Posted: June 2nd, 2016

Common forms of unintentional ethics lapses that individuals should guard against include all of the following EXCEPT:

1) From its scientific heritage, organizational behavior has developed all of the following EXCEPT:
A. contingency thinking.
B. use of scientific methods.
C. an emphasis on finding the one best way to complete a task.
D. an interdisciplinary body of knowledge.

2) Organizational behavior goals include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. improve the level of organizational profits.
B. improve the quality of overall work life.
C. improve the performance of people.
D. improve the performance of organizations.

3) __________ is a multidisciplinary field devoted to understanding individual and group behavior, interpersonal processes, and organizational dynamics.
A. workgroup analysis.
B. performance management.
C. organizational behavior.
D. motivation.

4) Three important levels of cultural analysis in organizations are __________.
A. shared objectives, shared values, and shared mission.
B. explicit culture, implicit culture, and common assumptions.
C. observable culture, shared values, and common assumptions.
D. implicit culture, shared values, and common experiences.

5) Which of the following statements about the management of organizational culture is NOT correct?
A. corporate culture can be managed by directly modifying the observable culture, shared values, and common assumptions that deal with issues of external adaptation.
B. dictate rules from the top of the organization.
C. corporate culture can be managed by using organizational development techniques to modify specific elements of the culture that address both external adaptation and internal integration.
D. good managers are able to help build resilient cultures in situations where the features of strong cultures are absent.

6) The __________ culture includes the unique stories, ceremonies, and corporate rituals that make up the history of the firm or a group within it.
A. shared
B. observable
C. common
D. latent

7) When it comes to ethics and morality, scholar Archie B. Carroll draws a distinction between __________.
A. immoral managers, ethical managers and unethical managers
B. amoral managers, ethical managers and moral managers
C. immoral managers, amoral managers and moral managers
D. immoral managers, amoral managers and ethical managers

8) Common forms of unintentional ethics lapses that individuals should guard against include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. claiming too much personal credit for one s performance contributions.
B. promoting people who excel in their respective positions.
C. favoring others who can benefit someone.
D. prejudice that derives from unconscious stereotypes and attitudes.

9) Scientific methods models are simplified views of reality that try to identify major factors and forces underlying real world phenomenon.
A. True
B. False