Question 1

Virtual teams rely on information technology to keep team members connected to each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Companies 'manage' knowledge by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Extracting information and ideas from the external environment and through experimentation 
B)  Ensuring that knowledge is shared throughout the organisation 
C)  Ensuring that employees effectively use the knowledge available to them 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct 
A)  Extracting information and ideas from the external environment and through experimentation 
B)  Ensuring that knowledge is shared throughout the organisation 
C)  Ensuring that employees effectively use the knowledge available to them 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct

Question 3

Which of the following concepts are closely associated with corporate social responsibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge management 
B)  Triple bottom line 
C)  Stakeholders 
D)  Triple bottom line and stakeholders 
A)  Knowledge management 
B)  Triple bottom line 
C)  Stakeholders 
D)  Triple bottom line and stakeholders

Question 4

Comment on your agreement or disagreement with the following statement: Hiring and keeping talented employees is the most important task for managers.

Accepted Answer

(1)Task performance,organisational citiz

Question 5

Which organisational behaviour anchor discusses development of the field from other areas of human research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contingency anchor 
B)  Open systems anchor 
C)  Multidisciplinary anchor 
D)  Systematic research anchor 
A)  Contingency anchor 
B)  Open systems anchor 
C)  Multidisciplinary anchor 
D)  Systematic research anchor

Question 6

As organisations grow,they tend to develop more subsystems,and relationships among them become more complex requiring well tuned coordination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a form of knowledge acquisition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hiring new employees 
B)  Research,development and experimentation 
C)  Information sessions where employees describe to colleagues unique incidents involving customers 
D)  All of the answers are correct 
A)  Hiring new employees 
B)  Research,development and experimentation 
C)  Information sessions where employees describe to colleagues unique incidents involving customers 
D)  All of the answers are correct

Question 8

According to the multiple levels of analysis anchor:

Accepted Answer

A)  Organisational behaviour is mainly the study of how all levels of the organisational hierarchy interact with the external environment 
B)  Organisational behaviour topics typically relate to the individual,team and organisational levels of analysis 
C)  There are eight levels of analysis that scholars should recognise when conducting organisational behaviour research 
D)  Organisational events can be studied from only one level of analysis 
A)  Organisational behaviour is mainly the study of how all levels of the organisational hierarchy interact with the external environment 
B)  Organisational behaviour topics typically relate to the individual,team and organisational levels of analysis 
C)  There are eight levels of analysis that scholars should recognise when conducting organisational behaviour research 
D)  Organisational events can be studied from only one level of analysis

Question 9

Senior officers in a national military organisation decided that operations in supplies requisition were inefficient and costly.They brought in consultants who recommended that the entire requisition process be 'reengineered'.This involved throwing out the old practices and developing an entirely new set of work activities around workflow.However,contrary to expectations,this intervention resulted in lower productivity,higher employee turnover and other adverse outcomes.Discuss likely problems with the intervention in terms of systems theory.

Accepted Answer

There are two possible ways that systems

Question 10

Generation X and Generation Y expectations are causing employers to reduce hierarchy and command-and-control management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Twice each year,a major car parts manufacturer brings together production and engineering specialists from its eight divisions to discuss ideas,solutions and concerns.This helps to minimise the 'silos of knowledge' problem that exists in many organisations.This practice is primarily an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Relationship capital 
B)  Experimentation 
C)  Knowledge sharing 
D)  Documentation 
A)  Relationship capital 
B)  Experimentation 
C)  Knowledge sharing 
D)  Documentation

Question 12

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia is becoming a more homogeneous society 
B)  Deep-level diversity is evident in a person's decisions,statements and actions 
C)  Most Australians believe that the government should disband multiculturalism 
D)  Diversity offers tremendous advantages to organisations with almost no disadvantages 
A)  Australia is becoming a more homogeneous society 
B)  Deep-level diversity is evident in a person's decisions,statements and actions 
C)  Most Australians believe that the government should disband multiculturalism 
D)  Diversity offers tremendous advantages to organisations with almost no disadvantages

