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A common definition of Organisational Behaviour is that it is the study

of:
Patterns of organisational structure

Individual behaviour

Group behaviour

All of the above

None of the above

Which of the following is not part of the basic framework for analysing
Organisational Behaviour issues?
The process of management

Organisational context

Gender and ethnic differences

Behaviour of people

None of the above

The four main dimensions which influence behaviour in work

organisations are:
Individual, organisation, group, gender

Individual, group, organisation, environment

 Group, environment, organisation, gender

Environment, group, individual, gender

The main contribution of psychology to Organisational Behaviour is the

study of:
Personality, attitudes, perceptions and motives

Social structures and relationships

Social beliefs, customs and values

Philosophy and ethics of human activity

According to Morgan metaphors can be used to view an organization.

These metaphors _____________
All of the above

Are instruments of domination

Provide a broader view of the dynamics or organisational behaviour

None of the above

Define work as a central life issue

Which of the following is not an influence on behaviour in work

organisations?
The group

The environment
 The individual

The building

None of the above

The psychological contract is:

The match between individual and organisational expectations

The changing relationship between staff and manager

The basis for performance management

A set of moral and ethical codes for employee behaviour

The “Peter Principle” states that, in a hierarchy every employee:

Tends to rise to their natural level of competence

Tends to rise to their natural level of incompetence

Tends to challenge the views of their senior managers

Tends to seek promotion

Which of the following is a major feature of “Parkinson’s Law”?

A continual process of balancing

The contingency theory

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion

 Officials make work for each other

Cloke and Goldsmith refer to the age of traditional management coming

to an end. This is seen in the
Increasingly international or global business environment

Decline of hierarchical, bureaucratic, autocratic management

Increase in hierarchical, bureaucratic, autocratic management styles

None of the above

Which of the following factors are cited as potential explanatory factors

underlying the trend towards globalisation?
International business activities such as franchising

International competitive pressure

The spread of business processes across nations and regions

All of the above

None of the above

Which of the following is not an advantage of cross-cultural

awareness?
Sensitivity to difference

Miscommunication

Increased self awareness

 Lessening ignorance, prejudice and hatred

Which of the following factors is an example of a factor affecting

national culture referred to by Brooks?
Mistrust

Sensitivity

Individualism

Values

Which of the following is not one of the series of “languages”

conceptualised by Hall?
Language of agreements

Language of friendships

Languages of things

Language of group

What is the premise relating to organisational behaviour put forward

by Wood as part of the Financial Times Mastering Management series?
Organisational behaviour can be regarded as the key to the whole area of
management.

There is a need for a cross cultural approach to the study of organisational

behaviour.

There is a dramatic change taking place in the philosophy underlying

organisational behaviour.

None of the above.

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A common definition of Organisational Behaviour is that it is the study of:

1.
All of the above
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Which of the following is not part of the basic framework for analysing
Organisational Behaviour issues?
2.
None of the above
Your Answer:

Gender and ethnic differences

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Answer:
 The four main dimensions which influence behaviour in work organisations
are:
3.
Individual, group, organisation, environment
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Answer:

The main contribution of psychology to Organisational Behaviour is the

study of:
4.
Personality, attitudes, perceptions and motives
Your
Answer:

According to Morgan metaphors can be used to view an organization. These

metaphors _____________
5.
Provide a broader view of the dynamics or organisational
Your behaviour
Answer:

Which of the following is not an influence on behaviour in work

organisations?
6.
The building
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Answer:

The psychological contract is:

7.
A set of moral and ethical codes for employee behaviour
Your Answer:
 The match between individual and organisational
Correct expectations
Answer:

The “Peter Principle” states that, in a hierarchy every employee:

8.
Tends to rise to their natural level of incompetence
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Answer:

Which of the following is a major feature of “Parkinson’s Law”?

9.
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its
Your completion
Answer:

Cloke and Goldsmith refer to the age of traditional management coming to

an end. This is seen in the
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. Increasingly international or global business
Your Answer: environment

Decline of hierarchical, bureaucratic, autocratic

Correct management
Answer:

Which of the following factors are cited as potential explanatory factors

underlying the trend towards globalisation?
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. All of the above
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Answer:
 Which of the following is not an advantage of cross-cultural awareness?
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Increased self awareness
.
Your Answer:

Miscommunication
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Which of the following factors is an example of a factor affecting national

culture referred to by Brooks?
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. Sensitivity
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Values
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Answer:

Which of the following is not one of the series of “languages”

conceptualised by Hall?
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. Language of agreements
Your Answer:

Language of group
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Answer:

What is the premise relating to organisational behaviour put forward by

Wood as part of the Financial Times Mastering Management series?
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. None of the above.
Your Answer:

Organisational behaviour can be regarded as the key to

Correct the whole area of management.
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