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by Maggie Niland Glass
Essentials of
Organizational Behavior
Sixteenth Edition
Robbins/Judge
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, Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 16e (Robbins)
Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior?
1) The impact of what three areas are investigated in the study of Organizational Behavior?
A) Profit structure, organizational complexity, and job satisfaction
B) Individuals, profit structure, and job satisfaction
C) Individuals, groups, and job satisfaction
D) Groups, structure, and profit structure
E) Individuals, groups, and structure
Answer: E
Explanation: OB investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structures have on
behavior within organizations.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).
2) Which of the following is NOT a core topic of organizational behavior?
A) Motivation
B) Attitude development
C) Conflict
D) Resource allocation
E) Work design
Answer: D
Explanation: OB includes the core topics of motivation, leader behavior and power,
interpersonal communication, group structure and processes, personality, emotions, and values,
attitude development and perception, change processes, conflict and negotiation, and work
design. It does not include resource allocation.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).
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by Maggie Niland Glass
Essentials of
Organizational Behavior
Sixteenth Edition
Robbins/Judge
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Copyright © 2025 Pearson Education, Inc.
, Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 16e (Robbins)
Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior?
1) The impact of what three areas are investigated in the study of Organizational Behavior?
A) Profit structure, organizational complexity, and job satisfaction
B) Individuals, profit structure, and job satisfaction
C) Individuals, groups, and job satisfaction
D) Groups, structure, and profit structure
E) Individuals, groups, and structure
Answer: E
Explanation: OB investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structures have on
behavior within organizations.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).
2) Which of the following is NOT a core topic of organizational behavior?
A) Motivation
B) Attitude development
C) Conflict
D) Resource allocation
E) Work design
Answer: D
Explanation: OB includes the core topics of motivation, leader behavior and power,
interpersonal communication, group structure and processes, personality, emotions, and values,
attitude development and perception, change processes, conflict and negotiation, and work
design. It does not include resource allocation.
Diff: 2
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.1 Define organizational behavior (OB).
1
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