Exam 1: Introduction to the Field of Organisational Behaviour

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

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Which of the following is a surface-level category of diversity?

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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.

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Students should begin by defining knowledge acquisition as the organisation's ability to extract information and ideas from its environment as well as through insight.The scenario described in this question strongly suggests that WindTunnel needs to apply the knowledge acquisition practice of hiring individuals or acquiring companies.In this situation,WindTunnel should consider either merging with the small engineering firm,creating a joint venture with it or luring some of its engineers to work at WindTunnel. Hiring individuals or acquiring companies is most appropriate in this case for a few reasons.First,no one at WindTunnel has the required knowledge and the knowledge does not seem to be something that can be acquired quickly through individual learning or experimentation.Moreover,WindTunnel needs the knowledge quickly to remain competitive,because one competitor has already begun to integrate the new technology.These activities provide quick knowledge acquisition compared to the other strategies.

The contingency anchor in organisational behaviour suggests that we need to diagnose the situation to identify the most appropriate action under those specific circumstances.

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The best organisational practices are those built on the notion that organisations are closed systems.

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'Stakeholders' are shareholders,customers,suppliers,governments and any other groups with a vested interest in the organisation.

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Communications and information systems are two emerging fields from which organisational behaviour is now acquiring knowledge.

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Borrowing theories from other disciplines has helped bring a diversity of knowledge and perspectives to organisational behaviour but has created a potential 'trade deficit' in knowledge.

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

In the field of organisational behaviour,organisations are best described as:

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Question 10

'Intellectual capital' includes,among other things,the knowledge captured in an organisation's systems and structures.

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Question 11

Which of these statements is consistent with the four anchors of organisational behaviour?

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Question 12

Employees,suppliers and governments:

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Question 13

Which of the following does NOT represent a belief that anchors organisational behaviour?

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'Stakeholders' include:

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Organisational behaviour views organisations as:

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Reduced job security and increased work intensification in Australia are partly caused by globalisation.

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Question 17

Scholars have been studying behaviour in organisations at least since the time of Greek and Chinese philosophers.

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Question 18

Which of the following relates to the perspective that organisations are open systems?

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Question 19

Values have become more important in organisational behaviour because of:

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

Which of the following is a surface-level category of diversity?

The contingency anchor in organisational behaviour suggests that we need to diagnose the situation to identify the most appropriate action under those specific circumstances.

The best organisational practices are those built on the notion that organisations are closed systems.

'Stakeholders' are shareholders,customers,suppliers,governments and any other groups with a vested interest in the organisation.

Communications and information systems are two emerging fields from which organisational behaviour is now acquiring knowledge.

Borrowing theories from other disciplines has helped bring a diversity of knowledge and perspectives to organisational behaviour but has created a potential 'trade deficit' in knowledge.

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

In the field of organisational behaviour,organisations are best described as:

'Intellectual capital' includes,among other things,the knowledge captured in an organisation's systems and structures.

Which of these statements is consistent with the four anchors of organisational behaviour?

Employees,suppliers and governments:

Which of the following does NOT represent a belief that anchors organisational behaviour?

'Stakeholders' include:

Organisational behaviour views organisations as:

Reduced job security and increased work intensification in Australia are partly caused by globalisation.

Scholars have been studying behaviour in organisations at least since the time of Greek and Chinese philosophers.

Which of the following relates to the perspective that organisations are open systems?

Values have become more important in organisational behaviour because of:

Individual Behaviour, Personality and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organisations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organisations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organisational Settings

Organisational Structure

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change

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