LSUS MBA 704 EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Theory X. Answer: assumes that workers are basically lazy, error-
prone, and extrinsically motivated by money and, thus, should be
directed from above.
◉ Organizational Behavior Approach. Answer: Employees are complex,
and theoretical understanding supported by research is needed before
applications are made to manage employees
◉ One-eighth Situation. Answer: Only 1/8 of organizations buy into
importance and value of human resources, incorporate high performance
work practices, and stick with these practices
◉ knowing-doing gap. Answer: the gap between what people know and
what they actually do
◉ evidence-based management. Answer: Using hard facts and empirical
evidence to make decisions
, ◉ Hawthorne studies. Answer: A series of studies during the 1920s and
1930s that provided new insights into individual and group behavior
◉ Hawthorne effect. Answer: productivity increases when workers are
given special attention and were enjoying a novel, interesting
experienced
◉ meta-analysis. Answer: A research technique that combines the
statistical results of many studies of the same question, yielding an
estimate of the size and consistency of a variable's effects.
◉ Theory. Answer: simplification of reality; why something occurs
◉ Research design. Answer: Primary aim is to establish a cause-and-
effect relationship; survey studies, case studies, and experimental design
◉ Experimental Design. Answer: Involves the manipulation of
independent variables to measure their effect on, or the change in,
dependent variables, while everything else is held constant or controlled
◉ Internal validity. Answer: exists if there are no plausible alternative
explanations of the reported results other than those reported
◉ External validity. Answer: exists if the results are applicable to a wide
range of people and situations
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Theory X. Answer: assumes that workers are basically lazy, error-
prone, and extrinsically motivated by money and, thus, should be
directed from above.
◉ Organizational Behavior Approach. Answer: Employees are complex,
and theoretical understanding supported by research is needed before
applications are made to manage employees
◉ One-eighth Situation. Answer: Only 1/8 of organizations buy into
importance and value of human resources, incorporate high performance
work practices, and stick with these practices
◉ knowing-doing gap. Answer: the gap between what people know and
what they actually do
◉ evidence-based management. Answer: Using hard facts and empirical
evidence to make decisions
, ◉ Hawthorne studies. Answer: A series of studies during the 1920s and
1930s that provided new insights into individual and group behavior
◉ Hawthorne effect. Answer: productivity increases when workers are
given special attention and were enjoying a novel, interesting
experienced
◉ meta-analysis. Answer: A research technique that combines the
statistical results of many studies of the same question, yielding an
estimate of the size and consistency of a variable's effects.
◉ Theory. Answer: simplification of reality; why something occurs
◉ Research design. Answer: Primary aim is to establish a cause-and-
effect relationship; survey studies, case studies, and experimental design
◉ Experimental Design. Answer: Involves the manipulation of
independent variables to measure their effect on, or the change in,
dependent variables, while everything else is held constant or controlled
◉ Internal validity. Answer: exists if there are no plausible alternative
explanations of the reported results other than those reported
◉ External validity. Answer: exists if the results are applicable to a wide
range of people and situations
