Question 1

Three challenges organizations are facing include globalization,increasing workforce diversity,and emerging employment relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which organizational behavior perspective discusses inputs,outputs,and feedback?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational learning 
B)  Open systems 
C)  Multidisciplinary 
D)  Systematic research 
E)  Intellectual capital 
A)  Organizational learning 
B)  Open systems 
C)  Multidisciplinary 
D)  Systematic research 
E)  Intellectual capital

Question 3

The observable demographic or physiological differences in people,such as their race,ethnicity,gender,age,and physical disabilities constitute _____ diversity.

Accepted Answer

A)  deep-level 
B)  internal 
C)  surface-level 
D)  organizational 
E)  reflective 
A)  deep-level 
B)  internal 
C)  surface-level 
D)  organizational 
E)  reflective

Question 4

The triple bottom line philosophy says that:

Accepted Answer

A)  companies should pay three times as much attention to profits than to employee wellbeing. 
B)  the main goal of all companies is to satisfy the needs of three groups: employees, shareholders, and suppliers. 
C)  business success increases by having three times more contingent workers than permanent employees. 
D)  companies should fairly treat its local, national, and global customers. 
E)  companies should try to support the economic, social, and environmental spheres of sustainability. 
A)  companies should pay three times as much attention to profits than to employee wellbeing. 
B)  the main goal of all companies is to satisfy the needs of three groups: employees, shareholders, and suppliers. 
C)  business success increases by having three times more contingent workers than permanent employees. 
D)  companies should fairly treat its local, national, and global customers. 
E)  companies should try to support the economic, social, and environmental spheres of sustainability.

Question 5

Globalization refers to economic,social,and cultural connectivity with people in other parts of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Employees who are born between 1946 and 1964 are referred to as Generation X employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The field of organizational behavior relies on qualitative rather than quantitative research to understand organizational phenomena.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Globalization may have both positive and negative implications for people working in organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A computer maintenance company wants to 'capture' the knowledge that employees carry around in their heads by creating a database where employees document their solutions to unusual maintenance problems.This practice tries to:

Accepted Answer

A)  transform intellectual capital into knowledge management. 
B)  transfer human capital into structural capital. 
C)  prevent relationship capital from interfering with human capital. 
D)  reduce the amount of human capital. 
E)  transfer structural capital into relationship capital. 
A)  transform intellectual capital into knowledge management. 
B)  transfer human capital into structural capital. 
C)  prevent relationship capital from interfering with human capital. 
D)  reduce the amount of human capital. 
E)  transfer structural capital into relationship capital.

Question 10

Globalization offers numerous benefits to organizations in terms of larger markets,lower costs,and greater access to knowledge and innovation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Telecommuting has been identified as an important trend in organizational behavior.Discuss three organizational behavior topics that are influenced by telecommuting.

Accepted Answer

(Note: Students may identify the relevan

Question 12

An aircraft manufacturing company developed a computer simulation representing the very complex processes and subgroups that create an airplane.Teams of production employees would participate in a game where trainers gave them the challenge of reducing costs or minimizing space using the simulation.As the trainers predicted,the team's actions would almost always result in unexpected consequences.Explain how this simulation relates to the open systems perspective of organizational behavior.

Accepted Answer

The production simulation teaches teams

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the field of organizational behavior,organizations are described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  entities which are considered a legal grouping of people and systems. 
B)  groups of people who work independently to achieve a collective goal. 
C)  social entities with a publicly stated set of formal goals. 
D)  groups of people with independent profit-centered motives and objectives. 
E)  groups of people who work interdependently towards some purpose. 
A)  entities which are considered a legal grouping of people and systems. 
B)  groups of people who work independently to achieve a collective goal. 
C)  social entities with a publicly stated set of formal goals. 
D)  groups of people with independent profit-centered motives and objectives. 
E)  groups of people who work interdependently towards some purpose.

Question 15

Allison should understand that organizational behavior knowledge:

Accepted Answer

A)  should never be used to influence the behavior of other people. 
B)  should be used only by managers and senior executives. 
C)  should never replace your commonsense knowledge about how organizations work. 
D)  is relevant to everyone who works in organizations. 
E)  is an independent science that has evolved independently. 
A)  should never be used to influence the behavior of other people. 
B)  should be used only by managers and senior executives. 
C)  should never replace your commonsense knowledge about how organizations work. 
D)  is relevant to everyone who works in organizations. 
E)  is an independent science that has evolved independently.

