Test Bank For Fundamentals Of Organizational Behaviour 5th Canadian Edition by Langton

Test Bank For Fundamentals Of Organizational Behaviour 5th Canadian Edition by Langton

Chapter 01: What is Organizational Behaviour

1) Organizational behaviour is generally defined as a field of study that

1. investigates how organizations effectively face competition.
2. investigates how individuals, groups, and structure affect and are affected by behaviour within organizations.
3. attempts to understand and solve problems regarding individual behaviour on and off the job.
4. seeks ways and means to match human effort with machines.
5. examines how the structure of different organizations contributes to, or inhibits, effective communication.

Answer: b

Diff: 1

Type: MC

Skill: Recall

Objective: 1-1 What is organizational behaviour?

2) Researchers in OB are finding that superior financial performance of an organization seems to be directly related to

1. understanding what organizational behaviour is.
2. recognizing the importance of interpersonal skills in the workplace.
3. reducing the size of the company by layoffs.
4. controlling absenteeism and employee turnover.
5. better marketing efforts to customers.

Answer: b

Diff: 2

Type: MC

Skill: Recall

Objective: 1-1 What is organizational behaviour?

3) Organizational behaviour is

1. for managers, employees, and those in the non-profit sectors.
2. for executives and managers only.
3. relevant to only those in the private sector of for-profit businesses.
4. relevant to only those at the workplace.
5. only applicable for entrepreneurs and those working in the private and government sectors.

Answer: a

Diff: 1

Type: MC

Skill: Recall

Objective: 1-1 What is organizational behaviour?