Question 1

According to the author of Canadian Organizational Behaviour,organizational behaviour knowledge:

Accepted Answer

A) should never be used to influence the behaviour of other people. 
B) should be used mostly by managers and senior executives. 
C) should never replace your common sense knowledge about how organizations work. 
D) is relevant to everyone who works in organizations. 
E) should never be used to influence the behaviour of other people and should be used mostly by managers and senior executives. 
A) should never be used to influence the behaviour of other people. 
B) should be used mostly by managers and senior executives. 
C) should never replace your common sense knowledge about how organizations work. 
D) is relevant to everyone who works in organizations. 
E) should never be used to influence the behaviour of other people and should be used mostly by managers and senior executives.

Question 2

Comment on the accuracy of the following statement: ''Without employees,an organization has no organizational memory.''

Accepted Answer

This statement is generally FALSE:An org

Question 3

Which of these statements about the field of OB is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational behaviour scholars study individual,team,and structural characteristics that influence behaviour within organizations. 
B) The field of OB has adopted concepts and theories from other fields of inquiry. 
C) Organizational behaviour emerged as a distinct field around the 1940s. 
D) Given the specific utility of the field,OB is useful for the managers in the organizations and not the employees. 
E) OB scholars study what people think,feel,and do in and around organizations. 
A) Organizational behaviour scholars study individual,team,and structural characteristics that influence behaviour within organizations. 
B) The field of OB has adopted concepts and theories from other fields of inquiry. 
C) Organizational behaviour emerged as a distinct field around the 1940s. 
D) Given the specific utility of the field,OB is useful for the managers in the organizations and not the employees. 
E) OB scholars study what people think,feel,and do in and around organizations.

Question 4

Which of the following is an anchor of organizational behaviour knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A) diversity anchor. 
B) stakeholder anchor. 
C) open systems anchor. 
D) socioeconomic anchor. 
E) multiple levels of analysis anchor. 
A) diversity anchor. 
B) stakeholder anchor. 
C) open systems anchor. 
D) socioeconomic anchor. 
E) multiple levels of analysis anchor.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a conceptual anchor in organizational behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Contingency anchor 
B) Systematic research anchor 
C) Organizational effectiveness anchor 
D) Multidisciplinary anchor 
E) Multiple levels of analysis anchor 
A) Contingency anchor 
B) Systematic research anchor 
C) Organizational effectiveness anchor 
D) Multidisciplinary anchor 
E) Multiple levels of analysis anchor

Question 6

In virtual work,employees rely on information technology to perform jobs away from the traditional workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ethics refers to the study of moral principles or values that determine whether actions are right or wrong and outcomes are good or bad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of telecommuting according to research?

Accepted Answer

A) It reduces stress. 
B) It improves job satisfaction. 
C) It makes employees feel more empowered. 
D) It reduces costs for the employer. 
E) It reduces pollution. 
A) It reduces stress. 
B) It improves job satisfaction. 
C) It makes employees feel more empowered. 
D) It reduces costs for the employer. 
E) It reduces pollution.

Question 9

Most organizational events may be studied from all three levels of analysis: individual,team,and organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Reduced job security and increased work intensification may be partly caused by globalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Stockholders are stakeholders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is identified as an emerging field from which organizational behaviour is acquiring new knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A) Industrial engineering 
B) Information systems 
C) Anthropology 
D) Economics 
E) Psychology 
A) Industrial engineering 
B) Information systems 
C) Anthropology 
D) Economics 
E) Psychology

Question 13

The major organizational effectiveness perspectives are considered detailed extensions of the closed systems model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which discipline has provided organizational behaviour with much of its theoretical foundation for team dynamics,organizational power,and organizational socialization?

Accepted Answer

A) Sociology 
B) Psychology 
C) Economics 
D) Industrial engineering 
E) Political science 
A) Sociology 
B) Psychology 
C) Economics 
D) Industrial engineering 
E) Political science

Question 15

Organizational memory refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) its ability to hire more people with good memorization skills. 
B) its level of current knowledge so it can bring in new knowledge from the environment. 
C) its storage and preservation of intellectual capital. 
D) its ability to unlearn knowledge. 
E) its ability to conduct memorable work. 
A) its ability to hire more people with good memorization skills. 
B) its level of current knowledge so it can bring in new knowledge from the environment. 
C) its storage and preservation of intellectual capital. 
D) its ability to unlearn knowledge. 
E) its ability to conduct memorable work.

