OBHR 317 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is personality? - Answer-- A persistent set of characteristics,
qualities and traits that taken together form a unique person
-The sum of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with
others
What are personality traits? - Answer-enduring characteristics that
describe an individual's behavior
What are the personality determinants? - Answer-- Heredity (nature)
- Environment (nurture)
Predictive Role of personality - Answer-- Dispositional
- Situational
- Interactionist
Dispositional - Answer-Individuals posses stable traits or characteristics
that influence their attitudes and behaviours
Individuals are predisposed to behave in certain ways
,Situational - Answer-Characteristics of the work environment influence
people's attitude and behaviours
Interactionist - Answer-People's attitudes and behaviours are a function
of both disposition and the situation
The most widely accepted perspective within organizational behaviour
Myers Briggs Type Indication (MBTI) - Answer-16 personality types
based on 4 characteristics
- Introverted/Extroverted
- Sensing/Intuitive
-Thinking/Feeling
-Judging/Perceiving
Evidence Based Practise - Answer-Making decisions, best available
evidence, multiple sources, to increase a favourable outcome
Why is evidence based practises needed? - Answer-- Improves decision
making
- Provides better contextual understanding
- Bounded rationality (and the introduction of bias)
- Reduces criticism of decisions
, - Refutes false information
- Reduces uncertainty
5 steps of evidence based practise - Answer-1. Ask
2. Acquire
3. Appraise
4. Apply
5. Assess
What does PICOC stand for - Answer-P: Population
I: Intervention (or success factor)
C: Comparison
O: Outcome/Objectives
C: Context
What is organizational behavior? - Answer-A field of study that
investigates the IMPACT that individuals, groups, and structure have on
BEHAVIOUR within organizations, for the purpose of applying such
knowledge toward improving an organization's EFFECTIVENESS.
What is an organization? - Answer-- Groups of people who work
interdependently toward some purpose
- Collective entities
- Collective sense of purpose
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is personality? - Answer-- A persistent set of characteristics,
qualities and traits that taken together form a unique person
-The sum of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with
others
What are personality traits? - Answer-enduring characteristics that
describe an individual's behavior
What are the personality determinants? - Answer-- Heredity (nature)
- Environment (nurture)
Predictive Role of personality - Answer-- Dispositional
- Situational
- Interactionist
Dispositional - Answer-Individuals posses stable traits or characteristics
that influence their attitudes and behaviours
Individuals are predisposed to behave in certain ways
,Situational - Answer-Characteristics of the work environment influence
people's attitude and behaviours
Interactionist - Answer-People's attitudes and behaviours are a function
of both disposition and the situation
The most widely accepted perspective within organizational behaviour
Myers Briggs Type Indication (MBTI) - Answer-16 personality types
based on 4 characteristics
- Introverted/Extroverted
- Sensing/Intuitive
-Thinking/Feeling
-Judging/Perceiving
Evidence Based Practise - Answer-Making decisions, best available
evidence, multiple sources, to increase a favourable outcome
Why is evidence based practises needed? - Answer-- Improves decision
making
- Provides better contextual understanding
- Bounded rationality (and the introduction of bias)
- Reduces criticism of decisions
, - Refutes false information
- Reduces uncertainty
5 steps of evidence based practise - Answer-1. Ask
2. Acquire
3. Appraise
4. Apply
5. Assess
What does PICOC stand for - Answer-P: Population
I: Intervention (or success factor)
C: Comparison
O: Outcome/Objectives
C: Context
What is organizational behavior? - Answer-A field of study that
investigates the IMPACT that individuals, groups, and structure have on
BEHAVIOUR within organizations, for the purpose of applying such
knowledge toward improving an organization's EFFECTIVENESS.
What is an organization? - Answer-- Groups of people who work
interdependently toward some purpose
- Collective entities
- Collective sense of purpose
