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OB FINAL TRAINNING

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organizational behavior (OB) investigates the impact

that....... have on behavior within an organization, and it

applies that knowledge to make organizations work

more effectively.Untitled Question

a)

individuals

b)

groups

c)

structure

d)

All of the aboves

2.

The field of organizational behavior examines such

questions as the nature of leadership, effective team

development, and

a)

Interpersonal conflict resolution; motivation of individuals

b)

organizational control, Conflict management

c)

motivation of individuals; planning

d)

All of the aboves

3.

Effective is

a)

The degree to which an organization meets the needs of its clientele or customers

b)

The degree to which an organization can achieve its ends at a low cost

c)

The degree to which an organization is able to exist and grow over the long term

d)

All of the aboves

4.

The degree to which an organization can achieve its

ends at a low cost is:

a)

effectiveness

b)

efficiency

c)

productivity

d)

goal

5.

...is $ a positive feeling about one's job resulting from

an evaluation of its characteristics:

a)

Job Involvement

b)

Job Satisfaction

c)

Job commitment

d)

Job performance

6.

...is the degree to which an employee identifies

with a particular organization and its goals and wishes

to maintain membership in the organization

a)

Job Involvement

b)

Job Satisfaction

c)

Organizational commitment

d)

Employee engagment

7.

Personality Determinants are

a)

Heredity

b)

Environment

c)

Context

d)

All of the aboves

8.

A personality dimension describing someone who is

sociable, gregarious, and assertive is:

a)

Agreeableness

b)

Extraversion

c)

Conscientiousness

d)

None of the aboves

9.

"Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or

end-state of existence is personally or socially

preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct,

or end-state of existence” describe:

a)

Values

b)

value System

c)

Terminal Values

d)

instrumental values

10.

... are desirable end-states of existence; the goals

a person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime

a)

Values

b)

Value System

c)

Terminal Values

d)

Instrumental values

11.

is a national culture attribute that describes the

extent to which a society accepts that power in

institutions and organizations are distributed unequally

a)

Individualism

b)

Collectivism

c)

Masculinity

d)

None of the above

12.

12. “A national culture attribute that indicates little

differentiation between male and female roles; a high

rating indicates that women are treated as the equals of

‘men in all aspects of the society” are:

a)

Masculinity

b)

Femininity

c)

Uncertainty Avoidance

d)

None of the aboves

13.

The statement, “A person who eats meat and then

fights for animal rights demonstrates double standards”

is an evaluative statement. Such an opinion constitutes

the component of an attitude.

a)

cognitive

b)

affective

c)

reflective

d)

behavioral

e)

reactive

14.

Which sentence best describes the concept of leadership?

a)

Leadership determines who will be successful at business.

b)

Leadership is the process of influencing others to understand and agree.

c)

Leadership requires others to do as they are told.

d)

Leadership is something that one is born with.

15.

Which statement best describes the theory of traits based leadership?

a)

All tall people are leaders.

b)

Subordinates make the best leaders.

c)

History shows that Authoritarians are the most successful leaders.

d)

Leaders are born not made.

16.

Which of the following is not a style of leadership?

a)

Participative

b)

Laissez-Faire

c)

Demagogic

d)

Dictatorial

17.

Which statement is not a function of solving operational problems?

a)

Quickly identify the cause and scope of the problem.

b)

Complete performance reviews for all staff members.

c)

Be willing to explore innovative solutions.

d)

Look for connections among problems.

18.

Which theory is used to evaluate motivational context of effective leader behavior?

a)

Robert House’s Path-Goal Theory

b)

Maslow’s Theory of Hierarchy of Needs

c)

John Adair’s Theory of Action-Centered Leadership

d)

Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s Theory of Continuum Leadership

19.

Which word bests describes a leader that asks others to complete a task?

a)

Micromanagement

b)

Delegation

c)

Transformation

d)

Laissez-Faire

20.

Which type of leader focuses on change or innovation?

a)

Transactional

b)

Temporary

c)

Transformative

d)

Telephonic

21.

Which term does not represent positional authority?

a)

Volunteer

b)

Kings

c)

Chief Executive Officer

d)

Line Manager

22.

Which power do manager leaders possess in an organization?

a)

Power of life and death

b)

Coercive Power

c)

Strength Power

d)

Electric Power

23.

Which attribute should all leaders possess?

a)

Attractive appearance

b)

Promptness

c)

Honesty and Integrity

d)

Wealth

24.

Charismatic Leadership requires followers to engage in which behavior?

a)

Suspend disbelief

b)

Engage in an emotional connection

c)

Drink the Kool-Aid

d)

Follow the Lemmings rule

25.

Which statement best describes utilitarian ethics?

a)

The ends justifies the means

b)

Always take the high road

c)

Always take the high road

d)

Live life to its fullest

26.

Which type of leadership style is best suited for a productivity environment?

a)

Person-oriented leadership

b)

Boss-subordinate leadership

c)

Task-oriented leadership

d)

Complex-situational Leadership

27.

Which generation represents wealth and individual achievement as a measure of success?

a)

Boomers

b)

Generation X

c)

Septennials

d)

Generation Z

28.

Which theory level represents a hierarchical approach to the organization?

a)

Intra-individual theories

b)

Dyadic theories

c)

Group-level theories

d)

Organizational-level theories

29.

The ________ process helps candidates learn about the organization, and if employees perceive a

conflict between their values and those of the organization, they can remove themselves from the

applicant pool.

a)

orientation

b)

training

c)

performance evaluation

d)

selection

30.

Kimberley Mayfield recently evaluated her subordinate's progress report.

