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Test Bank for Organizational Behavior, 19th edition by Stephen P. Robbins

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Organizational Behavior, 19e (Robbins/Judge) Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? 1) ________ get things done through other people. They make decisions, allocate resources, and direct the ac... tivities of others to attain goals. A) Assistants B) Managers C) Secretaries D) Interns E) Apprentices Answer: B Explanation: The defining characteristic of managers is that they get things done through other people. They make decisions, allocate resources, and direct the activities of others to attain goals. LO: 1.1: Define organizational behavior (OB). Difficulty: Easy Quest. Category: Concept 2) Jude Littleford, a manager at an environmental organization, is currently working on a global warming project. In addition to identifying which tasks related to creating awareness about the issue need to be done, Jude is also choosing the members of her team to engage with the public and to lobby the government. She is also assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are undertaken on time. Which of the following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking? A) Planning B) Organizing C) Scrutinizing D) Controlling E) Envisioning Answer: B Explanation: Managers are responsible for designing an organization's structure. This function is called organizing. It includes determining what tasks are to be done, who is to do them, how the tasks are to be grouped, who reports to whom, and where decisions are to be made. LO: 1.1: Define organizational behavior (OB). AACSB: Analytical thinking Difficulty: Hard Employability Skills: Knowledge Application and Analysis Quest. Category: Applicatio [Show More]

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