Organizational Behaviour Understanding and Managing Life at Work 9th edition by Gary Johns Test bank

 
55) Corporate social responsibility has to do with organizations
a. taking responsibility for employee decisions.
b. involving employees in decisions.
c. making employees responsible for their decisions.
d. taking responsibility for the impact of its decisions and actions on its stakeholders.
e. giving employees responsibility for the impact they have on stakeholders.
 
Answer: d
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 23
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
 
56) ACME Inc. has decided to give their employees several days off each year to do volunteer work in the community. What is this an example of?
a. Talent management
b. Employee engagement
c. Corporate social responsibility
d. Human resource management
e. The human relations movement
 
Answer: c
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 24
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
 
57) If an organization wants to be more socially responsible, what should it do?
a. Give employees more money
b. Make donations to charitable organizations
c. Create a spiritual workplace
d. Improve talent management
e. Increase employee engagement
 
Answer: b
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Page Reference: 24
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
 
58) A survey of senior executives from all over the world found that talent was ranked as
a. the most critical challenge.
b. the least critical challenge.
c. the second most critical challenge.
d. the third most critical challenge.
e. the only critical challenge.
 
Answer: c
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 22
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
 
59) It is predicted that there will a shortfall of workers between the ages of 25 and 44 of
a. 10 percent.
b. 20 percent.
c. 30 percent.
d. 40 percent.
e. 50 percent.
 
Answer: c
Diff: 3
Type: MC
Page Reference: 22
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
 
60) The Smelly Cheese Company is very concerned about labour shortages and is having difficulty attracting and retaining employees. What should they do?
a. Improve employee engagement
b. Create a spiritual workplace
c. Focus on corporate social responsibility
d. Focus on psychological capital
e. Improve talent management
 
Answer: e
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 22
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
 
61) Work engagement is characterized by
a. vigour, dedication, and resilience.
b. vigour, dedication, and optimism.
c. vigour, optimism, and resilience.
d. vigour, dedication, and absorption.
e. vigour, absorption, and optimism.
 
Answer: d
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 23
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
 
62) A positive work-related state of mind refers to
a. psychological capital.
b. work engagement.
c. optimism.
d. hope.
e. self-efficacy.
 
Answer: b
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 23
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
 
63) Which of the following is not something that TELUS does as part of its workplace spirituality program?
a. Employees get discounts on TELUS services.
b. Employees get personal days off.
c. On-site fitness classes
d. Seminars on topics such as nutrition
e. Provides quiet rooms for employees
 
Answer: a
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 21
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
 
64) The Bouncy Ball company has decided to change the way they do things. One of the major changes they made was to provide employees with more opportunities for personal growth and development. What is this an example of?
a. Workplace spirituality
b. Work engagement
c. Talent management
d. Corporate social responsibility
e. The human relations movement
 
Answer: a
Diff: 2