Organizational Behaviour Understanding and Managing Life at Work 9th edition by Gary Johns Test bank
Type: MC
Page Reference: 21
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
65) Psychological capital refers to
a. a workplace that provides employees with meaning and purpose.
b. a positive work-related state of mind.
c. an individual’s positive psychological state of development.
d. a psychological state of mind.
e. an individual’s state of wellness.
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.
66) Which of the following is not associated with psychological capital?
a. Vigour
b. Self-efficacy
c. Optimism
d. Hope
e. Resilience
Answer: a
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 22
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
67) The confidence to take on and put in the necessary effort to succeed at challenging tasks is known as
a. vigour.
b. self-efficacy.
c. optimism.
d. hope.
e. resilience.
Answer: b
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 22
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
68) Making internal attributions about positive events in the present and future and external attributions about negative events is known as
a. absorption.
b. self-efficacy.
c. optimism.
d. hope.
e. resilience.
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.
69) Persevering towards one’s goals and, when necessary, making changes and using multiple pathways to achieve one’s goals is known as
a. goal setting.
b. self-efficacy.
c. optimism.
d. hope.
e. resilience.
Answer: d
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 22
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
70) The ability to bounce back or rebound from adversity and setbacks to attain success is known as
a. vigour.
b. self-efficacy.
c. optimism.
d. hope.
e. resilience.
Answer: e
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Page Reference: 22
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the societal and global trends that are shaping contemporary management concerns.
71) Human resources management refers to
a. the attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations.
b. an approach to management that recognizes there is no one best way to manage.
c. programs, practices, and systems for improving the attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations.
d. programs, practices, and systems to acquire, develop, and retain employees in organizations.
e. programs, practices, and systems to make an organization more effective.
Answer: d
Diff: 1
Type: MC
Page Reference: 6
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Explain the concept of "organizational behaviour" and describe the goals of the field.
72) Management and organizational behaviour are two different terms for the same thing.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
Diff: 1
Type: TF
Page Reference: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Explain the concept of “organizational behaviour” and describe the goals of the field.
73) The text suggests that, in general, explaining behaviour is a more complex process than predicting behaviour.
a. True
b. False
Answer: a
Diff: 2
Type: TF
Page Reference: 10
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Explain the concept of “organizational behaviour” and describe the goals of the field.
74) Organizational behaviour is defined, in the text, as those employee behaviours that contribute to the achievement of organizational goals.
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
Diff: 1
Type: TF
Page Reference: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Explain the concept of “organizational behaviour” and describe the goals of the field.
75) The text defines organizations as “socially unstructured units of authority.”
a. True
b. False
Answer: b
Diff: 1
Type: TF
Page Reference: 4
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define “organizations” and describe their basic characteristics.