Question 1

Laboratory studies tend to have better external validity than field studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Bill is a trainee executive in an accounting firm.He knows that in order to do well in his career,he needs to perform well.He has set internal standards for himself so that he can evaluate the discrepancy between the standard and the performance in order to improve it. According to Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory,which human capability is Bill concentrating on?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forethought 
B)  Symbolizing 
C)  Self-regulatory 
D)  Self-reflective

Question 3

Personality characteristics such as conscientiousness can serve as an example for organizational participants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Most of the "new management practices" are essentially a readapted version of existing "old management truths."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to social learning,behavior can best be explained in terms of a continuous reciprocal interaction among all of the following determinants EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive. 
B)  behavioral. 
C)  motivational. 
D)  environmental.

Question 6

What is paradigm effect? What are its consequences?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

When does a study have external validity?

Accepted Answer

The answer of When does a study have external validity?...

Question 8

The relay room studies phase of the Hawthorne studies concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the productivity would increase if the length of workday was reduced. 
B)  productivity was directly proportional to rest breaks. 
C)  productivity was independent to the method of payment. 
D)  the independent variables by themselves were not causing the change in the dependent variable.

Question 9

Applied to the field of organizational behavior,a cognitive approach has traditionally dominated all of the following units of analysis EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  personality and attitudes. 
B)  motivation. 
C)  goal setting. 
D)  research analysis.

Question 10

What is the manager's perception of employees according to Theory X? Does this approach still work? Why? What is the assumption of the new perspective?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

If practitioners take on a more "Practitioner-Scientific" role and academicians assume a more "Scientific-Practitioner" role,it would result in a movement towards:

Accepted Answer

A)  evidence-based management. 
B)  relation management. 
C)  social facilitation. 
D)  positive psychological capital.

Question 12

The Hawthorne effect postulates that the increase in productivity can be attributed to the special attention received by the participants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The _____ employed are/is the key to the successful use of the experimental design.

Accepted Answer

A)  variables 
B)  controls 
C)  creativity 
D)  personnel

Question 14

David was recently promoted as the chief marketing officer for Izet Pvt.Ltd.David was chosen because of his remarkable marketing skills and his experience as Vice-President for 15 years in a reputed marketing firm.Which of the following can be attributed as a reason for his promotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical capital 
B)  Human capital 
C)  Social capital 
D)  Positive psychological capital

Question 15

Which one of the following variables is NOT responsible for separating the old human relations movement and the evidence-based approach to the field of organizational behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experimental design 
B)  Nature of employment 
C)  Group dynamics 
D)  Styles of leadership and supervision

Question 16

James Brian Quinn believes that the organization of enterprise and effective strategies will depend more on development and deployment of _____ resources than on the management of _____ assets.

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectual; physical 
B)  human; monetary 
C)  technological; physical 
D)  natural; monetary

Question 17

Which of the following tends to be more theoretically oriented and at the micro level of analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational behavior 
B)  Organization theory 
C)  Organization development 
D)  Human resource management

Question 18

Identify Jeff Pfeffer's "3 Its," correlating it to organizational behavior theory and research.

Accepted Answer

A)  Believe it. 
B)  Spread it. 
C)  Do it. 
D)  Stick with it.

Question 19

Most of the practicing managers and their organizations cultures believe,fully implement,and consistently adhere to a full-fledged HPWPs approach to management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

'Paradigm shift' refers to the situation in which those in the existing paradigm may not even see the changes that are occurring,and therefore,cannot analyze the changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introduction to Organizational Behavior: an Evidence-Based Approach

Laboratory studies tend to have better external validity than field studies.

Personality characteristics such as conscientiousness can serve as an example for organizational participants.

Most of the "new management practices" are essentially a readapted version of existing "old management truths."

According to social learning,behavior can best be explained in terms of a continuous reciprocal interaction among all of the following determinants EXCEPT:

What is paradigm effect? What are its consequences?

When does a study have external validity?

The relay room studies phase of the Hawthorne studies concluded that:

Applied to the field of organizational behavior,a cognitive approach has traditionally dominated all of the following units of analysis EXCEPT:

What is the manager's perception of employees according to Theory X? Does this approach still work? Why? What is the assumption of the new perspective?

If practitioners take on a more "Practitioner-Scientific" role and academicians assume a more "Scientific-Practitioner" role,it would result in a movement towards:

The Hawthorne effect postulates that the increase in productivity can be attributed to the special attention received by the participants.

The _____ employed are/is the key to the successful use of the experimental design.

David was recently promoted as the chief marketing officer for Izet Pvt.Ltd.David was chosen because of his remarkable marketing skills and his experience as Vice-President for 15 years in a reputed marketing firm.Which of the following can be attributed as a reason for his promotion?

Which one of the following variables is NOT responsible for separating the old human relations movement and the evidence-based approach to the field of organizational behavior?

James Brian Quinn believes that the organization of enterprise and effective strategies will depend more on development and deployment of _ resources than on the management of _ assets.

Which of the following tends to be more theoretically oriented and at the micro level of analysis?

Identify Jeff Pfeffer's "3 Its," correlating it to organizational behavior theory and research.

Most of the practicing managers and their organizations cultures believe,fully implement,and consistently adhere to a full-fledged HPWPs approach to management.

'Paradigm shift' refers to the situation in which those in the existing paradigm may not even see the changes that are occurring,and therefore,cannot analyze the changes.