Question 1

Strategic management focuses on the product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organization's profitability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to the Rule of One-Eighth,

Accepted Answer

A) at least 88 percent of organizations will do everything necessary to put people first and thereby build profits. 
B) at best 12 percent of organizations will actually do what is required to build profits by putting people first. 
C) 75 percent of organizations won't believe the connection between how they manage their people and the profits they earn. 
D) 38 percent of the organizations try to make a single change to solve their problems. 
E) one in eight organizations miserably fails at making the people to profit connection. 
A) at least 88 percent of organizations will do everything necessary to put people first and thereby build profits. 
B) at best 12 percent of organizations will actually do what is required to build profits by putting people first. 
C) 75 percent of organizations won't believe the connection between how they manage their people and the profits they earn. 
D) 38 percent of the organizations try to make a single change to solve their problems. 
E) one in eight organizations miserably fails at making the people to profit connection.

Question 3

The strength of a correlation can be inferred from the "compactness" of its scatterplot.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify the key individual outcomes in the studies of organizational behavior and describe the factors that affect these key outcomes.

Accepted Answer

The key individual outcomes in studies o

Question 5

According to the method of experience,people hold firmly to some belief because scientific studies have tended to replicate results using a series of samples,settings,and methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The resource-based view suggests that a resource is more valuable when it is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) complex 
B) simple 
C) inimitable 
D) expensive 
E) new 
A) complex 
B) simple 
C) inimitable 
D) expensive 
E) new

Question 7

Which of the following takes the theories and principles studied in OB and explores the applications of those principles in organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Human resource management 
B) Strategic management 
C) Economic research 
D) Operations management 
E) Financial management 
A) Human resource management 
B) Strategic management 
C) Economic research 
D) Operations management 
E) Financial management

Question 8

To counter the effects of a bad product,effective management of OB can help make the product get better,incrementally,over the long term.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Causal inferences means establishing that one variable really does cause another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Proponents of evidence-based management argue that human resources should be transformed into a sort of R&D department for managing people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following focuses on the product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organization's profitability?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational behavior 
B) Process management 
C) Operations management 
D) Strategic management 
E) Human resource management 
A) Organizational behavior 
B) Process management 
C) Operations management 
D) Strategic management 
E) Human resource management

Question 12

Trust,justice,and ethics capture what employees feel when thinking about their jobs and doing their day-to-day work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Meta-analyses cannot form the foundation for evidence-based management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The theories and concepts found in OB are drawn from two disciplines: human resources management and strategic management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following methods suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because some respected official,agency,or source has said it is so?

Accepted Answer

A) Method of intuition 
B) Method of authority 
C) Method of science 
D) Method of experience 
E) Method of behavior 
A) Method of intuition 
B) Method of authority 
C) Method of science 
D) Method of experience 
E) Method of behavior

Question 16

Which of these is one of the conditions necessary to establish causal inferences?

Accepted Answer

A) The two variables are not correlated. 
B) Multiple alternative explanations exist for the correlation. 
C) The presumed cause precedes the presumed effect in time. 
D) The study was conducted in an open environment. 
E) The sample size is large enough. 
A) The two variables are not correlated. 
B) Multiple alternative explanations exist for the correlation. 
C) The presumed cause precedes the presumed effect in time. 
D) The study was conducted in an open environment. 
E) The sample size is large enough.

Strategic management focuses on the product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organization's profitability.

According to the Rule of One-Eighth,

The strength of a correlation can be inferred from the "compactness" of its scatterplot.

Identify the key individual outcomes in the studies of organizational behavior and describe the factors that affect these key outcomes.

According to the method of experience,people hold firmly to some belief because scientific studies have tended to replicate results using a series of samples,settings,and methods.

The resource-based view suggests that a resource is more valuable when it is _____.

Which of the following takes the theories and principles studied in OB and explores the applications of those principles in organizations?

To counter the effects of a bad product,effective management of OB can help make the product get better,incrementally,over the long term.

Causal inferences means establishing that one variable really does cause another.

Proponents of evidence-based management argue that human resources should be transformed into a sort of R&D department for managing people.

Which of the following focuses on the product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organization's profitability?

Trust,justice,and ethics capture what employees feel when thinking about their jobs and doing their day-to-day work.

Meta-analyses cannot form the foundation for evidence-based management.

The theories and concepts found in OB are drawn from two disciplines: human resources management and strategic management.

Which of the following methods suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because some respected official,agency,or source has said it is so?

Which of these is one of the conditions necessary to establish causal inferences?

Job Performance

Organizational Commitment

Job Satisfaction

Stress

Motivation

Trust, Justice, and Ethics

Learning and Decision Making

Personality and Cultural Values

Ability

Teams: Characteristics and Diversity

Teams: Processes and Communication

Leadership: Power and Negotiation

Leadership: Styles and Behaviors

Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

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Exam 1: What Is Organizational Behavior

Strategic management focuses on the product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organization's profitability.

According to the Rule of One-Eighth,

The strength of a correlation can be inferred from the "compactness" of its scatterplot.

Identify the key individual outcomes in the studies of organizational behavior and describe the factors that affect these key outcomes.

According to the method of experience,people hold firmly to some belief because scientific studies have tended to replicate results using a series of samples,settings,and methods.

The resource-based view suggests that a resource is more valuable when it is _____.

Which of the following takes the theories and principles studied in OB and explores the applications of those principles in organizations?

To counter the effects of a bad product,effective management of OB can help make the product get better,incrementally,over the long term.

Causal inferences means establishing that one variable really does cause another.

Proponents of evidence-based management argue that human resources should be transformed into a sort of R&D department for managing people.

Which of the following focuses on the product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organization's profitability?

Trust,justice,and ethics capture what employees feel when thinking about their jobs and doing their day-to-day work.

Meta-analyses cannot form the foundation for evidence-based management.

The theories and concepts found in OB are drawn from two disciplines: human resources management and strategic management.

Which of the following methods suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because some respected official,agency,or source has said it is so?

Which of these is one of the conditions necessary to establish causal inferences?

Job Performance

Organizational Commitment

Job Satisfaction

Stress

Motivation

Trust, Justice, and Ethics

Learning and Decision Making

Personality and Cultural Values

Ability

Teams: Characteristics and Diversity

Teams: Processes and Communication

Leadership: Power and Negotiation

Leadership: Styles and Behaviors

Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Filters