Ob Midterm 1 Exam Questions And Answers

OB MIDTERM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
OrganizationalIBehaviourI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-fieldIofIstudyIdevotedItoIunderstanding,Iexplaining,

andIimprovingItheIattitudesIandIbehavioursIofIindividualsIandIgroupsIinIorganizations



HRImanagementI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
takesItheItheoriesIandIprinciplesIstudiedIinIOBIandIexploresItheIapplicationsIofIthoseIprinciplesIinIor
ganizations



StrategicIManagementI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
focusesIonItheIproductIchoicesIandIindustryIcharacteristicsIthatIaffectIanIorganization'sIprofitability



ClassicalIApproachIgoalI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-efficiencyI&Ispecialization



FrederickITaylorI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-FatherIofIscientificImanagementIfromIclassicalIapproach



scientificImanagementI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
UsingIscientificImethodsI(observation,Imeasurement,Iexperimentation)ItoIdesignIoptimalIandIeffici
entIworkIandIprocessesIandItasks



MaxIWeberI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-LooksIatIwholeIorganizationIratherIthanIspecificIworkIprocessesI



Bureaucracy:IcontrolIandIcoordinationIofIactivitiesIthrough:



1.ItheIdivisionIofIlabourIwithIaIhighIlevelIofItechnicalIspecialization,



2.IaIstrictIchainIofIcommandI(authorityIhierarchy)IinIwhichIeveryImemberIreportedItoIsomeoneIatIaI
higherIlevel,

,3.IaIsystemIofIformalIrulesIandIproceduresIthatIensuredIconsistency,Iimpartiality,IandIimpersonalityI
throughoutItheIorganization,



4.IdecisionImakingIatItheItopIofItheIorganization



HumanIrelationsImovementIgoalI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
psychologicalIattributesIofIworkersI(needs,Iattitudes)I&IsocialIforcesIhaveIimportantIeffectsIonIworkI
behaviours



ExampleIofIHRImovementI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-HawthorneIStudies



WhatIdidIHawthorneIstudiesIrevealI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
revealedIlimitationsIwithIclassicalIapproachIandItheIimportanceIofIgroupIvaluesIandInorms,Ileaders
hip,Imotivation,IjobIsatisfaction,IandIorganizationalIculture



ContemporaryIManagementITheoryI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
RecognizesItheIdependenciesIbetweenItheIclassicalIandItheIhumanIrelationsIapproachesI-
IdependsIonIsituation




DEPENDS!!!



2IprimaryIoutcomesIinIOBI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-jobIperformanceIandIorganizationalIcommitment



EmotionalIcontagionI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
emotionsIcanIbeItransferredIfromIoneItoIanother,Iie.IifIimIsad,IitIcanIbeItransferredItoImyIcustomers



Resource-basedIviewI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
rareIandIinimitableIresourcesIhelpIfirmsImaintainIcompetitiveIadvantage

,WhyIareIgreatIemployeesIrare?I(3Ireasons)I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-1.IHistoryI(poolIofIexperience)



2.IinvolvedIinImanyIsmallIdecisionsI(smallIdecisionsIthatIpeopleImakeIeveryIday,IhardItoIcopyI"behin
dItheIscenes"Idecisions)



3.IsociallyIcomplexIresourcesI(thingsIthatIdevelopIinIanIorganizationIthatIyouIcantIexplain:Iorganizat
ionalIculture,ItrustingIcompanyIenvironment,Ietc.)



RuleIofIOne-EighthI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
makingIaIprofitIbyIputtingIpeopleIfirst,IonlyIrecognizedIbyI⅛IofIcompanies



TheoryI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-specifyIrelatedIvariables

-IanswersIwho,Iwhat,Iwhere,Iwhen,Iwhy



example:IstudentsIwearingIyellowIhatsIwillIdoIbetterIthanIstudentsIwearingIredIhatsIduringIanIexam



-IOftenIsummarizedIwithIdiagramsI(boxesIandIarrows)

-IBuiltIfromIintrospection,Iinterviews,Iobservations,IresearchIreviews

-IMustIbeItestedItoIverifyIthatIpredictionsIareIaccurate

-IUsedItoIinspireIhypotheses



HypothesisI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
writtenIpredictionsIthatIspecifyIrelationshipsIbetweenIvariablesI(statesItheIexpectedIrelationship)



CorrelationI-ICORRECTIANSWERS--1ItoI1

, 0.5:IstrongI

0.3:Imoderate

0.1:Iweak



CausalIinferenceIrequires...I-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
concludingsIoneIvariableIcausesIanother,Irequires:

(1)Icorrelated

(2)IpresumedIcauseIprecedesIpresumedIeffectIinItime,

(3)InoIalternativeIexplanation



MetaIanalysisI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-weightedIaverageIofIaIbunchIofIcorrelations



Evident-basedImanagementI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
scientificIfindingsIshouldIformItheIfoundationIforImanagementIeducation



4IwaysIofIknowingI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
MethodIofIExperience:IbasedIonIownIexperienceI&Iobservation



MethodIofIIntuition:IBasedIonIreason,Iobvious,Iself-evident



MethodIofIAuthority:IrespectedIofficial,IagencyIorIsourceIsaidIso



MethodIofIScience:IscientificIstudiesIreplicatedIresults



JobIperformanceI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
behavioursIthatIcontributeIpositivelyIorInegativelyItoIaccomplishmentIofIorganizationalIgoals