Which of These Statements About the Field of Organizational Behaviour

question 137

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements about the field of organizational behaviour is FALSE?

• A)Organizational behaviour scholars study individual,team,and structural characteristics that influence behaviour within organizations.
• B)Leadership,communication,and other organizational behaviour topics were not discussed by scholars until the 1940s.
• C)Organizational behaviour emerged as a distinct field around the 1940s.
• D)The field of OB has adopted concepts and theories from other fields of inquiry.
• E)OB scholars study what people think,feel,and do in and around organizations.

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