Broad personality concepts provide a holistic insight into employee behaviors$$insight that managers can use to better manage their employees. Core self$-$evaluation $($CSE$)$ is a broad personality concept composed of four narrow components. Researchers in organizational behavior have identified CSE as having significant relationships with a variety of important work outcomes. This activity is important because it will help you to understand the differences between the four components that make up the CSE concept as well as the various ways each of these components may manifest in your employees.

The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the CSE concept, including its individual components and their impacts on employees.

Select the correct descriptor for each item listed below.

$1.$ As a manager, Aki doesn't think he can deliver performance evaluations well because he has never before seen anyone evaluate subordinates' performance.

Low emotional stability

$2.$ A person's belief about his or her chances of accomplishing a specific task.

High self$-$efficacy

$3.$ Marietta feels accomplished in life and believes she is on the same level as her coworkers.

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$4.$ When Keri's supervisor entrusts her with delivering an important presentation to the board of directors, she feels confident that she can do a good job at it$.$

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$5.$ When Geraldo meets work goals, he tends to credit his team members as the reason for his success.

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$6.$ A person's general belief about one's own self$-$worth

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$7.$ Bill is level$-$headed, composed, and controlled, even during intense interactions with other employees.

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$8.$ When Dora is challenged with new work tasks, she tends to feel anxious and overwhelmed.

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$9.$ Amount of personal responsibility a person takes for one's behavior and its consequences

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$10.$ The degree to which a person is relaxed, secure$,$ and unworried

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$11.$ Xiang feels personally liable when she and her team don't meet an important work deadline.

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$12.$ Samir is plagued by thoughts that he is not as deserving of his position as others in his workplace.

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