Ünite Sınavı Soruları

1. Industrial Revolution
2. The Emergence of Scientific Management
3. The Human Relations Approach
4. Systems-theory in Life-Sciences as a Multidisciplinary Approach
5. Contingency theory

Which of the above formed the milestones of OB history?

Which of the following concepts refers to diversity?

Which of the following is related to organizations  as an open system according to the systems approach?

According to Schwartz, what represents the organization where everyone knows what the organization is about?

Which of the following types of diversity reflects that employees are working in teams with others who have different national origins?

Which one of the following terms refers to the set of shared beliefs, values, attitudes, norms, goals and practices among the organizational members?

Which of the following is true about the approach which views organizations as systems?

Which of the following is not one of the challenges for organizational behavior?

Which of the following is not among the common features of organizations?

Which of the following is the concept which specifically refers to “the set of shared beliefs, values, attitudes, norms, goals and practices among the organizational members, so that these shared values and behaviors form a unique psychological and social organizational environment that characterize the organization”?

Which of the following is defined as the completion of organization’s activities, jobs or processes, outside the organization?

1. The emergence of scientific management represents the peak of this development, which dates back to the end of 19th century.
2. Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915), who was an engineer and manufacturing manager at a steel company in U.S., is best known for defining scientific management techniques.
3. With an engineering background, Frederick Winslow Taylor applied the scientific principles to human behavior in organizations, emphasizing human productivity and efficiency in work-behavior.
4. Taylor’s work is generally recognized as the beginning of the history of modern organizational behavior.
5. Taylor indicated that with division of labor and work specialization, time and effort of employees for the production of a unit of product will be reduced which results in a more efficient production process.
6. Taylor not only focused on the efficiency; by focusing on work processes to increase efficiency, he also systematically studied human behavior and the interaction of people with their tasks and physical conditions.

Which statements related to scientific management above are correct?

Which one of the following is defined as systematic psychological abuse of an individual or group?

Which of the following about contingency theory is not correct?

Which one of the following refers to the the total value of goods produced and services provided by a country’s economy within a specified time-period, which is usually one year?

1. The use of steam as a power
2. Increase of the hand-made products
3. Invention and adoption of machines used for production

Which of the factors above were the one/ones that triggered Industrial Revolution?

1. Plato mentioned essence of leadership and specialization.
2. Aristotle who addressed persuasive communication.
3. Machiavelli discussed power and politics.
4. Adam Smith suggested division of labor.

Which of the statements related to the roots of OB above are correct?

An organization means an organized effort of people,
which satisfies the society’s needs for its own
purpose. Which one of the following aspects is not covered by this defınition?