Reference no: EM132209902
Barcelona demands a certain level of quality and the organization is continuously raising the bar on expectations. Given this focus, what type of individual difference would be the best fit for working at Barcelona? A person with:
External locus of control
High Machiavellianism
High general mental ability
Strong Type B personality
Use your knowledge of the different sensory modalities to answer the following question. (Note: Barcelona doesn’t talk about training in the video so these are fictional statements provided for the purposes of answering this question.)
If Barcelona were to deliver training using image intensive videos then this is an example of using the sensory modality when learning.
If you are the COO of Barcelona, then given the description of the work environment, what type of people might you be seeking to hire with regard to dimensions of fit? Check all that apply.
Strong person-group fit
Strong person-geographic fit
Strong person-organization fit
Strong person-job fit
Assume you are the COO of Barcelona Restaurants and you realize that a lot of people you have been hiring have the correct technical job-related skills and experience to perform well and they have long-term interests and goals aligned with the food services industry. They seem to believe in the organization’s mission and feel comfortable in the culture of Barcelona restaurants. However, they have poor teamwork skills. Also, due to a mismatch in conflict management style they are unable to work effectively with others in your organization. To address this challenge, what type of fit should you concentrate on when hiring to improve the success rates of your managers? What might you do to help ameliorate this problem?
Focus on improving person-vocation fit
Focus on improving person-job fit
Focus on improving person-organization fit
Focus on improving person-group fit