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,Organizational26Behavior26An26Evidence-Based26Approach,261226Edition26Fred26Luthans26Test26Bank
Table26of26Content
Chapter261:26Introduction26to26Organizational26Behavior:26An26Evidence-Based26Approach
Chapter262:26Environmental26Context:26Globalization,26Diversity,26and26Ethics
Chapter263:26Organizational26Context:26Design26and26Culture
Chapter264:26Organizational26Context:26Reward26Systems
Chapter265:26Personality,26Perception,26and26Employee26Attitudes
Chapter266:26Motivational26Needs,26Processes,26and26Applications
Chapter267:26Positive26Organizational26Behavior26and26Psychological26Capital
Chapter268:26Communication26and26Decision26Making
Chapter269:26Stress26and26Conflict
Chapter2610:26Power26and26Politics
Chapter2611:26Groups26and26Teams
Chapter2612:26Behavioral26Performance26Management
Chapter2613:26Effective26Leadership26Processes
Chapter2614:26Great26Leaders:26An26Evidenced-Based26Approach
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Chapter260
126Introduction26to26Organizational26Behavior:26An26Evidence-
Based26Approach
True26/26False26Questions
1. The26major26challenge26and26critical26competitive26advantage26for26any26organization26is26th
e26human26resource26of26that26company.
True False
2. Casey,26a26relationship26manager26in26a26bank26creates26value26for26her26organization26throug
h26her26networks,26connections,26and26friends.26These26values26can26be26referred26to26as26"positiv
e26psychological26capital."
True False
3. Roger,26a26sales26manager26for26Heust26Pvt.26Ltd.,26is26impressed26with26his26new26sales26exec
utive,26Tim.26According26to26Roger,26Tim26is26optimistic,26can26perform26well26under26pressure,2
6and26is26very26confident26about26what26he26does.26These26qualities26can26be26referred26to26as26"
positive26psychological26capital."26True False
4. The26problems26with26human26organizations26and26the26solutions26over26the26ages26have26u
ndergone26drastic26changes26compared26to26their26emphasis26and26surrounding26environmen
tal26context.
True False
5. A26paradigm26establishes26only26written26ru
les.26True False
6. ‘Paradigm26shift'26refers26to26the26situation26in26which26those26in26the26existing26paradigm26ma
y26not26even26see26the26changes26that26are26occurring,26and26therefore,26cannot26analyze26the26ch
anges.
True False
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7. Reasons26for26considerable26resistance26to26change26and26difficulty26to26move26from
26the26old26management26paradigm26to26the26new26can26be26explained26by26the26"parad
igm26effect."
True2 6 2 6 False
8. The26fact26that26today's26managers26are26competent26in26their26functional26specialization26is26
sufficient26to26reiterate26that26most26of26them26paid26close26attention26to26the26conceptual26and26
human26dimensions26of26their26jobs.
True2 6 2 6 False
9. According26to26Theory26X,26if26employees26were26kept26happy,26they26would26beco
me26high26performers.
True2 6 2 6 False
10. Theory26X26is26the26natural26choice26for26most26organizations26in26today's26envir
onment.26True False
11. Most26of26the26practicing26managers26and26their26organizations26cultures26believe,26fully26im
plement,26and26consistently26adhere26to26a26full-fledged26HPWPs26approach26to26management.
True2 6 2 6 False
12. The26movement26to26not26only26recognize,26but26also26do26something26about26the26"Knowi
ng-Doing26Gap"26is26the26movement26towards26evidence-based26management.
True2 6 2 6 False
13. Most26of26the26"new26management26practices"26are26essentially26a26readapted26version26of
26existing26"old26management26truths."
True2 6 2 6 False
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,Organizational26Behavior26An26Evidence-Based26Approach,261226Edition26Fred26Luthans26Test26Bank
Table26of26Content
Chapter261:26Introduction26to26Organizational26Behavior:26An26Evidence-Based26Approach
Chapter262:26Environmental26Context:26Globalization,26Diversity,26and26Ethics
Chapter263:26Organizational26Context:26Design26and26Culture
Chapter264:26Organizational26Context:26Reward26Systems
Chapter265:26Personality,26Perception,26and26Employee26Attitudes
Chapter266:26Motivational26Needs,26Processes,26and26Applications
Chapter267:26Positive26Organizational26Behavior26and26Psychological26Capital
Chapter268:26Communication26and26Decision26Making
Chapter269:26Stress26and26Conflict
Chapter2610:26Power26and26Politics
Chapter2611:26Groups26and26Teams
Chapter2612:26Behavioral26Performance26Management
Chapter2613:26Effective26Leadership26Processes
Chapter2614:26Great26Leaders:26An26Evidenced-Based26Approach
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Chapter260
126Introduction26to26Organizational26Behavior:26An26Evidence-
Based26Approach
True26/26False26Questions
1. The26major26challenge26and26critical26competitive26advantage26for26any26organization26is26th
e26human26resource26of26that26company.
True False
2. Casey,26a26relationship26manager26in26a26bank26creates26value26for26her26organization26throug
h26her26networks,26connections,26and26friends.26These26values26can26be26referred26to26as26"positiv
e26psychological26capital."
True False
3. Roger,26a26sales26manager26for26Heust26Pvt.26Ltd.,26is26impressed26with26his26new26sales26exec
utive,26Tim.26According26to26Roger,26Tim26is26optimistic,26can26perform26well26under26pressure,2
6and26is26very26confident26about26what26he26does.26These26qualities26can26be26referred26to26as26"
positive26psychological26capital."26True False
4. The26problems26with26human26organizations26and26the26solutions26over26the26ages26have26u
ndergone26drastic26changes26compared26to26their26emphasis26and26surrounding26environmen
tal26context.
True False
5. A26paradigm26establishes26only26written26ru
les.26True False
6. ‘Paradigm26shift'26refers26to26the26situation26in26which26those26in26the26existing26paradigm26ma
y26not26even26see26the26changes26that26are26occurring,26and26therefore,26cannot26analyze26the26ch
anges.
True False
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7. Reasons26for26considerable26resistance26to26change26and26difficulty26to26move26from
26the26old26management26paradigm26to26the26new26can26be26explained26by26the26"parad
igm26effect."
True2 6 2 6 False
8. The26fact26that26today's26managers26are26competent26in26their26functional26specialization26is26
sufficient26to26reiterate26that26most26of26them26paid26close26attention26to26the26conceptual26and26
human26dimensions26of26their26jobs.
True2 6 2 6 False
9. According26to26Theory26X,26if26employees26were26kept26happy,26they26would26beco
me26high26performers.
True2 6 2 6 False
10. Theory26X26is26the26natural26choice26for26most26organizations26in26today's26envir
onment.26True False
11. Most26of26the26practicing26managers26and26their26organizations26cultures26believe,26fully26im
plement,26and26consistently26adhere26to26a26full-fledged26HPWPs26approach26to26management.
True2 6 2 6 False
12. The26movement26to26not26only26recognize,26but26also26do26something26about26the26"Knowi
ng-Doing26Gap"26is26the26movement26towards26evidence-based26management.
True2 6 2 6 False
13. Most26of26the26"new26management26practices"26are26essentially26a26readapted26version26of
26existing26"old26management26truths."
True2 6 2 6 False
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