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51) According to the three-component model of creativity, individual creativity requires creative-thinking skills, intrinsic task motivation, and a. intuition. b. expertise. c. self-confidence. d. risk aversion. e. tolerance for ambiguity. 52) The ability to use analogies is indicative of a person’s a. expertise. b. intrinsic task motivation. c. intuition. d. intelligence. e. creative-thinking skills. 53) ________ determines the extent to which individuals fully engage their expertise and creative-thinking skills. a. Intelligence b. Intuition c. Intrinsic task motivation d. Creative potential e. Self-confidence 54) Creativity will be enhanced if a. the person given the project is being watched so that others may learn the process. b. resource allocation is fair and efficient. c. the person given the project is granted freedom in determining the process required to complete the project. d. the situation is a win-lose situation. e. there are limits set on how the work must be done, thus enabling the person doing the project to find more creative coping skills and more creative ways of doing the work. 55) ________ will increase the level of creativity employees are able to achieve. a. Time restrictions b. Group homogeneity c. Win-lose situations d. Job challenges e. Restricted resources 56) Within which of the following steps of the rational decision-making model would creativity probably be the most important? a. identifying and developing alternatives b. the best alternative selection c. allocating weights to criteria d. evaluating the alternatives e. using the alternatives to develop task structures 57) We know from OB research that organizational constraints have an impact on the way employees make creative decisions. Therefore, organizations, which desire their employees to think and act creatively, would be wise to create an environment that fosters creativity. Which of the following is a recommendation to improve the work environment in order to facilitate creativity? a. Adjust the reward system to recognize creativity. b. Develop policies and procedures to direct employees on how to be creative. c. Provide employees with the resources to be creative. d. Recruit and select creative people for positions in the first place. e. Tell employees they are creative in order to establish a sense of self-efficacy. 58) If a senior manager states that he makes decisions on the basis of the ________, then he is basing his decisions on the principle of utilitarianism. a. greatest good for democracy b. greatest good for the greatest number c. greatest good for the decision makers d. greatest good for the least privileges e. greatest good for the best performers 59) The whistle-blower who reports unethical or illegal organizational operating practices to the media on the grounds of free speech is exercising which of the following ethical decision criteria? a. utilitarianism b. justice criterion c. rights criterion d. labour code of ethical conduct e. situational ethics 60) People with an ________ locus of control are more likely to take ________ responsibility for the consequences of their ethical decisions. a. external; less b. external; more c. internal; less d. internal; no e. external; extreme