Question 1

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 B)
G) None of the above

Question 2

The scientific method begins with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  auditing
B)  hypotheses
C)  theory
D)  verification
E)  paradigmF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following group mechanisms summarize how individuals attain authority over others?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leader cultural values
B)  Leader personality
C)  Leader styles and behaviors
D)  Leader responsibilities
E)  Leader power and negotiationF) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

Explain the Rule of One-Eighth.

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Question 5

OB primarily uses _______ models to understand motivation, learning, and decision making.

Accepted Answer

A)  marketing
B)  economic
C)  labor union
D)  strategic
E)  culturalF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Identify the key individual outcomes in the studies of organizational behavior and describe the factors that affect these key outcomes.

Accepted Answer

The key individual outcomes in studies o...

Question 7

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) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The resource-based view of organizations suggests that a resource is more valuable when it is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  complex
B)  simple
C)  inimitable
D)  expensive
E)  newF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Proponents of evidence-based management argue that human resources should be transformed into a sort of R&D department for managing people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

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 13

Which of the following is one of the two primary goals managers have for their employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maximization of job performance.
B)  Optimization of stock price.
C)  Rationalization of job structure.
D)  Utilization of rational decision making techniques.
E)  Obedience to organizational rules and regulations.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Tran is interested in the effects of the choice of reward on employee motivation.She knows that there have been several studies done on this subject and compares their results looking for an average correlation.Tran is conducting a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  meta-analysis
B)  mediocre analysis
C)  medial analysis
D)  remedial analysis
E)  moderated analysisF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

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 E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Causal inferences means establishing that one variable really does cause another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The method of authority suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because some respected official, agency, or source has said it is so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In organizational behavior research, a correlation of +1 between two variables is considered:

Accepted Answer

A)  weak.
B)  to be an absence of relationship.
C)  arbitrary.
D)  irrelevant.
E)  perfect.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

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) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 20

The resource-based view suggests that a resource is more valuable when it can be imitated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: What Is Organizational Behavior

In organizational behavior research, a correlation of +1 between two variables is considered:

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Causal inferences means establishing that one variable really does cause another.

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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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The resource-based view of organizations suggests that a resource is more valuable when it is _____.

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

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The resource-based view suggests that a resource is more valuable when it can be imitated.

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The scientific method begins with _____.

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

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Explain the Rule of One-Eighth.

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Identify the key individual outcomes in the studies of organizational behavior and describe the factors that affect these key outcomes.

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

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Which of the following group mechanisms summarize how individuals attain authority over others?

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The method of authority suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because some respected official, agency, or source has said it is so.

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Which of the following is one of the two primary goals managers have for their employees?

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Proponents of evidence-based management argue that human resources should be transformed into a sort of R&D department for managing people.

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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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OB primarily uses _______ models to understand motivation, learning, and decision making.

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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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Tran is interested in the effects of the choice of reward on employee motivation.She knows that there have been several studies done on this subject and compares their results looking for an average correlation.Tran is conducting a ______.

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