Organizations That Want to Encourage Change and Innovation

question 9

Multiple Choice

Organizations that want to encourage change and innovation:

• A)communicate a sense of urgency to employees.
• B)avoid the use oflateral thinking.
• C)introduce workplace spirituality programs.
• D)strive to hire people who display creative characteristics.

Recognize the psychological impact of personality assessment feedback, including the Barnum effect.

Understand the genetic basis of certain personality traits.

Discuss the reliability and validity of personality assessments.

Explore the dynamics between personality traits and situational behavior.

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute positive outcomes to their own actions or characteristics, and negative outcomes to external factors.

Generation Me

Refers to the cohort of people born in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, characterized by their strong sense of individualism and reliance on digital technology.

Narcissism

A psychological condition characterized by self-preoccupation, lack of empathy, and unconscious deficits in self-esteem.

Self-Serving Bias

A common tendency for individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors and their failures to external factors.