Question 1

As employability skill,social responsibility is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) principles that influence the way individuals and organisations behave within the society that they operate. 
B) skills related to both business ethics and corporate social responsibility. 
C) a form of ethical behaviour applicable to individuals interacting with a corporation,but not the corporation itself. 
D) when corporations promote unethical economic,environmental,and social behaviours. 
A) principles that influence the way individuals and organisations behave within the society that they operate. 
B) skills related to both business ethics and corporate social responsibility. 
C) a form of ethical behaviour applicable to individuals interacting with a corporation,but not the corporation itself. 
D) when corporations promote unethical economic,environmental,and social behaviours.

Question 2

The determination of what tasks are to be done and how the tasks are to be grouped is part of which management function?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

To avoid the arguments that inevitably occur during the hour-long conference call with the department manager,Timothy routinely shows up 20 minutes late.Timothy's conflict avoidance is called:

Accepted Answer

A) citizenship 
B) task performance 
C) withdrawal 
D) attitude 
A) citizenship 
B) task performance 
C) withdrawal 
D) attitude

Question 4

Miles is seeking your feedback on his quarterly performance review about how to become a better team player.What advice would you give Miles to help him improve his citizenship behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Miles should perform beyond the expectations of his group. 
B) Miles should stop tolerating petty nuisances and occasional interruptions. 
C) Miles should be critical of his team members and their performances. 
D) Miles should focus solely on completing tasks that are part of his job description. 
A) Miles should perform beyond the expectations of his group. 
B) Miles should stop tolerating petty nuisances and occasional interruptions. 
C) Miles should be critical of his team members and their performances. 
D) Miles should focus solely on completing tasks that are part of his job description.

Question 5

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 6

As an employability skill,critical thinking is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) objective decision making. 
B) goal-directed thinking. 
C) beginning with the end in mind. 
D) purposefully thinking with a goal in mind to solve problems related to a specific situation. 
A) objective decision making. 
B) goal-directed thinking. 
C) beginning with the end in mind. 
D) purposefully thinking with a goal in mind to solve problems related to a specific situation.

Question 7

__________ is an example of a group-level outcome.

Accepted Answer

A) Withdrawal behaviour 
B) Survival 
C) Task performance 
D) Cohesion 
A) Withdrawal behaviour 
B) Survival 
C) Task performance 
D) Cohesion

Question 8

Effective business practices have shown that management by walking around (MBWA)

Accepted Answer

A) is foremost in importance. 
B) is still as relevant as it was 30 years ago. 
C) does not make it a central focus. 
D) have prompted universities to make MBWA a separate academic major. 
A) is foremost in importance. 
B) is still as relevant as it was 30 years ago. 
C) does not make it a central focus. 
D) have prompted universities to make MBWA a separate academic major.

Question 9

Task performance for a factory worker can be measured by the number of:

Accepted Answer

A) products produced. 
B) defective products produced per hour. 
C) defective products produced. 
D) products produced per hour. 
A) products produced. 
B) defective products produced per hour. 
C) defective products produced. 
D) products produced per hour.

Question 10

Incorporating principles into the workplace can yield many important organisational outcomes,such as:

Accepted Answer

A) employees becoming dissatisfied with their working conditions. 
B) retaining mediocre employees when the job market is saturated with outstanding employees. 
C) management with high levels of interpersonal skills attracting and keeping high-performing employees. 
D) spending too much on a pleasant workplace,leading to diminished productivity. 
A) employees becoming dissatisfied with their working conditions. 
B) retaining mediocre employees when the job market is saturated with outstanding employees. 
C) management with high levels of interpersonal skills attracting and keeping high-performing employees. 
D) spending too much on a pleasant workplace,leading to diminished productivity.

Question 11

The systematic approach to organisational behaviour assumes:

Accepted Answer

A) that behaviour is random. 
B) that behaviour is as predictable as it is measurable through scientific study. 
C) there are no consistencies that underlie individual behaviour. 
D) that behaviour cannot be predicted. 
A) that behaviour is random. 
B) that behaviour is as predictable as it is measurable through scientific study. 
C) there are no consistencies that underlie individual behaviour. 
D) that behaviour cannot be predicted.

Question 12

Which type of challenge reflects organisations becoming more heterogeneous in terms of gender,race,ethnicity and sexual orientation?

Accepted Answer

A) globalisation 
B) workforce diversity 
C) affirmative action 
D) organisational culture 
A) globalisation 
B) workforce diversity 
C) affirmative action 
D) organisational culture

Question 13

Discuss Mintzberg's 10 different roles.Group them as being primarily concerned with interpersonal relationships,the transfer of information and decision making.

