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WorksheetsOB FINAL TRAINNING
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
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
individuals
groups
structure
All of the aboves
The field of organizational behavior examines such
questions as the nature of leadership, effective team
development, and
Interpersonal conflict resolution; motivation of individuals
organizational control, Conflict management
motivation of individuals; planning
All of the aboves
Effective is
The degree to which an organization meets the needs of its clientele or customers
The degree to which an organization can achieve its ends at a low cost
The degree to which an organization is able to exist and grow over the long term
All of the aboves
The degree to which an organization can achieve its
ends at a low cost is:
effectiveness
efficiency
productivity
goal
...is $ a positive feeling about one's job resulting from
an evaluation of its characteristics:
Job Involvement
Job Satisfaction
Job commitment
Job performance
...is the degree to which an employee identifies
with a particular organization and its goals and wishes
to maintain membership in the organization
Job Involvement
Job Satisfaction
Organizational commitment
Employee engagment
Personality Determinants are
Heredity
Environment
Context
All of the aboves
A personality dimension describing someone who is
sociable, gregarious, and assertive is:
Agreeableness
Extraversion
Conscientiousness
None of the aboves
"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:
Values
value System
Terminal Values
instrumental values
... are desirable end-states of existence; the goals
a person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime
Values
Value System
Terminal Values
Instrumental values
is a national culture attribute that describes the
extent to which a society accepts that power in
institutions and organizations are distributed unequally
Individualism
Collectivism
Masculinity
None of the above
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:
Masculinity
Femininity
Uncertainty Avoidance
None of the aboves
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.
cognitive
affective
reflective
behavioral
reactive
Which sentence best describes the concept of leadership?
Leadership determines who will be successful at business.
Leadership is the process of influencing others to understand and agree.
Leadership requires others to do as they are told.
Leadership is something that one is born with.
Which statement best describes the theory of traits based leadership?
All tall people are leaders.
Subordinates make the best leaders.
History shows that Authoritarians are the most successful leaders.
Leaders are born not made.
Which of the following is not a style of leadership?
Participative
Laissez-Faire
Demagogic
Dictatorial
Which statement is not a function of solving operational problems?
Quickly identify the cause and scope of the problem.
Complete performance reviews for all staff members.
Be willing to explore innovative solutions.
Look for connections among problems.
Which theory is used to evaluate motivational context of effective leader behavior?
Robert House’s Path-Goal Theory
Maslow’s Theory of Hierarchy of Needs
John Adair’s Theory of Action-Centered Leadership
Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s Theory of Continuum Leadership
Which word bests describes a leader that asks others to complete a task?
Micromanagement
Delegation
Transformation
Laissez-Faire
Which type of leader focuses on change or innovation?
Transactional
Temporary
Transformative
Telephonic
Which term does not represent positional authority?
Volunteer
Kings
Chief Executive Officer
Line Manager
Which power do manager leaders possess in an organization?
Power of life and death
Coercive Power
Strength Power
Electric Power
Which attribute should all leaders possess?
Attractive appearance
Promptness
Honesty and Integrity
Wealth
Charismatic Leadership requires followers to engage in which behavior?
Suspend disbelief
Engage in an emotional connection
Drink the Kool-Aid
Follow the Lemmings rule
Which statement best describes utilitarian ethics?
The ends justifies the means
Always take the high road
Always take the high road
Live life to its fullest
Which type of leadership style is best suited for a productivity environment?
Person-oriented leadership
Boss-subordinate leadership
Task-oriented leadership
Complex-situational Leadership
Which generation represents wealth and individual achievement as a measure of success?
Boomers
Generation X
Septennials
Generation Z
Which theory level represents a hierarchical approach to the organization?
Intra-individual theories
Dyadic theories
Group-level theories
Organizational-level theories
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.
orientation
training
performance evaluation
selection
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.
cognitive
affective
reflective
behavioral
reactive
Which is true of the body of thinking that views leadership as a
specialized role?
It suggests that a person in the group cannot perform both leader and
follower roles at the same time.
It distinguishes between leader and follower roles.
It does not consider the effects of the leader's behavior on other
members of the group.
Less attention is paid to the typical behavior of designated leaders.
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?
team efficacy
climate of trust
common purpose
social loafing
Which two kinds of power have been found to be related most
strongly to leader effectiveness in motivating subordinates?
expert and legitimate power
reward and referent power
expert and referent power
reward and expert power
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?
adequate resources
pereception level
personality of team members
performance evaluation system
Which of the following is an example of the affective component of an
attitude?
believing that one achieved all objectives of a project
relying on the information of a company's annual report
perceiving whistle-blowing as the right thing to do
feeling hurt at being unfairly accused of a wrongdoing
Which of the following statements is an example of the behavioral
component of an attitude?
I have decided to apply for the position of a campaigner in the
climate department.
I am thrilled to know that the human resource department is looking
for a climate campaigner.
The position of a climate campaigner is challenging and interesting.
The position of a climate campaigner will allow me to explore my
skills as a campaigner.
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?
Our perception of reality depends on interest
Our perception of reality depends on our attitude.
We don’t look the targets in isolation.
The time at which we see an object can influence our perception of the
object.
________ is moderately correlated with organizational citizenship
behavior.
Productivity
Job satisfaction
Absenteeism
Turnover rate
Which of the following is an instrumental value according to the
Rokeach value survey?
Happiness
social recognition
personal discipline
world heath
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?
affective
behavioral
positive
cognitive
knowledge
…. Are desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would like
to achieve during his or her lifetime
Values
Value System
Terminal Values
Instrumental values
The performance variables productivity, absenteeism, and turnover
are generally considered a part of the ________ behaviors in the
exit-voice-loyalty-neglect framework.
exit and neglect
neglect and loyalty
voice and exit
loyalty and voice
According to the team effectiveness model, which of the following is
a process variable that influences effectiveness of a team?
leadership and structure
team efficacy
member flexibility
performance evaluation and reward systems
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?
cognitive
affective
reflective
behavioral
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?
social
esteem
physiological
self-actualization
safety
Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
Our perception of a target is not affected by the context of the
situation in which the perception is made.
Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
Our perception of reality is independent of our past experiences.
We form a perception of a target by looking at it in isolation.
Which of the following is an example of internally caused behavior?
An employee was late for a team meeting because of a heavy
downpour.
An employee was laid off because the company was attempting to cut
costs by laying off employees.
An employee was fired from work because he violated a company
policy.
An employee could not attend an interview because of a delayed
flight.
An employee could not come to work because he met with an
accident.
Which of the following statements represents the cognitive component of
attitude?
I have decided to inform my supervisor that I will be quitting my job.
I intend to work during the weekend to meet the month's deadline.
I feel upset about having to work during Christmas.
It is disappointing to know that I did not get a good evaluation.
This job is not giving me an opportunity to explore my skills.
“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:
Masculinity
Femininity
Uncertainty Avoidance
None of the aboves
…. Is a national cultural attribute that describes the extent to which a
society accepts that power in institutions and organizations is distributed
unequally
Individualism
Collectivism
Masculinity
None of the aboves
“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:
Values
Value System
Terminal Values
Instrumental values
A personality dimension describing someone who is sociable, gregarious,
and assertive is:
Agreeableness
Extraversion
Conscientiousness
None of the aboves
