This activity covers text Chapters 2 through 7. Some of the questions are adapted from Questions for Discussion and Review in the text.

Please Note: In answering these questions, do not merely restate text material. At minimum, provide the answer in your own words rather than picking up those of the textbook. Whenever possible, provide an example or a comment that shows that you have thought about and can apply the concepts in question.

1.Why might two employees with the same job description develop different attitudes toward it?

2.Identify the Big Five personality traits. For each of the five, give at least one example of how an individual trait could influence how a person performs a job. Then tell how understanding these traits can help individuals be better managers.

3.Under what circumstances might a supervisor be motivated to perceive a subordinate's performance as being poor when it really is not? Answer this question in relation to attribution theory and perception.

4.Why is continuous learning so important in today's organizational environment? Describe the relationship between creativity and continuous learning, and give an example of how creativity helps an organization to succeed.

5.Identify the four theories of work motivation discussed in the chapter. Choose one and summarize its perspective on motivation.