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Contingency anchor 
B)  Systematic research anchor 
C)  Economic anchor 
D)  Multidisciplinary anchor 
A)  Contingency anchor 
B)  Systematic research anchor 
C)  Economic anchor 
D)  Multidisciplinary anchor

Question 14

'Values' represent an individual's short-term beliefs about what will happen in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Organisations retain intellectual capital by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Transferring human capital into structural capital 
B)  Encouraging employees to take early retirement 
C)  Discouraging employees from communicating with each other 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct 
A)  Transferring human capital into structural capital 
B)  Encouraging employees to take early retirement 
C)  Discouraging employees from communicating with each other 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct

Question 16

Education is a primary category of surface-level diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Explain the three propositions that high-performance work practices (HPWP)are based on.

Accepted Answer

The HPWP is based on three propositions-

Question 18

Organisational behaviour scholars use which of the following to discover knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  They use form research questions 
B)  They systematically collect data 
C)  They test hypotheses 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct 
A)  They use form research questions 
B)  They systematically collect data 
C)  They test hypotheses 
D)  All of the options listed here are correct

Question 19

A team's 'virtualness' depends on how often and how many team members interact face-to-face.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Globalisation may have both positive and negative implications for people working in organisations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Virtual teams rely on information technology to keep team members connected to each other.

Companies 'manage' knowledge by:

Which of the following concepts are closely associated with corporate social responsibility?

Comment on your agreement or disagreement with the following statement: Hiring and keeping talented employees is the most important task for managers.

Which organisational behaviour anchor discusses development of the field from other areas of human research?

As organisations grow,they tend to develop more subsystems,and relationships among them become more complex requiring well tuned coordination.

Which of the following is a form of knowledge acquisition?

According to the multiple levels of analysis anchor:

Generation X and Generation Y expectations are causing employers to reduce hierarchy and command-and-control management.

Twice each year,a major car parts manufacturer brings together production and engineering specialists from its eight divisions to discuss ideas,solutions and concerns.This helps to minimise the 'silos of knowledge' problem that exists in many organisations.This practice is primarily an example of:

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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

'Values' represent an individual's short-term beliefs about what will happen in the future.

Organisations retain intellectual capital by:

Education is a primary category of surface-level diversity.

Explain the three propositions that high-performance work practices (HPWP)are based on.

Organisational behaviour scholars use which of the following to discover knowledge?

A team's 'virtualness' depends on how often and how many team members interact face-to-face.

Globalisation may have both positive and negative implications for people working in organisations.

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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Exam 1: Introduction to the Field of Organisational Behaviour

Virtual teams rely on information technology to keep team members connected to each other.

Companies 'manage' knowledge by:

Which of the following concepts are closely associated with corporate social responsibility?

Comment on your agreement or disagreement with the following statement: Hiring and keeping talented employees is the most important task for managers.

Which organisational behaviour anchor discusses development of the field from other areas of human research?

As organisations grow,they tend to develop more subsystems,and relationships among them become more complex requiring well tuned coordination.

Which of the following is a form of knowledge acquisition?

According to the multiple levels of analysis anchor:

Generation X and Generation Y expectations are causing employers to reduce hierarchy and command-and-control management.

Twice each year,a major car parts manufacturer brings together production and engineering specialists from its eight divisions to discuss ideas,solutions and concerns.This helps to minimise the 'silos of knowledge' problem that exists in many organisations.This practice is primarily an example of:

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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

'Values' represent an individual's short-term beliefs about what will happen in the future.

Organisations retain intellectual capital by:

Education is a primary category of surface-level diversity.

Explain the three propositions that high-performance work practices (HPWP)are based on.

Organisational behaviour scholars use which of the following to discover knowledge?

A team's 'virtualness' depends on how often and how many team members interact face-to-face.

Globalisation may have both positive and negative implications for people working in organisations.

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

Filters