She now plans to inform her about the objectives she did not achieve and

how she can perform better. By doing this, Mayfield will be

demonstrating the ________ component of an attitude.

a)

cognitive

b)

affective

c)

reflective

d)

behavioral

e)

reactive

31.

Which is true of the body of thinking that views leadership as a

specialized role?

a)

It suggests that a person in the group cannot perform both leader and

follower roles at the same time.

b)

It distinguishes between leader and follower roles.

c)

It does not consider the effects of the leader's behavior on other

members of the group.

d)

Less attention is paid to the typical behavior of designated leaders.

32.

With reference to the team effectiveness model, which of the following

is one of the key components of an effective team, included under the

category of contextual factors?

a)

team efficacy

b)

climate of trust

c)

common purpose

d)

social loafing

33.

Which two kinds of power have been found to be related most

strongly to leader effectiveness in motivating subordinates?

a)

expert and legitimate power

b)

reward and referent power

c)

expert and referent power

d)

reward and expert power

34.

The team effectiveness model classifies the key components of

effective teams into three general categories: context, composition,

and process. Which of the following variables belongs to the

composition category?

a)

adequate resources

b)

pereception level

c)

personality of team members

d)

performance evaluation system

35.

Which of the following is an example of the affective component of an

attitude?

a)

believing that one achieved all objectives of a project

b)

relying on the information of a company's annual report

c)

perceiving whistle-blowing as the right thing to do

d)

feeling hurt at being unfairly accused of a wrongdoing

36.

Which of the following statements is an example of the behavioral

component of an attitude?

a)

I have decided to apply for the position of a campaigner in the

climate department.

b)

I am thrilled to know that the human resource department is looking

for a climate campaigner.

c)

The position of a climate campaigner is challenging and interesting.

d)

The position of a climate campaigner will allow me to explore my

skills as a campaigner.

37.

Extremely attractive or unattractive individuals are most likely to be

noticed in a group. Which of the following statements best describes

the reason behind it?

a)

Our perception of reality depends on interest

b)

Our perception of reality depends on our attitude.

c)

We don’t look the targets in isolation.

d)

The time at which we see an object can influence our perception of the

object.

38.

________ is moderately correlated with organizational citizenship

behavior.

a)

Productivity

b)

Job satisfaction

c)

Absenteeism

d)

Turnover rate

39.

Which of the following is an instrumental value according to the

Rokeach value survey?

a)

Happiness

b)

social recognition

c)

personal discipline

d)

world heath

40.

Sarah Mayer works as a security officer and is in charge of keeping track

of who is in the office at any given time. She notices that some employees

do not sign out of the office when they go out for meals, which makes it

difficult to keep track of attendance of employees. Even though Mayer

asked the employees repeatedly to sign out, they have not followed her

advise. She now decides to report the issue to her supervisor. Which of the

following components of an attitude is being demonstrated by Mayer?

a)

affective

b)

behavioral

c)

positive

d)

cognitive

e)

knowledge

41.

…. Are desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would like

to achieve during his or her lifetime

a)

Values

b)

Value System

c)

Terminal Values

d)

Instrumental values

42.

The performance variables productivity, absenteeism, and turnover

are generally considered a part of the ________ behaviors in the

exit-voice-loyalty-neglect framework.

a)

exit and neglect

b)

neglect and loyalty

c)

voice and exit

d)

loyalty and voice

43.

According to the team effectiveness model, which of the following is

a process variable that influences effectiveness of a team?

a)

leadership and structure

b)

team efficacy

c)

member flexibility

d)

performance evaluation and reward systems

44.

Micheal feels disheartened because she was not selected for the

campaign exchange program in Amsterdam. Which component of an

attitude does Rouse's feeling represent?

a)

cognitive

b)

affective

c)

reflective

d)

behavioral

45.

Joanna is a 23-year-old, single parent who works for minimum wage and

shifts from motel to motel for accommodation. Which of the following

needs would most likely motivate Joanna according to Maslow's

hierarchy of needs?

a)

social

b)

esteem

c)

physiological

d)

self-actualization

e)

safety

46.

Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?

a)

Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.

b)

Our perception of a target is not affected by the context of the

situation in which the perception is made.

c)

Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.

d)

Our perception of reality is independent of our past experiences.

e)

We form a perception of a target by looking at it in isolation.

47.

Which of the following is an example of internally caused behavior?

a)

An employee was late for a team meeting because of a heavy

downpour.

b)

An employee was laid off because the company was attempting to cut

costs by laying off employees.

c)

An employee was fired from work because he violated a company

policy.

d)

An employee could not attend an interview because of a delayed

flight.

e)

An employee could not come to work because he met with an

accident.

48.

Which of the following statements represents the cognitive component of

attitude?

a)

I have decided to inform my supervisor that I will be quitting my job.

b)

I intend to work during the weekend to meet the month's deadline.

c)

I feel upset about having to work during Christmas.

d)

It is disappointing to know that I did not get a good evaluation.

e)

This job is not giving me an opportunity to explore my skills.

49.

“A national culture attribute that indicates little differentiation between

male and female roles; a high rating indicates that women are treated as

the equals of men in all aspects of society” are:

a)

Masculinity

b)

Femininity

c)

Uncertainty Avoidance

d)

None of the aboves

50.

…. Is a national cultural attribute that describes the extent to which a

society accepts that power in institutions and organizations is distributed

unequally

a)

Individualism

b)

Collectivism

c)

Masculinity

d)

None of the aboves

51.

“Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of

existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse

mode of conduct or end-state of existence” describe:

a)

Values

b)

Value System

c)

Terminal Values

d)

Instrumental values

52.

A personality dimension describing someone who is sociable, gregarious,

and assertive is:

a)

Agreeableness

b)

Extraversion

c)

Conscientiousness

d)

None of the aboves