Question 1

The adjustment someone goes through when returning to their native culture after living in a foreign culture is culture shock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Max Weber's contribution to organizational behavior lay in his search for:

Accepted Answer

A)  the best way to identify and consider employee motivation and attitude. 
B)  the ideal way to perform a job. 
C)  the most efficient way to structure an organization. 
D)  the key characteristics of effective executive leadership. 
A)  the best way to identify and consider employee motivation and attitude. 
B)  the ideal way to perform a job. 
C)  the most efficient way to structure an organization. 
D)  the key characteristics of effective executive leadership. C

Question 3

The Hawthorne studies:

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A)  stressed efficiency and monetary rewards for workers. 
B)  focused on the noneconomic and social factors that influence behavior in organizational settings. 
C)  permitted the proper assignment of management responsibilities based on 14 key principles. 
D)  led to the effective restructuring of large organizations into bureaucracies. 
A)  stressed efficiency and monetary rewards for workers. 
B)  focused on the noneconomic and social factors that influence behavior in organizational settings. 
C)  permitted the proper assignment of management responsibilities based on 14 key principles. 
D)  led to the effective restructuring of large organizations into bureaucracies. B

Question 4

The manager of human resources wants a program that will permit single parents who want to work, but can't work a regular 8-hour-a-day job, to work for his company. The best program to solve his problem would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  flextime. 
B)  telecommuting. 
C)  compressed work weeks. 
D)  voluntarily reduced work time programs. 
A)  flextime. 
B)  telecommuting. 
C)  compressed work weeks. 
D)  voluntarily reduced work time programs.

Question 5

A key consideration for an employee telecommuting is the ability to work independently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Companies are taking positive steps to help employees with personal needs and family obligations because doing so:

Accepted Answer

A)  helps them retain employees. 
B)  attracts the best-qualified candidates for jobs. 
C)  permits employees to focus on the job and achieve higher performance. 
D)  results in all of these outcomes. 
A)  helps them retain employees. 
B)  attracts the best-qualified candidates for jobs. 
C)  permits employees to focus on the job and achieve higher performance. 
D)  results in all of these outcomes.

Question 7

Organizational behavior draws from a variety of social sciences including:

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A)  anthropology. 
B)  sociology. 
C)  political science. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  anthropology. 
B)  sociology. 
C)  political science. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 8

The fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population is the Baby Boom generation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The concept that work can be both a productive effort while being a pleasant experience for the employee is an example of Theory Y.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss the fundamental assumptions of organizational behavior as a field.

Accepted Answer

Organizational behavior is characterized

Question 11

The fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is:

Accepted Answer

A)  baby boomers. 
B)  minorities. 
C)  young people under 25. 
D)  people over 85. 
A)  baby boomers. 
B)  minorities. 
C)  young people under 25. 
D)  people over 85.

Question 12

The process of using information technology to change a physical task into one manipulating data or digital commands is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  outsourcing. 
B)  rightsizing. 
C)  automation. 
D)  informating. 
A)  outsourcing. 
B)  rightsizing. 
C)  automation. 
D)  informating.

Question 13

A Theory Y supervisor would feel that:

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A)  people work best when left alone. 
B)  different people should be managed in different ways based on the situation. 
C)  the only way to get people to work hard is to push them. 
D)  people motivate themselves, all you need to do is give them some direction. 
A)  people work best when left alone. 
B)  different people should be managed in different ways based on the situation. 
C)  the only way to get people to work hard is to push them. 
D)  people motivate themselves, all you need to do is give them some direction.

Question 14

In 2009, the overall percentage of men and women in the work force was reported to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  equal. 
B)  divergent. 
C)  growing. 
D)  stationary. 
A)  equal. 
B)  divergent. 
C)  growing. 
D)  stationary.

Question 15

More and more companies are allowing employees to spend part of their regular working hours performing their jobs at home. This is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  job sharing. 
B)  compressed work weeks. 
C)  voluntarily reduced work time programs. 
D)  telecommuting. 
A)  job sharing. 
B)  compressed work weeks. 
C)  voluntarily reduced work time programs. 
D)  telecommuting.

Question 16

What is the underlying premise of scientific management?

Accepted Answer

Frederick Taylor studied the individual

Question 17

The contingency approach to OB recognizes that behavior in work settings is the complex result of many interacting forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is telecommuting, and how will it affect workers in the future?

Accepted Answer

Telecommuting or teleworking is the prac

Question 19

What are the benefits of employee support policies, and what steps can companies take to facilitate employees' work and allow them to meet their family obligations?

