Chapter 1
Organizational Behavior and Foundation Competencies
True-False Questions
1. According to the Preview Case, “Jack Gherty of Land O’Lakes” the leader of any
organization is the strongest determinant of the culture of the organization.
Answer: True Easy Recall
2. According to the Preview Case, “Jack Gherty of Land O’Lakes,” Gherty’s definition of a
building the best team is to build a group of people who find that, when you leave, you won’t
be missed at all.
Answer: True Easy Recall
3. According to the Preview Case, “Jack Gherty of Land O’Lakes,” the value of a situational
leader is that rules are rigid and clearly defined.
Answer: False Easy Recall
Rationale: The value of a situational leader, according to Gherty, is flexibility or
adaptability to adopt different management styles.
4. A competency is an interrelated set of perceptions, attitudes, and values that enable an
employee to provide value to the organization.
, Answer: False Easy Comprehension
Rationale: A competency is an interrelated set of abilities, behaviors, attitudes, and
knowledge needed by an individual to be effective in most professional and
managerial positions.
5. A competency is an interrelated set of abilities, behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge
needed by an individual to be effective in most professional and managerial positions.
Answer: True Easy Recall
6. The seven foundation competencies described in the text are important only to those
employees who are working in managerial or leadership positions.
Answer: False Moderate Recall
Rationale: The seven foundation competencies are increasingly important to the
effectiveness of most professionals, not simply those in managerial and leadership
roles.
7. The seven foundation competencies needed for achieving effectiveness in organizational
behavior are so highly interrelated that it is impossible to specify rigid boundaries between
them.
Answer: True Difficult Comprehension
,8. Organizational behavior, which refers to the study of human behavior, attitudes, and
performance in organizations, is a unique and distinct discipline, which uses only concepts
from the fields of business and management.
Answer: False Moderate Comprehension
Rationale: Organizational behavior is the study of human behavior, attitudes, and
performance in organizations and is an interdisciplinary field drawing on concepts
from social and clinical psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, industrial
engineering and organizational psychology.
9. Organizational behavior is the study of human behavior, attitudes, and performance in
organizations and is an interdisciplinary field, drawing on concepts from social and clinical
psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, industrial engineering, and organizational
psychology.
Answer: True Moderate Comprehension
10. There are a total of two major themes in the text: (1) that there are no easy or complete
answers as to why people and organizations fail to function smoothly, and (2) that studying
organizational behavior should help to improve your future job performance.
Answer: False Difficult Comprehension
Rationale: There are a total of three major themes in the text: (1) to define,
describe, and illustrate how the seven foundation competencies can be used in
organizations, (2) that there are no easy or complete answers as to why people and
organizations function smoothly or fail to do so, and (3) that studying organizational
behavior should help you attain the competencies needed to be a team leader, a
manager, or an executive.
, 11. There are a total of three major themes in the text: (1) to define, describe, and illustrate
how the seven foundation competencies can be used in organizations, (2) that there are no
easy or complete answers as to why people and organizations function smoothly or fail to
do so, and (3) that studying organizational behavior should help you attain the
competencies needed to be a team leader, a manager, or an executive.
Answer: True Moderate Comprehension
Learning Objective 1: Describe the self competency and its contribution to effectiveness.
12. The career competency involves the overall ability to assess your own strengths and
weaknesses, set and pursue professional and personal goals, balance work and personal life,
and engage in new learning—including new or modified skills, behaviors, and attitudes.
Answer: False Easy Recall Objective: 1
Rationale: This is the definition of the self competency. There is no competency
called the career competency.
13. The self competency involves the overall ability to assess your own strengths and
weaknesses, set and pursue professional and personal goals, balance work and personal life,
and engage in new learning—including new or modified skills, behaviors, and attitudes.
Answer: True Easy Recall Objective: 1
Organizational Behavior and Foundation Competencies
True-False Questions
1. According to the Preview Case, “Jack Gherty of Land O’Lakes” the leader of any
organization is the strongest determinant of the culture of the organization.
Answer: True Easy Recall
2. According to the Preview Case, “Jack Gherty of Land O’Lakes,” Gherty’s definition of a
building the best team is to build a group of people who find that, when you leave, you won’t
be missed at all.
Answer: True Easy Recall
3. According to the Preview Case, “Jack Gherty of Land O’Lakes,” the value of a situational
leader is that rules are rigid and clearly defined.
Answer: False Easy Recall
Rationale: The value of a situational leader, according to Gherty, is flexibility or
adaptability to adopt different management styles.
4. A competency is an interrelated set of perceptions, attitudes, and values that enable an
employee to provide value to the organization.
, Answer: False Easy Comprehension
Rationale: A competency is an interrelated set of abilities, behaviors, attitudes, and
knowledge needed by an individual to be effective in most professional and
managerial positions.
5. A competency is an interrelated set of abilities, behaviors, attitudes, and knowledge
needed by an individual to be effective in most professional and managerial positions.
Answer: True Easy Recall
6. The seven foundation competencies described in the text are important only to those
employees who are working in managerial or leadership positions.
Answer: False Moderate Recall
Rationale: The seven foundation competencies are increasingly important to the
effectiveness of most professionals, not simply those in managerial and leadership
roles.
7. The seven foundation competencies needed for achieving effectiveness in organizational
behavior are so highly interrelated that it is impossible to specify rigid boundaries between
them.
Answer: True Difficult Comprehension
,8. Organizational behavior, which refers to the study of human behavior, attitudes, and
performance in organizations, is a unique and distinct discipline, which uses only concepts
from the fields of business and management.
Answer: False Moderate Comprehension
Rationale: Organizational behavior is the study of human behavior, attitudes, and
performance in organizations and is an interdisciplinary field drawing on concepts
from social and clinical psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, industrial
engineering and organizational psychology.
9. Organizational behavior is the study of human behavior, attitudes, and performance in
organizations and is an interdisciplinary field, drawing on concepts from social and clinical
psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, industrial engineering, and organizational
psychology.
Answer: True Moderate Comprehension
10. There are a total of two major themes in the text: (1) that there are no easy or complete
answers as to why people and organizations fail to function smoothly, and (2) that studying
organizational behavior should help to improve your future job performance.
Answer: False Difficult Comprehension
Rationale: There are a total of three major themes in the text: (1) to define,
describe, and illustrate how the seven foundation competencies can be used in
organizations, (2) that there are no easy or complete answers as to why people and
organizations function smoothly or fail to do so, and (3) that studying organizational
behavior should help you attain the competencies needed to be a team leader, a
manager, or an executive.
, 11. There are a total of three major themes in the text: (1) to define, describe, and illustrate
how the seven foundation competencies can be used in organizations, (2) that there are no
easy or complete answers as to why people and organizations function smoothly or fail to
do so, and (3) that studying organizational behavior should help you attain the
competencies needed to be a team leader, a manager, or an executive.
Answer: True Moderate Comprehension
Learning Objective 1: Describe the self competency and its contribution to effectiveness.
12. The career competency involves the overall ability to assess your own strengths and
weaknesses, set and pursue professional and personal goals, balance work and personal life,
and engage in new learning—including new or modified skills, behaviors, and attitudes.
Answer: False Easy Recall Objective: 1
Rationale: This is the definition of the self competency. There is no competency
called the career competency.
13. The self competency involves the overall ability to assess your own strengths and
weaknesses, set and pursue professional and personal goals, balance work and personal life,
and engage in new learning—including new or modified skills, behaviors, and attitudes.
Answer: True Easy Recall Objective: 1
