Organizational Behaviour: Understanding and Managing Life at Work 10th edition by Gary Johns Test ba
Answer: organizations
Diff: 1 Type: SA Page Ref: 4
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
19) ________ is a goal of virtually all organizations.
Answer: Survival
Diff: 1 Type: SA Page Ref: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
20) Much of the intellectual and physical work done in organizations is quite literally performed by ________.
Answer: groups
Diff: 2 Type: SA Page Ref: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
21) 87 percent of executives believe that ________ is a strategic priority for their organization.
Answer: innovation
Diff: 3 Type: SA Page Ref: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
22) What is an organization? Apply your definition to a non-profit organization as an example.
Answer: An organization is a social invention for accomplishing common goals through group effort. Non-profit organizations may include hospitals, schools, churches and charities. The goal of a charity may be to help the needy through the group effort of many volunteers.
Diff: 2 Type: ES Page Ref: 4
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.1 Define organizations and describe their basic characteristics.
1.2
1) Which of the following is most accurate?
A) Human resources management is basically the same as organizational behaviour.
B) Human resources management has more to do with individuals than organizational behaviour.
C) Human resources management can help you understand organizational behaviour.
D) Organizational behaviour can help you understand human resources management.
E) Organizational behaviour has more to do with groups than human resources management.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Explain the concept of organizational behaviour and describe the goals of the field.
2) Organizational behaviour is interested in
A) the attitudes of individuals and groups in organizations.
B) the behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations.
C) the structure of organizations.
D) the formation of groups in organizations.
E) all of the above.
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Explain the concept of organizational behaviour and describe the goals of the field.
3) Which of the following is NOT a concern of the field of organizational behaviour?
A) How organizations can survive and adapt to change
B) How to get people to practice effective teamwork
C) Understanding people and managing them to work effectively
D) Understanding people in order to create the most sustainable organization possible
E) How to get people to think and act in exactly the same way as everyone else
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 5
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.2 Explain the concept of organizational behaviour and describe the goals of the field.
4) A large Canadian corporation has recently merged with a French company. Which of the following is least likely to be related to the field of organizational behaviour?