Accepted Answer

Flexible work arrangements are one way t

Question 20

When an American believes that everyone in the world should speak English, he/she is being

Accepted Answer

A)  parochial. 
B)  ethnocentric. 
C)  convergent. 
D)  divergent. 
A)  parochial. 
B)  ethnocentric. 
C)  convergent. 
D)  divergent.

The adjustment someone goes through when returning to their native culture after living in a foreign culture is culture shock.

Max Weber's contribution to organizational behavior lay in his search for:

The Hawthorne studies:

The manager of human resources wants a program that will permit single parents who want to work, but can't work a regular 8-hour-a-day job, to work for his company. The best program to solve his problem would be:

A key consideration for an employee telecommuting is the ability to work independently.

Companies are taking positive steps to help employees with personal needs and family obligations because doing so:

Organizational behavior draws from a variety of social sciences including:

The fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population is the Baby Boom generation.

The concept that work can be both a productive effort while being a pleasant experience for the employee is an example of Theory Y.

Discuss the fundamental assumptions of organizational behavior as a field.

The fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is:

The process of using information technology to change a physical task into one manipulating data or digital commands is called:

A Theory Y supervisor would feel that:

In 2009, the overall percentage of men and women in the work force was reported to be:

More and more companies are allowing employees to spend part of their regular working hours performing their jobs at home. This is called:

What is the underlying premise of scientific management?

The contingency approach to OB recognizes that behavior in work settings is the complex result of many interacting forces.

What is telecommuting, and how will it affect workers in the future?

What are the benefits of employee support policies, and what steps can companies take to facilitate employees' work and allow them to meet their family obligations?

When an American believes that everyone in the world should speak English, he/she is being

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Perception and Learning: Understanding and Adapting to the Work Environment

Individual Differences: Personality, Skills, and Abilities

Coping With Organizational Life: Emotions and Stress

Work-Related Attitudes: Prejudice, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Motivation in Organizations

Group Dynamics and Work Teams

Communication in Organizations

Decisions Making in Organizations

Conflict, Cooperation, Trust, and Deviance: Interpersonal Behavior at Work

Power: Its Uses and Abuses in Organizations

Leadership in Organizations

Organizational Culture, Creativity, and Innovation

Organizational Structure and Design

Managing Organizational Change: Strategic Planning and Organizational Development

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Exam 1: The Field of Organizational Behavior

The adjustment someone goes through when returning to their native culture after living in a foreign culture is culture shock.

Max Weber's contribution to organizational behavior lay in his search for:

The Hawthorne studies:

The manager of human resources wants a program that will permit single parents who want to work, but can't work a regular 8-hour-a-day job, to work for his company. The best program to solve his problem would be:

A key consideration for an employee telecommuting is the ability to work independently.

Companies are taking positive steps to help employees with personal needs and family obligations because doing so:

Organizational behavior draws from a variety of social sciences including:

The fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population is the Baby Boom generation.

The concept that work can be both a productive effort while being a pleasant experience for the employee is an example of Theory Y.

Discuss the fundamental assumptions of organizational behavior as a field.

The fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is:

The process of using information technology to change a physical task into one manipulating data or digital commands is called:

A Theory Y supervisor would feel that:

In 2009, the overall percentage of men and women in the work force was reported to be:

More and more companies are allowing employees to spend part of their regular working hours performing their jobs at home. This is called:

What is the underlying premise of scientific management?

The contingency approach to OB recognizes that behavior in work settings is the complex result of many interacting forces.

What is telecommuting, and how will it affect workers in the future?

What are the benefits of employee support policies, and what steps can companies take to facilitate employees' work and allow them to meet their family obligations?

When an American believes that everyone in the world should speak English, he/she is being

Organizational Justice, Ethics, and Corporate Social Responsibility

Perception and Learning: Understanding and Adapting to the Work Environment

Individual Differences: Personality, Skills, and Abilities

Coping With Organizational Life: Emotions and Stress

Work-Related Attitudes: Prejudice, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Motivation in Organizations

Group Dynamics and Work Teams

Communication in Organizations

Decisions Making in Organizations

Conflict, Cooperation, Trust, and Deviance: Interpersonal Behavior at Work

Power: Its Uses and Abuses in Organizations

Leadership in Organizations

Organizational Culture, Creativity, and Innovation

Organizational Structure and Design

Managing Organizational Change: Strategic Planning and Organizational Development

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