WGU Organizational Behaviors and Leadership (IBC1) (Organizational-Behaviors-and-Leadership) Free Practice Test

Question 1

A person wants a comfortable life, a sense of accomplishment, and happiness.
Which type of values arethese?
Select one.

A. Determinate values

B. Intermediate values

C. Terminal values

D. Instrumental values

Correct Answer: C

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Question 2

Which characteristic is unique to virtual teams as compared with face-to-face teams?
Select one.

A. Members with varied skills

B. Diversity of member backgrounds

C. Limited social context

D. Members from same hierarchical level

Correct Answer: C

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Question 3

A company is changing their work organization from employees working individually to the use of teams.
Which reward system could be used to foster long-term team effectiveness?
Choose 1 answer

A. Reward system that discourages collaboration by individuals

B. Reward system that rewards only individual performance

C. Reward system that recognizes only group activity

Correct Answer: C

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Question 4

A person is broadminded, courageous, and forgiving.
Which type of values are these?
Choose 1 answer

A. Determinate values

B. Transitory values

C. Terminal values

D. Instrumental values

Correct Answer: D

Question 5

What are primary factors that differentiate virtual
teams from face-to-face teams?
Choose 1 answer

A. Improve employee satisfaction and create more frequent social context

B. Overcome time and space constraints and create limited social context

C. Reduce telecommunications costs and increase paraverbal cues

D. Reduce paraverbal cues and create more frequent social context

Correct Answer: B

Question 6

What is a purpose of employee performance evaluations?
Choose 1 answer

A. To provide feedback and determine reward allocations

B. To serve as a screening device for selecting new employees

C. To determine who is best tuned to organizational politics

D. To measure the physiological symptoms of organizational dysfunctionality

Correct Answer: A

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Question 7

What is one of the forces that plays a particularly important role in sustaining an organization's culture?
Choose 1 answer

A. Individualized interaction

B. Educational level achieved by key employees

C. Socialization process

Correct Answer: C

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Question 8

Which option defines organizational culture?
Select one.

A. Perceptions that are characterized in words or feelings but not understood or accepted by the organization

B. A system of shared meanings held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations

C. Individuals with feelings that are clearly distinguished from the culture of the organization

D. A biological entity that shows clear relationships to an organization or group of organizations

Correct Answer: B

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WGU Organizational Behaviors and Leadership (IBC1) (Organizational-Behaviors-and-Leadership) Free Practice Test