Assembly line jobs: Tend to be non-repetitive. Require minimal mental attention. Require the employee to set the pace of work. Impose high skill...

Assembly line jobs:

A.   Tend to be non-repetitive.

B.   Require minimal mental attention.

C.  Require the employee to set the pace of work.

D.  Impose high skill requirements on employees.

3.33 Ensuring that everything is carried out according to plan is part of the process of  

A.   Planning 

B.   Controlling 

C.  Organizing

D.  Coordinating

3.34 Who defined human motivation as "the study of ultimate human goals?  

A.   Weber 

B.   Maslow 

C.  Taylor 

D.  Fayol

3.35 A common definition of Organizational Behavior is that it is the study of:

A.   Group behavior

B.   Individual behavior

C.  Patterns of organizational structure

D.  All of the above

3.36 OB is a field of study that places equal emphasis on:

A.   Micro and macro issues, such as employee motivation and organizational design.

B.   Understanding the needs of employees and managerial requirements for technical problem solving.

C.  External environmental issues and managerial ethics.

D.  A and B.

3.37 Which of the following is not an influence on behavior in work organizations?

A.   The individual

B.   The environment 

C.  The building

D.  The group

3.38 The main contribution of psychology to Organizational Behavior is the study of:

A.   Personality, attitudes, perceptions and motives 

B.   Social structures and relationships 

C.  Social beliefs, customs and values 

D.  Philosophy and ethics of human activity

3.39 Which of the following is a part of the basic framework for analyzing Organizational Behavior issues?

A.   The process of management 

B.   Organizational context 

C.  Behavior of people 

D.  All of the above

3.40 Individual differences (dimensions of personality) are best defined as:

A.   The fundamental components of the OB modification paradigm.

B.   Primary constructs in the psychodynamic theory of personality development.

C.  Basic aspects of human nature that predict employee behavior in the work setting.

D. None of the above