Exam 1: Introduction to Organizational Behavior: an Evidence-Based Approach

Discuss the importance given to employees in organizations over time.

Explain experimental design used in organizational behavior research today.

Which one of the following changes CANNOT be attributed to the dynamic,technologically advanced work environment?

Roger,a sales manager for Heust Pvt.Ltd.,is impressed with his new sales executive,Tim.According to Roger,Tim is optimistic,can perform well under pressure,and is very confident about what he does.These qualities can be referred to as "positive psychological capital."

Which of the following is NOT an important environmental or contextual dimension for organizational behavior?

_____ is based on the idea,"An average of two contradicting management study results is probably the best estimate of how well or not that management technique works."

The primary aim of any research design,establishing a cause-and-effect relationship,is accomplished through the experimental design.

According to Theory X,if employees were kept happy,they would become high performers.

Behavioral science is almost as old as the physical and biological sciences.

The Hawthorne studies were more a result of planned study than a serendipitous discovery.

Ken is hired as a branch manager of a marketing firm only because of his networks with important personalities and his connections with potential clients.Which of the following can he best provide to the organization?

Which among the following does NOT signify the term "paradigm?"

Which of the following tends to be more application oriented and at the macro level of analysis?

The reason for the existence of the many theories in the field of organizational behavior is due to the _____ of the variables involved.

Peter is a new marketing research executive in a reputed marketing firm.During the first week of his work,he finds out about the performance of his peers and supervisor and what they receive for it. According to Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory,which human capability is Peter concentrating on?

The cognitive approach uses concepts all of the following concepts EXCEPT:

Which among the following aspect of behavioral management was not emphasized by early pioneers of practicing management,such as Alfred P.Sloan?

Human resource of an organization includes all of the following EXCEPT:

The movement to not only recognize,but also do something about the "Knowing-Doing Gap" is the movement towards evidence-based management.

The problems with human organizations and the solutions over the ages have undergone drastic changes compared to their emphasis and surrounding environmental context.