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组织行为学英语习题
Chapter1WhatIsOrganizationalBehavior?
MULTIPLECHOICE
1.Successfulmanagersandentrepreneursrecognizethat:
a.technicalknowledgeisallthatisneededforsuccess.
b.interpersonalskillsarenotimportant.
c.technicalskillsarenecessary,butinsufficient,forsucceedinginmanagement.
d.anunderstandingofhumanbehaviordoesnotimpacteffectiveness
(c;Challenging;pp.2-3)
WhatManagersDo
2.Whichoneofthefollowingisnotconsideredanorganization?
a.church
b.university
c.amilitaryunit
d.all45-year-oldadultsinacommunity
(d;Easy;p.4)
3.A(n)_____isaconsciouslycoordinatedsocialunit,composedoftwoormorepeople,thatfunctionsonarelativelycontinuousbasistoachieveacommongoalorsetofgoals.
a.organization
b.unit
c.team
d.ethnicgroup
(a;Moderate;p.4)
4.Thefourmanagementfunctionsincludeallofthefollowingexcept:
a.controlling.
b.planning.
c.staffing.
d.organizing.
(c;Moderate;p.4)
5._____includesdefininganorganization’sgoalsandestablishinganoverallstrategyforachievingthesegoalsanddevelopingacomprehensivehierarchyofplanstointegrateandcoordinateactivities.
a.Controlling
b.Planning
c.Leading
d.Coordinating
(b;Moderate;p.4)
6.Thedeterminationofhowtasksaretobegroupedispartofwhichmanagementfunction?
a.planning
b.leading
c.controlling
d.organizing
(d;Easy;p.4)
7.Theorganizingfunctionincludesadeterminationofwhichofthefollowing?
a.whattasksaretobedone
b.whoistodothesetasks
c.whoreportstowhom
d.alloftheabove
(d;Moderate;p.4)
8.Everyorganizationcontainspeople,anditismanagement’sjobtodirectandcoordinatethesepeople.Thisisthe______function.
a.planning
b.leading
c.controlling
d.organizing
(b;Moderate;p.4)
9.AccordingtoHenryMintzberg,thetenmanagerialrolescanbegroupedintothreecategories.Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthesegroups?
a.concernwiththeinterpersonalrelationships
b.thetransferofinformation
c.decisionmaking
d.liaisonroles
(d;Challenging;Exh.1-1;p.6.)
10.AnexampleofMintzberg’sinterpersonalmanagementroleis:
a.spokesperson.
b.leader.
c.negotiator.
d.monitor.
(b;Moderate;Exh.1-1;p.6)
11.Whenamanagersearchestheorganizationanditsenvironmentforopportunitiesandinitiatesprojectstobringaboutchange,themanagerisactinginwhichrole?
a.negotiator
b.entrepreneur
c.disturbancehandler
d.resourceallocator
(b;Challenging;Exh.1-1;p.6)
12.WhichofthefollowingisnotanessentialmanagementskillidentifiedbyRobertKatz?
a.technical
puter
c.human
d.conceptual
(b;Moderate;p.5)
13.Whenmanagershavethementalabilitytoanalyzeanddiagnosecomplexsituations,theypossess:
a.technicalskills.
puterskills.
c.humanskills.
d.conceptualskills.
(d;Challenging;pp.6-7)
14.Whichoneofthefollowingwouldnotbeconsideredahumanskill?
a.completingaccountingreports
b.communicating
c.resolvingconflicts
d.workingaspartofateam
(a;Moderate;pp5-6)
15.AccordingtoLuthansandhisassociates,whichofthefollowingisnotconsideredapartoftraditionalmanagement?
a.interactingwithoutsiders
b.decisionmaking
c.controlling
d.planning
(a;Moderate;p.7)
16.WhichofLuthan’smanagerialactivitiesinvolvessocializing,politicking,andinteractingwithoutsiders?
a.traditionalmanagement
munication
c.humanresourcemanagement
working
(d;Challenging;p.7)
17.AccordingtoLuthans,successfulmanagersspentmoreoftheirtimeon_____thanonanyotheractivity.
a.traditionalmanagement
b.humanresourcemanagement
working
municating
(c;Challenging;p.8)
18.Acommonthreadrunningthroughthefunctions,roles,skills,andactivitiesapproachestomanagementrecognizestheimportanceof:
a.managingtechnology.
b.managingpeople.
c.politicking.
d.beingefficient.
(b;Moderate;p.8)
EnterOrganizationalBehavior
19.Organizationalbehaviorisallofthefollowingexcept:
a.afieldofstudy.
b.anappliedfield.
c.anintuitiveanalysisofhumanbehavior.
d.studyingwhatpeopledoinanorganization.
(c;Moderate;p.8)
20.______isafieldofstudythatinvestigatestheimpactthatindividuals,groups,andstructurehaveonbehaviorwithinorganizationsforthepurposeofapplyingsuchknowledgetowardimprovinganorganization’seffectiveness.
a.Organizationaldevelopment
b.Management
c.Organizationalbehavior
d.Peoplemanagement
(c;Easy;p.8)
21.Whichofthefollowingisnotacoretopicoforganizationalbehavior?
a.motivation
b.attitudedevelopment
c.conflict
puters
(d;Easy;p.8)
22.Accordingtothetext,thebestapproachforobtainingknowledgeabouthumanbehavioris
a.thecommonsenseapproach.
b.anobservationalapproach.
c.asystematicapproach.
d.atheoreticalapproach.
