Mgt Quiz

Quiz 1

1. All of the reasons why people go to work may be classified under three major categories. Which of the choices below is not one of these categories? FAMILY

2. Which of the following statements about what people would like the organizations they work for to do for them is false? EMPLOYEES OF ALL SENIORITY ALWAYS APPRECIATE FEEDBACK

3. What was not one of the consequences of World Wars I and II with respect to Organizational Behavior? A SYSTEM OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT WAS DEVELOPED

4. In the statement “Motivation is increased by giving employees autonomy”, motivation is (a/an) ___A_____, autonomy is (a/an) ____B____ and the entire statement is an example of (a) ____C_____. A: DEPENDENT VARAIBLE, B: INDEPENDENT VARIABLE, C: HYPOTHESIS

5. Which of the following statements about survey research is false? SURVEYS INVOLVE MANIPULATING ONE FACTOR IN ONE OF THE CONDITIONS, WHILE KEEPING ALL THE OTHER FACTORS THE SAME ACROSS CONDITIONS

6. Age falls under _____ dimension of diversity. INTERNAL (SURFACE-LEVEL)

7. _______ is an artificial intervention aimed at giving management a chance to correct an imbalance, an injustice, a mistake, and/or outright discrimination. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

8. Which of the following statements is a prediction that social categorization theory makes?

DIVERSITY LEADS TO MORE CONFLICT WITHIN THE GROUP

9. Cindy has been working at her company for 5 years, always diligently performing her duties and showing extreme competence at her job. Without having her pay raised for over 3 years, she set up a meeting with her manager and tried to negotiate a higher salary. Her manager did not like her assertiveness and later badmouthed her. He also started liking Cindy less. Cindy _______________. HAS EXPERIENCED A BACKLASH

10. Which of the following statements about baby-boomers is false? RESEARCH INDICATES THAT BABY-BOOMERS EXHIBIT MORE WORKPLACE AGGRESSION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE