Question 1

The blurring of the line between work and non-work time has created ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal conflicts 
B)  a more stable workforce 
C)  higher pay scales for more hours worked 
D)  dual career households 
E)  greater job satisfaction 
A)  personal conflicts 
B)  a more stable workforce 
C)  higher pay scales for more hours worked 
D)  dual career households 
E)  greater job satisfaction

Question 2

Which of the following factors makes it imperative that organizations be fast and flexible?

Accepted Answer

A)  workforce diversity 
B)  corporate excess 
C)  truncated capacity 
D)  advances in corporate strategy 
E)  globalization 
A)  workforce diversity 
B)  corporate excess 
C)  truncated capacity 
D)  advances in corporate strategy 
E)  globalization

Question 3

Which of the following problems would an OB study be least likely to focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in absenteeism at a certain company 
B)  a fall in productivity in one shift of a manufacturing plant 
C)  a decrease in sales due to growing foreign competition 
D)  an increase in theft by employees at a retail store 
E)  excessive turnover among volunteer workers at a non-profit organization 
A)  an increase in absenteeism at a certain company 
B)  a fall in productivity in one shift of a manufacturing plant 
C)  a decrease in sales due to growing foreign competition 
D)  an increase in theft by employees at a retail store 
E)  excessive turnover among volunteer workers at a non-profit organization

Question 4

Myriam is analyzing the gender roles of men and women in management in the United States and comparing them to the gender roles in management in Japan. She is surveying fifty male and fifty female managers in each country to compare their daily behavior. Myriam's study exemplifies how ________ contributes to OB.

Accepted Answer

A)  anthropology 
B)  psychology 
C)  archaeology 
D)  political science 
E)  corporate strategy 
A)  anthropology 
B)  psychology 
C)  archaeology 
D)  political science 
E)  corporate strategy

Question 5

Describe how one of the sciences that contributes to organizational behavior could be used in EBM. Define the science, some of the science's contributions to OB, and describe a workplace example of how it could be used in EBM.

Accepted Answer

Evidence-based management (EBM) compleme

Question 6

Less than 10 percent of the U.S. labor force is female.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Until the late 1980s, business school curricula emphasized the ________ aspects of management.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethical 
B)  people 
C)  technical 
D)  human 
E)  global 
A)  ethical 
B)  people 
C)  technical 
D)  human 
E)  global

Question 8

Intuition comes from "gut feelings" about the state of some phenomenon of interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on productivity within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward defining an organization's objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Analyzing relationships, determining causes and effects, and basing conclusions on scientific evidence all constitute aspects of ________ study.

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational 
B)  intuitive 
C)  theoretical 
D)  systematic 
E)  case-based 
A)  organizational 
B)  intuitive 
C)  theoretical 
D)  systematic 
E)  case-based

Question 11

Which of the following statements is not true about work force diversity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disability is a category of workforce diversity. 
B)  Managing workforce diversity presents many challenges. 
C)  Workforce diversity focuses on differences within a country. 
D)  Sexual orientation is a part of workforce diversity. 
E)  Workforce diversity is a concern only in the U.S. 
A)  Disability is a category of workforce diversity. 
B)  Managing workforce diversity presents many challenges. 
C)  Workforce diversity focuses on differences within a country. 
D)  Sexual orientation is a part of workforce diversity. 
E)  Workforce diversity is a concern only in the U.S.

Question 12

As the world has become more global, managers have to become capable of working with people from different cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Jude is a social psychologist. He is working on a concept in social psychology, which is a major study area, and learning how to implement it and how to reduce barriers to its acceptance. Jude is studying the concept of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture 
B)  ethics 
C)  power 
D)  change 
E)  fatigue 
A)  culture 
B)  ethics 
C)  power 
D)  change 
E)  fatigue

Question 14

Which behavioral science discipline is most focused on understanding individual behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociology 
B)  social psychology 
C)  psychology 
D)  anthropology 
E)  organizational behavior 
A)  sociology 
B)  social psychology 
C)  psychology 
D)  anthropology 
E)  organizational behavior

Question 15

Janet needs to assign a very important advertising account to one of her writers. First she reviewed each writer's work load, then she studied the sales data of the products for the last three campaigns of each writer, then she reviewed each writer's annual review to familiarize herself with their goals. Finally, she gave the account to Paula, a very creative, efficient, writer who has had high sales results with her last three clients' products. Janet's management style is based on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  intuition or "gut feeling" 
B)  organizational behavioral studies 
C)  subjective assessments 
D)  preconceived notions 
E)  systematic study 
A)  intuition or "gut feeling" 
B)  organizational behavioral studies 
C)  subjective assessments 
D)  preconceived notions 
E)  systematic study

Question 16

Which of the following statements best describes contingency variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are scientific factors based on universal truths. 
B)  They are factors that moderate the relationship between two or more events or situations. 
C)  There is general consensus among OB researchers that they can be controlled. 
D)  They are the cause-effect principles that tend to apply to all situations that have been discovered. 
E)  They are simple and universal principles that explain organizational behavior. 
A)  They are scientific factors based on universal truths. 
B)  They are factors that moderate the relationship between two or more events or situations. 
C)  There is general consensus among OB researchers that they can be controlled. 
D)  They are the cause-effect principles that tend to apply to all situations that have been discovered. 
E)  They are simple and universal principles that explain organizational behavior.

