ORGB COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
LEARNING PACKAGE
●● Why "systematic" matters in OB
Answer: OB uses evidence, research, and frameworks rather than relying
only on common sense or intuition.
●● Individual level of analysis
Answer: The OB level focused on personality, values, emotions,
perception, motivation, and attitudes of one person.
●● Group/team level of analysis
Answer: The OB level focused on team norms, roles, communication,
conflict, cohesion, and psychological safety.
●● Organizational level of analysis
Answer: The OB level focused on culture, structure, leadership systems,
ethics, change, and incentives.
●● Survey research
Answer: A research method that asks people questions to collect
attitudes, perceptions, or behaviors from many participants.
,●● Field study
Answer: Research conducted in a real organizational setting, often useful
for testing workplace interventions.
●● Laboratory study
Answer: Research conducted in a controlled artificial setting; high
control but lower realism.
●● Case study
Answer: An in-depth study of one organization, industry, event, or
situation; rich detail but limited generalizability.
●● Meta-analysis
Answer: A statistical summary of findings across many studies; usually
stronger evidence than one isolated study.
●● Reliability
Answer: Consistency of measurement; a reliable measure gives stable
results across repeated uses.
●● Validity
Answer: Accuracy of measurement; a valid measure captures what it
claims to measure.
, ●● Correlation
Answer: A relationship where two variables move together, but one does
not necessarily cause the other.
●● Causation
Answer: A relationship where one variable produces or directly
influences another variable.
●● Leadership
Answer: Influencing others toward shared goals, often through vision,
motivation, trust, and change.
●● Management
Answer: Planning, organizing, coordinating, budgeting, and controlling
resources to execute work effectively.
●● Leadership vs. management
Answer: Leadership creates direction and commitment; management
creates coordination, execution, and stability.
●● Trait approach to leadership
Answer: A leadership theory focused on the personal characteristics that
make leadership more likely.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
LEARNING PACKAGE
●● Why "systematic" matters in OB
Answer: OB uses evidence, research, and frameworks rather than relying
only on common sense or intuition.
●● Individual level of analysis
Answer: The OB level focused on personality, values, emotions,
perception, motivation, and attitudes of one person.
●● Group/team level of analysis
Answer: The OB level focused on team norms, roles, communication,
conflict, cohesion, and psychological safety.
●● Organizational level of analysis
Answer: The OB level focused on culture, structure, leadership systems,
ethics, change, and incentives.
●● Survey research
Answer: A research method that asks people questions to collect
attitudes, perceptions, or behaviors from many participants.
,●● Field study
Answer: Research conducted in a real organizational setting, often useful
for testing workplace interventions.
●● Laboratory study
Answer: Research conducted in a controlled artificial setting; high
control but lower realism.
●● Case study
Answer: An in-depth study of one organization, industry, event, or
situation; rich detail but limited generalizability.
●● Meta-analysis
Answer: A statistical summary of findings across many studies; usually
stronger evidence than one isolated study.
●● Reliability
Answer: Consistency of measurement; a reliable measure gives stable
results across repeated uses.
●● Validity
Answer: Accuracy of measurement; a valid measure captures what it
claims to measure.
, ●● Correlation
Answer: A relationship where two variables move together, but one does
not necessarily cause the other.
●● Causation
Answer: A relationship where one variable produces or directly
influences another variable.
●● Leadership
Answer: Influencing others toward shared goals, often through vision,
motivation, trust, and change.
●● Management
Answer: Planning, organizing, coordinating, budgeting, and controlling
resources to execute work effectively.
●● Leadership vs. management
Answer: Leadership creates direction and commitment; management
creates coordination, execution, and stability.
●● Trait approach to leadership
Answer: A leadership theory focused on the personal characteristics that
make leadership more likely.
