Question 1

How does globalisation affect a manager being assigned to a foreign subsidiary?

Accepted Answer

If you're a manager,you are increasingly

Question 2

OB is an applied behavioural science that is based on contributions from a number of different behavioural disciplines.Which two disciplines is organisational culture drawn from?

Accepted Answer

A) psychology and anthropology 
B) social psychology and psychology 
C) sociology and social psychology 
D) anthropology and sociology 
A) psychology and anthropology 
B) social psychology and psychology 
C) sociology and social psychology 
D) anthropology and sociology

Question 3

How would you rank the employability skills students learn from OB?

Accepted Answer

Students' answers will vary,but satisfac

Question 4

Relying strictly on intuition to understand behaviour is made worse by the fact that we tend to overestimate the accuracy of what we think we know.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements BEST explains why OB is important for all students,no matter what their majors are?

Accepted Answer

A) Principles learned in OB are directly applicable to employability and interpersonal skills in the workplace. 
B) Everyone has potential to be a manager someday. 
C) Understanding stress management,change,attitudes,emotions,and motivation can work for students in some situations,but not in others. 
D) Since people disconnect their personal lives from their work lives,OB helps to deal with others concerning the latter,but not the former. 
A) Principles learned in OB are directly applicable to employability and interpersonal skills in the workplace. 
B) Everyone has potential to be a manager someday. 
C) Understanding stress management,change,attitudes,emotions,and motivation can work for students in some situations,but not in others. 
D) Since people disconnect their personal lives from their work lives,OB helps to deal with others concerning the latter,but not the former.

Question 6

The organising function includes a determination of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) what tasks are to be done 
B) who is to do these tasks 
C) who reports to whom 
D) all of the above 
A) what tasks are to be done 
B) who is to do these tasks 
C) who reports to whom 
D) all of the above

Question 7

Challenges facing organisations today include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) The average age of workers is increasing. 
B) More women have joined the workplace. 
C) Corporate downsizing is severing the bonds of loyalty that tied many employees to their employers. 
D) The pace of change is slowing. 
A) The average age of workers is increasing. 
B) More women have joined the workplace. 
C) Corporate downsizing is severing the bonds of loyalty that tied many employees to their employers. 
D) The pace of change is slowing.

Question 8

When asked about her job as a sales rep,Carmen said,'There are too many procedures for the simplest tasks!' Carmen's statement is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) withdrawal behaviour 
B) stress 
C) an attitude 
D) a survival strategy 
A) withdrawal behaviour 
B) stress 
C) an attitude 
D) a survival strategy

Question 9

Certain career employability skills in OB can be utilised by a student with literally any major.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A recent survey of hundreds of workplaces and more than 200,000 respondents showed that:

Accepted Answer

A) there is a negative correlation between job satisfaction and employee turnover. 
B) as working conditions improved,more employees quit. 
C) when managers are trained to have superior interpersonal skills,working conditions deteriorate. 
D) there was a high correlation between social relationships among colleagues and supervisors and job satisfaction. 
A) there is a negative correlation between job satisfaction and employee turnover. 
B) as working conditions improved,more employees quit. 
C) when managers are trained to have superior interpersonal skills,working conditions deteriorate. 
D) there was a high correlation between social relationships among colleagues and supervisors and job satisfaction.

Question 11

Why is it so important for managers to have good interpersonal skills?

Accepted Answer

Developing managers' interpersonal skill

Question 12

The term 'systematic study' means all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) looking at relationships. 
B) avoiding attributing causes and effects. 
C) drawing conclusions based on scientific evidence. 
D) using data gathered under controlled conditions and measured and interpreted in a reasonably rigorous manner. 
A) looking at relationships. 
B) avoiding attributing causes and effects. 
C) drawing conclusions based on scientific evidence. 
D) using data gathered under controlled conditions and measured and interpreted in a reasonably rigorous manner.

Question 13

What does the statement that 'advanced societies should be concerned not only with the quantity of life … but also with its quality' mean?

Accepted Answer

A) that organisations should ensure workers have difficult and extrinsically rewarded jobs 
B) that organisations should ensure workers have undemanding and intrinsically rewarded jobs 
C) that organisations should ensure workers have easy and extrinsically rewarded jobs 
D) that organisations should ensure workers have challenging and intrinsically rewarded jobs 
A) that organisations should ensure workers have difficult and extrinsically rewarded jobs 
B) that organisations should ensure workers have undemanding and intrinsically rewarded jobs 
C) that organisations should ensure workers have easy and extrinsically rewarded jobs 
D) that organisations should ensure workers have challenging and intrinsically rewarded jobs

Question 14

Research has shown that employees who know how to relate to their managers well with supportive dialogue and proactivity will:

Accepted Answer

A) have a higher likelihood of improving workplace satisfaction. 
B) end up losing their jobs when managers see them as a threat to their own job security. 
C) promote disharmony within the organisation. 
D) dissuade creativity by stifling openness and honesty. 
A) have a higher likelihood of improving workplace satisfaction. 
B) end up losing their jobs when managers see them as a threat to their own job security. 
C) promote disharmony within the organisation. 
D) dissuade creativity by stifling openness and honesty.

Question 15

At the organisational level,processes

Accepted Answer

A) influence individual emotions that affect decision making within the organisation. 
B) involve group communication and politics. 
C) include change practices. 
D) include group conflict and negotiation. 
A) influence individual emotions that affect decision making within the organisation. 
B) involve group communication and politics. 
C) include change practices. 
D) include group conflict and negotiation.

