Exam 1: Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

There is an increased interest by organizations about the importance of values in the workplace.Explain the difference between values,ethics and corporate social responsibilities.

The high performance work practices (HPWP)perspective holds that effective organizations incorporate several workplace practices to harness the potential of human capital.What common activities do high performance organizations practice?

Knowledge acquisition can only be achieved through formal education

The most obvious form of intellectual capital is one's level of education.

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

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

WindTunnel Ltd,a manufacturer of commercial vacuum cleaner systems,has heard about new computer-based technologies that help vacuum cleaner systems to work more efficiently and provide additional features to users.So far,only one British vacuum cleaner company has apparently moved to integrate this technology into its products,but more firms will soon follow.Senior executives at WindTunnel are also aware of a small engineering firm that has applied similar computer technology to military suction-like products.No one at WindTunnel has much experience or knowledge with this computer technology,yet the company needs such expertise quickly.Explain which knowledge acquisition strategy would best help WindTunnel to gain the necessary intellectual capital.

The organizational learning perspective states that an organizations' effectiveness depends on:

Stakeholders are individuals,organizations,or other entities who affect,or are affected by the organization.

Organizational memory includes knowledge embedded in the organization's systems and structures.

Which of the following is NOT one of the anchors of organizational behaviour knowledge?

Which of the following is considered surface-level diversity?

Communications,marketing,and information systems are three emerging fields from which organizational behaviour is now acquiring knowledge.

Which of the following typically results in a loss of organizational memory?

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

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

Human memory plays a critical role in organizational memory.

Which of the following is included in the open systems perspective of organizations?

One reason why workplace values have become more important is that employees increasingly value command-and-control direct supervision.

Successful organizations need only concentrate on achieving efficient transformation processes.