Question 1

According to the resource-based view of organizations,a firm's resources do not include resources related to organizational behavior,such as the knowledge,ability,and wisdom of the workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In organizational behavior research,a correlation of +1 between two variables is considered:

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A)  weak.
B)  to be an absence of relationship.
C)  arbitrary.
D)  irrelevant.
E)  perfect.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E) E

Question 3

Culture,teamwork,trust,and reputation are examples of _____.

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A)  socially complex resources
B)  easy-to-develop resources
C)  natural structures
D)  evidence-based resources
E)  associative structuresF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following reflect(s) the degree to which employees feel that their company does business with fairness,honesty,and integrity?

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A)  Job satisfaction
B)  Trust,justice,and ethics
C)  Team processes
D)  Personality and ability
E)  MotivationF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following methods suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because it is consistent with their own experience and observations?

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A)  Method of intuition
B)  Method of authority
C)  Method of science
D)  Method of experience
E)  Method of behaviorF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a group mechanism?

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A)  Team characteristics and diversity
B)  Motivation
C)  Trust,justice,and ethics
D)  Organizational commitment
E)  AbilityF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

Briefly describe the four different ways of knowing things.Which way do you believe provides the soundest explanation and most compelling support?

Accepted Answer

The four ways are: method of experience,...

Question 8

Which of the following group mechanisms summarize how individuals attain authority over others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leader cultural values
B)  Leader personality
C)  Leader styles and behaviors
D)  Leader responsibilities
E)  Leader power and negotiationF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

The resource-based view suggests that a resource is more valuable when it is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  complex
B)  technologically advanced
C)  socially complex
D)  rare
E)  simpleF) D) and E)
G) None of the above D

Question 10

Donna believes that 360 degree performance review is ideal for her company because she recently read about a major survey of Fortune 100 companies that highlighted the effectiveness of this method.Which of the following philosophies is she relying on?

Accepted Answer

A)  Method of intuition
B)  Method of performance
C)  Method of behavior
D)  Method of reliability
E)  Method of scienceF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

As employees gain experience,they obtain job knowledge and use this knowledge to make accurate judgments on the job.Which individual mechanism is referred to in this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Team processes
B)  Trust,justice,and ethics
C)  Learning and decision making
D)  Personality and ability
E)  MotivationF) None of the above
G) A) and E) C

Question 12

People create history,a collective pool of experience,wisdom,and knowledge that benefits the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Rule of One-Eighth suggests that about 88 percent of the companies will actually do what is required to build profits by putting people first.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of these individual mechanisms captures the energetic forces that drive employees' work efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Motivation
B)  Ability
C)  Job performance
D)  Personality
E)  StressF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

The method of authority suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because some respected official,agency,or source has said it is so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The scientific method requires that theories be used to inspire _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  auditing
B)  hypotheses
C)  experience
D)  verification
E)  intuitionF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Which of the following individual characteristics illustrated in the integrative model of OB reflect the various traits and tendencies that describe how people act,with commonly studied traits including extraversion,conscientiousness,and collectivism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trust,justice,and ethics
B)  Personality and cultural values
C)  Job performance and organizational commitment
D)  Learning and decision making
E)  Organizational structure and organizational cultureF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Leader power and negotiation summarize how individuals attain authority over others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

_______ are written predictions that specify relations between variables.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypotheses
B)  Verifications
C)  Theories
D)  Data
E)  CollectionsF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

Learning and decision making deals with how employees gain job knowledge and how they use that knowledge to make accurate judgments on the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: What Is Organizational Behavior

According to the resource-based view of organizations,a firm's resources do not include resources related to organizational behavior,such as the knowledge,ability,and wisdom of the workforce.

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In organizational behavior research,a correlation of +1 between two variables is considered:

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Culture,teamwork,trust,and reputation are examples of _____.

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Which of the following reflect(s) the degree to which employees feel that their company does business with fairness,honesty,and integrity?

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Which of the following methods suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because it is consistent with their own experience and observations?

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Which of the following is an example of a group mechanism?

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Briefly describe the four different ways of knowing things.Which way do you believe provides the soundest explanation and most compelling support?

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Which of the following group mechanisms summarize how individuals attain authority over others?

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The resource-based view suggests that a resource is more valuable when it is _____.

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Donna believes that 360 degree performance review is ideal for her company because she recently read about a major survey of Fortune 100 companies that highlighted the effectiveness of this method.Which of the following philosophies is she relying on?

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As employees gain experience,they obtain job knowledge and use this knowledge to make accurate judgments on the job.Which individual mechanism is referred to in this statement?

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People create history,a collective pool of experience,wisdom,and knowledge that benefits the organization.

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The Rule of One-Eighth suggests that about 88 percent of the companies will actually do what is required to build profits by putting people first.

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Which of these individual mechanisms captures the energetic forces that drive employees' work efforts?

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The method of authority suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because some respected official,agency,or source has said it is so.

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The scientific method requires that theories be used to inspire _____.

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Which of the following individual characteristics illustrated in the integrative model of OB reflect the various traits and tendencies that describe how people act,with commonly studied traits including extraversion,conscientiousness,and collectivism?

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Leader power and negotiation summarize how individuals attain authority over others.

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_______ are written predictions that specify relations between variables.

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Learning and decision making deals with how employees gain job knowledge and how they use that knowledge to make accurate judgments on the job.

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