MNGT 3460 Exam 1 ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Organizational Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Field of study devoted to
understanding, explaining, and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviors of individuals
and groups in organizations
Human resource management - CORRECT ANSWER - Field of study that focuses on the
applications of organizational behavior theories and principles in organizations
Strategic management - CORRECT ANSWER - Field of study devoted to exploring the
product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organization's profitability
Resource-based view of organizations - CORRECT ANSWER - A model that argues that
rare and inimitable resources help firms maintain competitive advantage
Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A collection of verbal and symbolic assertions that
specify how and why variables are related, as well as the conditions in which they should (and
should not) be relate
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Written predictions that specify relationships
between variables
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - Describes the statistical relationship between
variables
Meta-analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A method that combines the results of multiple
scientific studies by essentially calculating a weighted average correlation across studies (with
larger studies receiving more weight than smaller studies)
Evidence-based management - CORRECT ANSWER - A perspective that argues that
scientific findings should form the foundation for management education
, Job performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Employee behaviors that contribute either
positively or negatively to the accomplishment of organizational goals
Task performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Employee behaviors that are directly involved
in the transformation of organizational resources into the goods or services that the organization
produces
Routine task performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Well-known or habitual responses by
employees to predictable task demands
Adaptive task performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Thoughtful responses by an
employee to predictable task demands
Creative task performance - CORRECT ANSWER - The degree to which individuals
develop ideas or physical outcomes that are both novel and useful
Job analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A process by which an organization determines
requirements of specific jobs
Citizenship behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Voluntary employee behaviors that
contribute to organizational goals by improving the context in which work takes place
Organizational citizenship behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Going beyond normal
expectations to improve operations of the organization, as well as defending the organization and
being loyal to it
Interpersonal citizenship behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Going beyond normal job
expectations to assist, support and develop coworkers and colleagues
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Organizational Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Field of study devoted to
understanding, explaining, and ultimately improving the attitudes and behaviors of individuals
and groups in organizations
Human resource management - CORRECT ANSWER - Field of study that focuses on the
applications of organizational behavior theories and principles in organizations
Strategic management - CORRECT ANSWER - Field of study devoted to exploring the
product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organization's profitability
Resource-based view of organizations - CORRECT ANSWER - A model that argues that
rare and inimitable resources help firms maintain competitive advantage
Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - A collection of verbal and symbolic assertions that
specify how and why variables are related, as well as the conditions in which they should (and
should not) be relate
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Written predictions that specify relationships
between variables
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - Describes the statistical relationship between
variables
Meta-analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A method that combines the results of multiple
scientific studies by essentially calculating a weighted average correlation across studies (with
larger studies receiving more weight than smaller studies)
Evidence-based management - CORRECT ANSWER - A perspective that argues that
scientific findings should form the foundation for management education
, Job performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Employee behaviors that contribute either
positively or negatively to the accomplishment of organizational goals
Task performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Employee behaviors that are directly involved
in the transformation of organizational resources into the goods or services that the organization
produces
Routine task performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Well-known or habitual responses by
employees to predictable task demands
Adaptive task performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Thoughtful responses by an
employee to predictable task demands
Creative task performance - CORRECT ANSWER - The degree to which individuals
develop ideas or physical outcomes that are both novel and useful
Job analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - A process by which an organization determines
requirements of specific jobs
Citizenship behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Voluntary employee behaviors that
contribute to organizational goals by improving the context in which work takes place
Organizational citizenship behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Going beyond normal
expectations to improve operations of the organization, as well as defending the organization and
being loyal to it
Interpersonal citizenship behavior - CORRECT ANSWER - Going beyond normal job
expectations to assist, support and develop coworkers and colleagues