Question 17

Behavior is generally unpredictable, and the systematic study of behavior is a means making reasonably accurate predictions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Organizational behavior is constructed from all of the following disciplines except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  physics 
B)  psychology 
C)  anthropology 
D)  sociology 
E)  social psychology 
A)  physics 
B)  psychology 
C)  anthropology 
D)  sociology 
E)  social psychology

Question 19

Which field of study has contributed to OB through its research on organizational culture and formal organization theory and structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychology 
B)  operations management 
C)  corporate strategy 
D)  political science 
E)  sociology 
A)  psychology 
B)  operations management 
C)  corporate strategy 
D)  political science 
E)  sociology

Question 20

The OB topic of motivation has been most influenced by which behavioral discipline?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychology 
B)  social psychology 
C)  sociology 
D)  political science 
E)  corporate strategy 
A)  psychology 
B)  social psychology 
C)  sociology 
D)  political science 
E)  corporate strategy

The blurring of the line between work and non-work time has created ________.

Which of the following factors makes it imperative that organizations be fast and flexible?

Which of the following problems would an OB study be least likely to focus on?

Describe how one of the sciences that contributes to organizational behavior could be used in EBM. Define the science, some of the science's contributions to OB, and describe a workplace example of how it could be used in EBM.

Less than 10 percent of the U.S. labor force is female.

Until the late 1980s, business school curricula emphasized the ________ aspects of management.

Intuition comes from "gut feelings" about the state of some phenomenon of interest.

Organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on productivity within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward defining an organization's objectives.

Analyzing relationships, determining causes and effects, and basing conclusions on scientific evidence all constitute aspects of ________ study.

Which of the following statements is not true about work force diversity?

As the world has become more global, managers have to become capable of working with people from different cultures.

Jude is a social psychologist. He is working on a concept in social psychology, which is a major study area, and learning how to implement it and how to reduce barriers to its acceptance. Jude is studying the concept of ________.

Which behavioral science discipline is most focused on understanding individual behavior?

Which of the following statements best describes contingency variables?

Behavior is generally unpredictable, and the systematic study of behavior is a means making reasonably accurate predictions.

Organizational behavior is constructed from all of the following disciplines except ________.

Which field of study has contributed to OB through its research on organizational culture and formal organization theory and structure?

The OB topic of motivation has been most influenced by which behavioral discipline?

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Personality and Values

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation Concepts

Motivation: From Concept to Applications

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change and Stress Management

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Exam 1: Introduction to Organizational Behavior

The blurring of the line between work and non-work time has created ________.

Which of the following factors makes it imperative that organizations be fast and flexible?

Which of the following problems would an OB study be least likely to focus on?

Describe how one of the sciences that contributes to organizational behavior could be used in EBM. Define the science, some of the science's contributions to OB, and describe a workplace example of how it could be used in EBM.

Less than 10 percent of the U.S. labor force is female.

Until the late 1980s, business school curricula emphasized the ________ aspects of management.

Intuition comes from "gut feelings" about the state of some phenomenon of interest.

Organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on productivity within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward defining an organization's objectives.

Analyzing relationships, determining causes and effects, and basing conclusions on scientific evidence all constitute aspects of ________ study.

Which of the following statements is not true about work force diversity?

As the world has become more global, managers have to become capable of working with people from different cultures.

Jude is a social psychologist. He is working on a concept in social psychology, which is a major study area, and learning how to implement it and how to reduce barriers to its acceptance. Jude is studying the concept of ________.

Which behavioral science discipline is most focused on understanding individual behavior?

Which of the following statements best describes contingency variables?

Behavior is generally unpredictable, and the systematic study of behavior is a means making reasonably accurate predictions.

Organizational behavior is constructed from all of the following disciplines except ________.

Which field of study has contributed to OB through its research on organizational culture and formal organization theory and structure?

The OB topic of motivation has been most influenced by which behavioral discipline?

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Personality and Values

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation Concepts

Motivation: From Concept to Applications

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Filters