BA 350 Exam 1 (SDSU) comprehensive Questions and
Answers with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
Planning
Correct Answer: long-run and short-run operational defining goals
Question 2.
Leading
Correct Answer: motivating employees directing communicating
Question 3.
Controlling
Correct Answer: making sure goals are being made correct any deviations
Question 4.
Organizing
Correct Answer: Laying out goals What, Who, How, Where Designing structure
Question 5.
4 management functions
Correct Answer: Planning, Leading, Organizing, Controlling PLOC
Question 6.
Systematic study
Correct Answer: Looking at relationships, attempting to attribute causes and effects,
and drawing conclusions based on scientific evidence Are happy employees more
productive? Intuition
Question 7.
Organizational behavior
Correct Answer: investigates the impact individuals, groups, and structure have on
behavior within organizations
Question 8.
Effective vs Successful managers
Correct Answer: Effective: Communication**. Employees are satisfied. listens to
feedback seek input from employees and explain reasons for their their decisions
Successful: based on getting promoted quickly. 48% based on Networking**!
, Question 9.
What is Personality?
Correct Answer: Describes individuals' behavior Lasts a long time How people
act/react to people & situations
Question 10.
Determinants of Personality
Correct Answer: Hereditary: 50% Environment Situation
Question 11.
Big Five Model
Correct Answer: Extraversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Emotional stability
Openness to experience
Question 12.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Correct Answer: Sensing vs Intuitive (practical vs "looking at the big picture")
Thinking vs Feeling (reason vs emotions) Judging vs Perceiving (control and order vs
flexible and spontaneous)
Question 13.
Independent vs dependent variable
Correct Answer: x = independent y = dependent Example of "flair": making people
wear flair is NEGATIVELY related to job satisfaction (x = flair, y = job satisfaction)
(downward sloping) ax + b = y
Question 14.
Fields related to Organizational behavior
Correct Answer: psychology: how people function in the workplace social
psychology: analyze peoples' influence on each other sociology: people based on
their culture or social environment anthropology: difference in values, attitudes and
behavior in different countries
Question 15.
Types of Independent variables
Correct Answer: Individual: decision- making, learning, motivation Group: group
composition/dynamics Organization: design, culture, structure
Answers with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
Planning
Correct Answer: long-run and short-run operational defining goals
Question 2.
Leading
Correct Answer: motivating employees directing communicating
Question 3.
Controlling
Correct Answer: making sure goals are being made correct any deviations
Question 4.
Organizing
Correct Answer: Laying out goals What, Who, How, Where Designing structure
Question 5.
4 management functions
Correct Answer: Planning, Leading, Organizing, Controlling PLOC
Question 6.
Systematic study
Correct Answer: Looking at relationships, attempting to attribute causes and effects,
and drawing conclusions based on scientific evidence Are happy employees more
productive? Intuition
Question 7.
Organizational behavior
Correct Answer: investigates the impact individuals, groups, and structure have on
behavior within organizations
Question 8.
Effective vs Successful managers
Correct Answer: Effective: Communication**. Employees are satisfied. listens to
feedback seek input from employees and explain reasons for their their decisions
Successful: based on getting promoted quickly. 48% based on Networking**!
, Question 9.
What is Personality?
Correct Answer: Describes individuals' behavior Lasts a long time How people
act/react to people & situations
Question 10.
Determinants of Personality
Correct Answer: Hereditary: 50% Environment Situation
Question 11.
Big Five Model
Correct Answer: Extraversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Emotional stability
Openness to experience
Question 12.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Correct Answer: Sensing vs Intuitive (practical vs "looking at the big picture")
Thinking vs Feeling (reason vs emotions) Judging vs Perceiving (control and order vs
flexible and spontaneous)
Question 13.
Independent vs dependent variable
Correct Answer: x = independent y = dependent Example of "flair": making people
wear flair is NEGATIVELY related to job satisfaction (x = flair, y = job satisfaction)
(downward sloping) ax + b = y
Question 14.
Fields related to Organizational behavior
Correct Answer: psychology: how people function in the workplace social
psychology: analyze peoples' influence on each other sociology: people based on
their culture or social environment anthropology: difference in values, attitudes and
behavior in different countries
Question 15.
Types of Independent variables
Correct Answer: Individual: decision- making, learning, motivation Group: group
composition/dynamics Organization: design, culture, structure
