, ESSENTIALS %yoOF %yoORGANIZATIONAL %yoBEHAVIOUR, %yo15TH %yoEDITION, %yoROBBINS %yoTEST
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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) Apprentices
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) envisioning
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 %yoof %yothe %yofollowing %yofunctions %yodo %yomanagers %youndertake %yoas %yopart %yoof %yoplanning %yofunctions?
A) defining %yoan %yoorganization's %yogoals
B) implementing %yostrategies %yofor %yoachieving %yogoals
C) executing %yoplans %yoto %yointegrate %yoactivities
D) accomplishing %yogoals %yoof %yoa %yoproject
E) employing %yostrategies %yoto%yocoordinate
%yotasks %yoAnswer: A
6) According %yoto %yoHenry %yoMintzberg, %yoa %yofactory %yosupervisor %yogiving %yoa %yogroup %yoof %yohigh %yoschool
%yostudents %yoa %yotour %yoof %yothe %yoplant %yomay %yobe %yotermed %yoas %yoa .
A) leader
B) figurehead
C) resource %yoallocator
D) negotiator
E) disturbance
%yohandler %yoAnswer:
B
7) Ellen %yoOrtiz %yoworks %yoas %yoa %yosales %yomanager %yoat %yoa %yotelecom %yofirm. %yoThe %yocompany %yohas %yorecently
%yolaunched %yoa %yonew %yoproduct %yoin %yothe %yomarket. %yoHer %yowork %yoin %yothe %yonext %yofew %yoweeks %yoinvolves
%yosharing %yoknowledge %yoabout %yothe %yoproduct %yowith %yoher %yoteam %yomembers. %yoShe %yowill %yoalso %yoneed %yoto
%yoinspire %yothem %yoto %yoreach %yotheir %yosales %yotargets, %yoand %yoclarify %yoany %yodoubts %yoabout %yothe %yonew
%yoproduct. %yoWhich %yoof %yothe %yofollowing %yoroles %yois %yoOrtiz %yoplaying?
A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiator
%yoAnswer: A
8) Regina %yoGeorge %yoworks %yoas %yoa %yocampaign %yomanager %yoin %yoa %yonot-for-profit %yoorganization %yoin
%yoHampshire. %yoFor %yothe %youpcoming %yocampaign %yoagainst %yogenetic %yoengineering, %yoshe %yois %yonetworking
%yowith %yomanagers %yowho %yoare %yoworking %yoon %yothe %yoissue %yoof %yofood %yosafety. %yoThrough %yoher %yonetwork %yoof
%yocontacts, %yoshe %yostrives %yoto %yogain %yoinformation %yoabout %yothe %yostakeholders %yoin %yothe %yofood %yoindustry
%yoand %yoother %yolobby %yogroups. %yoWhich %yoof %yothe %yofollowing %yoroles %yois %yoGeorge %yomost %yolikely %yoto %yobe
%yoplaying %yoaccording %yoto %yoMintzberg's %yoclassification %yoof %yomanagerial %yoroles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) liaison
D) entrepreneur
E) resource
%yoallocator %yoAnswer:
C
9) Annette %yoSimpson %yoworks %yofor %yoa %yofashion %yohouse %yoin %yoParis %yoand %yois %yopreparing %yofor %yothe
%yocompany's %youpcoming %yoline %yoof %yowinter %yoclothing. %yoShe %yois %yocurrently %yoresearching %yoonline %yoto
%yoknow %yowhat %yois %yoin %yovogue %yothis %yoseason. %yoIn %yoaddition, %yoshe %yois %yoalso %yonetworking %yowith %yocontacts
%yofrom %yothe %yopress %yoand %yofashion %yomagazine %yoeditors %yoto %younderstand %yothe %yochanging %yotastes %yoof
%yoconsumers. %yoWhich %yoof %yothe %yofollowing %yoroles %yois %yoSimpson %yoplaying %yoaccording %yoto %yoMintzberg's
%yoclassification %yoof %yomanagerial %yoroles?
