Organizational Behavior And Management 11th Edition By Konopaske – Test Bank

1.

Work behavior refers only to activities directly involved in the creation of the work product.

FALSE

Work behavior is anything a person does in the work environment.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-01 Compare the characteristics of effective socialization.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior

2.

Daydreaming about being on vacation while on the job is considered a work behavior.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 03-01 Compare the characteristics of effective socialization.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior

3.

Minorities, which now comprise about forty percent of the U.S. population, will become the majority by 2020.

FALSE

Minorities, which now comprise more than one-third of the U.S. population, will become the majority by 2060.

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Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior

4.

By midcentury, close to one-quarter of the United States population will be aged 65 or older.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior

5.

Diversity is a synonym for equal employment opportunity (EEO).

FALSE

Diversity is not a synonym for equal employment opportunity (EEO). Nor is it another word for affirmative action. Diversity is the vast array of physical and cultural differences that constitute the spectrum of human differences.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior

6.

Sexual/affectional orientation is not considered a primary dimension of diversity.

FALSE

Sexual/affectional orientation is considered a primary dimension of diversity.

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Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior

7.

Research has found that a commitment to diversity may lead to financial benefits for business.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 03-02 Explain how organizations can leverage employee diversity.
Topic: Individual Differences Influence Work Behavior

8.

A “skill” is a learned talent that a person has acquired in order to perform a task.

TRUE