Organization Behavior PDIA

Scope of OB does not include 

• technology

• job design 

• leadership 

• perceptions 

A common definition of Organisational Behaviour is that it is the study of:

• group behavior 

   

• pattern of

  individual behavior 

• organizational structure 

• all of the above

OB comes from which behavioural sciences:

• Psychology, sociology and social psychology.

• Psychology, sociology and anthropology.

• Psychology, social psychology and anthropology.

• Psychology, sociology, social psychology and anthropology.

The description of an organization as more like a snake pit, with daily conflict, distress, and struggle, would come from which level within the organization?

• group level

• organizational level

• individual level

• department level

The effort that focuses on improving an organization's capability through the alignment of strategy, structure, people, rewards, metrics, and management processes called by:

• Organization Theory

• Organization Design

• Organizational Behavior

• Organizational Development

Organisational behaviour is_______

• A science

• An art

• A science as well as an art

• None of the above

An OB study would be least likely to be used to focus on which of the following

problems?

• An increase in absenteeism at a certain company

• A fall in productivity in one shift of a manufacturing plant

• A decrease in sales due to growing foreign competition

• An increase in theft by employees at a retail store

A study of the culture and practises in different societies is called _____

• Personality

• Anthropology

• Perception

• Attitudes

In present context, challenges for Organizational Behaviour are _____

• Employee expectation

• Workforce diversity

• Globalization

• All of the above

Some of OB’s challenges and opportunities include all of the following except

• offering specific insights to improve interpersonal and people skills

• reinforcing the importance of traditional methods of management

• helping us learnt to cope in a continues changing world

• facilitating the improvement of quality and employee productivity