MGT 300 Module 1

Proficient task performance refers to how well an employee responds to, copes with, and supports new circumstances and work patterns.

False

Which of the following is TRUE according to the systematic research anchor? A) OB theory should recognize that the effects of actions often vary with the situation. B) OB should study organizations by forming research questions, collecting data, and testing hypotheses against those data. C) OB topics typically relate to the individual, team, and organizational levels of analysis. D) OB should import knowledge from other disciplines, not just create its own knowledge.

B) OB should study organizations by forming research questions, collecting data, and testing hypotheses against those data.

The ideal situation in organizations is to have employees whose values are perfectly congruent with an organization's values.

False

ACME Software Inc. continuously collects feedback from its existing customers and implements them as bug fixes and new features in the latest versions of their software. This strategy relates most closely with which of the following concepts? A) open systems B) grounded theory C) virtual teams D) contingency anchor

A) Open systems

Ali was having a disagreement with his co-owner, Belinda. Ali felt that they should give smaller bonuses to more people instead of large bonuses to a few. Which ethical principle does Ali adhere to? A) utilitarianism B) self-enhancement C) conservation D) power distance

A) utilitarianism

At Clickz, an American photography magazine publisher, more than half of the senior management positions are held by women. African Americans represent 40 percent of the company's workforce. The description of Clickz's diversity refers to A)personality diversity. B)surface-level diversity. C)deep-level diversity. D)psychological diversity.

B)surface-level diversity.

Scenario: International Manufacturing & Trading International Manufacturing & Trading (IMT) is a medium-sized U.S. company rapidly expanding in the Asian and Middle Eastern markets. The company decides to open a manufacturing plant in Japan, Taiwan, and Malaysia. IMT will send key top managers from the U.S. office and will hire the lower-level managers and employees from the local markets. IMT managers realize that there will be some cultural differences. IMT managers should make themselves aware that people in Japan tend to have A) high individualism. B) high power distance. C) a high achievement orientation. D) a low fostering orientation.

C) a high achievement orientation.

Senior executives at CyberForm must make a decision that will affect many people, and the decision may produce good or bad consequences for those affected. This decision: A) has a high degree of ethical sensitivity. B) has a low degree of ethical sensitivity. C) has a high degree of moral intensity. D) is one in which decision makers should rely only on the utilitarianism rule of ethics.

C) has a high degree of moral intensity.

Scenario: Roberto Baldwin As the owner and manager of Fantastic Toys, Roberto Baldwin is fascinated by all the changes occurring and transforming the workplace. Roberto is concerned about the important OB trends that he can understand and take advantage of in developing and positioning his company in the marketplace. Roberto is considering the idea of implementing telecommuting in Fantastic Toys. Which of the following is an advantage of telecommuting? A) larger markets B) enhanced employee recognition C) reduced employee stress D) greater demand for firm's products

C) reduced employee stress

Jack has worked for Widgets, Inc. for 35 years, and he is the only employee who can decipher the old coding on products in the warehouse before computerization took place. Due to the economic downturn, Jack was forced into early retirement. What type of knowledge will Widgets lose? A) relationship capital B) structural capital C) internal capital D) human capital

D) Human capital

Etoni is a new employee who comes from a culture that values respect for people in higher positions and values the well-being of others more than goal achievement. Etoni's culture has: A) low uncertainty avoidance and high individualism. B) low power distance and a strong nurturing orientation. C) high collectivism and a short-term orientation. D) high power distance and a strong nurturing orientation.

D) high power distance and a strong nurturing orientation.

Barney is very conventional manager; he is resistant to change, habitual, and does not accept new ideas very easily. In which of the following dimensions is Barney more likely to have a LOW score? A) extraversion B) customary thinking C) neuroticism D) openness to experience

D) openness to experience

In the field of organizational behavior, organizations are described as groups of: A) government-registered entities. B) people with independent profit-centered motives and objectives. C) people who work independently to achieve a collective goal. D) people who work interdependently toward some purpose.

D) people who work interdependently toward some purpose.

The members of an organization have a collective sense of purpose.

True

According to the MARS model of individual behavior and performance, employee performance will remain high even if one of the four factors—motivation, ability, role perceptions, and situational factors—is low in a given situation.

False