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FOR ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH 13TH
EDITION BY FRED LUTHANS
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
,CHAPTER 01 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR: AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH
Student:
1. The Major Challenge And Critical Competitive Advantage For
Any Organization Is The Human Resource Of That Company.
True False
2. Casey, A Relationship Manager In A Bank Creates Value For Her
Organization Through Her Networks, Connections, And Friends.
These Values Can Be Referred To As "Positive Psychological Capital."
True False
3. Roger, A Sales Manager For Heust Pvt. Ltd., Is Impressed With His New
Sales Executive, Tim. According To Roger, Tim Is Optimistic, Can
Perform Well Under Pressure, And Is Very Confident About What He
Does. These Qualities Can Be Referred To As "Positive Psychological
Capital."
True False
4. The Problems With Human Organizations And The Solutions Over The
Ages Have Undergone Drastic Changes Compared To Their Emphasis And
Surrounding Environmental Context.
True False
5. A Paradigm Establishes Only Written Rules.
True False
6. ‘Paradigm Shift' Refers To The Situation In Which Those In The
Existing Paradigm May Not Even See The Changes That Are
Occurring, And Therefore, Cannot Analyze The Changes.
True False
7. Reasons For Considerable Resistance To Change And Difficulty To Move
,From The Old Management Paradigm To The New Can Be Explained By The
"Paradigm Effect."
True False
, 8. The Fact That Today's Managers Are Competent In Their Functional
Specialization Is Sufficient To Reiterate That Most Of Them Paid
Close Attention To The Conceptual And Human Dimensions Of Their
Jobs.
True False
9. According To Theory X, If Employees Were Kept Happy, They Would
Become High Performers.
True False
10 Theory X Is The Natural Choice For Most Organizations In Today's
. Environment.
True False
11 Most Of The Practicing Managers And Their Organizations Cultures Believe,
. Fully Implement, And Consistently Adhere To A Full-Fledged
Hpwps Approach To Management.
True False
12 The Movement To Not Only Recognize, But Also Do Something About The
. "Knowing-Doing Gap" Is The Movement Towards Evidence-
Based Management.
True False
13 Most Of The "New Management Practices" Are Essentially A Readapted
. Version Of Existing "Old Management Truths."
True False
14 The Hawthorne Studies Were More A Result Of Planned Study Than A
. Serendipitous Discovery.
True False
15 The Hawthorne Effect Postulates That The Increase In Productivity Can Be
. Attributed To The Special Attention Received By The Participants.
True False
16 Behavioral Science Is Almost As Old As The Physical And Biological
. Sciences.
FOR ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH 13TH
EDITION BY FRED LUTHANS
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
,CHAPTER 01 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR: AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH
Student:
1. The Major Challenge And Critical Competitive Advantage For
Any Organization Is The Human Resource Of That Company.
True False
2. Casey, A Relationship Manager In A Bank Creates Value For Her
Organization Through Her Networks, Connections, And Friends.
These Values Can Be Referred To As "Positive Psychological Capital."
True False
3. Roger, A Sales Manager For Heust Pvt. Ltd., Is Impressed With His New
Sales Executive, Tim. According To Roger, Tim Is Optimistic, Can
Perform Well Under Pressure, And Is Very Confident About What He
Does. These Qualities Can Be Referred To As "Positive Psychological
Capital."
True False
4. The Problems With Human Organizations And The Solutions Over The
Ages Have Undergone Drastic Changes Compared To Their Emphasis And
Surrounding Environmental Context.
True False
5. A Paradigm Establishes Only Written Rules.
True False
6. ‘Paradigm Shift' Refers To The Situation In Which Those In The
Existing Paradigm May Not Even See The Changes That Are
Occurring, And Therefore, Cannot Analyze The Changes.
True False
7. Reasons For Considerable Resistance To Change And Difficulty To Move
,From The Old Management Paradigm To The New Can Be Explained By The
"Paradigm Effect."
True False
, 8. The Fact That Today's Managers Are Competent In Their Functional
Specialization Is Sufficient To Reiterate That Most Of Them Paid
Close Attention To The Conceptual And Human Dimensions Of Their
Jobs.
True False
9. According To Theory X, If Employees Were Kept Happy, They Would
Become High Performers.
True False
10 Theory X Is The Natural Choice For Most Organizations In Today's
. Environment.
True False
11 Most Of The Practicing Managers And Their Organizations Cultures Believe,
. Fully Implement, And Consistently Adhere To A Full-Fledged
Hpwps Approach To Management.
True False
12 The Movement To Not Only Recognize, But Also Do Something About The
. "Knowing-Doing Gap" Is The Movement Towards Evidence-
Based Management.
True False
13 Most Of The "New Management Practices" Are Essentially A Readapted
. Version Of Existing "Old Management Truths."
True False
14 The Hawthorne Studies Were More A Result Of Planned Study Than A
. Serendipitous Discovery.
True False
15 The Hawthorne Effect Postulates That The Increase In Productivity Can Be
. Attributed To The Special Attention Received By The Participants.
True False
16 Behavioral Science Is Almost As Old As The Physical And Biological
. Sciences.