Accepted Answer

It is important to replace intuition wit

Question 14

There are many simple and universal principles that explain organisational behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An example of Mintzberg's interpersonal management role is:

Accepted Answer

A) spokesperson. 
B) leader. 
C) negotiator. 
D) monitor. 
A) spokesperson. 
B) leader. 
C) negotiator. 
D) monitor.

Question 16

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 17

All of the following statements about management by walking around (MBWA)are true except:

Accepted Answer

A) MBWA de-emphasises the idea that the more managers know their employees,the more effective those managers will be. 
B) Managers utilising MBWA spend over half of their time in meetings. 
C) An undue focus is placed on employee concerns when managers practice MBWA. 
D) Objective data is less important than subjective understanding of employees. 
A) MBWA de-emphasises the idea that the more managers know their employees,the more effective those managers will be. 
B) Managers utilising MBWA spend over half of their time in meetings. 
C) An undue focus is placed on employee concerns when managers practice MBWA. 
D) Objective data is less important than subjective understanding of employees.

Question 18

OB is an applied behavioural science that is based on contributions from a number of different behavioural science disciplines.These various disciplinary contributions lead to three units of analysis.Many of these units of analysis draw from multiple disciplines.Which unit of analysis is drawn from only one discipline?

Accepted Answer

A) individual 
B) group 
C) team 
D) organisation system 
A) individual 
B) group 
C) team 
D) organisation system

Question 19

Environmental pressures are not a source of workplace stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When a manager searches the organisation and its environment for opportunities and initiates projects to bring about change,the manager is acting in which role?

Accepted Answer

A) negotiator 
B) entrepreneur 
C) disturbance handler 
D) resource allocator 
A) negotiator 
B) entrepreneur 
C) disturbance handler 
D) resource allocator

As employability skill,social responsibility is best defined as:

The determination of what tasks are to be done and how the tasks are to be grouped is part of which management function?

To avoid the arguments that inevitably occur during the hour-long conference call with the department manager,Timothy routinely shows up 20 minutes late.Timothy's conflict avoidance is called:

Miles is seeking your feedback on his quarterly performance review about how to become a better team player.What advice would you give Miles to help him improve his citizenship behaviour?

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

As an employability skill,critical thinking is best defined as:

__________ is an example of a group-level outcome.

Effective business practices have shown that management by walking around (MBWA)

Task performance for a factory worker can be measured by the number of:

Incorporating principles into the workplace can yield many important organisational outcomes,such as:

The systematic approach to organisational behaviour assumes:

Which type of challenge reflects organisations becoming more heterogeneous in terms of gender,race,ethnicity and sexual orientation?

Discuss Mintzberg's 10 different roles.Group them as being primarily concerned with interpersonal relationships,the transfer of information and decision making.

There are many simple and universal principles that explain organisational behaviour.

An example of Mintzberg's interpersonal management role is:

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..

All of the following statements about management by walking around (MBWA)are true except:

Environmental pressures are not a source of workplace stress.

When a manager searches the organisation and its environment for opportunities and initiates projects to bring about change,the manager is acting in which role?

Diversity in Organisations

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

As employability skill,social responsibility is best defined as:

The determination of what tasks are to be done and how the tasks are to be grouped is part of which management function?

To avoid the arguments that inevitably occur during the hour-long conference call with the department manager,Timothy routinely shows up 20 minutes late.Timothy's conflict avoidance is called:

Miles is seeking your feedback on his quarterly performance review about how to become a better team player.What advice would you give Miles to help him improve his citizenship behaviour?

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

As an employability skill,critical thinking is best defined as:

__________ is an example of a group-level outcome.

Effective business practices have shown that management by walking around (MBWA)

Task performance for a factory worker can be measured by the number of:

Incorporating principles into the workplace can yield many important organisational outcomes,such as:

The systematic approach to organisational behaviour assumes:

Which type of challenge reflects organisations becoming more heterogeneous in terms of gender,race,ethnicity and sexual orientation?

Discuss Mintzberg's 10 different roles.Group them as being primarily concerned with interpersonal relationships,the transfer of information and decision making.

There are many simple and universal principles that explain organisational behaviour.

An example of Mintzberg's interpersonal management role is:

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..

All of the following statements about management by walking around (MBWA)are true except:

Environmental pressures are not a source of workplace stress.

When a manager searches the organisation and its environment for opportunities and initiates projects to bring about change,the manager is acting in which role?

Diversity in Organisations

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