True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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The
concepts and principles of OB are important to managers because in every organization human beings
ultimately create success or failure.
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Organizational behaviour is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to the study of how
individuals and groups function within an organizational context.
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Organizational behaviour takes psychology as its main focus of study.
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4.
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An
organization can generally be described as a collective endeavour that is consciously created to
achieve particular goals.
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5.
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The
two major factors that differentiate between types of management job are level and professional
qualification.
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6.
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Organizations need managers because workers cannot be trusted to organize themselves
effectively.
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Managers need organizations because they gain several advantages from the existence of
that type of work, including status and power.
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8.
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Employees are just one of the stakeholder groups linked to an
organization.
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9.
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Managers cannot be classed as employees in any organization.
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10.
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Change represents something that managers inflict on workers in order to keep control
and is not usually required to make the organization successful.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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11.
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An
interdisciplinary field dedicated to the study of how individuals and groups tend to act in
organizations is called a. | sociology. | c. | psychology. | b. | cultural
anthropology. | d. | organizational
behaviour. | | | | |
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Organizational behaviour incorporates two distinct features which
are: a. | interdisciplinary and scientific | c. | explanatory and systematic | b. | interdisciplinary and explanatory | d. | interdisciplinary and systematic | | | | |
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13.
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Which
one of the following is NOT a reason that organizational behaviour should be
studied? a. | Most training
only prepares people for the technical aspects of their job | b. | Most jobs
involve interacting with other people | c. | Because it is necessary as part of your
course | d. | Because the world of work is complex | | |
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Which
one of the following is not a level at which social science research can be carried out in relation
to organizations? a. | individual | c. | managerial | b. | group | d. | collective | | | | |
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15.
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One
of the following is NOT representative of some of the variables on which organizations differ, which
is it? a. | size, location
and industry | b. | management style, government policy and
chance | c. | structure, scope of operations and
age | d. | location, age
and technology | | |
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Which
of the following best describes the term stakeholder in relation to organizations? a. | any group or
individual with an interest in the organization | b. | owner or person
with a financial stake in the business | c. | employee or other person dependant on the
organization | d. | customer or supplier | | |
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One
of the following is NOT representative of some of the reasons underlying why managers need
organizations to exist, which is it? a. | career, opportunity and habit | c. | lifestyle, expectation and career | b. | status, power
and self-interest | d. | status, power
and lifestyle | | | | |
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18.
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Which
one of the following is NOT one of the classic capitalist views about employees: a. | there to be
manipulated or directed by managers | b. | not expected to think about the organization beyond their job
responsibilities | c. | an important stakeholder group | d. | not expected to
have an interest in the organization beyond selling their labour | | |
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Change can either be: a. | rapid or slow | c. | harmful and problematic | b. | cheap or
expensive | d. | evolutionary or
revolutionary | | | | |
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Which
one of the following is not one of the PESTLE factors a. | energy | c. | social | b. | technological | d. | economic | | | | |
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