Question 16

One employment relationship trend is the focus away from work-life balance and virtual work,because of the extra stress these place on workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The emerging employment relationship in Canada is that people must give up their legal rights regarding employment discrimination in return for long-term employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Organizational memory is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) the total terabytes of hard disk space available on computers throughout an organization. 
B) the ability of senior executives to recall important information about the company's products,services,and employees. 
C) the storage and preservation of intellectual capital within an organization. 
D) the ability of employees throughout the organization to recall important information about the company's products and services. 
E) the extent to which potential customers are able to recall specific products and services provided by an organization. 
A) the total terabytes of hard disk space available on computers throughout an organization. 
B) the ability of senior executives to recall important information about the company's products,services,and employees. 
C) the storage and preservation of intellectual capital within an organization. 
D) the ability of employees throughout the organization to recall important information about the company's products and services. 
E) the extent to which potential customers are able to recall specific products and services provided by an organization.

Question 19

According to the multiple levels of analysis anchor:

Accepted Answer

A) organizational behaviour is mainly the study of how all levels of the organizational hierarchy interact with the external environment. 
B) OB topics typically relate to the individual,team,and organizational levels of analysis. 
C) there are eight levels of analysis that scholars should recognize when conducting OB research. 
D) organizational events can be studied from only one level of analysis. 
E) our understanding of organizational behaviour increases with the level of mathematical analysis applied to create the models. 
A) organizational behaviour is mainly the study of how all levels of the organizational hierarchy interact with the external environment. 
B) OB topics typically relate to the individual,team,and organizational levels of analysis. 
C) there are eight levels of analysis that scholars should recognize when conducting OB research. 
D) organizational events can be studied from only one level of analysis. 
E) our understanding of organizational behaviour increases with the level of mathematical analysis applied to create the models.

Question 20

Which of the following perspective is consistent with the concept of organizational effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

A) Open systems perspective 
B) Organizational learning perspective 
C) High-performance work practices perspective 
D) Stakeholder perspective 
E) All the answers are correct. 
A) Open systems perspective 
B) Organizational learning perspective 
C) High-performance work practices perspective 
D) Stakeholder perspective 
E) All the answers are correct.

According to the author of Canadian Organizational Behaviour,organizational behaviour knowledge:

Comment on the accuracy of the following statement: ''Without employees,an organization has no organizational memory.''

Which of these statements about the field of OB is FALSE?

Which of the following is an anchor of organizational behaviour knowledge?

Which of the following is NOT a conceptual anchor in organizational behaviour?

In virtual work,employees rely on information technology to perform jobs away from the traditional workplace.

Ethics refers to the study of moral principles or values that determine whether actions are right or wrong and outcomes are good or bad.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of telecommuting according to research?

Most organizational events may be studied from all three levels of analysis: individual,team,and organization.

Reduced job security and increased work intensification may be partly caused by globalization.

Stockholders are stakeholders.

Which of the following is identified as an emerging field from which organizational behaviour is acquiring new knowledge?

The major organizational effectiveness perspectives are considered detailed extensions of the closed systems model.

Which discipline has provided organizational behaviour with much of its theoretical foundation for team dynamics,organizational power,and organizational socialization?

Organizational memory refers to:

One employment relationship trend is the focus away from work-life balance and virtual work,because of the extra stress these place on workers.

The emerging employment relationship in Canada is that people must give up their legal rights regarding employment discrimination in return for long-term employment.

Organizational memory is best described as:

According to the multiple levels of analysis anchor:

Which of the following perspective is consistent with the concept of organizational effectiveness?

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 1: Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

According to the author of Canadian Organizational Behaviour,organizational behaviour knowledge:

Comment on the accuracy of the following statement: ''Without employees,an organization has no organizational memory.''

Which of these statements about the field of OB is FALSE?

Which of the following is an anchor of organizational behaviour knowledge?

Which of the following is NOT a conceptual anchor in organizational behaviour?

In virtual work,employees rely on information technology to perform jobs away from the traditional workplace.

Ethics refers to the study of moral principles or values that determine whether actions are right or wrong and outcomes are good or bad.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of telecommuting according to research?

Most organizational events may be studied from all three levels of analysis: individual,team,and organization.

Reduced job security and increased work intensification may be partly caused by globalization.

Stockholders are stakeholders.

Which of the following is identified as an emerging field from which organizational behaviour is acquiring new knowledge?

The major organizational effectiveness perspectives are considered detailed extensions of the closed systems model.

Which discipline has provided organizational behaviour with much of its theoretical foundation for team dynamics,organizational power,and organizational socialization?

Organizational memory refers to:

One employment relationship trend is the focus away from work-life balance and virtual work,because of the extra stress these place on workers.

The emerging employment relationship in Canada is that people must give up their legal rights regarding employment discrimination in return for long-term employment.

Organizational memory is best described as:

According to the multiple levels of analysis anchor:

Which of the following perspective is consistent with the concept of organizational effectiveness?

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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