Test Bank For Organizational Behavior, 19th edition Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge Chapter 1-18
Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? 1) ________ get things done through other people. They make decisions, allocate resources, and direct the activities of others to attain goals. A) Assistants B) Managers C) Secretaries D) Interns E) Apprentices Answer: B Explanation: The defining characteristic of managers is that they get things done through other people. They make decisions, allocate resources, and direct the activities of others to attain goals. LO: 1.1: Define organizational behavior (OB). Difficulty: Easy Quest. Category: Concept 2) Jude Littleford, a manager at an environmental organization, is currently working on a global warming project. In addition to identifying which tasks related to creating awareness about the issue need to be done, Jude is also choosing the members of her team to engage with the public and to lobby the government. She is also assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are undertaken on time. Which of the following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking? A) Planning B) Organizing C) Scrutinizing D) Controlling E) Envisioning Answer: B Explanation: Managers are responsible for designing an organization's structure. This function is called organizing. It includes determining what tasks are to be done, who is to do them, how the tasks are to be grouped, who reports to whom, and where decisions are to be made. LO: 1.1: Define organizational behavior (OB). AACSB: Analytical thinking Difficulty: Hard Employability Skills: Knowledge Application and Analysis Quest. Category: Application 3) Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on an illiteracy project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their project milestones and direct them through different phases of the project. Which of the following kinds of functions will these tasks be covered under? A) Planning B) Organizing 1 Copyright © 2023 Pearson Education, Inc.