ORGB Exam 1 Ch 1-5 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Organizational Behavior - ANSWERSThe study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizations
Psychology - ANSWERSThe science of human behavior
Sociology - ANSWERSThe science of society
Anthropology - ANSWERSThe science of human...
Organizational Behavior - ANSWERSThe study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizations
Psychology - ANSWERSThe science of human behavior
Sociology - ANSWERSThe science of society
Anthropology - ANSWERSThe science of human learned behavior
Formal Organization - ANSWERSthe official, legitimate, and most visible part of the system
Informal Organization - ANSWERSThe unofficial and less visible part of the system
Hawthorne Studies - ANSWERSStudies conducted during the 1920s and 1930s that suggested the
importance of the informal organization
Task - ANSWERSAn organizations mission, purpose, or goal for existing
People - ANSWERSThe human resources of an organization
Technology - ANSWERSThe tools, knowledge, and/or techniques used to transforms inputs into outputs
Structure - ANSWERSThe systems of communication, authority and roles, and workflow
Power Distance - ANSWERSThe degree to which a culture accepts unequal distribution of power
, Uncertainty Avoidance - ANSWERSThe degree to which a culture tolerates ambiguity and uncertainty
Masculinity - ANSWERSA cultural orientation in which assertiveness and materialism are valued
Femininity - ANSWERSA cultural orientation in which relationships and concern for others are valued
Time Orientation - ANSWERSWhether a culture values are oriented toward the future or toward the past
and present
Diversity - ANSWERSAll forms of difference among individuals, including culture, gender, age, ability,
religion, personality, social status, and sexual orientation
Personality - ANSWERSA relatively stable set of characteristics that influence am individual's behavior
Trait Theory - ANSWERSA personality theory that advocates breaking down behavior patterns into a
series of observable traits in order to understand human behavior
Locus of Control - ANSWERSAn individuals generalized belief about internal control verses external
control
Self-Monitoring - ANSWERSThe extent to which people base their behavior on cues from other people
and situations
Myers Briggs - ANSWERSAn instrument developed to measure Carl Jungs theory of individual differences
Extroversion - ANSWERSBeing energized by interaction with other people
Introversion - ANSWERSBeing energized by spending time alone
Sensing - ANSWERSGathering information through the five sensing focusing on what actually exists
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