OB FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
● Meta-analysis is. Answer: the process of summarizing research
findings from studies on related topics
● Natalia administered the test to the job candidate three different times.
She is looking at the scores and sees that they are 85, 87 and 85 out of
100. She notes that the scores are fairly consistent or. Answer: reliable.
● The triple bottom line refers to evaluating an organization on all of the
following performance criteria but. Answer: demographic.
economic.
social.
environmental.
● Sociology is. Answer: the systematic study of group and team
processes.
the systematic study of the production, distribution and consumption of
goods and services.
,the systematic study of the processes by which groups of people make
decisions.
the systematic study of the processes in the organization and workplace
that improve the performance and well being of people.
● Research that is performed under very controlled conditions and can
include observation, interviews, or experiments is called. Answer: a lab
study.
● Which of the following statements about surveys is INCORRECT?.
Answer: Close-ended question responses are difficult to summarize.
● Validity is. Answer: the truth of a measurement.
● Which of the following statements about case studies is true?. Answer:
They involve a study conducted under controlled conditions.
They offer the researcher a very simple and effective way to generalize
what worked in a single situation to many other situations.
They are a technique employed by researchers to summarize what other
researchers found on a topic.
They are a way to gather data and explain an event or situation in detail.
● An entity that takes on different values is. Answer: a variable.
,● Research conducted in an actual organization is. Answer: a field study.
● According to the authors of Organizational Behavior, a company's
greatest asset is. Answer: its people.
● Which of the following is a key level of analysis investigated in
Organizational Behavior. Answer: individual
● The likelihood that findings in a given study would be found in
another setting or study is. Answer: reliability.
validity.
meta-analysis.
generalizability.
● Hypotheses are. Answer: tentative guesses for expected observations
that can be tested.
● The Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Answer: Prior to 1993,
IBM managed diversity by
● A faultline is. Answer: an attribute along which a group is split into
subgroups.
● Deep-level diversity traits include. Answer: attitudes.
, ● The glass ceiling. Answer: is the underrepresentation of women in
executive and upper level management positions of companies.
● The Americans with Disabilities Act. Answer: prohibits discrimination
in employment against individuals with physical or mental disabilities if
these employees are otherwise qualified to do their jobs with or without
reasonable accommodation.
● Which of the following was a challenge that the IBM diversity task
force on African American employees found to be a concern?. Answer:
lack of networking
● IBM has always been a pioneer in valuing and appreciating diversity
in its workforce. Which of the following is NOT a program IBM
instituted before legislation or public policy dictated it?. Answer:
executive training programs for women
● Gender discrimination is prohibited by which of the following laws?.
Answer: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
● Which of the following is an illegal interview question?. Answer:
What are your childcare arrangements?
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
● Meta-analysis is. Answer: the process of summarizing research
findings from studies on related topics
● Natalia administered the test to the job candidate three different times.
She is looking at the scores and sees that they are 85, 87 and 85 out of
100. She notes that the scores are fairly consistent or. Answer: reliable.
● The triple bottom line refers to evaluating an organization on all of the
following performance criteria but. Answer: demographic.
economic.
social.
environmental.
● Sociology is. Answer: the systematic study of group and team
processes.
the systematic study of the production, distribution and consumption of
goods and services.
,the systematic study of the processes by which groups of people make
decisions.
the systematic study of the processes in the organization and workplace
that improve the performance and well being of people.
● Research that is performed under very controlled conditions and can
include observation, interviews, or experiments is called. Answer: a lab
study.
● Which of the following statements about surveys is INCORRECT?.
Answer: Close-ended question responses are difficult to summarize.
● Validity is. Answer: the truth of a measurement.
● Which of the following statements about case studies is true?. Answer:
They involve a study conducted under controlled conditions.
They offer the researcher a very simple and effective way to generalize
what worked in a single situation to many other situations.
They are a technique employed by researchers to summarize what other
researchers found on a topic.
They are a way to gather data and explain an event or situation in detail.
● An entity that takes on different values is. Answer: a variable.
,● Research conducted in an actual organization is. Answer: a field study.
● According to the authors of Organizational Behavior, a company's
greatest asset is. Answer: its people.
● Which of the following is a key level of analysis investigated in
Organizational Behavior. Answer: individual
● The likelihood that findings in a given study would be found in
another setting or study is. Answer: reliability.
validity.
meta-analysis.
generalizability.
● Hypotheses are. Answer: tentative guesses for expected observations
that can be tested.
● The Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Answer: Prior to 1993,
IBM managed diversity by
● A faultline is. Answer: an attribute along which a group is split into
subgroups.
● Deep-level diversity traits include. Answer: attitudes.
, ● The glass ceiling. Answer: is the underrepresentation of women in
executive and upper level management positions of companies.
● The Americans with Disabilities Act. Answer: prohibits discrimination
in employment against individuals with physical or mental disabilities if
these employees are otherwise qualified to do their jobs with or without
reasonable accommodation.
● Which of the following was a challenge that the IBM diversity task
force on African American employees found to be a concern?. Answer:
lack of networking
● IBM has always been a pioneer in valuing and appreciating diversity
in its workforce. Which of the following is NOT a program IBM
instituted before legislation or public policy dictated it?. Answer:
executive training programs for women
● Gender discrimination is prohibited by which of the following laws?.
Answer: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
● Which of the following is an illegal interview question?. Answer:
What are your childcare arrangements?
