HROB 2090 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Organizations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-social |inventions |for |accomplishing |common |goals |
through |group |effort.
Organizational |behaviour |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-refers |to |the |attitudes |and |behaviours |of |
individuals |and |groups |in |organizations
Human |resources |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-refers |to |programs, |practices, |and |
systems |to |acquire, |develop, |motivate, |and |retain |employees |in |organizations
Classical |viewpoint |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |early |prescription |on |management |that |
advocated |a |high |specialization |of |labour, |intensive |coordination, |and |centralized |decision |
making.
Scientific |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Frederick |Taylor's |system |for |using |research |to
|determine |the |optimum |degree |of |specialization |and |standardization |of |work |tasks.
Hawthorne |studies |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |conducted |in |the |1920s |and |1930s |at |
the |Hawthorne |plant |of |Western |Electric |near |Chicago |that |illustrated |how |psychological |and |
social |processes |affect |productivity |and |work |adjustment.
Human |relations |movement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |critique |of |classical |management |and |
bureaucracy |that |advocated |management |styles |that |were |more |participative |and |oriented |
toward |employee |needs.
,Contingency |approach |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approach |to |management |that |recognizes |
that |there |is |no |one |best |way |to |manage, |and |that |an |appropriate |management |style |depends
|on |the |demands |of |the |situation
Positive |organizational |behaviour |(POB) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |study |and |application |of |
positively |oriented |human |resource |strengths |and |psychological |capacities |that |can |be |
measured, |developed, |and |effectively |managed |for |performance |improvement.
Psychological |capital |(PsyCap) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |individual's |positive |psychological |
state |of |development |that |is |characterized |by |selfefficacy, |optimism, |hope, |and |resilience.
Corporate |social |responsibility |(CSR) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |organization |taking |
responsibility |for |the |impact |of |its |decisions |and |actions |on |its |stakeholders.
Extraversion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |a |person |is |outgoing |vs |shy, |sociable
|vs |withdrawn |(5 |factor |model |of |personality)
Emotional |Stability/Neuroticism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |degree |to |which |a |person |has |
appropriate |self |control.
- |Highly |Neurotic: |self |doubt, |hostile, |anxious, |negative
- |Highly |Stable: |more |self |control, |confidence
| (5 |factor |model |of |personality)
Agreeableness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |o |which |some |is |friendly |and |approachable.
| (5 |factor |model |of |personality)
, Conscientiousness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |degree |to |which |a |person |is |responsible |and |
achievement |oriented.
| (5 |factor |model |of |personality)
Openness |to |Experience |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |a |person |thinks |flexibly |
and |is |receptive |to |new |ideas
| (5 |factor |model |of |personality)
Self |Monitoring |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |people |observe |and |regulate |
how |they |appear |in |social |settings/relationships.
- |More |sensitive: |more |likely |to |fit |what |they |say |in |with |those |around |them, |regardless |of |
how |they |think |or |feel.
- |Less |sensitive: |not |concerned |with |fitting |in |with |those |around |them.
Behavioral |Plasticity |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-people |with |low |self |esteem |tend |to |be |
more |susceptible |to |eternal |and |social |influences |than |those |with |higher |self |esteem
Positive |affectivity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-propensity |to |view |the |world, |including |oneself |
and |other |people |in |a |positive |light
Negative |affectivity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-people |that |view |the |world, |oneself |and |other |in |
a |negative |light.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Organizations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-social |inventions |for |accomplishing |common |goals |
through |group |effort.
Organizational |behaviour |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-refers |to |the |attitudes |and |behaviours |of |
individuals |and |groups |in |organizations
Human |resources |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-refers |to |programs, |practices, |and |
systems |to |acquire, |develop, |motivate, |and |retain |employees |in |organizations
Classical |viewpoint |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |early |prescription |on |management |that |
advocated |a |high |specialization |of |labour, |intensive |coordination, |and |centralized |decision |
making.
Scientific |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Frederick |Taylor's |system |for |using |research |to
|determine |the |optimum |degree |of |specialization |and |standardization |of |work |tasks.
Hawthorne |studies |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |conducted |in |the |1920s |and |1930s |at |
the |Hawthorne |plant |of |Western |Electric |near |Chicago |that |illustrated |how |psychological |and |
social |processes |affect |productivity |and |work |adjustment.
Human |relations |movement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |critique |of |classical |management |and |
bureaucracy |that |advocated |management |styles |that |were |more |participative |and |oriented |
toward |employee |needs.
,Contingency |approach |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |approach |to |management |that |recognizes |
that |there |is |no |one |best |way |to |manage, |and |that |an |appropriate |management |style |depends
|on |the |demands |of |the |situation
Positive |organizational |behaviour |(POB) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |study |and |application |of |
positively |oriented |human |resource |strengths |and |psychological |capacities |that |can |be |
measured, |developed, |and |effectively |managed |for |performance |improvement.
Psychological |capital |(PsyCap) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |individual's |positive |psychological |
state |of |development |that |is |characterized |by |selfefficacy, |optimism, |hope, |and |resilience.
Corporate |social |responsibility |(CSR) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |organization |taking |
responsibility |for |the |impact |of |its |decisions |and |actions |on |its |stakeholders.
Extraversion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |a |person |is |outgoing |vs |shy, |sociable
|vs |withdrawn |(5 |factor |model |of |personality)
Emotional |Stability/Neuroticism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |degree |to |which |a |person |has |
appropriate |self |control.
- |Highly |Neurotic: |self |doubt, |hostile, |anxious, |negative
- |Highly |Stable: |more |self |control, |confidence
| (5 |factor |model |of |personality)
Agreeableness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |o |which |some |is |friendly |and |approachable.
| (5 |factor |model |of |personality)
, Conscientiousness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |degree |to |which |a |person |is |responsible |and |
achievement |oriented.
| (5 |factor |model |of |personality)
Openness |to |Experience |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |a |person |thinks |flexibly |
and |is |receptive |to |new |ideas
| (5 |factor |model |of |personality)
Self |Monitoring |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |people |observe |and |regulate |
how |they |appear |in |social |settings/relationships.
- |More |sensitive: |more |likely |to |fit |what |they |say |in |with |those |around |them, |regardless |of |
how |they |think |or |feel.
- |Less |sensitive: |not |concerned |with |fitting |in |with |those |around |them.
Behavioral |Plasticity |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-people |with |low |self |esteem |tend |to |be |
more |susceptible |to |eternal |and |social |influences |than |those |with |higher |self |esteem
Positive |affectivity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-propensity |to |view |the |world, |including |oneself |
and |other |people |in |a |positive |light
Negative |affectivity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-people |that |view |the |world, |oneself |and |other |in |
a |negative |light.
