BUSMHR 3200 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
3 levels of organization - Correct Answers -individual, team, and organizational
(describe each)
context of strategy - Correct Answers -organizational behavior and human capital
management decisions should always be made with overall company in mid.
Derailers - Correct Answers -insensitive to others, poor working relations, inability to
build or lead a team, unable to change or adapt (just not good workers, they suck)
Human relations movement - Correct Answers -refers to researchers who study
behavior of people in groups or work place groups. focus on "human" factors.
People: Mary Park Follet-management theory
elton mayo
McGregor's Theory 'X' - Correct Answers -people don't like work, they require
supervision all the time, prefer to be told what to do and directed, don't like responsibility
(not good workers)
Criterion-Related Validity - Correct Answers -measure of validity based on showing a
substantial correlation between test scores and job performance scores
Content Validity - Correct Answers -consistency between the test items or problems and
the kinds of situations or problems that occur on the job
Construct Validity - Correct Answers -Measures up to its claims. Looks at the outside
and how it relates with other tests
Generalizable - Correct Answers -valid in other contexts beyond the context in which
the selection method was developed
Utility - Correct Answers -the extent to which something provides economic value
greater than its cost
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 - Correct Answers -federal law requiring
employers to verify and maintain records on applicants'' legal rights to work in the US
, McGregor's Theory 'Y' - Correct Answers -people view work as something as natural as
rest or play, they are ambitious, self-motivated, responsible (good workers)
Strategic Management Overview - Correct Answers -critical or organizations success.
Addresses competitive challenges faced by organization, plan for integrating goals. has
2 primary elements
2 Primary elements of Strategic management overview - Correct Answers -Strategic
Formulation- designing a strategy. (vision, missions, goals) SWOT used here
Strategic Implementation- making it happen! (star model)
Galbraith's star model - Correct Answers -Strategy, structure, systems and processes,
metrics and rewards, and people.
Strategic issues related to human resource management - Correct Answers -think about
how amazon bought whole foods. think of how companies merge and outsourcing.
Organizational Culture - Correct Answers -the values shared by associates in an
organization. 4 primary functions
-give members an org identity
-facilitate collective commitment
-promote social system stability
-promote understanding of the org.
Values - Correct Answers -uphold integrity, judgement in what is important in an org.
Has 2 types of values (what are they?) The greater the diff between the two values, the
greater the likelihood for dissatisfaction.
Exposed Value - Correct Answers -values that the organization states that it believes in
(missions statements, values, etc)
Enacted Values - Correct Answers -Values that the organization members perceive to
be values by the org- the "reality"
Culture - Correct Answers -Values shared by associates in an organization
How can we understand an organizations culture? - Correct Answers -Through their
stories, myths, heroes, etc.
How can we change and influence culture? - Correct Answers -formal statements such
as visions, values, etc. design of physical work space, slogans, sayings, language, etc.
Organizational Socialization - Correct Answers -impact of the organization on an
individual
ANSWERS
3 levels of organization - Correct Answers -individual, team, and organizational
(describe each)
context of strategy - Correct Answers -organizational behavior and human capital
management decisions should always be made with overall company in mid.
Derailers - Correct Answers -insensitive to others, poor working relations, inability to
build or lead a team, unable to change or adapt (just not good workers, they suck)
Human relations movement - Correct Answers -refers to researchers who study
behavior of people in groups or work place groups. focus on "human" factors.
People: Mary Park Follet-management theory
elton mayo
McGregor's Theory 'X' - Correct Answers -people don't like work, they require
supervision all the time, prefer to be told what to do and directed, don't like responsibility
(not good workers)
Criterion-Related Validity - Correct Answers -measure of validity based on showing a
substantial correlation between test scores and job performance scores
Content Validity - Correct Answers -consistency between the test items or problems and
the kinds of situations or problems that occur on the job
Construct Validity - Correct Answers -Measures up to its claims. Looks at the outside
and how it relates with other tests
Generalizable - Correct Answers -valid in other contexts beyond the context in which
the selection method was developed
Utility - Correct Answers -the extent to which something provides economic value
greater than its cost
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 - Correct Answers -federal law requiring
employers to verify and maintain records on applicants'' legal rights to work in the US
, McGregor's Theory 'Y' - Correct Answers -people view work as something as natural as
rest or play, they are ambitious, self-motivated, responsible (good workers)
Strategic Management Overview - Correct Answers -critical or organizations success.
Addresses competitive challenges faced by organization, plan for integrating goals. has
2 primary elements
2 Primary elements of Strategic management overview - Correct Answers -Strategic
Formulation- designing a strategy. (vision, missions, goals) SWOT used here
Strategic Implementation- making it happen! (star model)
Galbraith's star model - Correct Answers -Strategy, structure, systems and processes,
metrics and rewards, and people.
Strategic issues related to human resource management - Correct Answers -think about
how amazon bought whole foods. think of how companies merge and outsourcing.
Organizational Culture - Correct Answers -the values shared by associates in an
organization. 4 primary functions
-give members an org identity
-facilitate collective commitment
-promote social system stability
-promote understanding of the org.
Values - Correct Answers -uphold integrity, judgement in what is important in an org.
Has 2 types of values (what are they?) The greater the diff between the two values, the
greater the likelihood for dissatisfaction.
Exposed Value - Correct Answers -values that the organization states that it believes in
(missions statements, values, etc)
Enacted Values - Correct Answers -Values that the organization members perceive to
be values by the org- the "reality"
Culture - Correct Answers -Values shared by associates in an organization
How can we understand an organizations culture? - Correct Answers -Through their
stories, myths, heroes, etc.
How can we change and influence culture? - Correct Answers -formal statements such
as visions, values, etc. design of physical work space, slogans, sayings, language, etc.
Organizational Socialization - Correct Answers -impact of the organization on an
individual
