Test Bank Organizational Behavior and Management 12th Edition by
Robert Konopaske, John Ivancevich and Michael Matteson. ISBN-. All
Chapters 1-17. Practice, MCQ & Answer Keys
,True / False Questions
1. Work behavior refers only to activities directly involved in the creation of the
work product.
FALSE
Work behavior is anything a person does in the work environment.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-01 Compare the characteristics of effective socialization.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
2. Daydreaming about being on vacation while on the job is considered a work
behavior.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 03-01 Compare the characteristics of effective socialization.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
3. Minorities, which now comprise about forty percent of the U.S. population, will
become the majority by 2020.
FALSE
Minorities, which now comprise more than one-third of the U.S. population, will
become the majority by 2060.
,Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee
diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
4. By midcentury, close to one-quarter of the United States population will be
aged 65 or older.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee
diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
5. Diversity is a synonym for equal employment opportunity (EEO).
FALSE
Diversity is not a synonym for equal employment opportunity (EEO). Nor is it
another word for affirmative action. Diversity is the vast array of physical and
cultural differences that constitute the spectrum of human differences.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee
diversity.
, Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
6. Sexual/affectional orientation is not considered a primary dimension of
diversity.
FALSE
Sexual/affectional orientation is considered a primary dimension of diversity.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee
diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
7. Research has found that a commitment to diversity may lead to financial
benefits for business.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee
diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
Robert Konopaske, John Ivancevich and Michael Matteson. ISBN-. All
Chapters 1-17. Practice, MCQ & Answer Keys
,True / False Questions
1. Work behavior refers only to activities directly involved in the creation of the
work product.
FALSE
Work behavior is anything a person does in the work environment.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-01 Compare the characteristics of effective socialization.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
2. Daydreaming about being on vacation while on the job is considered a work
behavior.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 03-01 Compare the characteristics of effective socialization.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
3. Minorities, which now comprise about forty percent of the U.S. population, will
become the majority by 2020.
FALSE
Minorities, which now comprise more than one-third of the U.S. population, will
become the majority by 2060.
,Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee
diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
4. By midcentury, close to one-quarter of the United States population will be
aged 65 or older.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee
diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
5. Diversity is a synonym for equal employment opportunity (EEO).
FALSE
Diversity is not a synonym for equal employment opportunity (EEO). Nor is it
another word for affirmative action. Diversity is the vast array of physical and
cultural differences that constitute the spectrum of human differences.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee
diversity.
, Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
6. Sexual/affectional orientation is not considered a primary dimension of
diversity.
FALSE
Sexual/affectional orientation is considered a primary dimension of diversity.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee
diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
7. Research has found that a commitment to diversity may lead to financial
benefits for business.
TRUE
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee
diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior
