M: Organizational Behavior 2nd Edition by Steven McShane, Mary Von Glinow

Exercise 63

Scenario: Allison Albright
Your roommate, Allison Albright, is a non-business major. When she discovered that you are taking a course in Organizational Behavior, she was thoroughly confused as to why one would need to study OB and what it entails. Based on what you have studied, can you help Allison obtain knowledge of organizational behavior?
Allison should understand that organizational behavior knowledge:
A) should never be used to influence the behavior of other people.
B) should be used mostly by managers and senior executives.
C) should never replace your commonsense knowledge about how organizations work.
D) is relevant to everyone who works in organizations.
E) is an independent science that has evolved independently.