Essentials of Organizational Behavior 15th edition Published by Stephen P. Robbins test bank
8) The ultimate goal of organizational behavior is to ________.
A) better understand management
B) improve an organization's effectiveness
C) balance diversity
D) create boilerplates
E) replace human resources
Answer: B
Explanation: OB studies the impact individuals, groups, and structure have on an organization with the ultimate goal of improving effectiveness.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).
9) Which of the following is not a managerial activity that managers were engaged in, according to Luthans and associates?
A) Human resource management
B) Networking
C) Communications
D) Filing documents
E) Traditional management
Answer: D
Explanation: In Luthans and associates' study of 450 managers, traditional management, communication, HR management, and networking were the four typical managerial activities. Filing documents was not one of them.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).
10) Navar is a manager at a mid-sized consulting firm. Within his role, he is responsible for interacting with both the other departments in his organization and with both vendors and customers of the firm. Which of the four managerial activities is Navar exhibiting?
A) Traditional management
B) Communication
C) Human resource management
D) Networking
E) Systems
Answer: D
Explanation: Socializing, politicking, and interacting with outsiders are all networking activities that managers do.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Analytical
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).
11) On average, managers spend most of their time doing which managerial activity?
A) Traditional management
B) Communication
C) Human resource management
D) Networking
E) Systems
Answer: A
Explanation: Thirty-two percent of a manager's time is spent doing traditional activities.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).
12) On average, managers spend the least amount of time doing which managerial activity?
A) Traditional management
B) Communication
C) Human resource management
D) Networking
E) Systems
Answer: D
Explanation: Nineteen percent of a manager's time is spent on networking.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).
13) According to Luthans, if you want to be a successful manager, your time would be best spent on which managerial activity?
A) Traditional management
B) Communication
C) Human resource management
D) Networking
E) Systems
Answer: D
Explanation: Networking has been shown to make the largest relative contribution to a manager's success.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).
14) According to Luthans, if you want to be a successful manager, your time would be best spent not focusing on which managerial activity?
A) Traditional management
B) Communication
C) Human resource management
D) Networking
E) Systems
Answer: C
Explanation: Focusing on human resource management has been shown to make the least relative contribution to a manager's success.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).
15) According to Luthans, if you want to be an effective manager, your time would be best spent not focusing on which managerial activity?
A) Traditional management
B) Communication
C) Human resource management
D) Networking
E) Systems
Answer: D
Explanation: In Luthans and associates' study, networking made the least relative contribution for effective managers.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Reflective Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).