OB - Chapter 1

1.     Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working on a global warming project and deciding which 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 Mitchell undertaking?

• A)  planning

• B)  organizing

• C)  scrutinizing

• D)  controlling

• E)   envisioning

1.     According to Henry Mintzberg, a factory supervisor giving a group of high school students a tour of the plant may be termed as a                                                             .

• A)  leader

• B)  figurehead

• C)  resource allocator

• D)  negotiator

• E)   disturbance handler

1.     Annette Simpson 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 Simpson playing according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?

• A)  figurehead

• B)  leader

• C)  symbol head

• D)  monitor

• E)   spokesperson

1.     Which of the following is true regarding technical skills?

• A)  They can be learned only through formal education.
  

• B)  They encompass the ability to apply specialized knowledge

• C)  They are not required at all kinds of jobs.

• D)  They are monopolized by professionals.

• E)   They comprise the ability to understand and motivate people.

1.     According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles, the role of a(n) is to make or approve significant organizational decisions and assign human, physical, and monetary assets.

• A)  disseminator

• B)  liaison

• C)  entrepreneur

• D)  resource allocator

• E)   disturbance handlers

1.     Joann Hayes is currently working on a project to tackle climate change. During the project, she 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 Hayes primarily need to use for these tasks?

• A)  human skills

• B)  interpersonal skills

• C)  conceptual skills

• D)  communication skills

• E)   interactive skills

1.     Which of the following best defines organizational behavior?

• A)  It involves the study of groups of people coming together for collective bargaining.

• B)  It involves the study of what people do in a company and how it affects the company's performance.

• C)  It involves analyzing different people in an industry with independent profit-centered motives.

• D)  It involves developing exclusively the knowledge of managers and senior-level employees.

• E)   It is a field which is not influenced by factors in the external world.