Exam 1: Why Organizational Behavior Matters

______ is a field of study focused on understanding, explaining, and improving attitudes of individuals and groups in organizations.

Positive organizational behavior's main focus is on ______.

Besides technical and conceptual skills, a manager should possess ______.

Positive organizational behavior places the highest priority on the ______ of employees.

Gigi, the general manager of Orchard Wealth Bank, is confident that her loan officers share the same values and mission of the company. She empowers her employees to make their own decisions on loan applications because she has provided extensive training. She also has a weekly "morning meeting" to share important information about the company to help facilitate their decision-making processes. Gigi is practicing ______.

How is positive organizational behavior related to high-involvement management?

The organizational behavior model consists of individuals, departments, and organizations.

Human capital falls into the category of ______.

Yohan and Nancy do not get along outside of the office. However, when they are at work they are able to cooperate with each other to accomplish their goals. Their manager, Eli, has a good understanding of their personality differences, and therefore understands how to motivate them at work. Eli is illustrating ______ of the organizational behavior model.

______ is defined as the study of other cultures and the types of values and attitudes held by others and is one of the five disciplines that informs OB.

A strategic organizational behavior approach is based on the idea that goods are the key to productivity, competitive edge, and financial success.

Manufacturing equipment and supplies are examples of intangible resources.

______ focuses on the strengths, virtues, vitality, and resilience of individuals and organizations.

Understanding the ways people act and interact within organizations provides three key advantages. Which of the following is not one of the three key advantages?

______ is a strategy in which managers empower employees to make decisions, provide them with extensive training and opportunities to increase their knowledge base, share important information, and provide incentive compensation.

An example of an intangible resource is ______.

Which of the five behavioral sciences, related to organizational behavior, has a primary focus on the mental health and well-being of employees in relationship to their work performance?

Of the levels of analysis of organizational behavior, ______ provide individuals and groups with the tools to achieve objectives.

Siva has noticed a problem with his team that he manages. He has come up with a theory to explain the problem. He then tests his theory with independent and dependent variables. Siva has used what to help his critical-thinking process?

______ accumulates when employees work toward the strategic goals of an organization to achieve competitive advantage.