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1
Organizations are most accurately identified by which of the following statements?
A)Organizations are comprised of groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose.
B)Organizations are comprised solely of a number of commercial companies under common ownership.
C)The geographic location in which a business conducts its operations determines whether the business achieves the classification of being an organization.
D)In order to be considered an organization, a firm must have physical sites and properties to house its operations.
E)The concept of the organization is fairly new to the business world.
2
An organization of today is considered effective when it engages in all but which one of the following?
A)It satisfies the needs of its stakeholders.
B)The organization has a good fit with its external environment.
C)It maintains an emphasis on learning.
D)The organization's internal subsystems are geared for the workplace being high-performance.
E)It employs over fifty individuals all of which possess at least a four-year college degree.
3
The ___________________ perspective indicates the organization has a dependency on its external environment for resources and renders an effect on that environment through its output.
A)lean management
B)productivity
C)open system
D)organizational learning
E)effectiveness
4
Of the following, ___________________ would not be classed as an organizational stakeholder.
A)shareholders
B)suppliers
C)customers
D)governments
E)the CEO of a competitor
5
Which statement would be considered the least accurate when discussing the concept of values?
A)Values represent stable, long lasting beliefs.
B)Values are not evaluative standards that help define what is right or wrong.
C)Values dictate our priorities, our preferences, and desires.
D)Values influence our motivations and decisions.
E)Values influence our chosen course of action.
6
______________ would not be considered to be a counterproductive work behavior.
A)Excessive work tardiness
B)Work avoidance
C)Issuing threats to coworkers
D)Conducting work duties efficiently
E)Performing work responsibilities without regard to organizational goals
7
Which of the following are not considered to be primary dimensions of workforce diversity?
A)Race
B)Age
C)Income
D)Gender
E)Ethnicity
8
Major challenges facing organizations today include all but which one of the following?
A)Globalization
B)Virtual working environments
C)Emerging employment relationships
D)Conducting operations
E)Workforce diversity
9
_________ is a benefit of telecommuting.
A)Higher job satisfaction and less work-family conflict
B)Less time spent working
C)More recognition
D)Working with co-workers
E)Reduction of empowerment
10
Which one of the following is not a recognized anchor for organizational knowledge?
A)Multidisciplinary anchor
B)Multiple levels of analysis
C)Systematic research anchor
D)Global interaction anchor
E)Contingency anchor





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