ESSENTIALS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, 11TH EDITION,ROBBINS TEST BANK

ESSENTIALS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, 11TH EDITION,ROBBINS TEST BANK Part 1: Prologue Chapter 1 – Introduction to Organizational Behavior Part 2: The Individual in the Organization Chapter 2 – Attitudes and Job Satisfaction Chapter 3 – Emotion and Moods Chapter 4 – Personality and Values Chapter 5 – Perception and Individual Decision Making Chapter 6 – Motivation Concepts Chapter 7 – Motivation: From Concept to Application Part 3: Groups in the Organization Chapter 8 – Foundations of Group Behavior Chapter 9 – Understanding Work Teams Chapter 10 – Communication Chapter 11 – Leadership Chapter 12 – Power and Politics Chapter 13 – Conflict and Negotiation Part 4: The Organization System Chapter 14 – Foundations of Organization Structure Chapter 15 – Organizational Culture Chapter 16 – Organizational Change and Stress Management Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 11e (Robbins/Judge) Chapter 1 Introduction to Organizational Behavior 1) Until the late 1980s, business school curricula emphasized the aspects of management. A) ethical B) people C) technical D) human E) global Answer: C Explanation: C) Until the late 1980s, business school curricula emphasized the technical aspects of management, focusing on economics, accounting, finance, and quantitative techniques. Course work in human behavior and people skills received relatively less attention. Over the past three decades, however, business faculty have come to realize the role that understanding human behavior plays in determining a manager's effectiveness, and required courses on people skills have been added to many curricula. Diff: 1 Page Ref: 1 Quest. Category: Concept/Definitional LO: 1 2) Which of the following is not a reason why business schools have begun to include classes on organizational behavior? A) to increase manager effectiveness in organizations B) to help organizations attract top quality employees C) to expand organizations' consulting needs D) to improve retention of quality workers E) to help increase organizations' profits