The open systems perspective of organizational behaviour states that:

organizations depend on the environment, & also influence it

In the field of organizational behaviour, organizations are best described as:

groups of people who work together towards common purpose

90. Which of these statements about the field of OB is FALSE?

OB is useful ONLY for the managers in the organizations

Which of these statements about the field of organizational behaviour is TRUE?

OB concepts date back to Plato and other Greek philosophers.

Intellectual capital refers to:

the stock of knowledge that resides in an organization

Knowledge management is an extension of:

the organizational learning perspective of OB

The following perspectives is consistent with the concept of organizational effectiveness:

E. All the answers are correct.

Organizational behaviour knowledge:

helps us to understand and influence the behaviors of others

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1
The open systems perspective of organizational behaviour states that:
people are the only important & valued organizational input
organizations depend on the environment, & also influence it
organizations are viewed as machines with one working part.
orgs can operate efficiently by focusing on its operations
2
In the field of organizational behaviour, organizations are best described as:
legal entities that must abide by regulations and pay taxes.
social entities with a publicly stated set of formal goals.
groups of people who work together towards common purpose
physical structures with observable capital equipment.
3
90. Which of these statements about the field of OB is FALSE?
None of the above
OB scholars study individual, team, and Organizations
OB is useful ONLY for the managers in the organizations
OB has adopted concepts and theories from other disciplines.
4
Which of these statements about the field of organizational behaviour is TRUE?
OB emerged as a distinct field during the 1980s
IT has almost no effect on organizational behaviour
OB concepts date back to Plato and other Greek philosophers.
The origin of OB are traced mainly to the field of economics
5
Intellectual capital refers to:
the stock of knowledge that resides in an organization
how much an organization spends on training & development
the % of information actually used productively by the org.
the total cost of computers and other machines in the org.
6
Knowledge management is an extension of:
the efficiency model of industrial engineering.
traditional accounting methods of measuring corporate assets
microeconomic principles of supply and demand.
the organizational learning perspective of OB
7
Which organizational behaviour perspective discusses inputs, outputs, and feedback?
D. Organizational learning perspective
C. Goal-attainment perspective
A. Mechanistic perspective
B. Open systems perspective
8
The following perspectives is consistent with the concept of organizational effectiveness:
B. Organizational learning perspective
E. All the answers are correct.
C. High-performance work practices perspective
A. Open systems perspective
9
The amount of outputs relative to inputs in the organization's transformation process is known
as organizational deficiency
as transformational quotient
as organizational efficiency
as organizational effectiveness
10
Organizational behaviour knowledge:
more appropriate for people who work in IT than in marketing
helps us to understand and influence the behaviors of others
accurately predicts how anyone will behave in any situation
originates from models developed in the natural sciences

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