Med
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%yoBANK
Med C
,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) Apprentices
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) envisioning
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
Med
%yoC
, Answer: A
5) Which %yoof %yothe %yofollowing %yofunctions %yodo %yomanagers %youndertake %yoas %yopart %yoof %yoplanning %yofunctions?
A) defining %yoan %yoorganization's %yogoals
B) implementing %yostrategies %yofor %yoachieving %yogoals
C) executing %yoplans %yoto %yointegrate %yoactivities
D) accomplishing %yogoals %yoof %yoa %yoproject
E) employing %yostrategies %yoto%yocoordinate
%yotasks %yoAnswer: A
6) According %yoto %yoHenry %yoMintzberg, %yoa %yofactory %yosupervisor %yogiving %yoa %yogroup %yoof %yohigh %yoschool
%yostudents %yoa %yotour %yoof %yothe %yoplant %yomay %yobe %yotermed %yoas %yoa .
A) leader
B) figurehead
C) resource %yoallocator
D) negotiator
E) disturbance
%yohandler %yoAnswer:
B
7) Ellen %yoOrtiz %yoworks %yoas %yoa %yosales %yomanager %yoat %yoa %yotelecom %yofirm. %yoThe %yocompany %yohas %yorecently
%yolaunched %yoa %yonew %yoproduct %yoin %yothe %yomarket. %yoHer %yowork %yoin %yothe %yonext %yofew %yoweeks %yoinvolves
%yosharing %yoknowledge %yoabout %yothe %yoproduct %yowith %yoher %yoteam %yomembers. %yoShe %yowill %yoalso %yoneed %yoto
%yoinspire %yothem %yoto %yoreach %yotheir %yosales %yotargets, %yoand %yoclarify %yoany %yodoubts %yoabout %yothe %yonew
%yoproduct. %yoWhich %yoof %yothe %yofollowing %yoroles %yois %yoOrtiz %yoplaying?
A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiator
%yoAnswer: A
8) Regina %yoGeorge %yoworks %yoas %yoa %yocampaign %yomanager %yoin %yoa %yonot-for-profit %yoorganization %yoin
%yoHampshire. %yoFor %yothe %youpcoming %yocampaign %yoagainst %yogenetic %yoengineering, %yoshe %yois %yonetworking
%yowith %yomanagers %yowho %yoare %yoworking %yoon %yothe %yoissue %yoof %yofood %yosafety. %yoThrough %yoher %yonetwork %yoof
%yocontacts, %yoshe %yostrives %yoto %yogain %yoinformation %yoabout %yothe %yostakeholders %yoin %yothe %yofood %yoindustry
%yoand %yoother %yolobby %yogroups. %yoWhich %yoof %yothe %yofollowing %yoroles %yois %yoGeorge %yomost %yolikely %yoto %yobe
%yoplaying %yoaccording %yoto %yoMintzberg's %yoclassification %yoof %yomanagerial %yoroles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) liaison
D) entrepreneur
E) resource
%yoallocator %yoAnswer:
C
9) Annette %yoSimpson %yoworks %yofor %yoa %yofashion %yohouse %yoin %yoParis %yoand %yois %yopreparing %yofor %yothe
%yocompany's %youpcoming %yoline %yoof %yowinter %yoclothing. %yoShe %yois %yocurrently %yoresearching %yoonline %yoto
%yoknow %yowhat %yois %yoin %yovogue %yothis %yoseason. %yoIn %yoaddition, %yoshe %yois %yoalso %yonetworking %yowith %yocontacts
%yofrom %yothe %yopress %yoand %yofashion %yomagazine %yoeditors %yoto %younderstand %yothe %yochanging %yotastes %yoof
%yoconsumers. %yoWhich %yoof %yothe %yofollowing %yoroles %yois %yoSimpson %yoplaying %yoaccording %yoto %yoMintzberg's
%yoclassification %yoof %yomanagerial %yoroles?
Med
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