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Organizational Behavior, 15e
(Robbins/Judge) Chapter 1 What Is
Organizational Behavior?
1) are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are
responsible for attaining goals in organizations.
A) Assistants
B) Managers
C) Secretaries
D) Interns
E) Apprentic
es Answer:
B
2) Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently
working on a global warming project and decides what tasks related to creating awareness
about the issue need to be done. In addition, she is also deciding which members of her
team will work on engaging with the public and which will work on lobbying with the
government. She is also assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are
undertaken on time. Which of the following categories of functions is Mitchell
undertaking?
A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) controlling
E) envisionin
g Answer:
B
3) Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working
on an illiteracy project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain
their project milestones and direct them through different phases of the project. Which of the
following kinds of functions will these tasks be covered under?
A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) evaluating
E) leading
Answer:
E
4) Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in
Indonesia". She recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly
according to schedule. Torres monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay, before
speeding up the implementation process by allocating more members for the
implementation phase. By doing this, which of the following functions is she performing?
A) controlling
B) planning
C) formulating
D) leading
E) organizing
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Answer: A
5) Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions?
A) defining an organization's goals
B) implementing strategies for achieving goals
C) executing plans to integrate activities
D) accomplishing goals of a project
E) employing strategies to coordinate
tasks Answer: A
6) According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students
a tour of the plant may be termed as a .
A) leader
B) figurehead
C) resource allocator
D) negotiator
E) disturbance
handler Answer: B
7) Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently
launched a new product in the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing
knowledge about the product with her team members. She will also need to inspire them to
reach their sales targets, and clarify any doubts about the new product. Which of the
following roles is Ortiz playing?
A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiat
or Answer:
A
8) Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in
Hampshire. For the upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with
managers who are working on the issue of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she
strives to gain information about the stakeholders in the food industry and other lobby
groups. Which of the following roles is George most likely to be playing according to
Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) liaison
D) entrepreneur
E) resource
allocator Answer:
C
9) Annette Simpson works for a fashion house in Paris and is preparing for the company's
upcoming line of winter clothing. She is currently researching online to know what is in
vogue this season. In addition, she is also networking with contacts from the press and
Med
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Organizational Behavior, 15e
(Robbins/Judge) Chapter 1 What Is
Organizational Behavior?
1) are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are
responsible for attaining goals in organizations.
A) Assistants
B) Managers
C) Secretaries
D) Interns
E) Apprentic
es Answer:
B
2) Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently
working on a global warming project and decides what tasks related to creating awareness
about the issue need to be done. In addition, she is also deciding which members of her
team will work on engaging with the public and which will work on lobbying with the
government. She is also assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are
undertaken on time. Which of the following categories of functions is Mitchell
undertaking?
A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) controlling
E) envisionin
g Answer:
B
3) Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working
on an illiteracy project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain
their project milestones and direct them through different phases of the project. Which of the
following kinds of functions will these tasks be covered under?
A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) evaluating
E) leading
Answer:
E
4) Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in
Indonesia". She recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly
according to schedule. Torres monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay, before
speeding up the implementation process by allocating more members for the
implementation phase. By doing this, which of the following functions is she performing?
A) controlling
B) planning
C) formulating
D) leading
E) organizing
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Answer: A
5) Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions?
A) defining an organization's goals
B) implementing strategies for achieving goals
C) executing plans to integrate activities
D) accomplishing goals of a project
E) employing strategies to coordinate
tasks Answer: A
6) According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students
a tour of the plant may be termed as a .
A) leader
B) figurehead
C) resource allocator
D) negotiator
E) disturbance
handler Answer: B
7) Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently
launched a new product in the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing
knowledge about the product with her team members. She will also need to inspire them to
reach their sales targets, and clarify any doubts about the new product. Which of the
following roles is Ortiz playing?
A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiat
or Answer:
A
8) Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in
Hampshire. For the upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with
managers who are working on the issue of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she
strives to gain information about the stakeholders in the food industry and other lobby
groups. Which of the following roles is George most likely to be playing according to
Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) liaison
D) entrepreneur
E) resource
allocator Answer:
C
9) Annette Simpson works for a fashion house in Paris and is preparing for the company's
upcoming line of winter clothing. She is currently researching online to know what is in
vogue this season. In addition, she is also networking with contacts from the press and
Med
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