ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
OPENSTAX
CHAPTER 1: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Nature of Work LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
1. Identity and self-esteem can rarely be found in the workplace.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Nature of Work LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
2. Work can be defined as an activity that produces something of value for other people.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Nature of Work LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
3. Through work, economic self-sufficiency can be found.
a. True
b. False
4. Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Nature of Work LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
Work cannot provide social status within a community setting.
a. True
b. False
,Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Nature of Work LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
5. Work serves a social function in society.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
6. Generally speaking, most industries do not possess advanced technologies.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
7. One area where we clearly see technological change at work is in the field of robotics.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
8. The traditional adversarial relationship between management and workers is a major hurdle
in the pursuit of industrial competitiveness.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
9. White females have historically dominated the American economic workforce.
,a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
10. In the changing workforce, the percentage of American-born workers in the workplace is
dropping.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
11. Uncertainty has often been called the only constant in life.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
12. Over the last decade, Japan experienced an 8.5 percent annual growth rate in
manufacturing productivity.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Nature of Management LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
13. When managers oversee the work of their subordinates, it is called controlling.
a. True
, b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Nature of Management LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
14. Middle managers supervise rank-and-file employees and carry out day-to-day activities
within departments.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Nature of Management LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
15. Human relations skills involve the ability to work with people and understand employee
motivation and group processes.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: A Model of Organizational Behavior and Management LEARNING
OUTCOME: 4
16. A concern of micro-organizational behavior is the behavior of individuals and groups.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: A Model of Organizational Behavior and Management LEARNING
OUTCOME: 4
17. Understanding the behavior of people at work is a fundamental aspect of effective
management in an organization.
a. True
b. False
OPENSTAX
CHAPTER 1: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Nature of Work LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
1. Identity and self-esteem can rarely be found in the workplace.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Nature of Work LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
2. Work can be defined as an activity that produces something of value for other people.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Nature of Work LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
3. Through work, economic self-sufficiency can be found.
a. True
b. False
4. Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Nature of Work LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
Work cannot provide social status within a community setting.
a. True
b. False
,Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Nature of Work LEARNING OUTCOME: 1
5. Work serves a social function in society.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
6. Generally speaking, most industries do not possess advanced technologies.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
7. One area where we clearly see technological change at work is in the field of robotics.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
8. The traditional adversarial relationship between management and workers is a major hurdle
in the pursuit of industrial competitiveness.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
9. White females have historically dominated the American economic workforce.
,a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
10. In the changing workforce, the percentage of American-born workers in the workplace is
dropping.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
11. Uncertainty has often been called the only constant in life.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Changing Workplace LEARNING OUTCOME: 2
12. Over the last decade, Japan experienced an 8.5 percent annual growth rate in
manufacturing productivity.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Nature of Management LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
13. When managers oversee the work of their subordinates, it is called controlling.
a. True
, b. False
Title: ANSWER: F REFERENCE: The Nature of Management LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
14. Middle managers supervise rank-and-file employees and carry out day-to-day activities
within departments.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: The Nature of Management LEARNING OUTCOME: 3
15. Human relations skills involve the ability to work with people and understand employee
motivation and group processes.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: A Model of Organizational Behavior and Management LEARNING
OUTCOME: 4
16. A concern of micro-organizational behavior is the behavior of individuals and groups.
a. True
b. False
Title: ANSWER: T REFERENCE: A Model of Organizational Behavior and Management LEARNING
OUTCOME: 4
17. Understanding the behavior of people at work is a fundamental aspect of effective
management in an organization.
a. True
b. False
