Organizational Behaviour: Understanding and Managing Life at Work 10th edition by Gary Johns Test ba
A) employee engagement
B) psychological capital
C) human capital
D) corporate social responsibility
E) innovation
Answer: E
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
8) The text defines organizations as "socially unstructured units of authority."
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 4
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
9) A family could be an example of an organization, as the term organization is defined in the text.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 4
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
10) The text argues for a very physical, rather than a social, definition of organizations.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 4
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
11) When the text says that organizations are "social inventions," it means that they are essentially defined by people, not things.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 4
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
12) According to the text, all viable organizations have goals.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
13) When we say that organizations are social inventions, we mean that their existence depends on the presence of specific individuals.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 4
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
14) Nonprofit organizations have goals.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
15) Survival is a goal of virtually all organizations.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
16) Almost 90 percent of executives believe that innovation is a strategic priority for their organizations.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
17) The fact that organizations are "social inventions" means that they are defined by the presence of ________, not things.
Answer: people
Diff: 1 Type: SA Page Ref: 4
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
18) Social inventions for accomplishing goals through group effort are called ________.