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,Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 16e (Robbin
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s) Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior?
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1) The impact of what three areas are investigated in the study of Organizational Behavior?
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A) Profit structure, organizational complexity, and job satisfaction
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B) Individuals, profit structure, and job satisfaction
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D) Groups, structure, and profit structure
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e Answer: E
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Explanation: OB investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structures have on b
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ehavior within organizations.
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2) Which of the following is NOT a core topic of organizational behavior?
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A) Motivation
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n Answer: D
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Explanation: OB includes the core topics of motivation, leader behavior and power, inter
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personal communication, group structure and processes, personality, emotions, and values, at
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titude development and perception, change processes, conflict and negotiation, and work de
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sign. It does not include resource allocation.
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,3) According to a study by Monster (a global employment company), the number one
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most frequently desired skill in applicants was .
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A) ethical
B) technical
C) communication
D) computer
E) accounting
Answer: C
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Explanation: Monster mined data from nearly one million market-
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wide job postings to identify skills that were most often sought by employers. At the top
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of the list was communication skills. This was also reiterated by Jeff Weiner, the CEO of
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LinkedIn.
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4) According to a recent large-scale survey, 58% of managers did NOT receive
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A) pay incentives m5


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D) insurance
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eight percent of managers reported they had not received any training and 25% admitted th
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ey were not ready to lead others when they were given the role.
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5) There is a connection between companies which have
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and their attention to organizational behavior principles.
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A) high turnover rates m5 m5


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C) superior financial performance m5 m5


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E) both high turnover rates and long-
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Explanation: Companies such as Lululemon, the Boston Consulting Group, LinkedIn, Zoo
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m Video, Google, Facebook, and Southwest Airlines all have incorporated the concepts of
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organizational behavior and attribute it to their ability to generate high financial outcomes.
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