Question 1

The scientific method requires that theories be used to inspire _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   auditing
B)   hypotheses
C)   experience
D)   verification
E)   intuitionF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Resources like culture, teamwork, trust, and reputation are termed "socially complex" because it is not always clear which organizations do (and do not) possess them, though it is clear how they came to develop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Evidence-based management is a perspective that argues that scientific findings should not form the foundation for management education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

OB research on job performance and individual characteristics draws primarily from studies in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   industrial and organizational psychology
B)   social relations
C)   marketing management
D)   sales management
E)   economic relationsF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 5

The strength of a correlation can be inferred from the "compactness" of its scatterplot.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

_______ summarize the statistical relationships between variables.

Accepted Answer

A)   Hypotheses
B)   Correlations
C)   Observations
D)   Collections
E)   TheoriesF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

According to the method of experience, people hold firmly to some belief because scientific studies have tended to replicate results using a series of samples, settings, and methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to the resource-based view of organizations, people are inimitable because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   they are expensive to hire
B)   they make many large decisions that could be copied by other organizations
C)   they create socially complex resources based on shared culture, teamwork, trust, and reputation
D)   they create temporary changes in the organization
E)   they are necessary for the production of goods and/or servicesF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

The integrative model of OB was designed with the Rule of One-Eighth in mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which of the following focuses on the product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organization's profitability?

Accepted Answer

A)   Organizational behavior
B)   Process management
C)   Operations management
D)   Strategic management
E)   Human resource managementF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Which of the following suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because it "just stands to reason"-that is, it seems obvious or self-evident?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

As employees gain experience, they obtain job knowledge and use this knowledge to make accurate judgments on the job. Which individual mechanism is referred to in this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)   Team processes
B)   Trust, justice, and ethics
C)   Learning and decision making
D)   Personality and ability
E)   MotivationF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

According to the integrative model of organizational behavior, motivation, trust, justice, and ethics are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   individual mechanisms
B)   organizational mechanisms
C)   group mechanisms
D)   individual outcomes
E)   group outcomesF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Which of the following statements about the resource-based view of organizations is False?

Accepted Answer

A)   It suggests that resources are valuable because they are rare.
B)   It describes what makes resources capable of creating long-term profits for the firm.
C)   It suggests that inimitable resources are of greater value to an organization.
D)   A firm's resources include resources related to organizational behavior.
E)   It suggests that the value of resources depends on a single factor.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Culture, trust, teamwork, and reputation are termed _____ because it's not always clear how they came to develop, though it is clear which organizations do possess them.

Accepted Answer

A)   socially complex
B)   vague
C)   natural structures
D)   evidence-based resources
E)   associative structuresF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Like individual characteristics, group mechanisms shape satisfaction, stress, motivation, trust, and learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Using the resource-based view of the organization, explain how people are a valuable resource. Provide an example to justify your answer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Which of the following is not one of the methods by which people "know" things?

Accepted Answer

A)   Method of education
B)   Method of experience
C)   Method of intuition
D)   Method of authority
E)   Methods of scienceF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Meta-analyses cannot form the foundation for evidence-based management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: What Is Organizational Behavior

According to the resource-based view of organizations, people are inimitable because ______.

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Which of the following focuses on the product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organization's profitability?

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Which of the following is not one of the methods by which people "know" things?

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The integrative model of OB was designed with the Rule of One-Eighth in mind.

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The scientific method requires that theories be used to inspire _____.

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

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According to the method of experience, people hold firmly to some belief because scientific studies have tended to replicate results using a series of samples, settings, and methods.

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_______ summarize the statistical relationships between variables.

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The strength of a correlation can be inferred from the "compactness" of its scatterplot.

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Culture, trust, teamwork, and reputation are termed _____ because it's not always clear how they came to develop, though it is clear which organizations do possess them.

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Like individual characteristics, group mechanisms shape satisfaction, stress, motivation, trust, and learning.

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Meta-analyses cannot form the foundation for evidence-based management.

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Evidence-based management is a perspective that argues that scientific findings should not form the foundation for management education.

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As employees gain experience, they obtain job knowledge and use this knowledge to make accurate judgments on the job. Which individual mechanism is referred to in this statement?

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Resources like culture, teamwork, trust, and reputation are termed "socially complex" because it is not always clear which organizations do (and do not) possess them, though it is clear how they came to develop.

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Which of the following statements about the resource-based view of organizations is False?

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OB research on job performance and individual characteristics draws primarily from studies in _____.

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Which of the following suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because it "just stands to reason"-that is, it seems obvious or self-evident?

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Using the resource-based view of the organization, explain how people are a valuable resource. Provide an example to justify your answer.

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According to the integrative model of organizational behavior, motivation, trust, justice, and ethics are _____.

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