Test Bank For Organizational Behavior, 2nd Edition by Mary Uhl-Bien, Ronald F. Piccolo, John R. Schermerhorn Jr

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Test Bank For Organizational Behavior, 2nd Edition by Mary Uhl-Bien, Ronald F. Piccolo, John R. Schermerhorn Jr-True/False 1. Organizational climate is the study of human behavior in organizations. ... Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior 2. Organizational behavior is an interdisciplinary body of knowledge with strong ties to psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Ans: True Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior 3. Given the importance of teams, organizational behavior is an academic discipline devoted only to understanding group behavior. Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior 4. In the modern workplace, important trendsinclude the demise of ―command-and-control‖ type of organizational structures and a commitment to ethical behavior. Ans: True Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior 1-2 5. Today, Hispanics are the fastest growing community in the modern workplace in the United States. Ans: True Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior 6. The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that America will become a true plurality by 2060, with no one ethnic or racial group being in the majority. Ans: True Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior 7. The developmental sequence begins with initial experience and subsequent reflection. Ans: True Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior 8. Organizational behavior scholars believe that there is one ―best‖ or universal way to manage people and organizations. Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 2: Think critically about human behavior. Section Reference: Thinking Critically about Organizational Behavior 9. Evidence-based management uses hard facts and empirical evidence to make decisions. Ans: True Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 2: Think critically about human behavior. Section Reference: Thinking Critically about Organizational Behavior 1-3 10. Employee satisfaction is defined as the quality and quantity of the work produced or the services provided by a work unit as a whole. Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 3: Describe the skills needed for great leadership and management. Section Reference: Managers, Team Leaders, and Organizational Behavior 11. Organizational behavior clearly indicates that managers should be held accountable for task performance results but not job satisfaction results since job satisfaction results are the domain of employees. Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 3: Describe the skills needed for great leadership and management. Section Reference: Managers, Team Leaders, and Organizational Behavior 12. In the workplace today, management is most effectively accomplished by ―directing‖ and ―controlling‖ rather than ―supporting.‖ Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 3: Describe the skills needed for great leadership and management. Section Reference: Managers, Team Leaders, and Organizational Behavior 13. The four basic functions of management are delegating, leading, controlling, and decision making. Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 3: Describe the skills needed for great leadership and management. Section Reference: Managers, Team Leaders, and Organizational Behavior 14. Controlling is the process of creating work structures and systems and arranging resources to accomplish goals and objectives. Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge 1-4 Level: Easy Learning Objective 3: Describe the skills needed for great leadership and management. Section Reference: Managers, Team Leaders, and Organizational Behavior 15. Henry Mintzberg identified the set of roles that managers perform as technical, human, and conceptual. Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 3: Describe the skills needed for great leadership and management. Section Reference: Managers, Team Leaders, and Organizational Behavior 16. Managerial roles that involve working directly with other people, according to Henry Mintzberg, are called human roles. Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 3: Describe the skills needed for great leadership and management. Section Reference: Managers, Team Leaders, and Organizational Behavior 17. A manager’s informational roles include being a figurehead, leader, and liaison. Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 3: Describe the skills needed for great leadership and management. Section Reference: Managers, Team Leaders, and Organizational Behavior 18. According to Henry Mintzberg, when a manager acts as a disturbance handler, this is an interpersonal role. Ans: False Bloom’s: Knowledge Level: Easy Learning Objective 3: Describe the skills needed for great leadership and management. Section Reference: Managers, Team Leaders, and Organizational Behavior 19. Managerial roles involving decision making that affects other people, according to Henry Mintzberg, are called technical roles. [Show More]

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