Organizational Behavior An Evidence-Based Approach
14th Edition by Luthans,
All 14 Chapters
TEST BANK
,TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter6 b 1:6 b Introduction6 b to6 b Organizational6 b Behavior:6 b An6 b Evidence
-Based6 b Approach
Chapter6 b 2:6 b Environmental6 b Context:6 b Globalization,6 b Diversity,6 b and6 b Ethics
Chapter6 b 3:6 b Organizational6 b Context:6 b Design6 b and6 b Culture
Chapter6 b 4:6 b Organizational6 b Context:6 b Reward6 b Systems
Chapter6 b 5:6 b Personality,6 b Perception,6 b and6 b Employee6 b Attitudes
Chapter6 b 6:6 b Motivational6 b Needs,6 b Processes,6 b and6 b Applications
Chapter6 b 7:6 b Positive6 b Organizational6 b Behavior6 b and6 b Psychological6 b Capital
Chapter6 b 8:6 b Communication6 b and6 b Decision6 b Making
Chapter6 b 9:6 b Stress6 b and6 b Conflict
Chapter6 b 10:6 b Power6 b and6 b Politics
Chapter6 b 11:6 b Groups6 b and6 b Teams
Chapter6 b 12:6 b Behavioral6 b Performance6 b Management
Chapter6 b 13:6 b Effective6 b Leadership6 b Processes
Chapter6 b 14:6 b Great6 b Leaders:6 b An6 b Evidenced-Based6 b Approach
, Chapte
6b6br6b01Introduction6 b to6 b Organizational6 b Behavior:6bAn6 b Evid
ence-6b6bBased6bApproach
True6b6b /6 b False6b6b Questions
1. The6 b major6 b challenge6 b and6 b critical6 b competitive6 b advantage6 b
for6 b any6 b organization6 b is6 b the6bhumanresource6 b of6 b that6 b compa
yi
ny.
True6b6b6bFalse
2. Casey,6 b a6 b relationship6 b manager6 b in6 b a6 b bank6 b creates6 b value6 b for6 b her
6 b organization6 b through6 b her6 b networks,6 b connections,6 b and6 b friends.6 b The
se6 b values6 b can6 b be6 b referred6 b to6 b as6 b "positive6bpsychologicalcapital."
yi
True6b6b6bFalse
3. Roger,6 b a6 b sales6 b manager6 b for6 b Heust6 b Pvt.6 b Ltd.,6 b is6 b impressed6 b with6
b his6 b new6 b sales6b6b executive,6 b Tim. 6bAccording 6 b to6 b Roger,6 b Tim6 b is6 b opti
mistic,6 b can6 b perform6 b well6 b under6bpressure,6 b and6 b is6 b very6 b confidenta yi
bout6 b what6 b he6 b does.6 b These6bqualities6 b can6 b be6 b referred6 b to6bas6 b "positi
ve6 b psychological6 b capital."6 b True6 b False
4. The6 b problems6 b with6 b human6 b organizations6 b and6 b the6 b solutions6 b ov
er6 b the6 b ages6 b have6bundergonedrastic6 b changes6 b compared6 b to6 b their
6 b emphasis6 b and6 b surrounding6benvironmental6 b context.
True6b6b6bFalse
5. A6 b paradigm6 b establishes6 b o
nly6 b written6brules.True6 b False
6. ‘Paradigm6 b shift'6 b refers6 b to6 b the6 b situation6 b in6 b which6 b those6 b in6 b the6 b ex
isting6 b paradigm6 b may6bnot6 b even see6 b the6 b changes6 b that6 b are6 b occurring,
y
6 b and6 b therefore,6 b cannot6 b analyze6b6b the6bchanges.
True6b6b6bFalse
, 7. Reasons6 b for6 b considerable6 b resistance6 b to6 b change6 b and6 b diffi
culty6 b to6 b move6 b from6bthe6 b old management 6 b paradigm6 b to6 b th
y
e6 b new6 b can6 b be6 b explained6 b by6 b the6 b "paradigm6beffect."
True False
8. The6b fact6 b that6b today's6 b managers6b are6 b competent6 b in6b their6b functional6 b speci
alization6 b is6 b sufficient6b to6breiterate6bthat6bmost6bof6bthem6bpaid6b6bclose6b6battenti
on6b6bto6b6bthe6 b conceptual6 b and6bhuman6 b dimensions6 b oft heir6 b jobs.
yi
True False
9. According6 b to6bTheory6 b X,6 b if6 b employees6 b were6 b kept6
b happy,6 b they6 b would6bbecome6 b highp erformers.
yi
True False
10. Theory6 b X6 b is6 b the6 b natural6 b choice6 b for6 b most6 b organiz
ations6 b in6 b today's6benvironment.TrueFalse
yi
11. Most6b6 b of6b6 b the6b6 b practicing6b6 b managers6b6 b and6b6 b their6b6 b organization
s6b6 b cultures6 b believe,6b6 b fully6bimplement,and6 b consistently6 b adhere6 b to6 b
a6 b full-fledged6 b HPWPs6 b approach6 b to6 b management.6bTrue6b6bFalse
12. The6 b movement6 b to6 b not6 b only6 b recognize,6 b but6 b also6 b do6 b somet
hing6 b about6 b the6 b "Knowing-
Doing6bGap" 6 b is6 b the6 b movement6 b towards6 b evidence-
6 b based6 b management.6bTrue6 b False
13. Most6 b of6 b the6 b "new6 b management6 b practices"6 b are6 b essentially6 b a6 b r
eadapted6 b version6 b of6bexisting"old 6 b management6 b truths."
