A career may be defined as a sequence of work-related positions

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31. There is no particular order the seven competencies need to be achieved in.

ANS: F

Achievement of the self competency could be considered a prerequisite to the successful development of the other six competencies.

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32. Achievement of the communication competency could be considered a prerequisite to the successful development of the other six competencies.


ANS: F

Achievement of the self competency could be considered a prerequisite to the successful development of the other six competencies, since its achievement creates the underlying personal attributes needed for successfully developing the other six competencies.

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33. In Self Competency: Indra Nooyi’s Development Journey, Nooyi learned to hide her background when going for job interviews in the United States, opting to “fit in” rather than display her Indian background.

ANS: F

Nooyi learned early on to embrace diversity rather than hide her differences in the corporate world. Coming out of Yale in 1980 with a master’s in public and private management, Nooyi wore a sari to an interview at Boston Consulting Group and was offered the job.

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34. According to the Self Competency: Indra Nooyi’s Development Journey, At PepsiCo, Nooyi has long been known for two things: a keen business sense and an irreverent personal style.

ANS: T  Individual Dynamics


35. According to the Self Competency: Indra Nooyi’s Development Journey, Nooyi says she had reacted appropriately to the allegations in India that traces of pesticide had been found in both Pepsi and Coke.

ANS: F

Nooyi says she wishes she had reacted differently to allegations in India that traces of pesticide had been found in both Pepsi and Coke. She said she had wished she had gotten on a plane and made a public appearance in India to state that there were no pesticides.

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36. A job may be defined as a sequence of work-related positions occupied by a person during a lifetime.

ANS: F

A career may be defined as a sequence of work-related positions occupied by a person during a lifetime.

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