ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Individual and group behaviour in business organisations
Marcus is a finance manager who is competitive, impatient, always working to tight deadlines and easily irritated by delays. According to Friedman and Rosenman's classification, which personality type is this?
Marcus is a Type A personality under Friedman and Rosenman's classification. Type A individuals are competitive, impatient, time-driven and prone to stress, whereas Type B people are relaxed and easy-going. Introvert is a different dimension, and Theory Y is a management assumption about workers.
- AType B
- BType ACorrect
- CIntrovert
- DTheory Y
Explanation
Type A personalities are competitive, time-pressured, impatient and prone to stress. Type B people are more relaxed and easy-going. Introversion belongs to a different classification, and Theory Y is McGregor's view of motivation, not a personality type.
Did you get it right without looking?
One question tells you little. A timed set on Individual and group behaviour in business organisations shows your real accuracy, how long you take and where you lose marks.
More Individual and group behaviour in business organisations questions
- In Eysenck's personality dimensions, an individual who is anxious, moody and easily upset under pressure would be classed as scoring high on…
- Ravi and Tom do the same job at the same grade. Ravi learns that Tom earns more for the same effort and output, and Ravi begins to work less…
- Which of the following statements about the trait approach to personality is correct?
- According to trait theories of personality, which of the following best describes how personality is understood?
- Which of the following is the best description of the 'plant' role in Belbin's team role theory?
- Which of the following is a recognised characteristic of a cohesive group that may nevertheless harm the organisation?