Organizational Behavior, 2nd Edition Mary Uhl-Bien, Ronald
F. Piccolo, John R. Schermerhorn Jr
Chapter 1-11
File:Tch01,TChapterT1:TIntroducingTOrganizationalTBehavior
True/False
1. OrganizationalTclimateTisTtheTstudyTofThumanTbehaviorTinTorganizations.
Ans:TFalse
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT1:TDefineTorganizationalTbehaviorTandTitsTimportanceTinTtheTmodernTworkplace.T
SectionTReference:TOrganizationalTBehavior
2. OrganizationalTbehaviorTisTanTinterdisciplinaryTbodyTofTknowledgeTwithTstrongTtiesTtoTpsych
ology,Tsociology,TandTanthropology.
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,Ans:TTrue
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT1:TDefineTorganizationalTbehaviorTandTitsTimportanceTinTtheTmodernTworkplace.T
SectionTReference:TOrganizationalTBehavior
3. GivenTtheTimportanceTofTteams,TorganizationalTbehaviorTisTanTacademicTdisciplineTdevotedTo
nlyTtoTunderstandingTgroupTbehavior.
Ans:TFalse
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT1:TDefineTorganizationalTbehaviorTandTitsTimportanceTinTtheTmodernTworkplace.T
SectionTReference:TOrganizationalTBehavior
4. InTtheTmodernTworkplace,TimportantTtrendsTincludeTtheTdemiseTofT―command-and-
control‖TtypeTofTorganizationalTstructuresTandTaTcommitmentTtoTethicalTbehavior.
Ans:TTrue
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT1:TDefineTorganizationalTbehaviorTandTitsTimportanceTinTtheTmodernTworkplace.T
SectionTReference:TOrganizationalTBehavior
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,5. Today,THispanicsTareTtheTfastestTgrowingTcommunityTinTtheTmodernTworkplaceTinTtheTUnitedTStates.
Ans:TTrue
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT1:TDefineTorganizationalTbehaviorTandTitsTimportanceTinTtheTmodernTworkplace.T
SectionTReference:TOrganizationalTBehavior
6. TheTU.S.TCensusTBureauTpredictsTthatTAmericaTwillTbecomeTaTtrueTpluralityTbyT2060,Twith
TnoToneTethnicTorTracialTgroupTbeingTinTtheTmajority.
Ans:TTrue
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT1:TDefineTorganizationalTbehaviorTandTitsTimportanceTinTtheTmodernTworkplace.T
SectionTReference:TOrganizationalTBehavior
7. TheTdevelopmentalTsequenceTbeginsTwithTinitialTexperienceTandTsubsequentTreflection.
Ans:TTrue
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT1:TDefineTorganizationalTbehaviorTandTitsTimportanceTinTtheTmodernTworkplace.T
SectionTReference:TOrganizationalTBehavior
8. OrganizationalTbehaviorTscholarsTbelieveTthatTthereTisToneT―best‖TorTuniversalTwayTtoTmanageT
peopleTandTorganizations.
Ans:TFalse
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT2:TThinkTcriticallyTaboutThumanTbehavior.
SectionTReference:TThinkingTCriticallyTaboutTOrganizationalTBehavior
9. Evidence-basedTmanagementTusesThardTfactsTandTempiricalTevidenceTtoTmakeTdecisions.
Ans:TTrue
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT2:TThinkTcriticallyTaboutThumanTbehavior.
SectionTReference:TThinkingTCriticallyTaboutTOrganizationalTBehavior
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, 10. EmployeeTsatisfactionTisTdefinedTasTtheTqualityTandTquantityTofTtheTworkTproducedTorTtheTs
ervicesTprovidedTbyTaTworkTunitTasTaTwhole.
Ans:TFalse
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT3:TDescribeTtheTskillsTneededTforTgreatTleadershipTandTmanagem
ent.TSectionTReference:TManagers,TTeamTLeaders,TandTOrganizationalTBehavior
11. OrganizationalTbehaviorTclearlyTindicatesTthatTmanagersTshouldTbeTheldTaccountableTforTtask
TperformanceTresultsTbutTnotTjobTsatisfactionTresultsTsinceTjobTsatisfactionTresultsTareTtheTdo
mainTofTemployees.
Ans:TFalse
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT3:TDescribeTtheTskillsTneededTforTgreatTleadershipTandTmanagem
ent.TSectionTReference:TManagers,TTeamTLeaders,TandTOrganizationalTBehavior
12. InTtheTworkplaceTtoday,TmanagementTisTmostTeffectivelyTaccomplishedTbyT―directing‖Tand
―controlling‖TratherTthanT―supporting.‖
Ans:TFalse
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT3:TDescribeTtheTskillsTneededTforTgreatTleadershipTandTmanagem
ent.TSectionTReference:TManagers,TTeamTLeaders,TandTOrganizationalTBehavior
13. TheTfourTbasicTfunctionsTofTmanagementTareTdelegating,Tleading,Tcontrolling,TandTdecisionTmaking.
Ans:TFalse
Bloom’s:TKnowledg
eTLevel:TEasy
LearningTObjectiveT3:TDescribeTtheTskillsTneededTforTgreatTleadershipTandTmanagem
ent.TSectionTReference:TManagers,TTeamTLeaders,TandTOrganizationalTBehavior
14. ControllingTisTtheTprocessTofTcreatingTworkTstructuresTandTsystemsTandTarrangingTresour
cesTtoTaccomplishTgoalsTandTobjectives.
Ans:TFalse
Bloom’s:TKnowledge
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