True False
14th Edition by Luthans,
All 14 Chapters
TEST BANK
,TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter6 b 1:6 b Introduction6 b to6 b Organizational6 b Behavior:6 b An6 b Evidence
-Based6 b Approach
Chapter6 b 2:6 b Environmental6 b Context:6 b Globalization,6 b Diversity,6 b and6 b Ethics
Chapter6 b 3:6 b Organizational6 b Context:6 b Design6 b and6 b Culture
Chapter6 b 4:6 b Organizational6 b Context:6 b Reward6 b Systems
Chapter6 b 5:6 b Personality,6 b Perception,6 b and6 b Employee6 b Attitudes
Chapter6 b 6:6 b Motivational6 b Needs,6 b Processes,6 b and6 b Applications
Chapter6 b 7:6 b Positive6 b Organizational6 b Behavior6 b and6 b Psychological6 b Capital
Chapter6 b 8:6 b Communication6 b and6 b Decision6 b Making
Chapter6 b 9:6 b Stress6 b and6 b Conflict
Chapter6 b 10:6 b Power6 b and6 b Politics
Chapter6 b 11:6 b Groups6 b and6 b Teams
Chapter6 b 12:6 b Behavioral6 b Performance6 b Management
Chapter6 b 13:6 b Effective6 b Leadership6 b Processes
Chapter6 b 14:6 b Great6 b Leaders:6 b An6 b Evidenced-Based6 b Approach
, Chapte
6b6br6b01Introduction6 b to6 b Organizational6 b Behavior:6bAn6 b Evid
ence-6b6bBased6bApproach
True6b6b /6 b False6b6b Questions
1. The6 b major6 b challenge6 b and6 b critical6 b competitive6 b advantage6 b
for6 b any6 b organization6 b is6 b the6bhumanresource6 b of6 b that6 b compa
yi
ny.
True6b6b6bFalse
2. Casey,6 b a6 b relationship6 b manager6 b in6 b a6 b bank6 b creates6 b value6 b for6 b her
6 b organization6 b through6 b her6 b networks,6 b connections,6 b and6 b friends.6 b The
se6 b values6 b can6 b be6 b referred6 b to6 b as6 b "positive6bpsychologicalcapital."
yi
True6b6b6bFalse
3. Roger,6 b a6 b sales6 b manager6 b for6 b Heust6 b Pvt.6 b Ltd.,6 b is6 b impressed6 b with6
b his6 b new6 b sales6b6b executive,6 b Tim. 6bAccording 6 b to6 b Roger,6 b Tim6 b is6 b opti
mistic,6 b can6 b perform6 b well6 b under6bpressure,6 b and6 b is6 b very6 b confidenta yi
bout6 b what6 b he6 b does.6 b These6bqualities6 b can6 b be6 b referred6 b to6bas6 b "positi
ve6 b psychological6 b capital."6 b True6 b False
4. The6 b problems6 b with6 b human6 b organizations6 b and6 b the6 b solutions6 b ov
er6 b the6 b ages6 b have6bundergonedrastic6 b changes6 b compared6 b to6 b their
6 b emphasis6 b and6 b surrounding6benvironmental6 b context.
True6b6b6bFalse
5. A6 b paradigm6 b establishes6 b o
nly6 b written6brules.True6 b False
6. ‘Paradigm6 b shift'6 b refers6 b to6 b the6 b situation6 b in6 b which6 b those6 b in6 b the6 b ex
isting6 b paradigm6 b may6bnot6 b even see6 b the6 b changes6 b that6 b are6 b occurring,
y
6 b and6 b therefore,6 b cannot6 b analyze6b6b the6bchanges.
True6b6b6bFalse
, 7. Reasons6 b for6 b considerable6 b resistance6 b to6 b change6 b and6 b diffi
culty6 b to6 b move6 b from6bthe6 b old management 6 b paradigm6 b to6 b th
y
e6 b new6 b can6 b be6 b explained6 b by6 b the6 b "paradigm6beffect."
True False
8. The6b fact6 b that6b today's6 b managers6b are6 b competent6 b in6b their6b functional6 b speci
alization6 b is6 b sufficient6b to6breiterate6bthat6bmost6bof6bthem6bpaid6b6bclose6b6battenti
on6b6bto6b6bthe6 b conceptual6 b and6bhuman6 b dimensions6 b oft heir6 b jobs.
yi
True False
9. According6 b to6bTheory6 b X,6 b if6 b employees6 b were6 b kept6
b happy,6 b they6 b would6bbecome6 b highp erformers.
yi
True False
10. Theory6 b X6 b is6 b the6 b natural6 b choice6 b for6 b most6 b organiz
ations6 b in6 b today's6benvironment.TrueFalse
yi
11. Most6b6 b of6b6 b the6b6 b practicing6b6 b managers6b6 b and6b6 b their6b6 b organization
s6b6 b cultures6 b believe,6b6 b fully6bimplement,and6 b consistently6 b adhere6 b to6 b
a6 b full-fledged6 b HPWPs6 b approach6 b to6 b management.6bTrue6b6bFalse
12. The6 b movement6 b to6 b not6 b only6 b recognize,6 b but6 b also6 b do6 b somet
hing6 b about6 b the6 b "Knowing-
Doing6bGap" 6 b is6 b the6 b movement6 b towards6 b evidence-
6 b based6 b management.6bTrue6 b False
13. Most6 b of6 b the6 b "new6 b management6 b practices"6 b are6 b essentially6 b a6 b r
eadapted6 b version6 b of6bexisting"old 6 b management6 b truths."
True False