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Organization Behavior Test Questions

Session 1: Chapter 1 Multiple Choice Questions?


1) Which of the following is most likely to be a belief held by a successful manager? A) Technical knowledge is all that is needed for success. B) It is not essential to have sound interpersonal skills. C) Technical skills are necessary, but insufficient alone for success. D) Effectiveness is not impacted by human behavior. E) Technical skills do not influence efficiency. Answer: 2) Which of the following is not one of the four primary management functions? A) controlling B) planning C) staffing D) organizing E) leading Answer: 3) Which of a manager's primary functions requires the manager to define an organization's goals, establish an overall strategy for achieving these goals and develop a comprehensive hierarchy of plans to integrate and coordinate activities? A) controlling B) planning C) staffing D) coordinating E) leading Answer: 4) Designing an organization's structure, such as who reports to whom, defines the ________ function. A) planning B) leading C) controlling D) organizing E) contemplating Answer: 5) Which of the following is not an interpersonal role of management according to Mintzberg? A) a high school principal handing out graduation diplomas B) a department head relocating the department after a fire C) a manager interviewing potential employees D) a shift foreman reprimanding a worker that arrived late

E) a project manager listening to a team presentation Answer: 6) According to Mintzberg, when a manager searches the organization and its environment for opportunities and initiates projects to bring about change, the manager is acting in which role? A) negotiator B) entrepreneur C) monitor D) resource allocator E) reflective analyst Answer: 7) Managers need to have three essential skills in order to reach their goals. What are these skills? A) technical, decisional and interpersonal B) technical, human, and conceptual C) interpersonal, informational and decisional D) conceptual, communication and networking E) human, informational and communication Answer: 8) Technical skills encompass the ability to ________. A) analyze and diagnose complex situations B) exchange information and control complex situations C) apply specialized knowledge or expertise D) initiate and oversee complex projects E) communicate effectively with others Answer: 9) Which one of the following would not be considered a human skill of a manager? A) decision making. B) communicating C) resolving conflicts D) working as part of a team E) listening to others Answer: 10) According to Luthans' research, successful managers, meaning those that were quickly promoted, spent more of their time on ________ than on any other activity. A) traditional management B) human resource management C) networking D) communicating E) hiring and firing Answer:

11) ________ is the study of the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations. A) Conceptual skills B) Leadership C) Human skills D) Decisional roles E) Organizational behavior Answer: 12) On which of the following problems would an OB study be least likely to focus ? 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 in volunteer workers at a non-profit organization Answer: 13) What are the three primary behavior determinants of organizational behavior? A) profit structure, organizational complexity, job satisfaction B) individuals, profit structure, and job satisfaction C) individuals, groups, and job satisfaction D) groups, structure, and profit structure E) individuals, groups, and structure Answer: 14) Which of the following is not a core topic of organizational behavior? A) motivation B) attitude development C) conflict D) resource allocation E) work design Answer: 15) Basing managerial decisions on the best available scientific evidence is called ________. A) intuition B) systematic study C) organizational behavior D) evidence-based management E) conceptual management Answer:

True or False?
16). Although

managers must be technically competent, technical knowledge is often not enough

for success. Answer:

17)

When managers initiate and oversee new projects that will improve their organization's performance, they are acting in the capacity of an entrepreneur, which is an example of an informational role. Answer:
18)

Conflict and power have been major topics of concern to social psychologists. Answer:
19)

OB researchers cannot offer reasonably accurate explanations of human behavior since people act very differently in similar situations. Answer:
20)

Reasonable levels of employee-initiated turnover facilitate organizational flexibility and employee independence. Answer:

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