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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: pp
BRIDGING SCIENCE AND PRACTICE.
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VERSION 4.0. BY TALYA BAUER AND
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BERRIN ERDOGANpp pp
FWK Test Item File
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Chapter 1
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TRUE/FALSE
1. Flat World Knowledge was started by two textbook publishing industry veterans.
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,https://www.stuvia.com/
(True)
2. Flat World Knowledge is improving on the traditional publishing model but is
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not innovating much.
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(False)
3. So far, Flat World Knowledge is a start up without any external funding.
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(False)
4. Most successful CEOs believe, ―A company is only as good as the innovation
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it creates.‖
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(False)
5. Current research suggests that the average employee today will change jobs
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10 times in 20 years.
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(True)
6. Organizational behavior is the systematic study and application of pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
knowledge about how individuals and groups act within the organizations
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where they work.
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(True)
7. Emile is seated in a lecture where the instructor is discussing personality. He
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is most likely in a sociology class.
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(False)
8. The study of organizational behavior analyzes the three levels of
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individual, organization, and society.
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(False)
9. If I am examining how my manager‘s behavior influences my work group, I
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am looking at the organizational level of analysis in the organizational
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behavior discipline.
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(False)
10. Organizational behavior matters at three critical levels because it analyzes
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what you care about, what employers care about, and what organizations
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care about.
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(True)
11. Successful organizations tend to limit the amount of information shared
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by maintaining a centralized structure.
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(False)
12. Research shows that those organizations that are more effective limit the
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amount of feedback they provide employees, limit the amount of information
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shared, and allow roles to be ambiguous.
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(False)
13. Those firms that are categorized as successful tend to provide
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employment security, train employees, and reduce status differences.
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(True)
14. Financially there is little incentive to attain a higher level degree.
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(False)
15. The unemployment rate decreases as the level of education attained increases.
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(True)
16. In general, the more training you have, the more financial success you
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will achieve.
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(True)
17. Journaling is a technique that helps you chart your progress as you learn
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new skills.
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(True)
18. The discipline of organizational behavior is simply common sense.
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(False)
19. Michael is an auditory learner. He learns best by actually doing things
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and learning from trial and error.
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(False)
20. A kinesthetic learner is very likely to avoid taking once a week classes as
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they require too much sitting and listening time.
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(True)
21. Close-ended survey questions can be very time consuming to summarize
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and very hard to interpret.
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(False)
22. Glen is interested in finding out how effective a new incentive program might
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be in an organization. He chooses two departments to focus upon in a
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company. One department works under the incentive program, one does
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not. This is an experimental design study.
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(True)
23. Case studies suffer from questions as to whether the results of one
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organization are generalizable to other situations and organizations.
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(True)
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24. Meta-analysis shows that the relationship between job satisfaction and
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job performance is moderately strong.
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(True)
25. Reliability refers to consistency of measurement, while validity assesses
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whether the measurement does, indeed, measure what it is supposed to
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measure.
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(True)
26. Most of management research addresses causation.
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(False)
27. The federal government passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as a long-term
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solution to dealing with unethical behavior.
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(False)
28. Employee engagement has a significant impact on the corporate bottom line.
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(True)
29. Research by Gallup indicates that only 20% of employees are disengaged
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from their organization.
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(False)
30. Moore‘s Law suggests that computing power doubles every two years.
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(True)
31. Because of information overload, some organizations, like Intel, have introduced
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―No e-mail Fridays‖ as a way to address the issue.
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(True)
32. Access to information has led to an increase in innovation and a ―flattening of
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the world.‖
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(True)
33. The triple bottom line refers to evaluating organizations against the
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three performance criteria of social viability, economic viability, and
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demographic viability.
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(False)
34. One of the major challenges facing organizations today is how to reconcile
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the accountability publicly owned firms have in generating wealth for
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shareholders while attending to the triple bottom line.
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(True)
35. In general terms, the American workforce is growing younger.
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(False)
36. Outsourcing is becoming an increasingly common practice in many
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organizations.