Question 16

The ability to recognize the value of new information,assimilate it,and use it for value-added activities is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  perception ability 
B)  realization capacity 
C)  observation skill 
D)  absorptive capacity 
E)  adaptive capacity 
A)  perception ability 
B)  realization capacity 
C)  observation skill 
D)  absorptive capacity 
E)  adaptive capacity

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  grafting. 
B)  experimentation. 
C)  knowledge sharing. 
D)  documentation. 
E)  organizational unlearning. 
A)  grafting. 
B)  experimentation. 
C)  knowledge sharing. 
D)  documentation. 
E)  organizational unlearning.

Question 18

_____ refers to economic,social,and cultural connectivity with people in other parts of the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  OB 
B)  Globalization 
C)  Work/Life balance 
D)  Knowledge management 
E)  Corporate social responsibility 
A)  OB 
B)  Globalization 
C)  Work/Life balance 
D)  Knowledge management 
E)  Corporate social responsibility

Question 19

Working in a self-directed team reduces employee motivation because employees in such a team will support individualistic behaviors than team behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Performing OB research and analyses at multiple levels is not recommended as it would lead to perceptual errors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Three challenges organizations are facing include globalization,increasing workforce diversity,and emerging employment relationships.

Which organizational behavior perspective discusses inputs,outputs,and feedback?

The observable demographic or physiological differences in people,such as their race,ethnicity,gender,age,and physical disabilities constitute _____ diversity.

The triple bottom line philosophy says that:

Globalization refers to economic,social,and cultural connectivity with people in other parts of the world.

Employees who are born between 1946 and 1964 are referred to as Generation X employees.

The field of organizational behavior relies on qualitative rather than quantitative research to understand organizational phenomena.

Globalization may have both positive and negative implications for people working in organizations.

A computer maintenance company wants to 'capture' the knowledge that employees carry around in their heads by creating a database where employees document their solutions to unusual maintenance problems.This practice tries to:

Globalization offers numerous benefits to organizations in terms of larger markets,lower costs,and greater access to knowledge and innovation.

Telecommuting has been identified as an important trend in organizational behavior.Discuss three organizational behavior topics that are influenced by telecommuting.

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

In the field of organizational behavior,organizations are described as:

Allison should understand that organizational behavior knowledge:

The ability to recognize the value of new information,assimilate it,and use it for value-added activities is known as _____.

_____ refers to economic,social,and cultural connectivity with people in other parts of the world.

Working in a self-directed team reduces employee motivation because employees in such a team will support individualistic behaviors than team behaviors.

Performing OB research and analyses at multiple levels is not recommended as it would lead to perceptual errors.

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 1: Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Three challenges organizations are facing include globalization,increasing workforce diversity,and emerging employment relationships.

Which organizational behavior perspective discusses inputs,outputs,and feedback?

The observable demographic or physiological differences in people,such as their race,ethnicity,gender,age,and physical disabilities constitute _____ diversity.

The triple bottom line philosophy says that:

Globalization refers to economic,social,and cultural connectivity with people in other parts of the world.

Employees who are born between 1946 and 1964 are referred to as Generation X employees.

The field of organizational behavior relies on qualitative rather than quantitative research to understand organizational phenomena.

Globalization may have both positive and negative implications for people working in organizations.

A computer maintenance company wants to 'capture' the knowledge that employees carry around in their heads by creating a database where employees document their solutions to unusual maintenance problems.This practice tries to:

Globalization offers numerous benefits to organizations in terms of larger markets,lower costs,and greater access to knowledge and innovation.

Telecommuting has been identified as an important trend in organizational behavior.Discuss three organizational behavior topics that are influenced by telecommuting.

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

In the field of organizational behavior,organizations are described as:

Allison should understand that organizational behavior knowledge:

The ability to recognize the value of new information,assimilate it,and use it for value-added activities is known as _____.

_____ refers to economic,social,and cultural connectivity with people in other parts of the world.

Working in a self-directed team reduces employee motivation because employees in such a team will support individualistic behaviors than team behaviors.

Performing OB research and analyses at multiple levels is not recommended as it would lead to perceptual errors.

Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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