40 questions
The field of organizational behaviour is primarily concerned with ____.
The behavior of individual and groups.
How resources are effectively managed
Control processess and interactions between organziations, external context.
Both A and C
OB's challenges and opportunities include all of the following except ___.
offering specific insights to improve intepersonal and people skills
helping us learnt to cope in a continues changing world
facilitating the improvement of quality and employee productivity
reinforcing the importance of traditional methods of management
The study of what people do in an organization and how that behavior affects the performance of the organization.
Psychology
Antropology
Sociology
Organizational Behaviour
The field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organizations, towards improving an organization's effectiveness.
Organizational Citizenship
Organizational Ownership
Organizational Behaviour
Organizational Management
A feeling not necessarily supported by research is known as ____.
conscience
intuitive
systematic study
research
Science that measure, explain and change the behavior of humans and other animals.
Sociology
Antropology
Political Science
Psychology
It is a study of societies to learn about human beings and their activities. It helps to understand cultures and environment.
Social Psycology
Society Environment
Anthropology
Political Science
It is a study to understand differences in fundamental values, attitudes and behavior between people in different countries and organizations.
Social Psycology
Society Environment
Political Science
Anthropology
Study of people in relation to fellow human beings.
Anthropology
Social Psycology
Sociology
Psychology
It contributes to understanding and changing attitudes, identifying communication patterns, building trust, study of group behavior, power, change and conflict.
Social psychology
Sociology
Psychology
Political Science
It is a study blends psychology and sociology. It also focuses on the influence of people to one another.
Political Science
Sociology
Political Science
Social psychology
Below are the challenges for Organizational Behavior EXCEPT:
Stimulating innovation and change
Empowering people
Improving ethical behavior
Reinforcing the traditional methods of management
Organizational Behavior is concerns about ___.
individual, people and environment
individual, citizen and organization
individual, group and structure
individual, department and organization
Which of the following is NOT a contributing dicipline of Organizational Behavior?
Anthropology
Psychology
Physiology
Sociology
Organizational Behavior is the study of _____ in the organization.
employees
employer
human
human behavior
Primary dependant variables in Organizational Behavior include ___.
Job satisfaction
Productivity
Absenteeism
All of the above
Dependant variables is a response that is ____ by individual, group and organization system level.
unaffected
affected
unchange
not relate
Organizational Behavior Model focuses on ____.
Organizational level
Individual and Group Level
Organizational and Group level
Individual, Group and Organizational level
Which interrelated dimensions influencing behavior is TRUE?
Working environment should satisfy individual needs as well as attainment of organizational goals.
Understanding groups complements a knowledge of individual behavior.
Organization structure, design and patterns of management have impact on behavior.
All of the above.
Emotions, moods, motivation, and perception is part of ____ processes in Organizational Behavior Model.
individual level
group level
organizational level
structure level
Which of the following is the importance of Organizational Behavior?
gives insight on how employees behave and perform in the workplace.
It helps organization develop an understanding of the aspects that can motivate employees, increase their performance, and help organizations establish a strong and trusting relationship with their employees.
Create a positive workplace culture:
All of the above
A field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organizations
Organizational department
Organizational commitment
Organizational behaviour
Organizational contribution
Why some organizational offer great work environment at their office?
Because they understand the OB effect
Because they want their workers happy
Because its a procedure
To build strong relationship between workers and employee
It also helps managers to understand work performance, job satisfaction, commitment , turnover, and organizational productivity activities such as performance evaluation, goal setting, job design and rewards system. This statement refers to _______
Psychology
Social Psychology
Sociology
Anthropology
Which of the following is a potential consequence of NOT applying OB concepts effectively?
Increased employee engagement
Higher productivity
Reduced organizational effectiveness
Enhanced teamwork
4. Some of OB’s challenges and opportunities include all the following except
a. reinforcing the importance of traditional methods of management
b. offering specific insights to improve interpersonal and people skills
c. helping us learnt to cope in a continues changing world
d. facilitating the improvement of quality and employee productivity
What is organizational behavior?
Organizational behavior is the study of how people behave within groups.
Organizational behavior is the study of how individual customers, groups or organizations select, buy, use, and dispose ideas, goods, and services to satisfy their needs and wants.
Organizational behavior is the study of how to manage the human capital of an organization and focus on implementing policies and processes.
Organizational behavior is the study of how train people.
A feeling not necessarily supported by research, something that people knows or considers from feeling rather than through conscious reasoning refers to
systematic study
intuition
The study of changes of an individual behavior towards authority/power or something that he wants in a particular environment. This refers to
Anthropology
Political Science
Which of the following disciplines is NOT considered to be a part of the ob field?
sociology
political science
anthropology
scientology
In present context, challenges for OB are
globalization
employee expectations
workforce diversity
All of the above
1. _____ are defined as people who oversee the activities of others and who are responsible for attaining goals in organizations.
Assistant
Managers
Apprentice
Interns
Jemah works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working on a global warming project and decides what tasks related to creating awareness about the issue need to be done. In addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on engaging with the public and which will work on lobbying with the government. She is also assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are undertaken on time. Which of the following categories of functions is Jemah undertaking?
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Leha works for a fashion house in Paris and is preparing for the company's upcoming line of winter clothing. She is currently researching online to know what is in vogue this season. In addition, she is also networking with contacts from the press and fashion magazine editors to understand the changing tastes of consumers. Which of the following roles is Leha playing according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?
Figurehead
Leader
symbol head
Monitor
Which of the following is true of technical skills?
They can be learned only through formal education
They encompass the ability to apply specialized knowledge.
They are not required at all kinds of jobs.
They are monopolized by professionals.
Timah works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently launched a new
product in the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing knowledge about the product
with her team members. She will also need to inspire them to reach their sales targets, and clarify any
doubts about the new product. Which of the following roles is Timah playing?
negotiator
leader
disseminator
spokesperson
According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, the role of a(n) ________ is to transmit
information received from outsiders or from other employees to members of the organization
resource allocator
spokesperson
disseminator
entrepreneur
Faizal Tahir is currently working on a project to tackle climate change. During the project, he
needs to find different options to replace the use of non-renewable energy and check the feasibility of
different renewable energy options before choosing the most practical one. Which of the following skills
does Faizal Tahir primarily need to use for these tasks?
human skills
interpersonal skills
conceptual skills
communication skills
According to Fred Luthans and his associates, managers which are involved in networking activities
are most likely to undertake which of the following?
planning
decision making
controlling
politicking
Which of the following determinants of behavior does organizational behavior study?
profits
job satisfaction
perks
individuals