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(True)
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: pp
BRIDGING SCIENCE AND PRACTICE.
pp pp pp pp
VERSION 4.0. BY TALYA BAUER AND
pp pp pp pp pp pp
BERRIN ERDOGANpp pp
FWK Test Item File
pp pp pp
Chapter 1
pp pp
TRUE/FALSE
1. Flat World Knowledge was started by two textbook publishing industry veterans.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
,https://www.stuvia.com/
(True)
2. Flat World Knowledge is improving on the traditional publishing model but is
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
not innovating much.
pp pp pp
(False)
3. So far, Flat World Knowledge is a start up without any external funding.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(False)
4. Most successful CEOs believe, ―A company is only as good as the innovation
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
it creates.‖
pp pp
(False)
5. Current research suggests that the average employee today will change jobs
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
10 times in 20 years.
pp pp pp pp pp
(True)
6. Organizational behavior is the systematic study and application of pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
knowledge about how individuals and groups act within the organizations
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
where they work.
pp pp pp
(True)
7. Emile is seated in a lecture where the instructor is discussing personality. He
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
is most likely in a sociology class.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(False)
8. The study of organizational behavior analyzes the three levels of
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
individual, organization, and society.
pp pp pp pp
(False)
9. If I am examining how my manager‘s behavior influences my work group, I
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
am looking at the organizational level of analysis in the organizational
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
behavior discipline.
pp pp
(False)
10. Organizational behavior matters at three critical levels because it analyzes
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
what you care about, what employers care about, and what organizations
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
care about.
pp pp
(True)
11. Successful organizations tend to limit the amount of information shared
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
by maintaining a centralized structure.
pp pp pp pp pp
,https://www.stuvia.com/
(False)
12. Research shows that those organizations that are more effective limit the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
amount of feedback they provide employees, limit the amount of information
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
shared, and allow roles to be ambiguous.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(False)
13. Those firms that are categorized as successful tend to provide
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
employment security, train employees, and reduce status differences.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(True)
14. Financially there is little incentive to attain a higher level degree.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(False)
15. The unemployment rate decreases as the level of education attained increases.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(True)
16. In general, the more training you have, the more financial success you
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
will achieve.
pp pp
(True)
17. Journaling is a technique that helps you chart your progress as you learn
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
new skills.
pp pp
(True)
18. The discipline of organizational behavior is simply common sense.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(False)
19. Michael is an auditory learner. He learns best by actually doing things
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
and learning from trial and error.
pp pp pp pp pp pp
(False)
20. A kinesthetic learner is very likely to avoid taking once a week classes as
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
they require too much sitting and listening time.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(True)
21. Close-ended survey questions can be very time consuming to summarize
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
and very hard to interpret.
pp pp pp pp pp
(False)
22. Glen is interested in finding out how effective a new incentive program might
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
be in an organization. He chooses two departments to focus upon in a
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
company. One department works under the incentive program, one does
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
not. This is an experimental design study.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(True)
23. Case studies suffer from questions as to whether the results of one
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
organization are generalizable to other situations and organizations.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(True)
,https://www.stuvia.com/
24. Meta-analysis shows that the relationship between job satisfaction and
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
job performance is moderately strong.
pp pp pp pp pp
(True)
25. Reliability refers to consistency of measurement, while validity assesses
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
whether the measurement does, indeed, measure what it is supposed to
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
measure.
pp
(True)
26. Most of management research addresses causation.
pp pp pp pp pp
(False)
27. The federal government passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as a long-term
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
solution to dealing with unethical behavior.
pp pp pp pp pp pp
(False)
28. Employee engagement has a significant impact on the corporate bottom line.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(True)
29. Research by Gallup indicates that only 20% of employees are disengaged
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
from their organization.
pp pp pp
(False)
30. Moore‘s Law suggests that computing power doubles every two years.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(True)
31. Because of information overload, some organizations, like Intel, have introduced
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
―No e-mail Fridays‖ as a way to address the issue.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(True)
32. Access to information has led to an increase in innovation and a ―flattening of
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the world.‖
pp pp
(True)
33. The triple bottom line refers to evaluating organizations against the
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
three performance criteria of social viability, economic viability, and
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
demographic viability.
pp pp
(False)
34. One of the major challenges facing organizations today is how to reconcile
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the accountability publicly owned firms have in generating wealth for
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
shareholders while attending to the triple bottom line.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(True)
35. In general terms, the American workforce is growing younger.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
(False)
36. Outsourcing is becoming an increasingly common practice in many
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
organizations.
pp
(True)
