Exam 1: What Is Organizational Behavior

A way for managers to respond to the problem of unethical behavior is to provide in-house advisors who can be contacted anonymously.

Which of the following is an example of an outcome at an individual level?

________ refers to a gut feeling not necessarily supported by research.

Myriam is analyzing the gender roles of men and women in management in the United States and comparing them to the gender roles in management in Japan. She is surveying fifty male and fifty female managers in each country to compare their daily behavior. Myriam's study exemplifies how ________ contributes to OB.

The discretionary behavior that is not part of an employee's formal job requirements, and that contributes to the psychological and social environment of the workplace, is called ________ behavior.

What is citizenship behavior?

A degree in architecture will provide a student with human skills required for a job.

Managers who oversee the movement of jobs to countries with low-cost labor are most likely to ________.

Which of the following does systematic study use to look at relationships to attribute causes and effects?

Raymond Mayer is conducting a study on discrimination against campaign activists based on gender. In his study, he noted that male executives who visited Indonesian villages to promote the use of renewable energy received a highly positive response. In contrast, women who visited the same villages, received an antagonistic response from them. However, Mayer stated that his findings only applied to villages. In this study, the presence of a village is considered a ________ variable.

Which of the following is the major challenge for managers in a fully networked organization?