HROB 101 QUIZ 1 AND HROB 101 QUIZ 5 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
HROB 101 QUIZ 1
Which of the following is an individual characteristic of employees which improves
individual mechanisms such as stress and motivation? - ANSWER Personality
Which of the following is true of organizational behavior? - ANSWER It is a field of study
devoted to understanding the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups in
organizations.
Which of the following qualities of an organization adds to the value of its resources by
making it inimitable? - ANSWER Its people
Which of the following is true according to the rule of one eighth? - ANSWER One-half of
the firms that make comprehensive changes will persist with their practices long
enough to actually derive economic benefits.
Which of the following is a characteristic trait of a bad coworker? - ANSWER Is resistant
to any and every form of change
The scientific method begins with ________. - ANSWER a theory
_______ are defined as a collection assertions--both verbal and symbolic--that specify
how and why variables are related, as well as the conditions in which they should (and
should not) be related. - ANSWER theories
Which one of the following is an individual outcome of interest to organizational
researchers? - ANSWER job performance
, ______ involves well-known responses to demands that occur in a normal, predictable
way. - ANSWER routine task performance
How do organizations identify the behaviors that underlie task performance? - ANSWER
by conducting a job analysis
Which of the following is true regarding the Occupational Information Network? -
ANSWER It is a database which includes the characteristics of most jobs in terms of
tasks, behaviors, and required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
______ is a management philosophy that bases an employee's evaluations on whether
the employee achieves specific, mutually agreed upon performance goals. - ANSWER
management by objectives
Which of the following is considered a serious interpersonal counterproductive
behavior? - ANSWER harassment
Which of the following types of behavior would most likely be considered irrelevant to
job performance? - ANSWER a librarian taking a telephone call during his/her lunch
break
______ involves maintaining a good attitude with coworkers, even when they've done
something annoying or when the unit is going through tough times. - ANSWER
sportsmanship
Which of the following is true regarding citizenship behavior? - ANSWER supervisors
tend to consider citizenship while evaluating overall job performance
_______ possess high commitment and low task performance but perform many of the
voluntary "extra-role" activities that are needed to make the organization function
smoothly - ANSWER citizens
_____ strengthen(s) continuance commitment by providing more reasons for employees
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
HROB 101 QUIZ 1
Which of the following is an individual characteristic of employees which improves
individual mechanisms such as stress and motivation? - ANSWER Personality
Which of the following is true of organizational behavior? - ANSWER It is a field of study
devoted to understanding the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups in
organizations.
Which of the following qualities of an organization adds to the value of its resources by
making it inimitable? - ANSWER Its people
Which of the following is true according to the rule of one eighth? - ANSWER One-half of
the firms that make comprehensive changes will persist with their practices long
enough to actually derive economic benefits.
Which of the following is a characteristic trait of a bad coworker? - ANSWER Is resistant
to any and every form of change
The scientific method begins with ________. - ANSWER a theory
_______ are defined as a collection assertions--both verbal and symbolic--that specify
how and why variables are related, as well as the conditions in which they should (and
should not) be related. - ANSWER theories
Which one of the following is an individual outcome of interest to organizational
researchers? - ANSWER job performance
, ______ involves well-known responses to demands that occur in a normal, predictable
way. - ANSWER routine task performance
How do organizations identify the behaviors that underlie task performance? - ANSWER
by conducting a job analysis
Which of the following is true regarding the Occupational Information Network? -
ANSWER It is a database which includes the characteristics of most jobs in terms of
tasks, behaviors, and required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
______ is a management philosophy that bases an employee's evaluations on whether
the employee achieves specific, mutually agreed upon performance goals. - ANSWER
management by objectives
Which of the following is considered a serious interpersonal counterproductive
behavior? - ANSWER harassment
Which of the following types of behavior would most likely be considered irrelevant to
job performance? - ANSWER a librarian taking a telephone call during his/her lunch
break
______ involves maintaining a good attitude with coworkers, even when they've done
something annoying or when the unit is going through tough times. - ANSWER
sportsmanship
Which of the following is true regarding citizenship behavior? - ANSWER supervisors
tend to consider citizenship while evaluating overall job performance
_______ possess high commitment and low task performance but perform many of the
voluntary "extra-role" activities that are needed to make the organization function
smoothly - ANSWER citizens
_____ strengthen(s) continuance commitment by providing more reasons for employees
