Question 1

As managers oversee the movement of jobs to countries with low-cost labour, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they tend to ignore the home country needs 
B)  they must deal with strong criticism from labour groups 
C)  they manage less diverse workforces 
D)  they avoid markets like China and other developing nations 
E)  they work themselves out of a job

Question 2

What are "networked organizations"? Describe the role of the manager in such organizations.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

The blurring of the line between work and nonwork 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

Question 4

Which of the following explains the usefulness of the systematic approach to the study of organizational behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human behaviour does not vary a great deal between individuals and situations. 
B)  Human behaviour is not random. 
C)  Human behaviour is not consistent. 
D)  Human behaviour is rarely predictable. 
E)  Human behaviour is often not sensible.

Question 5

There's an increasing blurring between work and nonwork time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which one of the following is not an example of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  After years of lackluster performance, Boeing realized it needed to change its business model. 
B)  McDonald's sells hamburgers in more than 100 countries in six continents. 
C)  All major automobile makers now manufacture cars outside their borders. 
D)  At Finland-based phone maker Nokia's renowned research centre in Helsinki, non-Finns now outnumber Finns. 
E)  ExxonMobil, a so-called United States company, reported that less than 6 percent of their 2011 earnings were from gas and products sales in the United States.

Question 7

What psychology is to the group, sociology is to the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  workforce diversity; globalization 
B)  globalization; workforce diversity 
C)  culture; diversity 
D)  culturalization; workforce diversity 
E)  psychology; social psychology

Question 9

You are bringing together faculty from different behavioural disciplines to author a new textbook in organizational behaviour. Represented are professors from psychology, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, political science, and industrial engineering. Which professor out of this group would you expect to address issues on communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  the psychologist 
B)  the anthropologist 
C)  the political scientist 
D)  the social psychologist 
E)  the industrial engineer

Question 10

Describe how one of the sciences that contributes to organizational behaviour 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

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Question 11

________ focuses on the study of people in relation to their social environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychology 
B)  Sociology 
C)  Corporate strategy 
D)  Political science 
E)  Operations management

Question 12

In order to predict human behaviour, it is best to supplement your intuitive opinions with information derived in what fashion?

Accepted Answer

A)  common sense 
B)  direct observation 
C)  systematic study 
D)  speculation 
E)  organizational theory

Question 13

"Big data" has been recently applied to making effective decisions and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  managing human resources 
B)  creation of surveys 
C)  decreasing online sales 
D)  marketing campaigns 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

In good economic conditions, understanding how to reward, satisfy, and retain employees is at a premium, however, in bad times, issues like stress, decision making, and coping come to the fore.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following argues that managers should search for the best available knowledge and apply the relevant information when answering a managerial question?

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific study 
B)  systems approach 
C)  conceptual management 
D)  evidence-based management 
E)  contingency theory

Question 16

Workforce diversity is a topic dealing with how organizations are becoming more homogeneous in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 nonprofit organization

Question 18

Which of the following is not a topic or concern related to OB?

Accepted Answer

A)  turnover 
B)  leader behaviour 
C)  productivity 
D)  management 
E)  family behaviour

Question 19

Managers and their organizations are responding to the problem of unethical behaviour in all of the following ways except ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  by creating an ethically healthy climate 
B)  by promoting a strong ethical mission 
C)  by hiring people who can identify unethical employees and take action against them 
D)  by encouraging employees to behave with integrity 
E)  by providing strong leadership that can influence employee decisions to behave ethically

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 1: What Is Organizational Behaviour

As managers oversee the movement of jobs to countries with low-cost labour, ________.

What are "networked organizations"? Describe the role of the manager in such organizations.

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

Which of the following explains the usefulness of the systematic approach to the study of organizational behaviour?

There's an increasing blurring between work and nonwork time.

Which one of the following is not an example of globalization?

What psychology is to the group, sociology is to the individual.

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

Describe how one of the sciences that contributes to organizational behaviour 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.

________ focuses on the study of people in relation to their social environment.

In order to predict human behaviour, it is best to supplement your intuitive opinions with information derived in what fashion?

"Big data" has been recently applied to making effective decisions and ________.

In good economic conditions, understanding how to reward, satisfy, and retain employees is at a premium, however, in bad times, issues like stress, decision making, and coping come to the fore.

Which of the following argues that managers should search for the best available knowledge and apply the relevant information when answering a managerial question?

Workforce diversity is a topic dealing with how organizations are becoming more homogeneous in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity.

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

Which of the following is not a topic or concern related to OB?

Managers and their organizations are responding to the problem of unethical behaviour in all of the following ways except ________.

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