Test Bank For Fundamentals of organizational behavior Seventh Edition Andrew J. DuBrin Chapters 1-17 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Netflix has recently been added to the S&P 500 (a distinction held by only the best organizations) and also had a 200 percent gain in stock price. Netflix‘s success has been attributed to each of the following EXCEPT: a. CEO Reed Hasting‘s obsession with failure b. solid business fundamentals c. a risk-taking visionary spirit d. Hasting‘s early years in New England where he led the Outing Club at Bowdoin College ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 3 NAT: AACSB: Reflective Thinking | AACSB: Individual Dynamics TOP: Thinking Ahead and Looking Back MSC: K&C 2. The study of organizational behavior is concerned with: a. psychosocial, interpersonal, and organizational structure b. psychosocial, interpersonal, and work design c. interpersonal, group dynamics in organizations, and work design d. psychosocial, interpersonal, and group dynamics in organizations ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: pp. 4-5 NAT: AACSB: Reflective Thinking | AACSB: Group Dynamics | AACSB: Individual Dynamics TOP: Human Behavior in Organizations MSC: K&C 3. The study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizational settings describes the content of study in: a. organization theory b. organization design c. organizational behavior d. organizational development ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 4 NAT: AACSB: Reflective Thinking | AACSB: Group Dynamics TOP: Human Behavior in Organizations MSC: K&C 4. Which organizational variable(s) is(are) important to the study of group dynamics? a. organization structure b. role conflict and ambiguity c. job task d. hierarchy of authority ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 5 NAT: AACSB: Reflective Thinking | AACSB: Group Dynamics TOP: Human Behavior in Organizations MSC: K&C 5. The description of an organization as clockworks, in which human behavior is logical and rational, would come from which level within the organization?