Organization Behavior

Assignment 1
Spring 2023

Assignment One
Name: Ayman Taha Saeed
ID:20205550

Answer the following questions:

1. Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working on
a global warming project and decides which tasks related to creating awareness about the issue
need to be done. In addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on
engaging with the public and which will work on lobbying with the government. She is also
assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are undertaken on time. Which of the
following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking?

A) planning

B) organizing

C) scrutinizing

D) controlling

E) Envisioning

2. Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on an
illiteracy project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their
project milestones and direct them through different phases of the project. Which of the
following kinds of functions will these tasks be covered under?

A) planning

B) organizing

C) scrutinizing

D) evaluating

E) Leading

3. Lesley Torres is a project manager for the campaign "Action against Deforestation in Indonesia."
She recently faced a glitch when the campaign could not be launched publicly according to
schedule. Torres monitored the schedule to find the cause of the delay before speeding up the
implementation process by allocating more members for the implementation phase. By doing
this, which of the following functions is she performing?

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A) controlling

B) planning

C) formulating

D) leading

E) Organizing

4. Which of the following functions do managers undertake as part of planning functions?

A) defining an organization's goals

B) implementing strategies for achieving goals

C) executing plans to integrate activities

D) accomplishing goals of a project

E) Employing strategies to coordinate tasks

5. Ellen Ortiz works as a sales manager at a telecom firm. The company has recently launched a
new product in the market. Her work in the next few weeks involves sharing knowledge about
the product with her team members. She will also need to inspire them to reach their sales
targets and clarify any doubts about the new product. Which of the following roles is Ortiz
playing?

A) leader

B) liaison

C) disseminator

D) Spokesperson

E) Negotiator

6. Regina George works as a campaign manager in a not-for-profit organization in Hampshire. For

the upcoming campaign against genetic engineering, she is networking with managers who are
working on the issue of food safety. Through her network of contacts, she strives to gain
information about the stakeholders in the food industry and other lobby groups. Which of the
following roles is George most likely to be playing according to Mintzberg's classification of
managerial roles?

A) figurehead

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B) leader

C) liaison

D) entrepreneur

E) resource allocator

7. Melissa Woods was recently hired as the campaign manager at an environmental organization.
She has a degree in environmental sustainability and possesses substantial knowledge about the
issue of global warming. She has the knowledge to lead the public relations team of the
organization. However, a few months later, the board of directors of the organization expressed
dissatisfaction with Melissa's performance and asked her to resign. Which of the following, if
true, best explains this situation?

A) Melissa had no prior experience in research and development.

B) Melissa had weak interpersonal and networking skills to run the project.

C) Melissa focused on the results her team achieved rather than how they achieved those
results.

D) Melissa is not up to date about the feasibility of using different modes of renewable energy.

E) Melissa had a diverse network of contacts established from her previous job.

8. According to Fred Luthans and his associates, managers involved in traditional management
activities undertook which of the following tasks?

A) motivating

B) socializing

C) decision making

D) training

E) politicking

9. Austin Reed is a graduate student helping to organize a study on individual job satisfaction. The
study focuses on the top five causes of satisfaction or dissatisfaction on the job. His department
is surveying 200 individuals in 100 different types of organizations. Austin is most likely a
graduate student in the department of ________.

A) psychology

B) anthropology

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C) political science

D) entomology

E) archaeology

10. Which of the following is true regarding contingency variables?

A) They refer to situational factors that moderate the relationship between two or more
variables.

B) They make simple, accurate, and sweeping generalizations about concepts in organizational
behavior.

C) They indicate that everyone is motivated by money and financial perks.

D) They refer to scientific factors which are based on universal truths.

E) They remain constant irrespective of any change in the environment.

11. ________ variables are variables that moderate the relationship between two or more variables.

A) Global

B) General

C) Dependent

D) Non-reactive

E) Contingency

12. ________ refers to the heterogeneity of organizations in terms of gender, age, race, ethnicity,
sexual orientation, and inclusion of other diverse groups.

A) Workforce associability

B) Workforce diversity

C) Cultural similarity

D) Organizational congruity

E) Operational homogeneity

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13. A common characteristic of service jobs is that they ________.

A) need substantial interaction with an organization's customers

B) offer much higher pay in comparison with other non-service jobs

C) have fewer working hours than other jobs

D) require very little job knowledge compared to other jobs

E) provide more perks and benefits to employees

14. Which of the following is not a reality for today's workforce?

A) Many workers never get away from the virtual workplace.

B) Organizations are asking employees to put in longer hours.

C) Employees have fewer outside commitments.

D) Issues related to well-being have dropped as the number of employees who work at home
rises.

E) The line between work and non-work time has become blurred.

15. Recent studies show ________.

A) the line between work and non-work is becoming less blurred

B) most employees are achieving a better work-life balance

C) money and recognition define career success above all else

D) the majority of men and women rank autonomy as the number one indicator of career
success

E) Attaining a balance between personal life and work is a primary career goal

16. Group ________ is the extent to which members of a group support and validate one another at
work.

A) affect

B) associability

C) think

D) cohesion

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E) maturity

17. Which of the following is true regarding positive organizational scholarship?

A) It involves monitoring negative practices in organizations and rectifying them.

B) It deals with how employees should analyze weaknesses and convert them into strengths.

C) It studies how organizations develop human strengths, foster vitality, and unlock potential.

D) It dwells on limitations that an organization faces and how it can turn them into
opportunities.

E) It involves scrutinizing loopholes in organizational practices and filling gaps in processes.

18. A(n) ________ is an abstraction of reality, a simplified representation of some real-world

phenomenon.

A) model

B) input

C) process

D) outcome

E) objective

19. An example of an input at an organizational level is ________.

A) motivation

B) conflict

C) power

D) communication

E) structure