BU288- OB Midterm 1 Testbank COMPLETE Questions And Answers | UPDATED

BU288- OB Midterm 1 Testbank COMPLETE Questions And Answers | UPDATED 1) The most important goal of virtually all organizations is A) employee development. B) profit. C) increased productivity. D) survival. E) cost reduction. - ANSWER D 2) Organization 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 innovative. B) Being motivated to join and remain with the organization. C) Performing their work in terms of productivity, quality, and service. D) Being flexible. E) All of the above. - 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 collection of formally organized social entities. C) A social invention for accomplishing common goals through group effort. D) A combination of people and physical capital designed to accomplish a common goal. E) A group which accomplishes common goals through social interactions and individual effort. - ANSWER C 4) Organizational behaviour is interested in A) the behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations. B) the structure of organizations. C) the formation of groups in organizations. D) the attitudes of individuals and groups in organizations. E) all of the above. - ANSWER E 5) A large Canadian corporation has recently merged with a French company. Which of the following is least likely to be related to the field of organizational behaviour? A) The impact of different cultural values on the newly merged company. B) The adoption of a bilingual communication policy for all announcements in the employee newsletter. C) The development of an organizational structure for the newly merged company. D) The adoption of a new leadership style and the subsequent resignation of two executives in Canada. E) The legal restrictions pertaining to share ownership in the newly merged company. - ANSWER E 6) Management is defined as A) the art of getting things accomplished through others. B) the art which prescribes how things get accomplished in organizations. C) the art of telling people what to do. D) the art of getting people to do what you want. E) the art of controlling employees. - ANSWER A 7) Who was the father of scientific management? A) Frederick Taylor B) Lyndall Urwick C) Elton Mayo D) Max Weber E) Henri Fayol - ANSWER A 8) Scientific Management is the process of A) using research to develop the optimum degree of specialization and standardization of work tasks. B) establishing objective criteria for promotion and selection of employees. C) developing a strict chain of command. D) developing a strict set of rules and regulations. E) centralizing power at the top of organizations. - ANSWER A