Ob Sample Test

Student Name:__________________________ Student Number:________________________

Organizational Behavior

Circle the choice corresponding to the correct answer

1. Values are important to organizational behavior because:

a. they allow the study of alignment of organizational policies.

b. they lay the foundation for the understanding of attitudes and motivation.

c. they form the supporting foundation for the study of ethics

d. they are an integral part of culture.

2. The _____ component is the emotional or feeling segment of an attitude.

a. affective

b. cognitive

c. behavioral

d. evaluative

4) According to the job characteristics model, which of the following results in the maximum internal rewards for an individual?

A) when their training is realized and their expectations are met

B) when they are singled out for praise for successfully completing an arduous task

C) when they are given tangible rewards

D) when they learn that they personally have performed well on a task that they care about

E) when they initiate a program that enables them to work with a variety of like-minded colleagues

5) The early stages of development of a cross-functional team are time-consuming because ________.

A) members must research the causes of problems which they are assigned to solve

B) most cross-functional team members have already established trust

C) members must learn to work with diversity and complexity

D) members have to learn how to perform new functional tasks

E) most cross-functional team members are comprised of individuals from similar backgrounds

6) Which of the following is most likely to help reduce misperceptions when communicating with people from a different culture?

A) See the other's point of view.

B) Treat your interpretations as a confirmed hypothesis.

C)...