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HRM 304: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Indicate against each statement by determine whether the statement is True or False

1. organizational behavior provides a systematic approach to the study of behavior in organizations as well as group and teams. Underlying this systematic approach is the belief that behavior is random. True/False ?
2. Organizational behavior provides a systematic approach to the study of behavior in organizations, as well as groups and teams. Underlying this systematic approach is the belief that behavior is random. True/False ?
3. Placed in similar situations, people do not all act exactly alike. However, there are certain fundamental consistencies underlying the behavior of most individuals that can be identified and then modified to reflect individual differences. True/False ?
4. When we use the phrase "systematic study" , we mean looking at relationships, attempting to attribute causes and effects, and being our conclusions on scientific evidence ; that is, on data gathered under controlled conditions, and measured and interpreted in a reasonably rigorous manner rather than relying on common sense. True/False ?
5. There are few, if any, simple and universal principles that explain Organizational Behavior. True/False ?
6. just because people can behave differently at different times does not mean, of course, that we cannot offer reasonably accurate explanations of human behavior or make valid behavioral predictions. It does not mean, however, that OB must consider behavior within the context in which it occurs. True/False ?
7. At the individuals level, managers and employees need to learn how to work with people who may be different from themselves in a variety of dimensions, including personality, perception, values, and attitudes. True/False ?
8. Research with strong humanistic values argue that satisfaction is a legitimate objective of an organization. They believe that organizations should be responsible for providing employees with jobs that are challenging and intrinsically rewarding. True/False ?
9. If cohesiveness is high and performance norms are low, productivity will be low. If cohesiveness is low and performance norms are high, productivity increase but less than in the high cohesiveness-high norms situation. Where cohesiveness and performance-related norms are both low, productivity will tend to fall into the low-to-moderate range. True/False ?
10. Often, if there is no conflict, the alternative is not agreement, but apathy and disengagement. Teams that avoid conflict also tend to have lower performance levels, forget to consider key issues, or remain unaware of important aspects of their situation. True/False ?
11. Baby Boomers think Generation Xers are too impatient and willing to throw out time-tested strategies, while Gen Xers may see Boomers as too political and inflexible to change. True/False ?
12. Words mean different things to different people. "The meanings of words are not in the word; they are in us". Age, education, and cultural background are three of the more obvious variables that influence the language a person uses and the definitions he or she gives to words even within work settings. True/False ?
13. Anyone who has ever paid a visit to a singles bar or a nightclub is aware that communication need not be verbal in order to convey a message. A glance, a stare, a smile, a frown, a provocative body movement tend to convey meanings. This example illustrates that no discussion of communication would be complete without a discussion of nonverbal communication. True/False ?
14. We can probably agree that bald-faced lies during negotiation are wrong. But most ethicists would not probably agree. True/False ?
15. The opposite of coercive power is reward power. People will go along with the wishes or directives of another if doing so produces positive benefits; therefore, anyone who can distribute rewards that others view as valuable will have power over those others. True/false ?
16. If nobody wants what you have, there is no dependency. To create dependency, the thing(s) you control must be perceived as unimportant. True/False ?
17. Numerous studies collectively demonstrate that, in many situations, leaders' actions are irrelevant. Certain individual, job, and organizational variables can act as substitutes for leadership or neutralize the leader's ability to influence his or her followers. True/False ?
18. Whenever any of us make a decision, we have a process that we go through to help us arrive at that decision. Some of us take a very rational approach, with specific steps by which we analyze parts of the decision, others rely on intuition, and some just decide to put two or more alternatives into a hat and pull one out. True/False ?
19. Events that evoke emotions, that are particularly vivid, or that have occurred more recently tend to be more available in our memories. As a result, we tend to overestimate unlikely events such as an airplane crash, compared with more likely events such as car crashes. True/False ?
20. Organizational culture represents a common perception held by the organization's members. This is made explicit when we define culture as a system of shared meaning. We should expects, therefore, that individuals with different backgrounds or at different levels in the organization will tend to describe the organization's culture in similar terms. True/False ?