Test Bank for Essentials of Organizational Behavior 15th Edition by Robbins & Judge | Complete All Chapters Exam Questions & Verified Answers Study Guide | ISBN 1292406666

Test Bank for Essentials of Organizational Behavior 15th Edition by
n n n n n n n n n




Robbins & Judge | Complete All Chapters Questions and Verified
n n n n n n n n n n




A+ Answers Guide | ISBN 1292406666
n n n n n n




https://www.stuvia.com/user/angelinas

, Med C
n




https://www.stuvia.com/user/angelinas

, Organizational Behavior, 15e (Robbins/Judge) n n n




Chapter 1
n WhatIs Organizational Behavior?
n n n n




1) are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are responsible for
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




attaining goals in organizations.
n n n n




A) Assistants
B) Managers
C) Secretaries
D) Interns
E) Apprentices
Answer: B
n




2) Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working on a global
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




warming project and decides what tasks related to creating awareness about the issue need to be done. In
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on engaging with the public and which
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




will work on lobbying with the government. She is also assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




are undertaken on time. Which of the following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking?
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) controlling
E) envisioning
Answer: B
n




3) Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on an illiteracy
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their project milestones and direct
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




them through different phases of the project. Which of the following kinds of functions will these tasks be
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




covered under?
n n




A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) evaluating
E) leading
Answer: E
n




4) Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in Indonesia". She
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly according to schedule. Torres
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay, before speeding up the implementation process by
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




allocating more members for the implementation phase. By doing this, which of the following functions is she
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




performing?
n




A) controlling
B) planning
C) formulating
D) leading
E) organizing




https://www.stuvia.com/user/angelinas

, Answer: A
5) Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions?
n n n n n n n n n n n n




A) defining an organization's goals n n n




B) implementing strategies for achieving goals n n n n




C) executing plans to integrate activities n n n n




D) accomplishing goals of a project n n n n




E) employing strategies to coordinate tasks n n n n




Answer: A
n




6) According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students a tour of the plant
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




may be termed as a
n n n . n n




A) leader
B) figurehead
C) resource allocator n




D) negotiator
E) disturbancehandler n




Answer: B
n




7) Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently launched a new product in
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing knowledge about the product with her team
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




members. She will also need to inspire them to reach their sales targets, and clarify any doubts about the new
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




product. Which of the following roles is Ortiz playing?
n n n n n n n n n




A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiator
Answer: A
n




8) Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in Hampshire. For the
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with managers who are working on the issue
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she strives to gain information about the stakeholders in the food
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




industry and other lobby groups. Which of the following roles is George most likely to be playing according to
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?
n n n n n




A) figurehead
B) leader
C) liaison
D) entrepreneur
E) resourceallocator n




Answer: C
n




9) Annette Simpson works for a fashion house in Paris and is preparing for the company's upcoming line of
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




winter clothing. She is currently researching online to know what is in vogue this season. In addition, she is also
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




networking with contacts from the press and fashion magazine editors to understand the changing tastes of
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




consumers. Which of the following roles is Simpson playing according to Mintzberg's classification of
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n




managerial roles?
n n




A) figurehead
B) leader
C) symbol head n




D) monitor
E) spokesperson
Med C n