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89.Which discipline has provided organizational behavior with much of its : 1243744
89.Which discipline has provided organizational behavior with much of its theoretical foundation for team dynamics, organizational power, and organizational socialization?
A.Sociology
B.Psychology
C.Economics
D.Industrial engineering
E.Political science
90.Which of these statements is consistent with the five anchors of organizational behavior?
A.Organizational behavior theories must apply universally to every situation.
B.Organizations are like machines that operate independently of their external environment.
C.Each OB topic relates to only one level of analysis.
D.The field of organizational behavior should rely on other disciplines for some of its theory development.
E.Organizational behavioral decision making does not require evidence from research.
91.Which of the following statements is consistent with the concept of contingency anchor?
A.Actions should be taken without considering the consequences to obtain the best of results.
B.A particular action may have different consequences in different situations.
C.OB theories must view organizations as systems that need to adapt to their environments.
D.OB theories should be able to find out one best way to resolve organizational problems.
E.Organizations should not be viewed as systems that process inputs to provide outputs.
92.According to the multiple levels of analysis anchor:
A.organizational behavior is mainly the study of how all levels of the organizational hierarchy interact with the external environment.
B.OB topics typically relate to the individual, team and organizational levels of analysis.
C.there are eight levels of analyses that scholars should recognize when conducting OB research.
D.organizational events can be studied from only one level of analysis.
E.corporate executives need to understand business ethics from various levels and perspectives.
93.Which of the following is a conceptual anchor in organizational behavior?
A.Contingency anchor
B.Economic anchor
C.Social anchor
D.Single level anchor
E.Scientific anchor
94.To help Allison understand some preliminary information about OB, which of these statements about the field is true?
A.Organizational behavior scholars give more importance to individual characteristics than structural characteristics.
B.The field of organizational behavior is independent of the concepts and theories from other fields of inquiry.
C.Organizational behavior emerged as a distinct field late in the 1990s.
D.Given the specific utility of the field, OB is useful for the managers in the organizations and not the employees.
E.Organizational behavior scholars study what people think, feel, and do in and around organizations.
95.Allison thinks that organization is the same as an organism. However, in the field of organizational behavior, organizations are best described as:
A.legal entities that must abide by government regulations and pay taxes.
B.physical structures with observable capital equipment.
C.social entities with a publicly stated set of formal goals.
D.groups of people who work interdependently towards some purpose.
E.any social entity with profit-centered motives and objectives.
96.Allison should understand that organizational behavior knowledge:
A.should never be used to influence the behavior of other people.
B.should be used only by managers and senior executives.
C.should never replace your commonsense knowledge about how organizations work.
D.is relevant to everyone who works in organizations.
E.is an independent science that has evolved independently.
97.Bob has been interested in this trend of globalization. He should know that globalization occurs when an organization:
A.increases its connectivity with people and organizations in other parts of the world.
B.serves diverse customers within the firm’s home country.
C.has a diverse workforce within the firm’s home country.
D.the firm has a substantially strong domestic market.
E.the firm works in a country with strict foreign trade policies.
98.If Bob wants to study deep-level diversity in his organization, he would:
A.review the demographic characteristics of his workforce.
B.consider the likelihood of long-term employment with the organization for each of his employees.
C.observethe differences in the people who represent his workforce.
D.look at different attitudes and expectations of his employees.
E.the culture and racial background of the workforce in the industry.
99.Bob is considering the idea of implementing telecommuting in Tricky Toys. Which of the following is an advantage of telecommuting?
A.Reduced employee stress
B.Larger markets
C.Greater demand for the firm’s products
D.Enhanced employee recognition
E.Ability to recognize the value of new information
100.Which of the following conceptual anchors states that OB events should be understood from three levels of analysis: individual, team, and organization?
A.Systematic research anchor
B.Multidisciplinary anchor
C.Multiple levels of analysis anchor
D.Systematic research anchor
E.Contingency anchor
101.Which of these statements is consistent with the four anchors of organizational behavior?
A.Organizational behavior theories must apply universally to every situation.
B.Organizations are like machines that operate independently of their external environment.
C.Each OB topic relates to only one level of analysis.
D.The field of organizational behavior should rely on other disciplines for some of its theory development.
E.The organization is not similar to a system that processes inputs to provide outputs.
102.Which of the following is a proposition of the multidisciplinary anchor of organizational behavior knowledge?
A.Organizational discipline and contingent behavior are essential for organizational success.
B.Organizational behavior is helpful to a wide variety of disciplines.
C.Organizational behavior requires diversity of knowledge from other fields of study.
D.Organizational behavior has evolved from the central concept of social isolation.
E.Multiple levels of analysis would provide an accurate understanding of organizational behavior.
