Organizational Behaviour: Concepts, Controversies, Applications 8th Canadian Edition solution manua

Topic:  Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field
Skill:  Recall
Objective:  4

44) Which behavioural science discipline contributes to OB's understanding of group decision-making processes?
A) anthropology
B) psychology
C) social psychology
D) sociology
E) political science
Answer:  C
Diff: 1    Type: MC    Page Ref: 10
Topic:  Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field
Skill:  Recall
Objective:  4
 
SCENARIO 1-3 You are an OB specialist at XYZ University and have been charged with the task of bringing together faculty from different behavioural disciplines to author a new textbook in organizational behaviour. You have faculty from the fields of psychology, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and political science. The key tasks here are to consider the various ideas and structure them in such a manner as to provide a clear and plausible description of organizational behaviour and how it applies to the work environment.
 
45) Refer to Scenario 1-3. You should expect that the faculty member from which field will probably contribute information about inter-group behaviour?
A) sociology
B) psychology
C) social psychology
D) anthropology
E) political science
Answer:  A
Diff: 2    Type: MC    Page Ref: 10
Topic:  Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field
Skill:  Applied
Objective:  4
 
46) Refer to Scenario 1-3. Information on which of the following would be a contribution from the faculty member from psychology?
A) conflict
B) power
C) perception and learning
D) intra-organizational politics
E) political environment
Answer:  C
Diff: 2    Type: MC    Page Ref: 10
Topic:  Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field
Skill:  Applied
Objective:  4

47) Refer to Scenario 1-3. Who would you expect to address issues of communication?
A) the psychologist
B) the anthropologist
C) the social psychologist
D) the social psychologist and sociologist
E) the sociologist
Answer:  D
Diff: 2    Type: MC    Page Ref: 10
Topic:  Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field
Skill:  Applied
Objective:  4
 
48) Refer to Scenario 1-3. One of the major considerations which will need to be clearly portrayed is that
A) organizational behaviour is an applied behavioural science.
B) organizational behaviour is largely theoretical and difficult to apply to the real world.
C) leadership cannot be readily studied or understood through organizational behaviour.
D) relationships between leadership and decision making are not clear.
E) organizational behaviour is based largely upon an intuitive approach.
Answer:  A
Diff: 3    Type: MC    Page Ref: 9
Topic:  Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field
Skill:  Applied
Objective:  4
 
49) The most significant contributions to OB with respect to implementing change and reducing barriers to its acceptance in groups has been made by
A) psychology.
B) sociology.
C) social psychology.
D) political science.
E) anthropology.
Answer:  C
Diff: 2    Type: MC    Page Ref: 9
Topic:  Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field
Skill:  Recall
Objective:  4
 

50) The OB subject of "organizational culture" has been most influenced by which behavioural science discipline?
A) anthropology
B) psychology
C) social psychology
D) political science
E) sociology
Answer:  E
Diff: 1    Type: MC    Page Ref: 10
Topic:  Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field
Skill:  Recall
Objective:  4
51) The OB subject of "power" at the group level has been most influenced by which behavioural science discipline?
A) psychology
B) social psychology
C) anthropology
D) political science
E) sociology
Answer:  E
Diff: 1    Type: MC    Page Ref: 10
Topic:  Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field
Skill:  Recall
Objective:  4
 
52) From which of the following behavioural sciences has the study of "people's influence on one another"?
A) anthropology
B) social psychology
C) psychology
D) political science
E) sociology
Answer:  B
Diff: 1    Type: MC    Page Ref: 10
Topic:  Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field