ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
CONCEPTS CONTROVERSIES
APPLICATIONS 9TH CANADIAN EDITION
NANCY LANGTON STEPHEN ROBBINS
TIMOTHY JUDGE TEST BANK
CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Which of the following situations would likely receive the least
benefit from studying organizational behaviour (OB) techniques?
a.) voluntary community groups
b.) large family situations and interactions
c.) post-secondary education student study groups
d.) religious organizations
e.) pre-teen paper routes. Answer: e.) pre-teen paper routes
⫸ A field of study that investigates the impact of individuals, groups,
and structure on behaviour within organization is known as:
a.) psychology
b.) sociology
c.) social psychology
,d.) anthropology
e.) organizational behaviour. Answer: e.) organizational behavior
⫸ A conscious coordinated social unit composed of a group of people
that function on a relatively continuous basic to achieve a common set of
goals is known as a(n)
a.) work group
b.) team
c.) organization
d.) society
e.) task force. Answer: c.) organization
⫸ Which of the following topics is generally considered to be outside
the field of OB?
a.) therapy
b.) absenteeism
c.) employment turnover
d.) productivity
e.) job satisfaction. Answer: a.) therapy
⫸ Organizational behaviour is generally defined as a field of study that
,a.) investigates how organizations effectively face competition
b.) investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on
behaviour within organizations
c.) attempts to understand and solve problems regarding individual
behaviour on and off the job
d.) seeks ways and means to match human effort with technology
e.) examines how the structure of different organizations contributes to,
or inhibits, effective communication. Answer: b.) investigates the impact
that individuals, groups, and structure have on behaviour within
organizations
⫸ what are the three levels of behaviour in organizations that OB is
concerned with?
a.) experience, goals and configuration
b.) individual, group, and structure
c.) structure, social units and teams
d.) group, structure and political
e.) interpersonal, personal and group. Answer: b.) individual, group, and
structure
⫸ Which of the following is not considered an organization
a. church
b. university
, c. military unit
d. all 45 year old adults in a community
e. municipal, provincial and federal government agencies. Answer: d. all
45 year old adults in a community
⫸ A(n) ______ is a consciously coordinated social unit composed of
two or more people that functions on a relatively continuous basis to
achieve a common goal or set of goals
a. organization
b. unit
c. team
d. ethnic group
e. informal group. Answer: a. organization
⫸ Allison and Gail are both university students studying for a final
exam in OB. Both students have a goal of making a grade of 90% or
better despite the time pressures they face. Gail studied diligently for six
hours and made a grade of 92%. Allison studied for nine hours and also
made a grade of 92%.
Gail appears to be the more productive student because
a. her efficiency seemed to be better than Allison's
b. her effectiveness seemed to be better than Allison's
c. her IQ is higher than Allison's
CONCEPTS CONTROVERSIES
APPLICATIONS 9TH CANADIAN EDITION
NANCY LANGTON STEPHEN ROBBINS
TIMOTHY JUDGE TEST BANK
CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ Which of the following situations would likely receive the least
benefit from studying organizational behaviour (OB) techniques?
a.) voluntary community groups
b.) large family situations and interactions
c.) post-secondary education student study groups
d.) religious organizations
e.) pre-teen paper routes. Answer: e.) pre-teen paper routes
⫸ A field of study that investigates the impact of individuals, groups,
and structure on behaviour within organization is known as:
a.) psychology
b.) sociology
c.) social psychology
,d.) anthropology
e.) organizational behaviour. Answer: e.) organizational behavior
⫸ A conscious coordinated social unit composed of a group of people
that function on a relatively continuous basic to achieve a common set of
goals is known as a(n)
a.) work group
b.) team
c.) organization
d.) society
e.) task force. Answer: c.) organization
⫸ Which of the following topics is generally considered to be outside
the field of OB?
a.) therapy
b.) absenteeism
c.) employment turnover
d.) productivity
e.) job satisfaction. Answer: a.) therapy
⫸ Organizational behaviour is generally defined as a field of study that
,a.) investigates how organizations effectively face competition
b.) investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on
behaviour within organizations
c.) attempts to understand and solve problems regarding individual
behaviour on and off the job
d.) seeks ways and means to match human effort with technology
e.) examines how the structure of different organizations contributes to,
or inhibits, effective communication. Answer: b.) investigates the impact
that individuals, groups, and structure have on behaviour within
organizations
⫸ what are the three levels of behaviour in organizations that OB is
concerned with?
a.) experience, goals and configuration
b.) individual, group, and structure
c.) structure, social units and teams
d.) group, structure and political
e.) interpersonal, personal and group. Answer: b.) individual, group, and
structure
⫸ Which of the following is not considered an organization
a. church
b. university
, c. military unit
d. all 45 year old adults in a community
e. municipal, provincial and federal government agencies. Answer: d. all
45 year old adults in a community
⫸ A(n) ______ is a consciously coordinated social unit composed of
two or more people that functions on a relatively continuous basis to
achieve a common goal or set of goals
a. organization
b. unit
c. team
d. ethnic group
e. informal group. Answer: a. organization
⫸ Allison and Gail are both university students studying for a final
exam in OB. Both students have a goal of making a grade of 90% or
better despite the time pressures they face. Gail studied diligently for six
hours and made a grade of 92%. Allison studied for nine hours and also
made a grade of 92%.
Gail appears to be the more productive student because
a. her efficiency seemed to be better than Allison's
b. her effectiveness seemed to be better than Allison's
c. her IQ is higher than Allison's
