LSUS MBA 704 MODULE 1
PREP Q&A 2025
Paradigm - ANSWER - a model; an example
Theory X - ANSWER - assumes that workers are basically lazy, error-prone, and
extrinsically motivated by money and, thus, should be directed from above.
Organizational Behavior Approach - ANSWER - Employees are complex, and
theoretical understanding supported by research is needed before applications are
made to manage employees
One-eighth Situation - ANSWER - 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 - ANSWER - the gap between what people know and what
they actually do
evidence-based management - ANSWER - Using hard facts and empirical
evidence to make decisions
Hawthorne studies - ANSWER - A series of studies during the 1920s and 1930s
that provided new insights into individual and group behavior
Hawthorne effect - ANSWER - productivity increases when workers are given
special attention and were enjoying a novel, interesting experienced
meta-analysis - ANSWER - 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 - ANSWER - simplification of reality; why something occurs
PREP Q&A 2025
Paradigm - ANSWER - a model; an example
Theory X - ANSWER - assumes that workers are basically lazy, error-prone, and
extrinsically motivated by money and, thus, should be directed from above.
Organizational Behavior Approach - ANSWER - Employees are complex, and
theoretical understanding supported by research is needed before applications are
made to manage employees
One-eighth Situation - ANSWER - 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 - ANSWER - the gap between what people know and what
they actually do
evidence-based management - ANSWER - Using hard facts and empirical
evidence to make decisions
Hawthorne studies - ANSWER - A series of studies during the 1920s and 1930s
that provided new insights into individual and group behavior
Hawthorne effect - ANSWER - productivity increases when workers are given
special attention and were enjoying a novel, interesting experienced
meta-analysis - ANSWER - 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 - ANSWER - simplification of reality; why something occurs
