Test Bank For Organizational Behavior (15th Edition)
[Stephen P. Robbins and Timothy A. Judge]
,Organizational Behavior, 15e (Robbins/Judge)
Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior?
1) ________ are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are responsible for attaining
goals in organizations.
A) Assistants
B) Managers
C) Secretaries
D) Interns
E) Apprentices
Answer: B
2) Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working on a global
warming project and decides what tasks related to creating awareness about the issue need to be done. In
addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on engaging with the public and which will
work on lobbying with the government. She is also assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are
undertaken on time. Which of the following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking?
A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) controlling
E) envisioning
Answer: B
3) Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on an illiteracy
project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their project milestones and direct
them through different phases of the project. Which of the following kinds of functions will these tasks be
covered under?
A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) evaluating
E) leading
Answer: E
4) Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in Indonesia". She
recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly according to schedule. Torres
monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay, before speeding up the implementation process by
allocating more members for the implementation phase. By doing this, which of the following functions is she
performing?
A) controlling
B) planning
C) formulating
D) leading
E) organizing
,Answer: A
5) Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions?
A) defining an organization's goals
B) implementing strategies for achieving goals
C) executing plans to integrate activities
D) accomplishing goals of a project
E) employing strategies to coordinate tasks
Answer: A
6) According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students a tour of the plant
may be termed as a ________.
A) leader
B) figurehead
C) resource allocator
D) negotiator
E) disturbance handler
Answer: B
7) Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently launched a new product in
the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing knowledge about the product with her team
members. She will also need to inspire them to reach their sales targets, and clarify any doubts about the new
product. Which of the following roles is Ortiz playing?
A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiator
Answer: A
8) Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in Hampshire. For the
upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with managers who are working on the issue
of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she strives to gain information about the stakeholders in the
food industry and other lobby groups. Which of the following roles is George most likely to be playing
according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) liaison
D) entrepreneur
E) resource allocator
Answer: C
9) Annette Simpson works for a fashion house in Paris and is preparing for the company's upcoming line of
winter clothing. She is currently researching online to know what is in vogue this season. In addition, she is also
networking with contacts from the press and fashion magazine editors to understand the changing tastes of
consumers. Which of the following roles is Simpson playing according to Mintzberg's classification of
managerial roles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) symbol head
D) monitor
E) spokesperson
, Answer: D
10) According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, the role of a(n) ________ is to transmit
information received from outsiders or from other employees to members of the organization.
A) entrepreneur
B) resource allocator
C) spokesperson
D) leader
E) disseminator
Answer: E
11) The role of a(n) ________, according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, is to transmit
information to outsiders about an organization's plans, policies, actions, and results and one which serves as an
expert in the organization's industry.
A) spokesperson
B) disturbance handler
C) entrepreneur
D) leader
E) liaison
Answer: A
12) According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, a(n) ________ searches the organization and its
environment for opportunities and initiates projects to bring about change.
A) spokesperson
B) disturbance handler
C) entrepreneur
D) resource allocator
E) negotiator
Answer: C
13) According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, the role of a(n) ________ is to make or approve
significant organizational decisions and assign human, physical, and monetary assets.
A) disseminator
B) liaison
C) entrepreneur
D) resource allocator
E) entrepreneur
Answer: D
14) According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, which of the following is a kind of
interpersonal role?
A) monitor
B) disseminator
C) spokesperson
D) entrepreneur
E) liaison
Answer: E
15) According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, which of the following is a kind of decisional
role?
A) negotiator
B) disseminator
C) liaison
D) spokesperson
E) monitor
[Stephen P. Robbins and Timothy A. Judge]
,Organizational Behavior, 15e (Robbins/Judge)
Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior?
1) ________ are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are responsible for attaining
goals in organizations.
A) Assistants
B) Managers
C) Secretaries
D) Interns
E) Apprentices
Answer: B
2) Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working on a global
warming project and decides what tasks related to creating awareness about the issue need to be done. In
addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on engaging with the public and which will
work on lobbying with the government. She is also assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are
undertaken on time. Which of the following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking?
A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) controlling
E) envisioning
Answer: B
3) Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on an illiteracy
project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their project milestones and direct
them through different phases of the project. Which of the following kinds of functions will these tasks be
covered under?
A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) evaluating
E) leading
Answer: E
4) Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in Indonesia". She
recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly according to schedule. Torres
monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay, before speeding up the implementation process by
allocating more members for the implementation phase. By doing this, which of the following functions is she
performing?
A) controlling
B) planning
C) formulating
D) leading
E) organizing
,Answer: A
5) Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions?
A) defining an organization's goals
B) implementing strategies for achieving goals
C) executing plans to integrate activities
D) accomplishing goals of a project
E) employing strategies to coordinate tasks
Answer: A
6) According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students a tour of the plant
may be termed as a ________.
A) leader
B) figurehead
C) resource allocator
D) negotiator
E) disturbance handler
Answer: B
7) Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently launched a new product in
the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing knowledge about the product with her team
members. She will also need to inspire them to reach their sales targets, and clarify any doubts about the new
product. Which of the following roles is Ortiz playing?
A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiator
Answer: A
8) Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in Hampshire. For the
upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with managers who are working on the issue
of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she strives to gain information about the stakeholders in the
food industry and other lobby groups. Which of the following roles is George most likely to be playing
according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) liaison
D) entrepreneur
E) resource allocator
Answer: C
9) Annette Simpson works for a fashion house in Paris and is preparing for the company's upcoming line of
winter clothing. She is currently researching online to know what is in vogue this season. In addition, she is also
networking with contacts from the press and fashion magazine editors to understand the changing tastes of
consumers. Which of the following roles is Simpson playing according to Mintzberg's classification of
managerial roles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) symbol head
D) monitor
E) spokesperson
, Answer: D
10) According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, the role of a(n) ________ is to transmit
information received from outsiders or from other employees to members of the organization.
A) entrepreneur
B) resource allocator
C) spokesperson
D) leader
E) disseminator
Answer: E
11) The role of a(n) ________, according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, is to transmit
information to outsiders about an organization's plans, policies, actions, and results and one which serves as an
expert in the organization's industry.
A) spokesperson
B) disturbance handler
C) entrepreneur
D) leader
E) liaison
Answer: A
12) According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, a(n) ________ searches the organization and its
environment for opportunities and initiates projects to bring about change.
A) spokesperson
B) disturbance handler
C) entrepreneur
D) resource allocator
E) negotiator
Answer: C
13) According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, the role of a(n) ________ is to make or approve
significant organizational decisions and assign human, physical, and monetary assets.
A) disseminator
B) liaison
C) entrepreneur
D) resource allocator
E) entrepreneur
Answer: D
14) According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, which of the following is a kind of
interpersonal role?
A) monitor
B) disseminator
C) spokesperson
D) entrepreneur
E) liaison
Answer: E
15) According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, which of the following is a kind of decisional
role?
A) negotiator
B) disseminator
C) liaison
D) spokesperson
E) monitor
