Mana 3318 Review 1 Expected Questions With Verified Answers

Mana 3318 review 1 EXPECTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS

Question 1.
What is organizational behavior?

ANSWER
the study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizations



Question 2.
Interdisciplinary influences on OB

ANSWER
i. Psychology
ii. Sociology
iii. Engineering
iv. Anthropology
v. Management
vi. Medicine



Question 3.
The Hawthorne Studies

ANSWER
the first to recognize informal aspects of an organization, also studied what motivates people
to be productive. Studies conducted during the 1920s and 1930s that suggested the
importance of the informal organization



Question 4.
What is the primary goal of organizations?

ANSWER
providing value to a Stakeholder






, Question 5.
Organizations as open systems

ANSWER
subsystems, boundaries, external environment, internal environment



Question 6.
formal organization

ANSWER
The official, legitimate, and most visible part of the system



Question 7.
informal organization

ANSWER
The unofficial and less visible part of the system



Question 8.
What is the importance of studying OB?

ANSWER
organizations- to apply such knowledge toward improving an organization's effectiveness.



Question 9.
Why is Organizational Behavior Important for Management

ANSWER
For the Purpose of:1. understanding2. Predicting3. Influencing



Question 10.
What are the three dimensions of culture?

ANSWER
i. normative (standards for behavior)
ii. cognitive (knowledge and beliefs)
iii. material (tangible objects)