MHR 318 VCT HOMEWORK

[SECTION NO.2]
CHAPTER: 2
If directions are followed and the assignment is completed in its entirety, you will earn up to 10 points.
VOCABULARY WORDS:
(EACH WORD IS TO BE DEFINED (1-3 SENTENCES) AND USED IN A WORKPLACE EXAMPLE (1-3 SENTENCES)

1. Collectivism: A cross-cultural value describing the degree to which people in a culture emphasize duty to groups to
which they belong and to group harmony.

Example: When employees put their company’s profits ahead of their own private profits.

2. Extraversion: Personal quality of being comfortable with social relationships.

Example: High levels of extraversion have been proven to be in jobs that require a great deal of interaction.

3. Myers-Briggs Type: An instrument designed to measure the elements of Jungian personality theory, particularly
preferences regarding perceiving and judging information.

Example: Upon having his interview, Jack was told to take an MBTI to help the employer understand him more.

4. Personality: The relatively enduring pattern of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that characterize a person, along
with the psychological processes behind those characteristics.

Example: Joe’s personality was too dull to deal with advertisement, so they replaced him with Leo who is a lot more
talkative and charming.

5. Power Distance: A cross-cultural value describing the degree to which people in a culture accept unequal distribution
of power in a society.

Example: Everyone in the office was feeling conflicted towards Jimmy because he is always picked to be in charge when
the manager is gone due to them being close friends (which is unfair).

6. Uncertainty: State of knowledge in which one or more alternatives result in a set of possible specific outcomes, but
where the probabilities of the outcomes are neither known nor meaningful.

Example: The makers of a new app had a great deal of uncertainty if their app would be successful or not.

CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION: It has been said that all employees are motivated. Do you agree with this statement?
(7-10 SENTENCES). BE THOROUGH IN ANSWERING THE QUESTION

I feel like this statement only applies in certain jobs because not every job out there is very motivational. Some
people work because it’s their passion while some work just for the money. Being motivated entirely depends
on what the job offers and what the worker wants/needs. For example, if you worked at McDonalds making
minimum wage it doesn’t seem like you’d be very motivated, but if you loved pets and got a job as a
veterinarian then you’d be more motivated to work as you actually enjoyed your job. It also depends on your
boss. In the McDonalds situation even though you have bad pay, if your boss was very easy-going and
supportive then you’d have more motivation to come to work every day because he/she makes your job not
as stressful. In conclusion, not all employees are motivated, it really depends on the situation that each
employee is in.