MGT Exam 1 Latest Answer.

organization - correct answer social structures created by individuals to support the collaborative pursuit of specific goals organizational behavior - correct answer explaining human behavior in organizations, including examining behavior of individuals, groups, or members of an organization as a whole ideal types - correct answer fundamental models or theoretical extremes, does not mean best way of managing or behaving, but rather that they help us think critically about what OB means and how it can be applied conventional operational behavior - correct answer tends to emphasize material or financial well-being and the interests of a narrow range of stakeholders in the immediate future sustainable operational behavior - correct answer tends to emphasize multiple forms of well-being (financial, social, ecological, spiritual) and the interests of a broad range of stakeholders in the immediate as well as distant future technical skills - correct answer expertise in areas like marketing, accounting, finance, or human resources relational skills - correct answer talents that help you get along and motivate people conceptual skills - correct answer capability to understand complex issues and underlying causes and to solve problems with broad implications adam smith - correct answer stated the "invisible hand" of reaching one's own self goals and material interests is only effective if it is attached to a virtuous arm aristotle - correct answer virtues virtue theory - correct answer focuses on character and the ways in which people practice and facilitate the practice of virtues in community, thereby facilitating happiness virtues - correct answer good ways of acting that are noble or have value regardless of the end results or consequences mary parker follet - correct answer mother of the human relations era human relations - correct answer focuses on how the social environment of work influences attitudes and behavior mayo and roethlisberger - correct answer the hawthorne effect hawthorne effect - correct answer is an improvement in work productivity resulting from people receiving attention from observers Frederick taylor - correct answer scientific managment scientific management - correct answer focuses on analyzing and improving the efficiency of work processes self-control - correct answer a person's emotional regulation and ability to overcome impulsive actions and greed 3 levels of OB - correct answer individual, interpersonal, organization systems theory - correct answer highlights the complex interdependences between individuals, features of organizations, and the broader organizational context human relations era - correct answer focused on the social environment systems era - correct answer systems theory institutionalization - correct answer has occurred when organizational practices or rules are accepted and perpetuated without regard to instrumental rationality meta analysis - correct answer a study that combines the evidence from numerous studies to draw general conclusions organization-specific responsibility - correct answer focus on the organization's owners and their financial interests corporate social responsibility - correct answer is the responsibility of organizations to act in ways that protect and improve the welfare of multiple stakeholders obstructionist - correct answer least sensitive to the natural environment market approach - correct answer show concern for environment in response to demands or opportunities in the marketplace accommodation approach - correct answer responds to various groups team performance - correct answer poor performance of team is on the leader globalization - correct answer the increased interdependence and integration among people and organizations around the world polycentrism - correct answer is an assumption that members in a host country know the best way to manage an organization in their country ethnocentrism - correct answer the assumption that members of one's own home country offer the best way to manage in a host country