Question 1

Whereas ________ focuses on differences between people from different countries,________ addresses differences among people within given countries.

Accepted Answer

A) workforce diversity; globalisation 
B) globalisation; workforce diversity 
C) diversity; culture 
D) culturisation; workforce diversity 
A) workforce diversity; globalisation 
B) globalisation; workforce diversity 
C) diversity; culture 
D) culturisation; workforce diversity B

Question 2

The major differences between Successful managers and effective managers is that the former emphasises _____________,while the latter emphasises ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) traditional management; communication 
B) networking; communication 
C) communication; HRM 
D) networking; HRM 
A) traditional management; communication 
B) networking; communication 
C) communication; HRM 
D) networking; HRM B

Question 3

The role of spokesperson is an example of an informational role.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Why is it so important for managers to have good interpersonal skills?

Accepted Answer

Developing managers' interpersonal skill

Question 5

Organisational behaviour is an applied behavioural science built upon contributions from a number of different disciplines.What are these disciplines and what are the contributions of each discipline? Be complete in your response and include four different behavioural science disciplines.

Accepted Answer

Organisational behaviour has been built

Question 6

Social psychology is an area within psychology,blending concepts from both psychiatry and political science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How can 'evidence-based management' assist managers to make better decisions?

Accepted Answer

A) By learning from experience and basing future decisions on successful past decisions. 
B) By searching for the best available evidence to support systematic study in preparing for decision-making. 
C) By engaging with the staff,asking them to provide evidence for the decisions they make. 
D) By supporting decisions with evidence that the right choice was made. 
A) By learning from experience and basing future decisions on successful past decisions. 
B) By searching for the best available evidence to support systematic study in preparing for decision-making. 
C) By engaging with the staff,asking them to provide evidence for the decisions they make. 
D) By supporting decisions with evidence that the right choice was made.

Question 8

What does the statement that 'advanced societies should be concerned not only with the quantity of life … but also with its quality' mean?

Accepted Answer

A) That organisations should ensure workers have difficult and extrinsically rewarded jobs 
B) That organisations should ensure workers have undemanding and intrinsically rewarded jobs 
C) That organisations should ensure workers have easy and extrinsically rewarded jobs 
D) That organisations should ensure workers have challenging and intrinsically rewarded jobs 
A) That organisations should ensure workers have difficult and extrinsically rewarded jobs 
B) That organisations should ensure workers have undemanding and intrinsically rewarded jobs 
C) That organisations should ensure workers have easy and extrinsically rewarded jobs 
D) That organisations should ensure workers have challenging and intrinsically rewarded jobs

Question 9

Organisational Behaviour is field of study which looks at behaviour in three areas: individuals,groups and departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Explain the terms: efficiency,effectiveness and productivity.

Accepted Answer

Effectiveness is the achievement of goal

Question 11

Leighton Wood is a manager at the XYZ Company.He performs all the management functions as condensed from Henri Fayol's work) Mr Wood estimates an overall strategy for achieving his department's goals,he is performing the ________ function.

Accepted Answer

A) planning 
B) organising 
C) leading 
D) controlling 
A) planning 
B) organising 
C) leading 
D) controlling

Question 12

When using the science of OB to make reasonably accurate explanations of human behaviour we can say x leads to y,but only under conditions specified in z.In this formula,what does z refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) Contextual variables 
B) Contingency variables 
C) Temporal variables 
D) Personal variables 
A) Contextual variables 
B) Contingency variables 
C) Temporal variables 
D) Personal variables

Question 13

Luthans' research indicates that among effective managers,communication made the largest relative contribution and networking the least.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Recognition of the importance of developing managers' interpersonal skills is closely tied to the need for organisations to get and keep high-performing employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The mental ability to analyse and diagnose complex situations is referred to as an individual's conceptual skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why is it important to replace intuition with systematic study in our attempts to understand behaviour within organisations?

Accepted Answer

It is important to replace intuition wit

Question 17

Turnover is a variable which represents an attitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When employees are absent from their jobs,work flow is generally disrupted and important decisions may have to be delayed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Modern theorists have condensed Fayol's five management functions down to four: planning,organising,commanding,and controlling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

OB is an applied behavioural science which is based on contributions from a number of different behavioural disciplines.Which two disciplines is organisational culture drawn from?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychology and Anthropology 
B) Social Psychology and Psychology 
C) Sociology and Social Psychology 
D) Anthropology and Sociology 
A) Psychology and Anthropology 
B) Social Psychology and Psychology 
C) Sociology and Social Psychology 
D) Anthropology and Sociology

Whereas focuses on differences between people from different countries, addresses differences among people within given countries.

