HROB 2090 - Chapter 1.1 Quiz Questions With Correct Answers

HROB 2090 - Chapter 1.1 Quiz Questions With
Correct Answers

1) |The |most |important |goal |of |virtually |all |organizations |is |

A) |profit. |

B) |survival. |

C) |employee |development. |

D) |cost |reduction. |

E) |increased |productivity. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B)



2) |Organizational |survival |is |often |dependent |on |how |well |the |organization |can |adapt. |Which |
of |the |following |behaviours |on |the |part |of |individuals |is |necessary |for |the |organization |to |
survive? |

A) |Being |motivated |to |join |and |remain |with |the |organization |

B) |Performing |their |work |in |terms |of |productivity, |quality, |and |service |

C) |Being |flexible |

D) |Being |innovative |

E) |All |of |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-E)



3) |Which |of |the |following |statements |best |defines |an |"organization"? |

A) |A |social |convention |for |accomplishing |individual |goals |through |group |effort |

B) |A |group |which |accomplishes |common |goals |through |social |interactions |and |individual |effort
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C) |A |social |invention |for |accomplishing |common |goals |through |group |effort |

D) |A |collection |of |formally |organized |social |entities |

, E) |A |combination |of |people |and |physical |capital |designed |to |accomplish |a |common |goal |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C)



4) |When |we |say |that |organizations |are |social |inventions, |we |mean |that |

A) |organizations |don't |exist |without |members. |

B) |physical |assets |and |implements |of |technology |are |irrelevant |to |organizations. |

C) |they |don't |really |exist. |

D) |the |existence |of |organizations |is |what |differentiates |humans |from |animals. |

E) |they |must |have |both |people |and |things |to |be |considered |organizations. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-A)



5) |A |social |invention |for |accomplishing |goals |through |group |effort |is |a(n) |

A) |managerial |task. |

B) |contingency. |

C) |organization. |

D) |operative |goal. |

E) |manager. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C)



6) |Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |usually |a |requirement |for |organizational |survival? |

A) |The |continuing |membership |of |particular, |specific |individuals |in |the |organization |

B) |The |ability |to |induce |persons |to |join |and |remain |in |the |organization |

C) |Innovative |activities |which |go |beyond |members' |usual |assignments |

D) |The |reliable |performance |of |usual |assignments |

E) |Flexible |and |innovative |behaviour |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A)



7) |What |do |87 |percent |of |executives |believe |is |a |strategic |priority |for |their |organization? |

A) |employee |engagement |