ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS 12TH EDITION By RICKY W - Test Bank

True / False

1. In 2014, the volume of international trade in current dollars was more than 50 times greater than the amount in 1960.

2. More and more firms are moving back to domestic markets to control costs, especially to reduce labor costs.

3. The environment of business is expected to continue changing in the future.

4. Some of the growth of international business can be attributed to communication and transportation advances.

5. Cultural diversity can enhance synergy in an organization.

6. Culture helps a group understand which actions are acceptable and which are unacceptable.

7. An employee in a collectivistic culture would be much more concerned about her work than about her relationships with others.

8. In Mexico, people prefer to be in a situation in which authority is not emphasized and lines of authority are overlooked or deemphasized.

9. A culture low in masculinity is not aggressive and is not concerned with the acquisition of money and other possessions.

10. Workforce diversity refers to the important similarities and differences among the employees of the organization.

11. A prejudice is a generalization about a person or a group of persons based on certain characteristics or traits.

12. Differences in age, gender, ethnicity, and physical ability are all considered to be components of diversity.

13. The white male segment of the workforce is expected to decrease as a proportion of the workforce in the next decade.

14. Workforce diversity is mostly occurring in the United States, rather than in other countries around the world.

15. Today, the workplace in the United States might be regarded as more of a "tossed salad" made up of a mosaic of different flavors, colors, and textures.

16. Valuing diversity means appreciating the varying ideas and perspectives that are provided by a heterogeneous workforce.

17. Four Seasons Hotels is an example of a manufacturing organization.