Exam 1: What Is Organizational Behavior?

You are bringing together faculty from different behavioral disciplines to author a new textbook in organizational behavior. Represented are professors from psychology, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, political science, and industrial engineering. Which faculty member is most likely to furnish information about personality, learning, and motivation?

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What is organizational behavior?

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Organizational behavior is the study of what people do in an organization and how their behavior affects the organization's performance.It studies three determinants of behavior in organizations: individuals, groups, and structure.In addition, OB applies the knowledge gained about individuals, groups, and the effect of structure on behavior in order to make organizations work more effectively.It is concerned specifically with employment-related situations and thus emphasizes behavior as related to concerns such as jobs, work, absenteeism, employee turnover, productivity, human performance, and management.

An organization is a consciously coordinated social unit composed of two or more people.

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

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Using the concept of organizational survival, how would you define what makes an organization successful? Why is organizational survival important to defining organizational success?

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According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles: -The role of a(n)________ is to make or approve significant organizational decisions and assign human, physical, and monetary assets.

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Group ________ is the extent to which members of a group support and validate one another at work.

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Which of the following is true regarding technical skills?

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Question 8

Johanna Reid, a campaign manager at a child rights organization, recently started working on an illiteracy project. During the project, she needs to motivate team members to attain their project milestones and direct them through different phases of the project. Which of the following kinds of functions will these tasks be covered under?

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Question 9

________ refers to the heterogeneity of organizations in terms of gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and inclusion of other diverse groups.

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Compare and contrast the fields of psychology, social psychology, and sociology.

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According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles: -A(n)________ searches the organization and its environment for opportunities and initiates projects to bring about change.

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How have the fields of psychology and sociology contributed to our understanding of organizational behavior?

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Question 13

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

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In order to predict human behavior, it is best to supplement intuitive opinions with information derived from ________.

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Question 15

Austin Reed is a graduate student helping to organize a study on individual job satisfaction. The study focuses on the top five causes of satisfaction or dissatisfaction on the job. His department is surveying 200 individuals in 100 different types of organizations. Austin is most likely a graduate student in the department of ________.

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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. However, Mayer stated that his findings only applied to villages. In this study, the presence of a village is considered a ________ variable.

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

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Question 18

Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is currently working on a global warming project and decides which tasks related to creating awareness about the issue need to be done. In addition, she is also deciding which members of her team will work on engaging with the public and which will work on lobbying with the government. She is also assigning people as team members to ensure that tasks are undertaken on time. Which of the following categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking?

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According to Fred Luthans and his associates, managers involved in traditional management activities undertook which of the following tasks?

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What is organizational behavior?

An organization is a consciously coordinated social unit composed of two or more people.

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

Using the concept of organizational survival, how would you define what makes an organization successful? Why is organizational survival important to defining organizational success?

According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles: -The role of a(n)________ is to make or approve significant organizational decisions and assign human, physical, and monetary assets.

Group ________ is the extent to which members of a group support and validate one another at work.

Which of the following is true regarding technical skills?

________ refers to the heterogeneity of organizations in terms of gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and inclusion of other diverse groups.

Compare and contrast the fields of psychology, social psychology, and sociology.

According to Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles: -A(n)________ searches the organization and its environment for opportunities and initiates projects to bring about change.

How have the fields of psychology and sociology contributed to our understanding of organizational behavior?

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

In order to predict human behavior, it is best to supplement intuitive opinions with information derived from ________.

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

According to Fred Luthans and his associates, managers involved in traditional management activities undertook which of the following tasks?

Diversity in Organizations

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Personality and Values

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation Concepts

Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices

Organizational Change and Stress Management

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