Essentials of Organizational Behavior 15th edition Published by Stephen P. Robbins test bank

 

70) An ethically healthy climate ________.

A) exists where employees confront a minimal degree of ambiguity regarding what constitutes right and wrong behaviors

B) is non-existent in businesses

C) seldom allows employees to do their work productively

D) cannot be created by managers, but must be dictated by the organization's mission

E) interferes with the actual performance of the organization

Answer:  A

Explanation:  Companies that promote a strong ethical mission, encourage employees to behave with integrity, and provide strong ethical leadership can influence employee decisions to behave ethically. Today's manager must create an ethically healthy climate for his or her employees, where they can do their work productively with minimal ambiguity about what right and wrong behaviors are.

Diff: 3

AACSB:  Ethical Understanding and Reasoning

Quest. Category:  Concept

LO:  1.5 Identify managers' challenges and opportunities in applying OB concepts.

 

71) Sexual orientation is an attribute of workforce diversity.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Organizations are increasingly heterogeneous. One aspect of this diversity in the workforce is different sexual orientations.

Diff: 1

AACSB:  Reflective Thinking

Quest. Category:  Analytical

LO:  1.5 Identify managers' challenges and opportunities in applying OB concepts.

 

 

72) Asking your professor of this course to redo the mid-term exam when the opportunity is not given to all students might cause your professor to have an ethical dilemma.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Ethical behaviors are not clearly defined and the line between right and wrong has become more blurred as time has progressed. Asking your professor to redo an exam when other students don't get the same opportunity might cause them to question the fairness of giving you a grade you did not earn.

Diff: 2

AACSB:  Ethical Understanding and Reasoning

Quest. Category:  Critical Thinking

LO:  1.5 Identify managers' challenges and opportunities in applying OB concepts.

 

73) The Johnson-Douglas corporation can maintain an ethically healthy climate for employees by enabling them to work productively with minimal ambiguity about right and wrong behaviors.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  Ambiguity about right and wrong behaviors lead to ethical confusion. An organization can promote ethical behavior by minimizing ambiguity.

Diff: 2

AACSB:  Ethical Understanding and Reasoning

Quest. Category:  Concept

LO:  1.5 Identify managers' challenges and opportunities in applying OB concepts.

 

74) Social media in the business world is a temporary phenomenon.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Social media in the business world is here to stay. It is pervasive.

Diff: 2

AACSB:  Ethical Understanding and Reasoning

Quest. Category:  Concept

LO:  1.5 Identify managers' challenges and opportunities in applying OB concepts.

 

75) Organizations are becoming more heterogeneous, reflecting an increasing workforce diversity.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  The current trend is increasing heterogeneity in terms of employees' gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and other characteristics. This reflects an increase in workforce diversity.

Diff: 2

AACSB:  Diverse and Multicultural Work Environments

Quest. Category:  Concept

LO:  1.5 Identify managers' challenges and opportunities in applying OB concepts.

 

 

76) Workforce diversity is a threat to managers in organizations.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Workforce diversity presents great opportunities and poses challenging questions for both managers and employees.

Diff: 2

AACSB:  Analytical Thinking

Quest. Category:  Concept

LO:  1.5 Identify managers' challenges and opportunities in applying OB concepts.

 

77) One of the biggest challenges to maintaining employee well-being is the reality that many workers never get away from the virtual workplace.

Answer:  TRUE

Explanation:  While communication technology allows employees to do their work anywhere, it also means that they feel that they are at work 24/7. There is never a feeling of separation of work and non-work life.

Diff: 2

AACSB:  Analytical Thinking

Quest. Category:  Concept

LO:  1.5 Identify managers' challenges and opportunities in applying OB concepts.