pattern (i.e., hard-driving, impatient, competitive, short-tempered, strong sense of time urgency, rapid talkers).
YesNo    Employees usually feel overreward inequity when they are paid more than co-workers performing the same work.
 
  





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