(c;Easy;p.10)
23.Amajorthemeinyourtextbookisthatbehaviorisnot:
a.caused.
b.random.
c.consistent.
d.predictable.
(b;Easy;p.9)
24.Ifweknowhowapersonperceivesasituationandwhatisimportanttohim/her,thenbehaviorisgenerally
a.predictable.
b.predetermined.
c.uncontrollable.
d.controllable.
(a;Moderate;p.9)
25.Fundamentalconsistenciesallow_____ofbehavior.
a.observation
b.systematizing
c.research
d.predictability
(d;Moderate;pp.9-10)
26.Behaviorisgenerally_____andthe_____ofbehaviorisameanstomakingreasonablyaccuratepredictions.
a.predetermined;observation
b.predictable;systematicstudy
c.controllable;theoreticalapplication
d.uncontrollable;systematicstudy
(b;Moderate;p.10)
27._____includesanalyzingrelationships,determiningcausesandeffects,andbasingconclusionsonscientificevidence.
a.Organizationalbehavior
b.Theobservationalapproachtounderstandingorganizationalbehavior
c.Atheoreticalapproachtoorganizationalbehavior
d.Asystematicstudyoforganizationalbehavior
(d;Moderate;p.10)
28.InthestudyofOB,intuitionisreplacedby:
a.systematicstudy.
b.generalization.
c.listening.
d.prediction.
(a;Easy;p.10)
ContributingDisciplinestotheOBField
29.Organizationalbehaviorisbuiltuponcontributionsfromallofthefollowingdisciplinesexcept:
a.humanities.
b.psychology.
c.anthropology.
d.politicalscience.
(a;Moderate;p.11)
30.Thesciencethatseekstomeasure,explain,andsometimeschangethebehaviorofhumansandotheranimalsis:
a.psychiatry.
b.psychology.
c.sociology.
d.politicalscience.
(b;Moderate;p.12)
31.Whichbehavioralsciencedisciplinehasmadethemostsignificantcontributiontounderstandingindividualbehavior?
a.sociology
b.socialpsychology
c.psychology
d.anthropology
(c;Moderate;p.12)
32.TheOBtopicofmotivationhasbeenmostinfluencedbywhichbehavioralsciencediscipline?
a.psychology
b.socialpsychology
c.sociology
d.politicalscience
(a;Moderate;p.12)
33.ThemostsignificantcontributiontoOBintheareaofformalorganizationtheoryandstructurehasbeenmadeby:
a.psychology.
b.sociology.
c.anthropology.
d.politicalscience.
(b;Moderate;p.12)
34._____studiespeopleinrelationtotheirfellowhumanbeings.
a.Psychology
b.Sociology
c.Anthropology
d.Politicalscience
(b;Moderate;p.12)
35.Thesciencethatfocusesontheinfluenceofpeopleononeanotheris:
a.psychology.
b.anthropology.
c.politicalscience.
d.socialpsychology.
(d;Moderate;p.12)
36.Oneofthemajorareasreceivingconsiderableinvestigationfromsocialpsychologistshasbeen:
a.change.
b.motivation.
c.jobsatisfaction.
d.jobstress.
(a;Challenging;p.12)
37.TheOBsubjectof“organizationalculture”hasbeenmostinfluencedbywhichbehavioralsciencediscipline?
a.anthropology
b.psychology
c.socialpsychology
d.politicalscience
(a;Moderate;p.12)
38._____hashelpedusunderstanddifferencesinfundamentalvalues,attitudes,andbehaviorbetweenpeopleindifferentcountries.
a.Anthropology
b.Psychology
c.Socialpsychology
d.Politicalscience
(a;Challenging;p.12)
39.Topicsofstudyinpoliticalscienceincludeallofthefollowingexcept:
a.structuringofconflict.
b.thesocialsysteminwhichindividualsfilltheirroles.
c.allocationofpower.
d.howpeoplemanipulatepowerforindividualselfinterest.
(b;Challenging;p.12)
ThereareFewAbsolutesinOB
40.WhichofthefollowingisthebestdescriptionofOB’scurrentstate?
a.Itisbasedonuniversaltruths.
b.Itisbasedoncontingencies.
c.ThereislittledisagreementamongOBresearchersandscholars.
d.Cause-effectprincipleshavebeenisolatedwhichtendtoapplytoallsituations.
(b;Moderate;p.13)
ChallengesandOpportunitiesforOB
41.Whereas_____focusesondifferencesbetweenpeoplefromdifferentcountries,_____addressesdifferencesamongpeoplewithingivencountries.
a.workforcediversity;globalization
b.globalization;workforcediversity
c.culture;diversity
d.culturization;workforcediversity
(b;Challenging;pp.14-15)
42.______meansthatorganizationsarebecomingmoreheterogeneousintermsofgender,race,andethnicity.
a.Globalization
b.Workforcediversity
c.Affirmativeaction
d.Organizationalculture
(b;Easy;p.15)
43.The________assumptionisbeingreplacedbyonethatrecognizesandvalues_____.
a.meltingpot;differences
b.meltingpot;similarities
c.diversity;differences
d.heterogeneous;similarities
(a;Moderate;p.15)
44.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?
a.Currently,46percentoftheU.S.laborfor