Research That Examines Workers' Personality Characteristics Has Concluded That

question 16

Multiple Choice

Research that examines workers' personality characteristics has concluded that

• A) people who score high in conscientiousness tend to be too timid to be productive workers.
• B) low self-monitors are more likely to become organizational leaders.
• C) extraverts are more likely than introverts to succeed as managers and salespersons.
• D) self-esteem has little ability to predict job productivity or satisfaction.

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Definitions:

Trend Analysis

A type of horizontal analysis that deals with percentage changes in items on the financial reports for several years. This analysis uses a base year to calculate the percentage change of each item.

Gross Profit

The financial metric representing the difference between revenue and the cost of goods sold, before accounting for other expenses.

Vertical Analysis

A financial statement analysis method where each entry for each of the three major categories of accounts (assets, liabilities, and equities) in a balance sheet is represented as a proportion of the total account.

Cost Of Goods Sold

Refers to the total expense directly related to the production of goods or services a company sells.