Be your true self at work

The concept of workplace authenticity

Suggests that finding an environment in which you can be more open about your values and personal identity may benefit your long-term wellbeing

Can be thought of as the opposite of lying to colleagues or deceiving them

None of the other answers is correct

Implies that you should speak your mind and say what you honestly feel most of the time in order to feel better about yourself

Scoring highly on the component of authenticity known as self-alienation

Suggests that an individual is generally 'in touch' with their personal values while at work

Is linked to higher psychological wellbeing

Suggests that an individual is having to speak up in support or views that are not in keeping with their personal values while at work

Is linked to lower psychological wellbeing

The factor of authenticity at work called authentic living

Measures the degree to which a person is generally 'in touch' with their feelings while at work

Represents the degree to which a person is able to behave in accordance with their values and beliefs

Indicates the extent to which an individual is behaving and dressing in a way that identifies them as someone from a particular minority

Suggests that a person should aim to express more of their personality and personal values in their home life

The component of workplace authenticity called accepting external influence

Recommends that individuals should spend time trying to influence colleagues into changing the values and beliefs that are dominant within the organisation

Recommends that employees should be more assertive in turning down work tasks and projects that do not align with their personal values and beliefs

Measures the degree to which an individual is forced to behave in ways that the individual does not feel are personally worthwhile and important

Measures the degree to which an individual has to take instructions from managers

Which of the following is most likely to be another statement in a questionnaire measuring authenticity at work?

'I admire people I work with who can pretend to be what they are not'

'I enjoy being a different person at work than in my personal life'

'I prefer having clear rules and processes to guide how I should behave in the workplace'

'I dislike people at work who pretend to be what they are not'

A major implication of the article is that

People from minority groups should conform how they behave with how the majority of employees behave in order to protect their careers

Leaders should encourage minority groups to speak up more often so that individuals from these minority groups do not experience impaired psychological wellbeing

People from minority groups should be more assertive in demanding equal rights

None of the other answers is correct

Which of the following groups is most at risk of feeling less than entirely authentic in the workplace?

American expatriates within a Japanese firm located in Japan

All of the other groups may feel less than entirely authentic at work

Employees from a democratic country who are working within a local firm within a more autocratic country

Men in an organisation that comprises mostly women

It is likely that employee authenticity is

Inversely related to subjective job performance - ie job performance as judged by the individual employee

Linked to lower employee retention

Linked to higher subjective job performance - ie job performance as judged by the individual employee

Unrelated to employee retention

Employees wishing to feel more authentic at work

Should be braver in speaking about the issues that matter to them

Would probably be better off looking for jobs elsewhere

May wish to find subtle ways to express their values and identities without drawing too much attention to themselves

May wish to consider the career consequences of speaking up or otherwise expressing their true values in the workplace

Authenticity at work

Is likely to fluctuate depending on what any given employee is asked to do from one week to the next

Is likely to be a fixed characteristic that is determined mainly by leaders' behaviour within an organisation

None of the other answers is correct

Is likely determined more by an individual's personality or disposition than their working environment

Be your true self at work

The concept of workplace authenticity

Scoring highly on the component of authenticity known as self-alienation

The factor of authenticity at work called authentic living

The component of workplace authenticity called accepting external influence

Which of the following is most likely to be another statement in a questionnaire measuring authenticity at work?

A major implication of the article is that

Which of the following groups is most at risk of feeling less than entirely authentic in the workplace?

It is likely that employee authenticity is

Employees wishing to feel more authentic at work

Authenticity at work

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