组织行为学，麦克沙恩TBChap001.docx

1- PAGE 1 Copyright ? 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education. Chapter 01 Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior ? True / False Questions? 1. Three challenges organizations are facing include globalization, increasing workforce diversity, and emerging employment relationships.??True????False ? 2. Organizational behavior encompasses the study of how organizations interact with their external environments.??True????False ? 3. Studying OB at multiple levels is not recommended as it could lead to perceptual errors.??True????False ? 4. In order for something to be called an organization, it must have certain assets such as buildings and equipment.??True????False ? 5. All organizations have a collective sense of purpose, whether it's producing oil or creating the fastest Internet search engine.??True????False ? 6. Organizational behavior emerged as a distinct field around the 1940s. Before that, organizations had not been studied at all.??True????False ? 7. German sociologist Max Weber wrote about rational organizations and systematic ways to organize work processes and motivate employees through goal setting and rewards.??True????False ? 8. The "human relations" school of management emphasized the study of employee attitudes and informal group dynamics in the workplace.??True????False ? 9. Until the 1930s, most organizational research and practice tried to improve work efficiency by changing working conditions and job duties. Employee thoughts and feelings were ignored and usually considered irrelevant.??True????False ? 10. Studying OB does not make a difference in one's career success.??True????False ? 11. The greatest value of OB knowledge is that it helps us to get things done in the workplace.??True????False ? 12. Organizational behavior knowledge is strictly for managers, not for working level employees.??True????False ? 13. OB