ORGB 2811 ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR practice examination
(original sample for final exam solutions)
Thompson Rivers University
, THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY,
OPEN LEARNING
ORGB 2811 • ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR
PRACTICE EXAMINATION
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS MATERIALS PERMITTED:
◼ Pens, pencils, etc.
TOTAL PAGES (INCLUDING THIS PAGE): 18
TOTAL MARKS: 100 MATERIALS PROVIDED:
◼ Answer sheet
◼ Two exam answer booklets
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PRINT CLEARLY. PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SECTION—
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Student’s Mark %
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Name
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Instructions
◼ Unless otherwise indicated, write all your answers in the exam answer booklets
provided.
◼ When you have finished, return all papers, including the exam and the exam
answer booklets, in the envelope. Failure to do so may result in a FAIL grade.
, ORGB 2811 • PRACTICE EXAM 2 of 18
Part I—Multiple-Choice Questions (50 marks total)
For this part of the exam, detach the answer sheet at the back of the exam. Select the
best answer for each item, and write the letter (A, B, C, etc.) in the space provided on
the answer sheet. It is preferable to use capital letters for legibility. (1 mark each)
1. In the field of organizational behaviour, organizations are best described as:
a. Legal entities that must abide by government regulations and pay taxes.
b. Physical structures with observable capital equipment.
c. Social entities with a publicly stated set of formal goals.
d. Groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose.
e. Any social entity with profit-centred motives and objectives.
2. The increasing number of virtual teams is partly due to:
a. Increased emphasis on employees working alone rather than
interdependently with others.
b. Increased emphasis on business ethics.
c. Increased work force diversity.
d. The increasing number of employees engaged in telecommuting.
e. None of the above.
3. Which discipline has provided organizational behaviour with much of its
theoretical foundation for team dynamics, organizational power, and
organizational socialization?
a. Sociology
b. Psychology
c. Economics
d. Industrial engineering
e. Political science
4. Which of the following relates to the perspective that organizations are open
systems?
a. The organization adjusts its services to satisfy changing consumer demand.
b. The organization finds a substitute resource in anticipation of a future
shortage of the resource previously used to manufacture the product.
c. Production and sales employees coordinate their work activities to provide
a more efficient work process.
d. The organization changes its products to suit customer needs.
e. All of the above.
TRU Open Learning
BEHAVIOUR practice examination
(original sample for final exam solutions)
Thompson Rivers University
, THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY,
OPEN LEARNING
ORGB 2811 • ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOUR
PRACTICE EXAMINATION
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS MATERIALS PERMITTED:
◼ Pens, pencils, etc.
TOTAL PAGES (INCLUDING THIS PAGE): 18
TOTAL MARKS: 100 MATERIALS PROVIDED:
◼ Answer sheet
◼ Two exam answer booklets
STUDENT: PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SECTION— OPEN LEARNING FACULTY MEMBER:
PRINT CLEARLY. PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SECTION—
PRINT CLEARLY.
Surname
Student’s Mark %
First Name
Name
Student Number
I.D. No.
Open Learning Faculty Member’s Name
Signature
Student’s Signature (required)
Date
Date
Entered Into Portal: Yes No
Instructions
◼ Unless otherwise indicated, write all your answers in the exam answer booklets
provided.
◼ When you have finished, return all papers, including the exam and the exam
answer booklets, in the envelope. Failure to do so may result in a FAIL grade.
, ORGB 2811 • PRACTICE EXAM 2 of 18
Part I—Multiple-Choice Questions (50 marks total)
For this part of the exam, detach the answer sheet at the back of the exam. Select the
best answer for each item, and write the letter (A, B, C, etc.) in the space provided on
the answer sheet. It is preferable to use capital letters for legibility. (1 mark each)
1. In the field of organizational behaviour, organizations are best described as:
a. Legal entities that must abide by government regulations and pay taxes.
b. Physical structures with observable capital equipment.
c. Social entities with a publicly stated set of formal goals.
d. Groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose.
e. Any social entity with profit-centred motives and objectives.
2. The increasing number of virtual teams is partly due to:
a. Increased emphasis on employees working alone rather than
interdependently with others.
b. Increased emphasis on business ethics.
c. Increased work force diversity.
d. The increasing number of employees engaged in telecommuting.
e. None of the above.
3. Which discipline has provided organizational behaviour with much of its
theoretical foundation for team dynamics, organizational power, and
organizational socialization?
a. Sociology
b. Psychology
c. Economics
d. Industrial engineering
e. Political science
4. Which of the following relates to the perspective that organizations are open
systems?
a. The organization adjusts its services to satisfy changing consumer demand.
b. The organization finds a substitute resource in anticipation of a future
shortage of the resource previously used to manufacture the product.
c. Production and sales employees coordinate their work activities to provide
a more efficient work process.
d. The organization changes its products to suit customer needs.
e. All of the above.
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