Exam 1: Introduction to the Field of Organisational Behaviour

Conceptual anchors which are based on a set of basic beliefs or knowledge structures represent only one small aspect of knowledge from which organisational behaviour knowledge is developed and refined.

The field of organisational behaviour relies on quantitative-never qualitative-research to understand organisational phenomena.

Surveys indicate that most Australian employees do not experience conflicting work-life balance.

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

Many organisations are placing increasing importance on values in the workplace.Discuss two reasons why workplace values have become more important in recent years.Your answer should briefly define values.

A technology company wants to move into the field of wireless communications.Unfortunately,few of its employees know enough about the basic technology to acquire emerging knowledge about that field or to launch a separate business unit to enter that market.With respect to learning about wireless technology knowledge,this organisation has:

Which of these statements about the field of organisational behaviour is TRUE?

An organisation's 'absorptive capacity' refers to:

Successful teleworkers tend to be self-motivated,organised and able to fulfil their social needs outside of the work context.

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

All organisations have a collective sense of purpose,even though this purpose might not be fully understood or agreed upon.

Evidence indicates that applying organisational behaviour knowledge tends to improve the organisation's financial performance.

'Intellectual capital' consists of:

According to the authors of Organisational Behaviour,organisational behaviour knowledge:

According to the systems perspective,most organisations have one working part rather than many sub-components.

'Intellectual capital' refers to:

The contingency anchor of organisational behaviour states that:

The triple bottom line philosophy says that:

'Absorptive capacity' refers to how easily the field of organisational behaviour can bring in new knowledge from other fields of study.

Most organisational events may be studied from all three levels of analysis-individual,team and organisation.