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What is an organization?
What is an organization?
- A group of people working together in a structured way to achieve a specific goal or set of goals (correct)
- A group of people working together in an unstructured way to achieve a set of goals
- A group of people working together with no specific goal
- A group of people working individually to achieve a specific goal or set of goals
What is behavior?
What is behavior?
- The range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals only
- The way an animal behaves in response to any situation
- The actions and mannerisms made by non-living entities
- The way in which an animal or person behaves in response to a particular situation or stimulus (correct)
What are the levels of OB?
What are the levels of OB?
- Personal, Interpersonal, Group
- Individual, Group, Organizational
- Micro, Meso, Macro (correct)
- Small, Medium, Large
How would you define an organization's structure?
How would you define an organization's structure?
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What distinguishes an organization from a random group of people?
What distinguishes an organization from a random group of people?
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Study Notes
Organizational Behavior (OB)
- An organization is a deliberate arrangement of people brought together to achieve a specific goal or set of goals.
Key Concepts
- Behavior refers to the actions and reactions of individuals or groups within an organization.
Levels of OB
- There are three levels of OB:
- Individual level (focus on individual behavior and performance)
- Group level (focus on group dynamics and team behavior)
- Organizational level (focus on the organization as a whole and its overall performance)
Organizational Structure
- An organization's structure is the formal arrangement of roles, responsibilities, and relationships within the organization.
Organization vs. Group
- What distinguishes an organization from a random group of people is its deliberate structure, clear goals, and cohesive systems.
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