Type:
Test Bank
Resource:
Organizational Behavior
Edition:
11th Edition
Author(s):
Stephen P. Robbins
Schermerhorn, Hunt, Osborn & Uhl-Bien – Organizational Behavior, 11th ed.
Chapter 1 Test Bank
File: ch01, Chapter 1: Introducing Organizational Behavior
True/False
1. Organizational behavior is the study of human behavior in organizations. Ans: True Difficulty: Easy Response: See page 4 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
2. Learning about organizational behavior will help individuals develop a better work-related understanding about themselves and others. Ans: True Difficulty: Medium Response: See page 4 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
3. The early focus of the systematic study of management was on physical working conditions, principles of administration, and principles of industrial engineering. Ans: True Difficulty: Medium Response: See page 4 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
4. Organizational behavior is an interdisciplinary body of knowledge with strong ties to psychology, sociology, criminal justice, and anthropology. Ans: False Difficulty: Medium Response: See page 5 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
5. Organizational behavior seldom uses scientific methods to develop generalizations about behavior in organizations. Ans: False Difficulty: Easy Response: See page 5 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior 6. 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. Ans: True Difficulty: Easy Response: See page 5 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
7. Scientific methods models in OB are not able to link causes with outcomes due to the human element. Ans: False Difficulty: Hard Response: See page 5 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
8. Commonly used organizational behavior research methods include case studies, survey studies, meta analyses, field studies and laboratory studies. Ans: True Difficulty: Medium Response: See page 6 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
9. When organizational behavior researchers collect data in real-life organizational settings, the research method of case studies is being used. Ans: False Difficulty: Easy Response: See page 6 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
10. Laboratory studies are being used when organizational behavior researchers collect data in simulated and controlled settings. Ans: True Difficulty: Easy Response: See page 6 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
11. When organizational behavior researchers collect data by using questionnaires and interviews in sample populations, the research method of meta analysis is being used. Ans: False Difficulty: Medium Response: See page 6 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
12. Organizational behavior scholars believe that there is one “best” or universal way to manage people and organizations. Ans: False Difficulty: Easy Response: See page 6 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
13. An essential responsibility of the science of organizational behavior is to create and test models that offer evidence-based foundations for decision making and action. Ans: True Difficulty: Medium Response: See page 6 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
14. Progressive workplaces today look and act very similar to those of the past. Ans: False
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
Difficulty: Easy Response: See page 7 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
15. Important trends in the contemporary business world include the demise of “command-andcontrol” of organizational structures and a commitment to ethical behavior. Ans: True Difficulty: Medium Response: See page 7-8 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
16. Organizations today are more vertical and less horizontal in focus. Ans: False Difficulty: Medium Response: See page 8 Reference: Introducing Organizational Behavior
17. An organization is defined as a collection of people working together in a division of labor to achieve a common purpose. Ans: True Difficulty: Easy Response: See page 8 Reference: Organizations as Work Settings
18. Mission statements are specifically written for the benefit of an organization’s customers and not the organization’s employees. Ans: False Difficulty: Hard Response: See page 9 Reference: Organizations as Work Settings
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