Question 1

The method of intuition suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because it seems obvious or self-evident.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The integrative model of OB presents five individual mechanisms that directly affect the individual outcomes: motivation; learning and decision making; job performance; leadership styles and behaviors; and ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to the integrative model,job satisfaction is a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual outcome
B)  organizational mechanism
C)  group mechanism
D)  individual mechanism
E)  group outcomeF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 4

_____ is defined as a collection of assertions that specify how and why variables are related,as well as the conditions in which they should and should not be related.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypothesis
B)  Information
C)  Paradigm
D)  Data
E)  TheoryF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Briefly explain correlation.

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Question 6

Which of these is one of the conditions necessary to establish causal inferences?

Accepted Answer

A)  The study was conducted in an open environment.
B)  No alternative explanation exists for the correlation.
C)  The presumed effect precedes the presumed cause in time.
D)  The two variables are not correlated.
E)  The sample size is large enough.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which organizational mechanism illustrated by the integrative model dictates how the units within the firm link to other units?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational culture
B)  Organizational ability
C)  Organization size
D)  Organizational structure
E)  Organizational leadershipF) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following considers employees' psychological responses to job demands that tax or exceed their capabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job satisfaction
B)  Ability
C)  Job performance
D)  Leadership style
E)  StressF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Job satisfaction does not have an effect on job performance and organizational commitment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Job satisfaction reflects employees' psychological responses to job demands that tax or exceed their capacities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Big decisions are visible to competitors and observable by industry experts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Who is considered to be the originator of the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jeffery Pfeffer
B)  Frederick Taylor
C)  Charles Darwin
D)  Sir Francis Bacon
E)  Adam SmithF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

It is often easy to "fix" companies that struggle with OB issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following correlations indicate no statistical relationship between two variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  1
B)  -1
C)  0
D)  100
E)  -100F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

When a firm expands into a new product segment,it is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  product recall
B)  product diversification
C)  monopolization
D)  cartelization
E)  product divestmentF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

Explain the Rule of One-Eighth.

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Question 17

Which of the following explains the term causal inferences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proving that two variables are correlated.
B)  Making sure the sample size is adequate enough.
C)  Explaining why one variable is not correlated to another.
D)  Analyzing a situation and understanding what went wrong.
E)  Establishing that one variable really does cause another.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

Which organizational mechanism illustrated by the integrative model captures "the way things are" in an organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational structure
B)  Organizational ability
C)  Organizational leadership
D)  Organizational performance
E)  Organizational cultureF) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following methods suggests that people accept some belief because scientific studies have tended to replicate that result using a series of samples,settings,and methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Method of intuition
B)  Method of authority
C)  Method of science
D)  Method of experience
E)  Method of behaviorF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Which of the following capture(s) the specific actions that leaders take to influence others at work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leader styles and behaviors
B)  Leader cultural values
C)  Leader personality
D)  Leader influence and negotiation
E)  Leader powerF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Exam 1: What Is Organizational Behavior

Which of the following methods suggests that people accept some belief because scientific studies have tended to replicate that result using a series of samples,settings,and methods?

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Which of the following correlations indicate no statistical relationship between two variables?

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Job satisfaction does not have an effect on job performance and organizational commitment.

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When a firm expands into a new product segment,it is known as _____.

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According to the integrative model,job satisfaction is a(n) ______.

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Which organizational mechanism illustrated by the integrative model dictates how the units within the firm link to other units?

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Briefly explain correlation.

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Which of these is one of the conditions necessary to establish causal inferences?

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Which of the following explains the term causal inferences?

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Big decisions are visible to competitors and observable by industry experts.

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Who is considered to be the originator of the scientific method?

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Explain the Rule of One-Eighth.

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Which organizational mechanism illustrated by the integrative model captures "the way things are" in an organization?

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Which of the following considers employees' psychological responses to job demands that tax or exceed their capabilities?

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Which of the following capture(s) the specific actions that leaders take to influence others at work?

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The integrative model of OB presents five individual mechanisms that directly affect the individual outcomes: motivation; learning and decision making; job performance; leadership styles and behaviors; and ethics.

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Job satisfaction reflects employees' psychological responses to job demands that tax or exceed their capacities.

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It is often easy to "fix" companies that struggle with OB issues.

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_____ is defined as a collection of assertions that specify how and why variables are related,as well as the conditions in which they should and should not be related.

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The method of intuition suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because it seems obvious or self-evident.

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