HROB 2090 Practice Questions With Correct
Answers
When |we |say |that |organizations |are |social |inventions |we |mean |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
organizations |don't |exist |without |members
Which |statement |reflects |a |recognition |of |contingencies? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"We |pay |
labourers |by |the |hour |and |machinists |with |a |piece |rate |system."
Jane |is |an |HR |manager |at |an |auto |manufacturing |firm. |She |has |having |a |problem, |with |
turnover. |Jane |knows |that |one |of |the |company's |competitors |recently |implemented |a |strategy |
to |reduce |turnover, |and |was |successful. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |Jane |take |if |she
|was |practicing |EBM? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-She |should |examine |the |cause |of |her |turnover |
problem |and |she |should |look |to |the |research |to |identify |potential |solutions |to |turnover
A |large |Canadian |corporation |has |recently |merged |with |a |French |company. |Which |of |the |
following |is |least |likely |to |be |related |to |the |field |of |organizational |behaviour? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-The |legal |restrictions |pertaining |to |share |ownership |in |the |newly |merged |
company
Victor |Lee, |the |production |manager |with |Alpha |Electronics, |has |lunch |with |Lisa |Alfredo, |the |
marketing |manager. |The |topics |of |conversation |range |from |personal |family |matters |to |issues |of
|concern |in |their |respective |departments |at |Alpha. |According |to |Mintzberg, |these |managers |
are |performing |the |role |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-liason
Organizational |survival |is |often |dependent |on |how |well |the |organization |can |adapt. |Which |of |
the |following |behaviours |on |the |part |of |individuals |is |necessary |for |the |organization |to |
survive? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--being |innovative
-being |motivated |to |join |and |remain |with |the |organization
, -performing |their |work |in |terms |of |productivity, |quality, |and |service
-being |flexible
If |an |organization |wants |to |improve |its |flexibility, |what |should |it |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
train |workers |on |all |of |its |equipment
When |we |say |that |the |effectiveness |of |a |particular |leadership |style |is |contingent |upon |certain |
factors, |we |mean |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |effectiveness |of |the |leadership |style |
depends |on |what |these |factors |are
Emotional |stability |helps |support |positive |work |performance |if |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
person |is |more |calm |and |has |highly |effective |interactions |with |co-workers |and |cusomers
Ron |is |a |sensitive |person, |and |he |works |very |hard |so |that |his |boss |doesn't |criticize |him. |
Criticism |is |a(n) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-negative |reinforcer
A |person |who |is |a |high |self-monitor |will |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-observe |the |situation |when |
determining |how |to |behave
To |obtain |the |best |compromise |between |the |speed |of |acquisition |of |a |desired |response |and |
resistance |to |its |extinction, |which |reinforcement |strategy |should |be |used |in |training? |(In |other
|words, |how |do |we |get |the |fastest |learning |combined |with |the |strongest |resistance |to |
extinction?) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Begin |with |immediate |and |continuous |reinforcement |and
|gradually |go |to |delated |and |partial |reinforcement
Janet |has |shown |her |boss |how |effective |she |is |on |the |job |because |she |is |naturally |curious |
about |what |is |happening |with |her |company, |has |broad |interests |and |has |a |vibrant |
imagination. |She |is |demonstrating |great |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-openness |to |experience
Answers
When |we |say |that |organizations |are |social |inventions |we |mean |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
organizations |don't |exist |without |members
Which |statement |reflects |a |recognition |of |contingencies? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"We |pay |
labourers |by |the |hour |and |machinists |with |a |piece |rate |system."
Jane |is |an |HR |manager |at |an |auto |manufacturing |firm. |She |has |having |a |problem, |with |
turnover. |Jane |knows |that |one |of |the |company's |competitors |recently |implemented |a |strategy |
to |reduce |turnover, |and |was |successful. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |Jane |take |if |she
|was |practicing |EBM? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-She |should |examine |the |cause |of |her |turnover |
problem |and |she |should |look |to |the |research |to |identify |potential |solutions |to |turnover
A |large |Canadian |corporation |has |recently |merged |with |a |French |company. |Which |of |the |
following |is |least |likely |to |be |related |to |the |field |of |organizational |behaviour? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-The |legal |restrictions |pertaining |to |share |ownership |in |the |newly |merged |
company
Victor |Lee, |the |production |manager |with |Alpha |Electronics, |has |lunch |with |Lisa |Alfredo, |the |
marketing |manager. |The |topics |of |conversation |range |from |personal |family |matters |to |issues |of
|concern |in |their |respective |departments |at |Alpha. |According |to |Mintzberg, |these |managers |
are |performing |the |role |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-liason
Organizational |survival |is |often |dependent |on |how |well |the |organization |can |adapt. |Which |of |
the |following |behaviours |on |the |part |of |individuals |is |necessary |for |the |organization |to |
survive? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--being |innovative
-being |motivated |to |join |and |remain |with |the |organization
, -performing |their |work |in |terms |of |productivity, |quality, |and |service
-being |flexible
If |an |organization |wants |to |improve |its |flexibility, |what |should |it |do? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
train |workers |on |all |of |its |equipment
When |we |say |that |the |effectiveness |of |a |particular |leadership |style |is |contingent |upon |certain |
factors, |we |mean |that |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |effectiveness |of |the |leadership |style |
depends |on |what |these |factors |are
Emotional |stability |helps |support |positive |work |performance |if |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
person |is |more |calm |and |has |highly |effective |interactions |with |co-workers |and |cusomers
Ron |is |a |sensitive |person, |and |he |works |very |hard |so |that |his |boss |doesn't |criticize |him. |
Criticism |is |a(n) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-negative |reinforcer
A |person |who |is |a |high |self-monitor |will |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-observe |the |situation |when |
determining |how |to |behave
To |obtain |the |best |compromise |between |the |speed |of |acquisition |of |a |desired |response |and |
resistance |to |its |extinction, |which |reinforcement |strategy |should |be |used |in |training? |(In |other
|words, |how |do |we |get |the |fastest |learning |combined |with |the |strongest |resistance |to |
extinction?) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Begin |with |immediate |and |continuous |reinforcement |and
|gradually |go |to |delated |and |partial |reinforcement
Janet |has |shown |her |boss |how |effective |she |is |on |the |job |because |she |is |naturally |curious |
about |what |is |happening |with |her |company, |has |broad |interests |and |has |a |vibrant |
imagination. |She |is |demonstrating |great |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-openness |to |experience
