OB exam sample questions

             Organizational behavior usually studies behavior at _____ levels of analysis.

A) two

B) three

C) four

D) five

            Which of the following is NOT an individual level characteristic?

A) Learning

B) Work-life linkages

C) Values

D) Culture

Planning is a complex and difficult task because the decisions managers usually need to make

A) are surrounded by uncertainty.

B) affect many people.

C) are very expensive.

D) are time consuming and irreversible.

           Dick restaurant’s approach to organizational behavior leads to

           A) high performance and low turnover.

           B) low performance and low turnover.

           C) high performance and high turnover.

           D) low performance and high turnover.

Being able to analyze and diagnose a situation and to distinguish between cause and effect is

A) a conceptual skill.

B) a technical skill.

C) important to the monitor role.                              

D) critical for the leader role.

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of an open-system?

               A) Input stage                                        

               B) Output stage

               C) Sales stage

                D) Conversion stag


When managers establish a structure of relationships that dictates how members of an organization work together to achieve organizational goals, they are

A) leading.

B) designing.

C) organizing.

D) controlling.