HROB 2090 - Chapter 1.2 Quiz Questions
With Complete Solutions
1) Which of the following is most accurate?
A) Human resources management is basically the same as organizational
behaviour.
B) Human resources management has more to do with individuals than
organizational behaviour.
C) Human resources management can help you understand organizational
behaviour.
D) Organizational behaviour can help you understand human resources
management.
E) Organizational behaviour has more to do with groups than human resources
management. - ANSWER D)
2) Organizational behaviour is interested in
A) the attitudes of individuals and groups in organizations.
B) the behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations.
C) the structure of organizations.
D) the formation of groups in organizations.
E) all of the above. - ANSWER E)
3) Which of the following is NOT a concern of the field of organizational
behaviour?
A) How organizations can survive and adapt to change
B) How to get people to practice effective teamwork
C) Understanding people and managing them to work effectively
D) Understanding people in order to create the most sustainable organization
possible
E) How to get people to think and act in exactly the same way as everyone else -
ANSWER E)
4) A large Canadian corporation has recently merged with a French company.
Which of the following is least likely to be related to the field of organizational
behaviour?
A) The adoption of a new leadership style and the subsequent resignation of two
executives in Canada
B) The development of an organizational structure for the newly merged
company
C) The impact of different cultural values on the newly merged company
D) The adoption of a bilingual communication policy for all announcements in the
employee newsletter
, E) The legal restrictions pertaining to shared ownership in the newly merged
company - ANSWER E)
5) Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) If we can accurately predict organizational behaviour, then we can explain
the reason for the behaviour.
B) "Organizational behaviour" refers to both the behaviour and attitudes of
organizational members.
C) The field of organizational behaviour is concerned with both formal and
informal groups in organizations.
D) The field of organizational behaviour is concerned with the impact of culture
on organizations.
E) The field of organizational behaviour is concerned with determining the most
effective structure for organizations. - ANSWER A)
6) Which goal of the field of organizational behaviour is most clearly exemplified
by the practice of introducing a new pay system?
A) Explanation
B) Analysis
C) Managing
D) Prediction
E) Survival - ANSWER C)
7) Which of the following is FALSE?
A) Contingent means dependent.
B) Prediction is a more complex process than explanation.
C) All organizations have survival as a goal.
D) Organizational behaviour involves both theory and practice.
E) Accurate prediction usually precedes explanation. - ANSWER B)
8) Organizational behaviour is concerned with groups because
A) informal groups can influence organizational effectiveness.
B) much work is performed by formal work groups.
C) groups can influence new organizational members.
D) organizations depend on interaction and coordination among people to
accomplish their goals.
E) all of the above. - ANSWER E)
9) Effective management of organizational behaviour
A) is predicated on good prediction and explanation of behaviour.
B) is an example of the managerial task of analysis.
C) was the first or earliest goal of the field of organizational behaviour.
D) is impossible to achieve since each organizational member is a unique
individual.
E) requires quick and decisive action on the part of management. - ANSWER A)
With Complete Solutions
1) Which of the following is most accurate?
A) Human resources management is basically the same as organizational
behaviour.
B) Human resources management has more to do with individuals than
organizational behaviour.
C) Human resources management can help you understand organizational
behaviour.
D) Organizational behaviour can help you understand human resources
management.
E) Organizational behaviour has more to do with groups than human resources
management. - ANSWER D)
2) Organizational behaviour is interested in
A) the attitudes of individuals and groups in organizations.
B) the behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations.
C) the structure of organizations.
D) the formation of groups in organizations.
E) all of the above. - ANSWER E)
3) Which of the following is NOT a concern of the field of organizational
behaviour?
A) How organizations can survive and adapt to change
B) How to get people to practice effective teamwork
C) Understanding people and managing them to work effectively
D) Understanding people in order to create the most sustainable organization
possible
E) How to get people to think and act in exactly the same way as everyone else -
ANSWER E)
4) A large Canadian corporation has recently merged with a French company.
Which of the following is least likely to be related to the field of organizational
behaviour?
A) The adoption of a new leadership style and the subsequent resignation of two
executives in Canada
B) The development of an organizational structure for the newly merged
company
C) The impact of different cultural values on the newly merged company
D) The adoption of a bilingual communication policy for all announcements in the
employee newsletter
, E) The legal restrictions pertaining to shared ownership in the newly merged
company - ANSWER E)
5) Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) If we can accurately predict organizational behaviour, then we can explain
the reason for the behaviour.
B) "Organizational behaviour" refers to both the behaviour and attitudes of
organizational members.
C) The field of organizational behaviour is concerned with both formal and
informal groups in organizations.
D) The field of organizational behaviour is concerned with the impact of culture
on organizations.
E) The field of organizational behaviour is concerned with determining the most
effective structure for organizations. - ANSWER A)
6) Which goal of the field of organizational behaviour is most clearly exemplified
by the practice of introducing a new pay system?
A) Explanation
B) Analysis
C) Managing
D) Prediction
E) Survival - ANSWER C)
7) Which of the following is FALSE?
A) Contingent means dependent.
B) Prediction is a more complex process than explanation.
C) All organizations have survival as a goal.
D) Organizational behaviour involves both theory and practice.
E) Accurate prediction usually precedes explanation. - ANSWER B)
8) Organizational behaviour is concerned with groups because
A) informal groups can influence organizational effectiveness.
B) much work is performed by formal work groups.
C) groups can influence new organizational members.
D) organizations depend on interaction and coordination among people to
accomplish their goals.
E) all of the above. - ANSWER E)
9) Effective management of organizational behaviour
A) is predicated on good prediction and explanation of behaviour.
B) is an example of the managerial task of analysis.
C) was the first or earliest goal of the field of organizational behaviour.
D) is impossible to achieve since each organizational member is a unique
individual.
E) requires quick and decisive action on the part of management. - ANSWER A)