Question 16

Group cohesion exists when employees:

Accepted Answer

A) use office politics to get their way. 
B) work to achieve their own goals at the expense of the group. 
C) work together to achieve common goals. 
D) condition their loyalty on whether or not their needs are met first. 
A) use office politics to get their way. 
B) work to achieve their own goals at the expense of the group. 
C) work together to achieve common goals. 
D) condition their loyalty on whether or not their needs are met first.

Question 17

A manager's job in a networked organisation is different in that:

Accepted Answer

A) different techniques are required to those used in face-to-face situations. 
B) it is important to bring people working off-site to one physical location on a regular basis. 
C) accountability for people who work off-site is exactly the same as those working in the same building. 
D) it is impossible to make collaborative decisions online,so managers must make these decisions on their own. 
A) different techniques are required to those used in face-to-face situations. 
B) it is important to bring people working off-site to one physical location on a regular basis. 
C) accountability for people who work off-site is exactly the same as those working in the same building. 
D) it is impossible to make collaborative decisions online,so managers must make these decisions on their own.

Question 18

According to Luthans and his associates,which of the following is NOT considered a part of 'traditional management'?

Accepted Answer

A) interacting with outsiders 
B) decision making 
C) controlling 
D) planning 
A) interacting with outsiders 
B) decision making 
C) controlling 
D) planning

Question 19

Why is it difficult to make sweeping statements about people using the science of organisational behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) People react differently to similar situations. 
B) Group cohesion and groupthink distort human behaviour. 
C) Culture can bias a person's thinking. 
D) Managers need time to understand the personal variables of staff before they can make sweeping statements. 
A) People react differently to similar situations. 
B) Group cohesion and groupthink distort human behaviour. 
C) Culture can bias a person's thinking. 
D) Managers need time to understand the personal variables of staff before they can make sweeping statements.

Question 20

Positive organisational scholarship is described as what?

Accepted Answer

A) The study of how organisations develop independent of people in the quest to minimise labour cost. 
B) The study within organisations of what is good about them through research into engagement,hope and resilience. 
C) An area of OB research that aims to help managers de-emphasise positive work environments in order to maximise productivity. 
D) An area that aims to eliminate negative inputs,such as critical feedback. 
A) The study of how organisations develop independent of people in the quest to minimise labour cost. 
B) The study within organisations of what is good about them through research into engagement,hope and resilience. 
C) An area of OB research that aims to help managers de-emphasise positive work environments in order to maximise productivity. 
D) An area that aims to eliminate negative inputs,such as critical feedback.

How does globalisation affect a manager being assigned to a foreign subsidiary?

OB is an applied behavioural science that is based on contributions from a number of different behavioural disciplines.Which two disciplines is organisational culture drawn from?

How would you rank the employability skills students learn from OB?

Relying strictly on intuition to understand behaviour is made worse by the fact that we tend to overestimate the accuracy of what we think we know.

Which of the following statements BEST explains why OB is important for all students,no matter what their majors are?

The organising function includes a determination of which of the following?

Challenges facing organisations today include all of the following EXCEPT:

When asked about her job as a sales rep,Carmen said,'There are too many procedures for the simplest tasks!' Carmen's statement is an example of:

Certain career employability skills in OB can be utilised by a student with literally any major.

A recent survey of hundreds of workplaces and more than 200,000 respondents showed that:

Why is it so important for managers to have good interpersonal skills?

The term 'systematic study' means all of the following except:

What does the statement that 'advanced societies should be concerned not only with the quantity of life … but also with its quality' mean?

Research has shown that employees who know how to relate to their managers well with supportive dialogue and proactivity will:

At the organisational level,processes

Group cohesion exists when employees:

A manager's job in a networked organisation is different in that:

According to Luthans and his associates,which of the following is NOT considered a part of 'traditional management'?

Why is it difficult to make sweeping statements about people using the science of organisational behaviour?

Positive organisational scholarship is described as what?

Diversity in Organisations

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Personality and Values

Emotions and Moods

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: From Concept to Application

Foundations of Group Behaviour

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organisational Structure

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change and Stress Management

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Exam 1: What Is Organisational Behaviour

How does globalisation affect a manager being assigned to a foreign subsidiary?

OB is an applied behavioural science that is based on contributions from a number of different behavioural disciplines.Which two disciplines is organisational culture drawn from?

How would you rank the employability skills students learn from OB?

Relying strictly on intuition to understand behaviour is made worse by the fact that we tend to overestimate the accuracy of what we think we know.

Which of the following statements BEST explains why OB is important for all students,no matter what their majors are?

The organising function includes a determination of which of the following?

Challenges facing organisations today include all of the following EXCEPT:

When asked about her job as a sales rep,Carmen said,'There are too many procedures for the simplest tasks!' Carmen's statement is an example of:

Certain career employability skills in OB can be utilised by a student with literally any major.

A recent survey of hundreds of workplaces and more than 200,000 respondents showed that:

Why is it so important for managers to have good interpersonal skills?

The term 'systematic study' means all of the following except:

What does the statement that 'advanced societies should be concerned not only with the quantity of life … but also with its quality' mean?

Research has shown that employees who know how to relate to their managers well with supportive dialogue and proactivity will:

At the organisational level,processes

Group cohesion exists when employees:

A manager's job in a networked organisation is different in that:

According to Luthans and his associates,which of the following is NOT considered a part of 'traditional management'?

Why is it difficult to make sweeping statements about people using the science of organisational behaviour?

Positive organisational scholarship is described as what?

Diversity in Organisations

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Personality and Values

Emotions and Moods

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: From Concept to Application

Foundations of Group Behaviour

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organisational Structure

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change and Stress Management

Filters