Organizational Behaviour: Understanding and Managing Life at Work 10th edition by Gary Johns Test ba

 

16) National culture is one of the most important contingency variables in organizational behaviour.

Answer:  TRUE

Diff: 1     Type: TF     Page Ref: 18

Skill:  Recall

Objective:  1.6 Explain what managers do–their roles, activities, agendas for action, and thought processes.

 

17) The technical requirements for accomplishing goals are the same across cultures.

Answer:  TRUE

Diff: 2     Type: TF     Page Ref: 18

Skill:  Recall

Objective:  1.6 Explain what managers do–their roles, activities, agendas for action, and thought processes.

18) The behavioural requirements for accomplishing goals are the same across cultures.

Answer:  FALSE

Diff: 2     Type: TF     Page Ref: 18

Skill:  Recall

Objective:  1.6 Explain what managers do–their roles, activities, agendas for action, and thought processes.

 

19) A manager who wants to move up in the organization quickly should focus on motivating and developing employees.

Answer:  FALSE

Diff: 2     Type: TF     Page Ref: 16

Skill:  Applied

Objective:  1.6 Explain what managers do–their roles, activities, agendas for action, and thought processes.

 

20) A manager who wants to have employees who are satisfied and committed should focus on interacting with people and informal socializing.

Answer:  FALSE

Diff: 2     Type: TF     Page Ref: 16

Skill:  Applied

Objective:  1.6 Explain what managers do–their roles, activities, agendas for action, and thought processes.

 

21) All of the managerial activities involve dealing with people.

Answer:  TRUE

Diff: 1     Type: TF     Page Ref: 15

Skill:  Recall

Objective:  1.6 Explain what managers do–their roles, activities, agendas for action, and thought processes.

 

22) The managerial activity of human resource management includes motivating, reinforcing, disciplining and punishing, managing conflict, staffing, and ________.

Answer:  training

Diff: 3     Type: SA     Page Ref: 15

Skill:  Recall

Objective:  1.6 Explain what managers do–their roles, activities, agendas for action, and thought processes.

 

23) ________ is a critical managerial activity for moving up the ranks of the organization quickly.

Answer:  Networking

Diff: 2     Type: SA     Page Ref: 16

Skill:  Recall

Objective:  1.6 Explain what managers do–their roles, activities, agendas for action, and thought processes.

 

24) A manager who signs legal documents on behalf of his company is performing the role of ________.

Answer:  figurehead

Diff: 3     Type: SA     Page Ref: 15

Skill:  Applied

Objective:  1.6 Explain what managers do–their roles, activities, agendas for action, and thought processes.

25) The manager who ________ is likely to move up the ranks of the organization quickly.

Answer:  networks

Diff: 2     Type: SA     Page Ref: 16

Skill:  Recall

Objective:  1.6 Explain what managers do–their roles, activities, agendas for action, and thought processes.

 

26) The manager who devotes time to ________ is likely to have employees who are satisfied and committed.

Answer:  human resource management