Test Bank for Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations 14e 14th Edition by Ricky W. Griffin, Jean M. Phillips, Stanley M. Gully. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 16
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR.
1. An overview of organizational behavior.
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Chapter 1 - An Overview of Organizational Behavior
True / False
1. Organizational behavior is the study of human behavior in organizational settings, the interface between human
behavior and the organization, and the organization itself.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: This question accurately defines organizational behavior.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-1: What Is Organizational Behavior?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: OB.GRIF.24.1.1 - Describe organizational behavior, including the impact it has on both
personal and organizational success.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic - AACSB: Group Dynamics
United States - AACSB: Individual Dynamics - AACSB: Group Dynamics
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 5/26/2023 5:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/8/2023 1:16 PM
2. Human behavior in organizations is not impacted by the organizational environment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: The environment and human behavior are intimately interrelated.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-1: What Is Organizational Behavior?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: OB.GRIF.24.1.1 - Describe organizational behavior, including the impact it has on both
personal and organizational success.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic - AACSB: Group Dynamics
United States - AACSB: HRM
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 5/26/2023 5:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/8/2023 1:16 PM
3. Organizational behavior is a defined business function, just like marketing and accounting.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Although an understanding of organizational behavior (OB) is essential to successful
management, OB is not typically a defined business function.
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,POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-2: The Managerial Context of Organizational Behavior
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:OB.GRIF.24.1.2 - Identify the basic management functions and essential skills that make up
the management process and relate them to organizational behavior.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic - AACSB: Group Dynamics
United States - AACSB: HRM
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 5/26/2023 5:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/8/2023 1:16 PM
4. If an organization develops corporate goals to acquire new businesses, the task would be part of the
organization’s planning function.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: High-level strategic decisions affecting the future of the organization are part of the planning
function.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-2: The Managerial Context of Organizational Behavior
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: OB.GRIF.24.1.2 - Identify the basic management functions and essential skills that make up
the management process and relate them to organizational behavior.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic - AACSB: Group Dynamics
United States - AACSB: Strategy - AACSB: Group Dynamics
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 5/26/2023 5:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/8/2023 1:16 PM
5. Organizing is the process of designing jobs, grouping jobs into units, and establishing patterns of authority among jobs
and groups of jobs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: This question provides the definition of the organizing process.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2: The Managerial Context of Organizational Behavior
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: OB.GRIF.24.1.2 - Identify the basic management functions and essential skills that make up
the management process and relate them to organizational behavior.
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,NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic - AACSB: Group Dynamics
United States - AACSB: Leadership
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 5/26/2023 5:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/8/2023 1:16 PM
6. Leading is the process of correcting the actions of an organization’s people and making plans to achieve corporate
goals.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Leading is the process of motivating employees to work together toward the organization’s
goals. Monitoring and correcting the actions of the organization and its people to keep them
headed toward their goals is part of the controlling process, and making plans to achieve
goals is part of the planning process.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-2: The Managerial Context of Organizational Behavior
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: OB.GRIF.24.1.2 - Identify the basic management functions and essential skills that make up
the management process and relate them to organizational behavior.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic - AACSB: Group Dynamics
United States - AACSB: Leadership
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 5/26/2023 5:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/8/2023 1:16 PM
7. The controlling function involves monitoring and correcting the actions of the organization and its people to keep them
directed toward their goals.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: This question accurately describes the controlling process.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2: The Managerial Context of Organizational Behavior
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: OB.GRIF.24.1.2 - Identify the basic management functions and essential skills that make up
the management process and relate them to organizational behavior.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic - AACSB: Group Dynamics
United States - AACSB: HRM
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 5/26/2023 5:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/8/2023 1:16 PM
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, 8. A manager with strong conceptual skills has the ability to think in the abstract.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Abstract thinking is a function of one's conceptual skills.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2: The Managerial Context of Organizational Behavior
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: OB.GRIF.24.1.2 - Identify the basic management functions and essential skills that make up
the management process and relate them to organizational behavior.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Leadership
United States - AACSB: Reflective Thinking - AACSB: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 5/26/2023 5:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/8/2023 1:16 PM
9. Managers use their interpersonal skills to understand cause-and-effect relationships.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Diagnostic skills enable managers to understand cause-and-effect relationships.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-2: The Managerial Context of Organizational Behavior
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: OB.GRIF.24.1.2 - Identify the basic management functions and essential skills that make up
the management process and relate them to organizational behavior.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - AACSB: Analytic - AACSB: Group Dynamics
United States - AACSB: Leadership
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 5/26/2023 5:36 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/8/2023 1:16 PM
10. A system is an interrelated set of elements that function as a whole.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: This question accurately defines a system.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-4: Contextual Perspectives on Organizational Behavior
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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