Which of the following statements best describes the traits of ...

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Which of the following statements best describes the traits of people having a proactive personality?
 
  A) They identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs.
  B) They naturally seem to think about other people a lot, being concerned about their well-being and feelings.
  C) They make more rapid decisions and use less information than the low risk takers do.
  D) They tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every situation and express behavioral inconsistency.
  E) They are more charismatic and thus are more likely to emerge as leaders and display better psychological health.

Question 2

List and explain the four ways employees can express job dissatisfaction.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: A) Those with a proactive personality identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs, compared to others who passively react to situations. Proactives create positive change in their environment, regardless of, or even in spite of, constraints or obstacles.

Answer to Question 2

Employees can express dissatisfaction in four ways: exit, voice, loyalty, and neglect. These four responses differ along two dimensions: constructive/destructive and active/passive.
1. Behavior directed toward leaving the organization is defined as exit behavior. It is active and destructive.
2. Voice involves actively and constructively attempting to improve conditions, including suggesting improvements, discussing problems with superiors, and some forms of union activity.
3. Loyalty involves passively but optimistically waiting for conditions to improve, hence it is passive and constructive.
4. Neglect is passively allowing conditions to worsen, including chronic absenteeism or lateness, reduced effort, and increased error rate, hence it is a passive and destructive response.