TEST BANK FOR LSUS MBA 704 EXAM 1
PREP QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Paradigm - ANS-a model; an example
Theory X - ANS-assumes that workers are basically lazy, error-prone, and extrinsically motivated by
money and, thus, should be directed from above.
Organizational Behavior Approach - ANS-Employees are complex, and theoretical understanding
supported by research is needed before applications are made to manage employees
One-eighth Situation - ANS-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 - ANS-the gap between what people know and what they actually do
evidence-based management - ANS-Using hard facts and empirical evidence to make decisions
Hawthorne studies - ANS-A series of studies during the 1920s and 1930s that provided new insights into
individual and group behavior
Hawthorne effect - ANS-productivity increases when workers are given special attention and were
enjoying a novel, interesting experienced
meta-analysis - ANS-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 - ANS-simplification of reality; why something occurs
Research design - ANS-Primary aim is to establish a cause-and-effect relationship; survey studies, case
studies, and experimental design
Experimental Design - ANS-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
PREP QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Paradigm - ANS-a model; an example
Theory X - ANS-assumes that workers are basically lazy, error-prone, and extrinsically motivated by
money and, thus, should be directed from above.
Organizational Behavior Approach - ANS-Employees are complex, and theoretical understanding
supported by research is needed before applications are made to manage employees
One-eighth Situation - ANS-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 - ANS-the gap between what people know and what they actually do
evidence-based management - ANS-Using hard facts and empirical evidence to make decisions
Hawthorne studies - ANS-A series of studies during the 1920s and 1930s that provided new insights into
individual and group behavior
Hawthorne effect - ANS-productivity increases when workers are given special attention and were
enjoying a novel, interesting experienced
meta-analysis - ANS-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 - ANS-simplification of reality; why something occurs
Research design - ANS-Primary aim is to establish a cause-and-effect relationship; survey studies, case
studies, and experimental design
Experimental Design - ANS-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
