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How can studying Organizational Behavior (OB) benefit individuals?
How can studying Organizational Behavior (OB) benefit individuals?
- Help you focus on individual goals only
- Help you focus on financial strategy
- Help you focus on developing a global mindset (correct)
- Help you focus on technical skills only
What are some outcomes of successfully implementing OB principles in organizations?
What are some outcomes of successfully implementing OB principles in organizations?
- Better bottom lines (correct)
- Motivated, engaged employees with goals that don't align with the business strategy
- Weak leadership and direction
- Dissatisfied employees with no alignment to business goals
Which of the following is NOT a management function according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a management function according to the text?
- Leading
- Organizing
- Planning
- Reviewing (correct)
What type of resources are used by managers according to the text?
What type of resources are used by managers according to the text?
What do motivated and engaged employees typically have according to the text?
What do motivated and engaged employees typically have according to the text?
Which aspect is a potential benefit of understanding Organizational Behavior according to the text?
Which aspect is a potential benefit of understanding Organizational Behavior according to the text?
What is a theory in the context of organizational behavior?
What is a theory in the context of organizational behavior?
In the scientific method, what is a hypothesis?
In the scientific method, what is a hypothesis?
What does the independent variable represent in research?
What does the independent variable represent in research?
Why is common sense often wrong in organizational behavior?
Why is common sense often wrong in organizational behavior?
What is the dependent variable in research studies?
What is the dependent variable in research studies?
How does OB use the scientific method according to the text?
How does OB use the scientific method according to the text?
What is an example of a perfect positive relationship between two variables?
What is an example of a perfect positive relationship between two variables?
What does a correlation of -1 indicate between two variables?
What does a correlation of -1 indicate between two variables?
What is the range of correlations between variables?
What is the range of correlations between variables?
In meta-analysis, what is the purpose of combining the results from different research studies?
In meta-analysis, what is the purpose of combining the results from different research studies?
What does a correlation of 0 signify between two variables?
What does a correlation of 0 signify between two variables?
What is the purpose of managing for effectiveness in organizations?
What is the purpose of managing for effectiveness in organizations?
What is the main purpose of a growth strategy in business?
What is the main purpose of a growth strategy in business?
Why was scientific management abandoned after World War I?
Why was scientific management abandoned after World War I?
What does the success of a growth strategy depend on?
What does the success of a growth strategy depend on?
What were the guiding principles of scientific management?
What were the guiding principles of scientific management?
How is integrating business strategies and OB described in the text?
How is integrating business strategies and OB described in the text?
Which statement best describes the response to scientific management based on the text?
Which statement best describes the response to scientific management based on the text?
What may happen if managers do not understand interrelations according to the text?
What may happen if managers do not understand interrelations according to the text?
Which approach suggests that problem-solving methods are contingent on elements of the situation?
Which approach suggests that problem-solving methods are contingent on elements of the situation?
What did managers once believe they could identify according to the text?
What did managers once believe they could identify according to the text?
What does the universal model presume about variables?
What does the universal model presume about variables?
Which concept makes universal conclusions virtually impossible according to the text?
Which concept makes universal conclusions virtually impossible according to the text?
What do most organizational situations and outcomes recognize, as per the situational perspective in the text?
What do most organizational situations and outcomes recognize, as per the situational perspective in the text?
