TEST BANK FOR Organizational Behavior, 2nd Edition Mary Uhl-Bien, Ronald F. Piccolo, John R. Schermerhorn Jr

TEST BANK FOR Organizational Behavior, 2nd
Edition, AUHOR; Piccolo(ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED)



File: ch01, Chapter 1: Introducing Organizational Behavior


True/False
1. Organizational climate is the study of human behavior in organizations.

Ans: False
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior




2. Organizational behavior is an interdisciplinary body of knowledge with
strong ties to psychology, sociology, and anthropology.


Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior




3. Given the importance of teams, organizational behavior is an academic
discipline devoted only to understanding group behavior.


Ans: False
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the

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, modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior




4. In the modern workplace, important trends include the demise of
―command-and-control‖ type of organizational structures and a
commitment to ethical behavior.


Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior




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, 5. Today, Hispanics are the fastest growing community in the modern workplace in
the United States.


Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior




6. The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that America will become a true plurality
by 2060, with no one ethnic or racial group being in the majority.


Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior




7. The developmental sequence begins with initial experience and subsequent reflection.


Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Define organizational behavior and its importance in the
modern workplace. Section Reference: Organizational Behavior




8. Organizational behavior scholars believe that there is one ―best‖ or universal
way to manage people and organizations.

Ans: False
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, Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 2: Think critically about human behavior.
Section Reference: Thinking Critically about Organizational Behavior




9. Evidence-based management uses hard facts and empirical evidence to make
decisions.


Ans: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Level: Easy
Learning Objective 2: Think critically about human behavior.
Section Reference: Thinking Critically about Organizational Behavior




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