HROB 2090 - Final Exam Detailed Questions And
Expert Answers
For some organizations, ____________ programs and quality-of-life benefits have
become a strategic retention tool.
a) job redesign
b) stress management
c) work-life balance
d) training - ANS c) work-life balance
The field of organizational behaviour is about _____________.
a) people
b) creating politically correct organizations
c) maximizing company profits
d) understanding people and managing them to work effectively - ANS d)
understanding people and managing them to work effectively
Organizations are ____________.
a) manufacturing companies
b) not-for-profit businesses
c) permanent work teams
d) social inventions for accomplishing common goals through group effort - ANS d)
social inventions for accomplishing common goals through group effort
,Why are individuals assembled into organizations?
a) motivation
b) goal accomplishment
c) socializing
d) innovation - ANS b) goal accomplishment
Virtually all organization have _____ as a goal.
a) survival
b) organizational culture
c) capital investment
d) behaviour modification - ANS a) survival
____________ occurs in all organizations as friendships develop and individuals
form informal alliances to accomplish work.
a) informal grouping
b) mergers
c) organizational structure
d) organizational culture - ANS a) informal grouping
Organizational behaviour refers to the attitudes and behaviours of
_________________.
a) private sector companies
,b) organizations
c) individuals
d) individuals and groups in organizations - ANS d) individuals and groups in
organizations
People who study organizational behaviour are interested in which of the
following?
a) how committed people feel toward the goals of the organization
b) how to hire the right people for the job
c) how organizations can survive without teams
d) how much people are paid - ANS a) how committed people feel toward the
goals of the organization
Which discipline refers to programs, practices, and systems to acquire, develop,
and retain employees in organizations?
a) human resource management
b) competitiveness in organization
c) training and development
d) organizational behaviour modification - ANS a) human resource management
___________ the behaviour of others is an essential requirement for everyday life,
both inside and outside of organizations.
a) praising
b) explaining
, c) predicting
d) promoting - ANS c) predicting
Explaining events is more complicated than predicting them because a particular
behaviour could have ___________________.
a) less sense of responsibility
b) no exact cause
c) a need for expert intelligence
d) multiple causes - ANS d) multiple causes
___________ involves translating principles based on the best scientific evidence
into organizational practices.
a) Evidence-based management
b) Team work
c) A highly profitable outcome
d) A scientifically based decision - ANS a) Evidence-based management
The classical viewpoint of management advocated ______________________.
a) flexible systems of management
b) the use of self-directed teams and groups
c) high specialization of labour, intensive coordination, and centralized decision
making
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