Chapter 1 Management and Organizational Behavior Questions Please make sure you read Chapter and answer these questions when you get you ebooks. Please note when you submit the assignment and it is graded, there are no redos. TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Identity and self-esteem can rarely be found in the workplace. a. True b. False 2. Work can be defined as an activity that produces something of value for other people. a. True b. False 3. Through work, economic self-sufficiency can be found. a. True b. False 4. Work cannot provide social status within a community setting. a. True b. False 5. Work serves a social function in society. a. True b. False 6. Generally speaking, most industries do not possess advanced technologies. a. True b. False 7. One area where we clearly see technological change at work is in the field of robotics. a. True b. False 8. The traditional adversarial relationship between management and workers is a major hurdle in the pursuit of industrial competitiveness. a. True b. False 9. White females have historically dominated the American economic workforce. a. True b. False 10. In the changing workforce, the percentage of American-born workers in the workplace is dropping. a. True

b. False 11. Uncertainty has often been called the only constant in life. a. True b. False 12. Over the last decade, Japan experienced an 8.5 percent annual growth rate in manufacturing productivity. a. True b. False 13. When managers oversee the work of their subordinates, it is called controlling. a. True b. False 14. Middle managers supervise rank-and-file employees and carry out day-to-day activities within departments. a. True b. False 15. Human relations skills involve the ability to work with people and understand employee motivation and group processes. a. True b. False