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Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior?
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1) The impact of what three areas are investigated in the study of Organizational Behavior?
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A) Profit structure, organizational complexity, and job satisfaction
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2) Which of the following is NOT a core topic of organizational behavior?
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nal communication, group structure and processes, personality, emotions, and values, attitude dev
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elopment and perception, change processes, conflict and negotiation, and work design. It does no
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,3) According to a study by Monster (a global employment company), the number one most
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wide job postings to identify skills that were most often sought by employers. At the top of the lis
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t was communication skills. This was also reiterated by Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn.
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4) According to a recent large-scale survey, 58% of managers did NOT receive
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5) There is a connection between companies which have
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and their attention to organizational behavior principles.
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deo, Google, Facebook, and Southwest Airlines all have incorporated the concepts of organizatio
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nal behavior and attribute it to their ability to generate high financial outcomes.
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, 6) is the study of the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior
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within organizations.
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individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of
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applying such knowledge toward improving an organization's effectiveness.
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8) The ultimate goal of organizational behavior is to
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Explanation: OB studies the impact individuals, groups, and structure have on an organization
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with the ultimate goal of improving effectiveness.
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