TEST BANK FOR Organizational Behavior, 2nd
Edition, AUHOR; Piccolo(ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED)
File: ch01, Chapter 1: Introducing Organizational Behavior
True/False
1. Organizational climate is the study of human behavior in organizations.
Ans: False
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
2. Organizational behavior is an interdisciplinary body of knowledge with
strong ties to psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
3. Given the importance of teams, organizational behavior is an academic
discipline devoted only to understanding group behavior.
Ans: False
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
1|Page
, modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
4. In the modern workplace, important trends include the demise of
―command-and-control‖ type of organizational structures and a
commitment to ethical behavior.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
2|Page
, 5. Today, Hispanics are the fastest growing community in the modern workplace in
the United States.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
6. The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that America will become a true plurality
by 2060, with no one ethnic or racial group being in the majority.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
7. The developmental sequence begins with initial experience and subsequent reflection.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
8. Organizational behavior scholars believe that there is one ―best‖ or universal
way to manage people and organizations.
Ans: False
3|Page
, Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 2: Think critically about human behavior.
Section Reference: Thinking Critically about Organizational Behavior
9. Evidence-based management uses hard facts and empirical evidence to make
decisions.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 2: Think critically about human behavior.
Section Reference: Thinking Critically about Organizational Behavior
4|Page
Edition, AUHOR; Piccolo(ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED)
File: ch01, Chapter 1: Introducing Organizational Behavior
True/False
1. Organizational climate is the study of human behavior in organizations.
Ans: False
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
2. Organizational behavior is an interdisciplinary body of knowledge with
strong ties to psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
3. Given the importance of teams, organizational behavior is an academic
discipline devoted only to understanding group behavior.
Ans: False
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
1|Page
, modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
4. In the modern workplace, important trends include the demise of
―command-and-control‖ type of organizational structures and a
commitment to ethical behavior.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
2|Page
, 5. Today, Hispanics are the fastest growing community in the modern workplace in
the United States.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
6. The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that America will become a true plurality
by 2060, with no one ethnic or racial group being in the majority.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
7. The developmental sequence begins with initial experience and subsequent reflection.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior
8. Organizational behavior scholars believe that there is one ―best‖ or universal
way to manage people and organizations.
Ans: False
3|Page
, Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 2: Think critically about human behavior.
Section Reference: Thinking Critically about Organizational Behavior
9. Evidence-based management uses hard facts and empirical evidence to make
decisions.
Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 2: Think critically about human behavior.
Section Reference: Thinking Critically about Organizational Behavior
4|Page
