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Part 1: Introduction
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Chapter 1: What Is Organizational Behavior?
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Part 2: The Individual
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Chapter 2: Diversity in Organizations
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Chapter 3: Attitudes and Job
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Satisfaction Chapter 4: Emotions and
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Moods Chapter 5: Personality and
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Values
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Chapter 6: Perception and Individual Decision Making
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Chapter 7: Motivation Concepts
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Chapter 8: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications
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Part 3: The Group
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Chapter 9: Foundations of Group g1 g1 g1 g1
Behavior Chapter 10: Understanding
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Work
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Communication
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Chapter 12: Leadership g1 g1
Chapter 13: Power and Politics
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Chapter 14: Conflict and Negotiation
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Part 4: The Organization System
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Chapter 15: Foundations of Organization Structure
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Chapter 16: Organizational Culture
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Chapter 17: Human Resource Policies and Practices
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Chapter 18: Organizational Change and Stress
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Management
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Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior?
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1) are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are responsible for
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attaining goals in organizations.
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A) Assistants
B) Managers
C) Secretaries
D) Interns
E) Apprentices
Answer: B
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2) Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working on a
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global warming project and decides what tasks related to creating awareness about the issue need to be
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done. In addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on engaging with the public
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and which will work on lobbying with the government. She is also assigning people as team members
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to ensure that tasks are undertaken on time. Which of the following categories of functions is Mitchell
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undertaking?
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A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) controlling
E) envisioning
Answer: B
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3) Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on an
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illiteracy project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their project
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milestones and direct them through different phases of the project. Which of the following kinds of
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functions will these tasks be covered under?
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A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) evaluating
E) leading
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E
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4) Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in Indonesia".
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She recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly according to schedule.
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Torres monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay, before speeding up the implementation
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process by allocating more members for the implementation phase. By doing this, which of the following
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functions is she performing?
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A) controlling
B) planning
C) formulating
D) leading
E) organizing
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5) Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions?
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A) defining an organization's goals g1 g1 g1
B) implementing strategies for achieving goals g1 g1 g1 g1
C) executing plans to integrate activities g1 g1 g1 g1
D) accomplishing goals of a project g1 g1 g1 g1
E) employingstrategies to coordinate tasks g1 g1 g1
Answer: A
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6) According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students a tour of the
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plant may be termed as a .
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A) leader
B) figurehead
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D) negotiator
E) disturbancehandler
Answer: B
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7) Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently launched a new
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product in the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing knowledge about the product
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with her team members. She will also need to inspire them to reach their sales targets, and clarify any
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doubts about the new product. Which of the following roles is Ortiz playing?
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A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiator
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8) Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in Hampshire. For the
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upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with managers who are working on the
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issue of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she strives to gain information about the
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stakeholders in the food industry and other lobby groups. Which of the following roles is George most
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likely to be playing according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?
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A) figurehead
B) leader
C) liaison
D) entrepreneur
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Answer: C
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9) Annette Simpson works for a fashion house in Paris and is preparing for the company's upcoming
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line of winter clothing. She is currently researching online to know what is in vogue this season. In
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addition, she is also networking with contacts from the press and fashion magazine editors to understand
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the changing tastes of consumers. Which of the following roles is Simpson playing according to
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Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?
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A) figurehead
B) leader
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D) monitor
E) spokesperson