Question 1

When organizational behavior researchers collect data in real-life organizational settings,what research method is being used?

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Question 2

A management team that thinks critically and analytically when developing an organizational strategy for dealing with a highly competitive global environment is using which managerial skill?

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The answer of A management team that thinks critically and...

Question 3

Financial capital is the building block of organizational success.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When a manager monitors the progress of an affirmative action program to advance minorities within the corporation,reviews progress on changes in employee attitudes,calls a special meeting to discuss problems,and makes appropriate adjustments in the program,the manager is engaged in which management function?

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A) Planning 
B) Organizing 
C) Leading 
D) Controlling 
E) Delegating

Question 5

Data show that women earn only __________ cents per dollar earned by men.

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A) 50 
B) 68 
C) 75 
D) 90 
E) 95

Question 6

Demographic trends indicate that,in the future,people of color will constitute the majority of the U.S.population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Henry Mintzberg identified a set of roles that managers perform.These roles are grouped into which of the following three categories?

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A) Interpersonal,strategic,and decisional 
B) Strategic,informational,and political 
C) Interpersonal,informational,and decisional 
D) Supervisory,authoritarian,and decisional 
E) Supervisory,informational,and strategic

Question 8

Rather than assuming that there is one "best" or universal way to manage people in organizations,what approach do researchers use to try to identify how different situations can be best understood and handled?

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Question 9

When organizational behavior researchers collect data in real-life organizational settings,the research method of case studies is being used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When OB researchers use statistics to pool the results of different studies,which research method are they using?

Accepted Answer

A) Survey studies 
B) Case studies 
C) Meta-analysis 
D) Field studies 
E) Laboratory studies

Question 11

Evidence-based management uses hard facts and empirical evidence to make decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Commonly used organizational behavior research methods include case studies,survey studies,meta analyses,field studies,and laboratory studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Important dimensions of emotional intelligence include all of the following human skills EXCEPT:

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A) self-awareness. 
B) self-regulation. 
C) technical skill. 
D) empathy. 
E) social skill.

Question 14

What is a key element in any organization that embraces multiculturalism?

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Question 15

Learning about organizational behavior can help you expand your potential for career success in the dynamic,shifting,and complex workplaces of today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Rather than assuming that there is one "best" or universal way to manage people in organizations,which approach do researchers use to try to identify how different situations can be best understood and handled?

Accepted Answer

A) Scientific 
B) Industrial engineering 
C) Contingency 
D) Emotional intelligence 
E) Laboratory study

Question 17

Progressive workplaces today look and act very similar to those of the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following descriptions of Mintzberg's managerial roles is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Interpersonal roles include the monitor,disseminator,and spokesperson. 
B) Informational roles include the figurehead,leader,and liaison. 
C) Decisional roles include the entrepreneur,disturbance handler,resource allocator,and negotiator. 
D) Decisional roles include the leader,disturbance handler and spokesperson. 
E) Informational roles include the figurehead,monitor,leader and spokesperson.

Question 19

Research in organizational behavior is based on scientific thinking,which means the proposed explanations are carefully tested and the explanations that can be scientifically verified are the only ones that are accepted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In trying to work out an acceptable solution to a problem,managers who rely on their understanding of other people and who empathize with others' feelings are using which managerial skill according to Katz?

Accepted Answer

A) Supervisory 
B) Conceptual 
C) Creative 
D) Technical 
E) Human

Exam 1: Introducing Organizational Behavior

When organizational behavior researchers collect data in real-life organizational settings,what research method is being used?

A management team that thinks critically and analytically when developing an organizational strategy for dealing with a highly competitive global environment is using which managerial skill?

Financial capital is the building block of organizational success.

Data show that women earn only __________ cents per dollar earned by men.

Demographic trends indicate that,in the future,people of color will constitute the majority of the U.S.population.

Henry Mintzberg identified a set of roles that managers perform.These roles are grouped into which of the following three categories?

Rather than assuming that there is one "best" or universal way to manage people in organizations,what approach do researchers use to try to identify how different situations can be best understood and handled?

When organizational behavior researchers collect data in real-life organizational settings,the research method of case studies is being used.

When OB researchers use statistics to pool the results of different studies,which research method are they using?

Evidence-based management uses hard facts and empirical evidence to make decisions.

Commonly used organizational behavior research methods include case studies,survey studies,meta analyses,field studies,and laboratory studies.

Important dimensions of emotional intelligence include all of the following human skills EXCEPT:

What is a key element in any organization that embraces multiculturalism?

Learning about organizational behavior can help you expand your potential for career success in the dynamic,shifting,and complex workplaces of today.

Rather than assuming that there is one "best" or universal way to manage people in organizations,which approach do researchers use to try to identify how different situations can be best understood and handled?

Progressive workplaces today look and act very similar to those of the past.

Which of the following descriptions of Mintzberg's managerial roles is correct?

Research in organizational behavior is based on scientific thinking,which means the proposed explanations are carefully tested and the explanations that can be scientifically verified are the only ones that are accepted.

In trying to work out an acceptable solution to a problem,managers who rely on their understanding of other people and who empathize with others' feelings are using which managerial skill according to Katz?