Organizational Behavior - C715
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
c) scrutinizing
d) evaluating
e) leading - Answer - e) leading
Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in
Hampshire. For the upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking
with managers who are working on the issue of food safety. Through her network of
contacts, she strives to gain information about the stakeholders in the food industry and
other lobby groups. Which of the following roles is George most likely to be playing
according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?
a) figurehead
b) leader
c) liaison
d) entrepreneur
e) resource allocator - Answer - c) liaison
The ability to understand, communicate with, motivate, and support other people, both
individually and in groups, may be defined as ________.
a) human skills
b) technical skills
c) conceptual skills
d) cognitive skills
e) analytical skills - Answer - a) human skills
According to Fred Luthans and his associates, managers involved in traditional
management activities undertook which of the following tasks?
a) motivating
b) socializing
c) decision making
d) training
e) politicking - Answer - c) decision making
According to Fred Luthans and his associates' study of 450 managers, ________ made
the largest contribution to the success of managers in terms of speed of promotion
within their organization.
a) networking
b) decision making
c) planning
,d) controlling
e) staffing - Answer - a) networking
Which of the following does the heredity approach state?
a)An individual's personality is determined by the social background one is brought up
in.
b)An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of the genes.
c)An individual's personality is influenced by the economic settings he is surrounded by.
d)A person's personality traits are created by the company he keeps i.e., his friends and
family.e)A person's personality traits are largely influenced by global trends and
characteristics - Answer - b) An individual's personality is determined by molecular
structure of the genes
Valerie Sinclair, a climate campaigner at an environmental organization, invariably uses
rationale to make decisions for project implementation. She believes that the right
decisions can be made only through scrutiny and analysis. Each time she needs to
make a decision, she weighs all options before taking action. Which of the following is
Sinclair's personality type according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
classification?
a) intuitive
b) introverted
c) thinking
d) feeling
e) perceiving - Answer - c) thinking
What is the major problem with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a measure of
personality?
a)It has an excess of classifications which tends to confuse a person.
b)It forces a person to be categorized as either one type or another. c)It does not have a
clear demarcation between different personality types.
d)It tends to overemphasize intuitive traits over analytical traits.
e)It indicates results related exclusively to job performance - Answer - b) It forces a
person to be categorized as either one type or another.
________ is as important for managers as for front-line employees and, among all Big
Five Model traits, is most consistently related to job performance.
a. Extroversion
b. Agreeableness
c. Conscientiousness
d. Emotional stability
e. Openness to experience - Answer - c. Conscientiousness
Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust his or her behavior to
external, situational factors and can behave differently in different situations.
a) low on openness
, b) high on narcissism
c) low on agreeableness
d) high on self-monitoring
e) low on conscientiousness - Answer - d) high on self-monitoring
Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding people with
proactive personalities?
a)They react passively to situations.
b)They tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every situation.
c)They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe others exist for their benefit.
d)They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
e)They are narcissistic in nature and require constant admiration - Answer - d) They are
more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
Which of the following is true of values?
a) They are void of a judgmental element.
b) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature.
c) They have content and intensity attributes.
d) They never change irrespective of external factors.
e) They are always established in a person's later years. - Answer - c) They have
content and intensity attributes
Which of the following is an instrumental value?
a) economic success
b) social recognition
c) personal discipline
d) world peace
e) meaning in life - Answer - c) personal discipline
John Holland's personality-job fit theory presents six personality types. Which of the
following is one of these six types?
a) analytic
b) imaginative
c) practical
d) investigative
e) intuitive - Answer - d) investigative
With reference to the Hofstede's framework, which country scores highest in
individualism?
a) United States
b) Finland
c) Australia
d) Great Britain
e) Norway - Answer - a) United States
Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
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
c) scrutinizing
d) evaluating
e) leading - Answer - e) leading
Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in
Hampshire. For the upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking
with managers who are working on the issue of food safety. Through her network of
contacts, she strives to gain information about the stakeholders in the food industry and
other lobby groups. Which of the following roles is George most likely to be playing
according to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?
a) figurehead
b) leader
c) liaison
d) entrepreneur
e) resource allocator - Answer - c) liaison
The ability to understand, communicate with, motivate, and support other people, both
individually and in groups, may be defined as ________.
a) human skills
b) technical skills
c) conceptual skills
d) cognitive skills
e) analytical skills - Answer - a) human skills
According to Fred Luthans and his associates, managers involved in traditional
management activities undertook which of the following tasks?
a) motivating
b) socializing
c) decision making
d) training
e) politicking - Answer - c) decision making
According to Fred Luthans and his associates' study of 450 managers, ________ made
the largest contribution to the success of managers in terms of speed of promotion
within their organization.
a) networking
b) decision making
c) planning
,d) controlling
e) staffing - Answer - a) networking
Which of the following does the heredity approach state?
a)An individual's personality is determined by the social background one is brought up
in.
b)An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of the genes.
c)An individual's personality is influenced by the economic settings he is surrounded by.
d)A person's personality traits are created by the company he keeps i.e., his friends and
family.e)A person's personality traits are largely influenced by global trends and
characteristics - Answer - b) An individual's personality is determined by molecular
structure of the genes
Valerie Sinclair, a climate campaigner at an environmental organization, invariably uses
rationale to make decisions for project implementation. She believes that the right
decisions can be made only through scrutiny and analysis. Each time she needs to
make a decision, she weighs all options before taking action. Which of the following is
Sinclair's personality type according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
classification?
a) intuitive
b) introverted
c) thinking
d) feeling
e) perceiving - Answer - c) thinking
What is the major problem with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a measure of
personality?
a)It has an excess of classifications which tends to confuse a person.
b)It forces a person to be categorized as either one type or another. c)It does not have a
clear demarcation between different personality types.
d)It tends to overemphasize intuitive traits over analytical traits.
e)It indicates results related exclusively to job performance - Answer - b) It forces a
person to be categorized as either one type or another.
________ is as important for managers as for front-line employees and, among all Big
Five Model traits, is most consistently related to job performance.
a. Extroversion
b. Agreeableness
c. Conscientiousness
d. Emotional stability
e. Openness to experience - Answer - c. Conscientiousness
Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust his or her behavior to
external, situational factors and can behave differently in different situations.
a) low on openness
, b) high on narcissism
c) low on agreeableness
d) high on self-monitoring
e) low on conscientiousness - Answer - d) high on self-monitoring
Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding people with
proactive personalities?
a)They react passively to situations.
b)They tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every situation.
c)They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe others exist for their benefit.
d)They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
e)They are narcissistic in nature and require constant admiration - Answer - d) They are
more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
Which of the following is true of values?
a) They are void of a judgmental element.
b) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature.
c) They have content and intensity attributes.
d) They never change irrespective of external factors.
e) They are always established in a person's later years. - Answer - c) They have
content and intensity attributes
Which of the following is an instrumental value?
a) economic success
b) social recognition
c) personal discipline
d) world peace
e) meaning in life - Answer - c) personal discipline
John Holland's personality-job fit theory presents six personality types. Which of the
following is one of these six types?
a) analytic
b) imaginative
c) practical
d) investigative
e) intuitive - Answer - d) investigative
With reference to the Hofstede's framework, which country scores highest in
individualism?
a) United States
b) Finland
c) Australia
d) Great Britain
e) Norway - Answer - a) United States
Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