The major differences between Successful managers and effective managers is that the former emphasises _,while the latter emphasises .

The role of spokesperson is an example of an informational role.

Why is it so important for managers to have good interpersonal skills?

Organisational behaviour is an applied behavioural science built upon contributions from a number of different disciplines.What are these disciplines and what are the contributions of each discipline? Be complete in your response and include four different behavioural science disciplines.

Social psychology is an area within psychology,blending concepts from both psychiatry and political science.

How can 'evidence-based management' assist managers to make better decisions?

What does the statement that 'advanced societies should be concerned not only with the quantity of life … but also with its quality' mean?

Organisational Behaviour is field of study which looks at behaviour in three areas: individuals,groups and departments.

Explain the terms: efficiency,effectiveness and productivity.

Leighton Wood is a manager at the XYZ Company.He performs all the management functions as condensed from Henri Fayol's work) Mr Wood estimates an overall strategy for achieving his department's goals,he is performing the ________ function.

When using the science of OB to make reasonably accurate explanations of human behaviour we can say x leads to y,but only under conditions specified in z.In this formula,what does z refer to?

Luthans' research indicates that among effective managers,communication made the largest relative contribution and networking the least.

Recognition of the importance of developing managers' interpersonal skills is closely tied to the need for organisations to get and keep high-performing employees.

The mental ability to analyse and diagnose complex situations is referred to as an individual's conceptual skills.

Why is it important to replace intuition with systematic study in our attempts to understand behaviour within organisations?

Turnover is a variable which represents an attitude.

When employees are absent from their jobs,work flow is generally disrupted and important decisions may have to be delayed.

Modern theorists have condensed Fayol's five management functions down to four: planning,organising,commanding,and controlling.

OB is an applied behavioural science which is based on contributions from a number of different behavioural disciplines.Which two disciplines is organisational culture drawn from?

The Individual

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Personality and Values

Emotions and Moods

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: From Concept to Application

Foundations of Group Behaviour

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organisational Structure

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change and Stress Management

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Exam 1: What Is Organisational Behaviour

Whereas ________ focuses on differences between people from different countries,________ addresses differences among people within given countries.

The major differences between Successful managers and effective managers is that the former emphasises _____________,while the latter emphasises ____________.

The role of spokesperson is an example of an informational role.

Why is it so important for managers to have good interpersonal skills?

Organisational behaviour is an applied behavioural science built upon contributions from a number of different disciplines.What are these disciplines and what are the contributions of each discipline? Be complete in your response and include four different behavioural science disciplines.

Social psychology is an area within psychology,blending concepts from both psychiatry and political science.

How can 'evidence-based management' assist managers to make better decisions?

What does the statement that 'advanced societies should be concerned not only with the quantity of life … but also with its quality' mean?

Organisational Behaviour is field of study which looks at behaviour in three areas: individuals,groups and departments.

Explain the terms: efficiency,effectiveness and productivity.

Leighton Wood is a manager at the XYZ Company.He performs all the management functions as condensed from Henri Fayol's work) Mr Wood estimates an overall strategy for achieving his department's goals,he is performing the ________ function.

When using the science of OB to make reasonably accurate explanations of human behaviour we can say x leads to y,but only under conditions specified in z.In this formula,what does z refer to?

Luthans' research indicates that among effective managers,communication made the largest relative contribution and networking the least.

Recognition of the importance of developing managers' interpersonal skills is closely tied to the need for organisations to get and keep high-performing employees.

The mental ability to analyse and diagnose complex situations is referred to as an individual's conceptual skills.

Why is it important to replace intuition with systematic study in our attempts to understand behaviour within organisations?

Turnover is a variable which represents an attitude.

When employees are absent from their jobs,work flow is generally disrupted and important decisions may have to be delayed.

Modern theorists have condensed Fayol's five management functions down to four: planning,organising,commanding,and controlling.

OB is an applied behavioural science which is based on contributions from a number of different behavioural disciplines.Which two disciplines is organisational culture drawn from?

The Individual

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Personality and Values

Emotions and Moods

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation: From Concept to Application

Foundations of Group Behaviour

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organisational Structure

Organisational Culture

Organisational Change and Stress Management

Filters

Whereas focuses on differences between people from different countries, addresses differences among people within given countries.

The major differences between Successful managers and effective managers is that the former emphasises _,while the latter emphasises .