Test Bank for Essentials of Organizational Behavior, Global Edition 15th Edition by Stephen Robbins, Timothy Judge

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hapterv1 WhatvIsvOrganizationalvBehavior?

1) arevdefinedvasvpeoplevwhovoverseevthevactivitiesvofvothersvandvwhovarevresponsiblevforva
ttainingvgoalsvinvorganizations.
A) Assistants
B) Managers
C) Secretaries
D) Interns
E) Apprentices
vAnswer: B

2) SallyvMitchellvworksvasvavmanagervatvanvenvironmentalvorganization.vShevisvcurrentlyvworkingvonvavglob
alvwarmingvprojectvandvdecidesvwhatvtasksvrelatedvtovcreatingvawarenessvaboutvthevissuevneedvtovbevdone.vIn
vaddition,vshevisvalsovdecidingvwhichvmembersvofvhervteamvwillvworkvonvengagingvwithvthevpublicvandvwhic

hvwillvworkvonvlobbyingvwithvthevgovernment.vShevisvalsovassigningvpeoplevasvteamvmembersvtovensurevthat
vtasksvarevundertakenvonvtime.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvcategoriesvofvfunctionsvisvMitchellvundertaking?

A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) controlling
E) envisioning
vAnswer: B

3) JohannavReid,vavcampaignvmanagervatvavchildvrightsvorganization,vrecentlyvstartedvworkingvonvanvilliteracyv
project.vDuringvthevproject,vshevneedsvtovmotivatevteamvmembersvtovattainvtheirvprojectvmilestonesvandvdirectvt
hemvthroughvdifferentvphasesvofvthevproject.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvkindsvofvfunctionsvwillvthesevtasksvbevcov
eredvunder?
A) planning
B) organizing
C) scrutinizing
D) evaluating
E) leadingvA
nswer: E

4) LesleyvTorresvisvavprojectvmanagervforvthevcampaignv"ActionvagainstvDeforestationvinvIndonesia".vShevrec
entlyvfacedvavglitchvwhenvthevcampaignvcouldvnotvbevlaunchedvpubliclyvaccordingvtovschedule.vTorresvmonit
oredvthevschedulevtovfindvthevcausevofvthevdelay,vbeforevspeedingvupvthevimplementationvprocessvbyvallocatin
gvmorevmembersvforvthevimplementationvphase.vByvdoingvthis,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvfunctionsvisvshevperfor
ming?
A) controlling
B) planning
C) formulating
D) leading
E) organizing

, Answer: A
5) Whichvofvthevfollowingvfunctionsvdovmanagersvundertakevasvpartvofvplanningvfunctions?
A) definingvanvorganization'svgoals
B) implementingvstrategiesvforvachievingvgoals
C) executingvplansvtovintegratevactivities
D) accomplishingvgoalsvofvavproject
E) employingvstrategiesvtovcoordinatevtasksv
Answer: A

6) AccordingvtovHenryvMintzberg,vavfactoryvsupervisorvgivingvavgroupvofvhighvschoolvstudentsvavtourvofvthevp
lantvmayvbevtermedvasva .
A) leader
B) figurehead
C) resourcevallocator
D) negotiator
E) disturbancevhandler
vAnswer: B

7) EllenvOrtizvworksvasvavsalesvmanagervatvavtelecomvfirm.vThevcompanyvhasvrecentlyvlaunchedvavnewvprodu
ctvinvthevmarket.vHervworkvinvthevnextvfewvweeksvinvolvesvsharingvknowledgevaboutvthevproductvwithvhervtea
mvmembers.vShevwillvalsovneedvtovinspirevthemvtovreachvtheirvsalesvtargets,vandvclarifyvanyvdoubtsvaboutvthev
newvproduct.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvrolesvisvOrtizvplaying?
A) leader
B) liaison
C) disseminator
D) spokesperson
E) negotiator
vAnswer: A

8) ReginavGeorgevworksvasvavcampaignvmanagervinvavnot-for-
profitvorganizationvinvHampshire.vForvthevupcomingvcampaignvagainstvgeneticvengineering,vshevisvnetworkingv
withvmanagersvwhovarevworkingvonvthevissuevofvfoodvsafety.vThroughvhervnetworkvofvcontacts,vshevstrivesvtovga
invinformationvaboutvthevstakeholdersvinvthevfoodvindustryvandvothervlobbyvgroups.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvrol
esvisvGeorgevmostvlikelyvtovbevplayingvaccordingvtovMintzberg'svclassificationvofvmanagerialvroles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) liaison
D) entrepreneur
E) resourcevallocator
vAnswer: C

9) AnnettevSimpsonvworksvforvavfashionvhousevinvParisvandvisvpreparingvforvthevcompany'svupcomingvlinevofvw
intervclothing.vShevisvcurrentlyvresearchingvonlinevtovknowvwhatvisvinvvoguevthisvseason.vInvaddition,vshevisvals
ovnetworkingvwithvcontactsvfromvthevpressvandvfashionvmagazineveditorsvtovunderstandvthevchangingvtastesvofv
consumers.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvrolesvisvSimpsonvplayingvaccordingvtovMintzberg'svclassificationvofvmana
gerialvroles?
A) figurehead
B) leader
C) symbolvhead
D) monitor
E) spokesperson
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