ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR EXAM 1:
CHAPTERS 1-6 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!!
, Organizational Behavior - ANSWER A field of study that investigates the impact that
individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose
of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization's effectiveness.
Systematic Study - ANSWER Looking at relationships, attempting to attribute causes
and effects, and drawing conclusions based on scientific evidence
Evidence-Based Management - ANSWER The basing of managerial decisions on the
best available scientific evidence
Intuition - ANSWER A gut feeling not necessarily supported by research
Major Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field - ANSWER -Psychology
-Social psychology
-sociology
-Anthropology
Psychology - ANSWER The science that seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes
change the behavior of humans and other animals
Social Psychology - ANSWER An area of psychology that blends concepts from
psychology and sociology and that focuses on the influence of people on one another
Sociology - ANSWER The study of people in relation to their social environment or
culture
Anthropology - ANSWER The study of societies to learn about human beings and their
activities
Contingency Variables - ANSWER Situational factors: variables that moderate the
relationship between two or more variables
Workforce Diversity - ANSWER The concept that organizations are becoming more
heterogeneous in terms of gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and inclusion
of other diverse groups
Positive Organizational Scholarship
(AKA Positive Organizational Behavior) - ANSWER An area of OB research that
concerns how organizations develop human strength, foster vitality and resilience, and
unlock potential
CHAPTERS 1-6 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!!
, Organizational Behavior - ANSWER A field of study that investigates the impact that
individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose
of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization's effectiveness.
Systematic Study - ANSWER Looking at relationships, attempting to attribute causes
and effects, and drawing conclusions based on scientific evidence
Evidence-Based Management - ANSWER The basing of managerial decisions on the
best available scientific evidence
Intuition - ANSWER A gut feeling not necessarily supported by research
Major Disciplines that Contribute to the OB Field - ANSWER -Psychology
-Social psychology
-sociology
-Anthropology
Psychology - ANSWER The science that seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes
change the behavior of humans and other animals
Social Psychology - ANSWER An area of psychology that blends concepts from
psychology and sociology and that focuses on the influence of people on one another
Sociology - ANSWER The study of people in relation to their social environment or
culture
Anthropology - ANSWER The study of societies to learn about human beings and their
activities
Contingency Variables - ANSWER Situational factors: variables that moderate the
relationship between two or more variables
Workforce Diversity - ANSWER The concept that organizations are becoming more
heterogeneous in terms of gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and inclusion
of other diverse groups
Positive Organizational Scholarship
(AKA Positive Organizational Behavior) - ANSWER An area of OB research that
concerns how organizations develop human strength, foster vitality and resilience, and
unlock potential
