MANAGEMENT and ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
The study of organizational behavior looks at which of the following? - correct
answer ✔Employee decisions
Employee behavior
Employee perceptions
One key feature of organizations is that they are ______ entities. - correct
answer ✔collective
Elton Mayo introduced which of the following, which emphasized the study of
employee attitudes and informal groups in the workplace? - correct answer
✔Human relations school of management
Which of the following skills do employers rank as being the most important
for new hires to possess? - correct answer ✔Problem solving
Working effectively in teams
Communicating effectively
Which statements about organizational behavior theories are true? - correct
answer ✔Organizational behavior theories can help you refine your personal
theories.
Organizational behavior theories have been developed through systematic
research.
Organizational behavior theories can help you better predict organizational
events.
, True or false: Organizational behavior studies how organizations interact with
their external environments. - correct answer ✔TRUE
From an organizational behavior perspective, organizations are: - correct
answer ✔groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose.
Organizational behavior was not organized into a unified discipline until
______. - correct answer ✔the 1940s
True or false: Although technical skills are important, skills such as problem
solving and effective communication are often considered to be even more
important by employers. - correct answer ✔TRUE
Which of the following statements about organizational behavior knowledge is
TRUE? - correct answer ✔OB is relevant to everyone who works in
organizations.
Which statements about personal theories are true? - correct answer ✔We
develop personal theories to make sense of our surroundings.
Personal theories may be too simplified to fit specific situations.
The study of organizational behavior looks at which of the following? - correct
answer ✔Employee behavior
Employee decisions
Employee perceptions
The objective or outcome that most theories of organizational behavior have is
organizational _______. - correct answer ✔effectiveness
BEHAVIOR
The study of organizational behavior looks at which of the following? - correct
answer ✔Employee decisions
Employee behavior
Employee perceptions
One key feature of organizations is that they are ______ entities. - correct
answer ✔collective
Elton Mayo introduced which of the following, which emphasized the study of
employee attitudes and informal groups in the workplace? - correct answer
✔Human relations school of management
Which of the following skills do employers rank as being the most important
for new hires to possess? - correct answer ✔Problem solving
Working effectively in teams
Communicating effectively
Which statements about organizational behavior theories are true? - correct
answer ✔Organizational behavior theories can help you refine your personal
theories.
Organizational behavior theories have been developed through systematic
research.
Organizational behavior theories can help you better predict organizational
events.
, True or false: Organizational behavior studies how organizations interact with
their external environments. - correct answer ✔TRUE
From an organizational behavior perspective, organizations are: - correct
answer ✔groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose.
Organizational behavior was not organized into a unified discipline until
______. - correct answer ✔the 1940s
True or false: Although technical skills are important, skills such as problem
solving and effective communication are often considered to be even more
important by employers. - correct answer ✔TRUE
Which of the following statements about organizational behavior knowledge is
TRUE? - correct answer ✔OB is relevant to everyone who works in
organizations.
Which statements about personal theories are true? - correct answer ✔We
develop personal theories to make sense of our surroundings.
Personal theories may be too simplified to fit specific situations.
The study of organizational behavior looks at which of the following? - correct
answer ✔Employee behavior
Employee decisions
Employee perceptions
The objective or outcome that most theories of organizational behavior have is
organizational _______. - correct answer ✔effectiveness
