Chapter 01
Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior
True / False Questions
1. Given that OB experts have been accumulating a distinct knowledge about behavior
within organizations, OB is referred to as a field of study.
True False
2. In order for something to be called an organization it must have buildings and
equipment.
True False
3. All organizations have a collective sense of purpose, whether it's producing oil or creating
the fastest Internet search engine.
True False
4. Social entities are called organizations only when their members have complete
agreement on the goals they want to achieve.
True False
5. Accounting, OB, and Marketing are three business fields that have a clearly-defined career
path.
True False
6. An important principle in organizational behavior is that OB theories should never be
used to predict or influence organizational events.
True False
,7. Everyone is a manager.
True False
,8. Three challenges organizations are facing are globalization, increasing workforce
diversity and emerging employment relationships.
True False
9. Open system organizations are unable to maintain a close alignment of the organization's
systems with the external environment.
True False
10. According to the systems perspective, most organizations have one working part rather
than many sub-components.
True False
11. The best organizational practices are those built on the notion that organizations are
closed systems.
True False
12. The open systems perspective emphasizes that organizations survive by adapting to
changes in the external environment.
True False
13. One of the fastest ways to acquire knowledge is to hire individuals or purchase entire
companies that have valued knowledge.
True False
14. Organizational effectiveness depends on the organization's capacity to acquire, share,
use and store valuable knowledge.
True False
, 15. Intellectual capital includes, among other things, the knowledge captured in an
organization's systems and structures.
True False
16. The knowledge, skills and abilities of employees is an example of structural capital.
True False
17. Intellectual capital represents the stock of knowledge held by an organization.
True False
18. Structural capital includes knowledge embedded in the organization's systems and
structures.
True False
19. One way organizations can retain intellectual capital is to have high employee turn
around.
True False
20. A perspective that effective organizations incorporate several workplace practices that
leverage the potential of human capital is called high-performance work practices.
True False
21. One widely mentioned high-performance work practice is employee involvement.
True False
Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior
True / False Questions
1. Given that OB experts have been accumulating a distinct knowledge about behavior
within organizations, OB is referred to as a field of study.
True False
2. In order for something to be called an organization it must have buildings and
equipment.
True False
3. All organizations have a collective sense of purpose, whether it's producing oil or creating
the fastest Internet search engine.
True False
4. Social entities are called organizations only when their members have complete
agreement on the goals they want to achieve.
True False
5. Accounting, OB, and Marketing are three business fields that have a clearly-defined career
path.
True False
6. An important principle in organizational behavior is that OB theories should never be
used to predict or influence organizational events.
True False
,7. Everyone is a manager.
True False
,8. Three challenges organizations are facing are globalization, increasing workforce
diversity and emerging employment relationships.
True False
9. Open system organizations are unable to maintain a close alignment of the organization's
systems with the external environment.
True False
10. According to the systems perspective, most organizations have one working part rather
than many sub-components.
True False
11. The best organizational practices are those built on the notion that organizations are
closed systems.
True False
12. The open systems perspective emphasizes that organizations survive by adapting to
changes in the external environment.
True False
13. One of the fastest ways to acquire knowledge is to hire individuals or purchase entire
companies that have valued knowledge.
True False
14. Organizational effectiveness depends on the organization's capacity to acquire, share,
use and store valuable knowledge.
True False
, 15. Intellectual capital includes, among other things, the knowledge captured in an
organization's systems and structures.
True False
16. The knowledge, skills and abilities of employees is an example of structural capital.
True False
17. Intellectual capital represents the stock of knowledge held by an organization.
True False
18. Structural capital includes knowledge embedded in the organization's systems and
structures.
True False
19. One way organizations can retain intellectual capital is to have high employee turn
around.
True False
20. A perspective that effective organizations incorporate several workplace practices that
leverage the potential of human capital is called high-performance work practices.
True False
21. One widely mentioned high-performance work practice is employee involvement.
True False
