Competencies in the Contemporary Job Environment
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What term is used to describe individuals’ perceptions of the fairness of their input and reward ratios compared to others in similar situations?

  • Equity concerns (correct)
  • Material gain
  • Performance values
  • Work ethic

Which of the following is NOT a measured performance value according to the text?

  • Authoritarianism
  • Status aspiration
  • Material gain (correct)
  • The pursuit of excellence

In the study of black and white managers in South Africa, what did Watkins find differences in?

  • Competitiveness
  • Work ethic
  • Material gain
  • Obligation norms (correct)

Which of the following is considered a measured performance value according to the text?

<p>Status aspiration (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What expectation did the East German group have regarding work?

<p>Expectation of state provision for all work needs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group showed higher entitlement norms based on Watkins' study?

<p>Black managers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does DeFillippi and Arthur (1994) refer to the competency of finding intrinsic meaning and a sense of identity in work as?

<p>Knowing-why competency (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Crites (1969), what happens if an individual's self-concepts are in harmony with job activities?

<p>They find intrinsic meaning in their work (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following competencies involve acquiring skills and knowledge according to DeFillippi and Arthur (1994)?

<p>Knowing-how competencies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do individuals feel about their work when their abilities are seen as mere functional commodities?

<p>They don't integrate their abilities with their intrinsic self (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to an individual's cumulative competencies?

<p>Knowing-how competencies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of competency involves developing interpersonal and interorganisational communication networks?

<p>Knowing-whom competency (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the dual purpose served by the accumulation of competencies in the contemporary job milieu?

<p>Adapting to change and satisfying organisational requirements (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are contingent workers not offered training by organisations?

<p>Because they have pre-existing capabilities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context mentioned, what does the organisation see contingent workers as?

<p>Supplementing the skills of core employees (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Boyatzis and Kolb (2000), what are the three modes of career growth and development that recur throughout an individual's entire career life?

<p>Equity concerns, work ethic, competitiveness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes fluctuations in utilizing competencies among core employees according to the text?

<p>Commitment to using abilities in the organisation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do some core employees with required skills not become committed to using them in the organisation?

<p>Due to personal reasons or lack of interest (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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