MGMT 310 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
The study of organizational behavior takes place at many different levels of analysis, including
the individual level, the division level, and the societal level. - ANS False
What is organizational behavior - ANS the way people behave what tendencies they might
have and how we conduct ourselves
According to your reading posted on Bb, the historical evolution of organizational behavior, the
UPS shows the typical example of scientific management. - ANS True
Back in 1900, you had a dinner with Fredrick W. Taylor. Which of the following statements is
LESS likely to agree with - ANS workers choose their own work and trained themselves as
best they could
Unlike Chester Bernard who had a mechanistic and impersonal view or organizations, Weber
and Mary Follett saw organizations as social systems that require human cooperation -
ANS False
Over periods of time ranging from five to ten years, a person's personality is quite unstable. -
ANS False
If a researcher found identical twins, separated at birth, to be nearly identical in personality,
what would he MOST LIKELY conclude? - ANS Nature is more important than nurture in
determining personality
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, Mark is a well-liked boss. He has a suggestion box outside his door and has implemented many
of the suggestions, even some of the more reckless ideas, such as putting a ping pong table in
the meeting room. Although the organization has many strict procedures, Mark does not follow
them nor does he expect this of his employees. In which trait does Mark MOST LIKELY rank the
lowest? - ANS Conscientiousness
Personality is MOST LIKELY to play an important role in determining individual job performance
when ______? - ANS situational pressures a weaker
The affective component of an employees work attitude is that person's beliefs about the job or
organization. - ANS False
Organizational commitment refers to feeling and beliefs about the employing organizational
commitment. While affective commitment exists when employees are happy to be members or
an organization, ________ commitment exists when employees are committed not so much
because they want to be but because they have to be. - ANS continuance
Which of the following BEST display an organizational citizenship behavior? - ANS a new
accountant decides to take an advanced accounting class to improve her skills at the firm
The first two steps in the creative process are - ANS recognizing a problem or opportunity
and gathering information
Neuroticism is a trait not generally possessed by psychologically healthy individuals. -
ANS False
Individuals with an _______ tend to believe that outside forces are largely responsible for their
fate. - ANS external locus of control
Emotional intelligence does NOT enable leaders and managers to - ANS understand
processes required to build high quality products
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
The study of organizational behavior takes place at many different levels of analysis, including
the individual level, the division level, and the societal level. - ANS False
What is organizational behavior - ANS the way people behave what tendencies they might
have and how we conduct ourselves
According to your reading posted on Bb, the historical evolution of organizational behavior, the
UPS shows the typical example of scientific management. - ANS True
Back in 1900, you had a dinner with Fredrick W. Taylor. Which of the following statements is
LESS likely to agree with - ANS workers choose their own work and trained themselves as
best they could
Unlike Chester Bernard who had a mechanistic and impersonal view or organizations, Weber
and Mary Follett saw organizations as social systems that require human cooperation -
ANS False
Over periods of time ranging from five to ten years, a person's personality is quite unstable. -
ANS False
If a researcher found identical twins, separated at birth, to be nearly identical in personality,
what would he MOST LIKELY conclude? - ANS Nature is more important than nurture in
determining personality
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Mark is a well-liked boss. He has a suggestion box outside his door and has implemented many
of the suggestions, even some of the more reckless ideas, such as putting a ping pong table in
the meeting room. Although the organization has many strict procedures, Mark does not follow
them nor does he expect this of his employees. In which trait does Mark MOST LIKELY rank the
lowest? - ANS Conscientiousness
Personality is MOST LIKELY to play an important role in determining individual job performance
when ______? - ANS situational pressures a weaker
The affective component of an employees work attitude is that person's beliefs about the job or
organization. - ANS False
Organizational commitment refers to feeling and beliefs about the employing organizational
commitment. While affective commitment exists when employees are happy to be members or
an organization, ________ commitment exists when employees are committed not so much
because they want to be but because they have to be. - ANS continuance
Which of the following BEST display an organizational citizenship behavior? - ANS a new
accountant decides to take an advanced accounting class to improve her skills at the firm
The first two steps in the creative process are - ANS recognizing a problem or opportunity
and gathering information
Neuroticism is a trait not generally possessed by psychologically healthy individuals. -
ANS False
Individuals with an _______ tend to believe that outside forces are largely responsible for their
fate. - ANS external locus of control
Emotional intelligence does NOT enable leaders and managers to - ANS understand
processes required to build high quality products
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
