Midterm key terms / concepts (MHR 405)
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Organization - Correct answer-social inventions for accomplishing common goals
through group effort
key characteristics of organizations - Correct answer-social inventions, goal
accomplishment, group effort
Social invention - Correct answer-the coordinated presence of people not things
Behaviours that are necessary for survival and adaptation - Correct answer-Be
motivated to join and remain in the organization, carry out their basic work reliably
in terms of productivity, quality and service, be willing to continuously learn and
upgrade their knowledge and skills, be flexible and innovative
Group effort - Correct answer-the interaction and coordination among people to
accomplish goals
The field of organizational behaviour is concerned with - Correct answer-how to
get people to practice effective teamwork
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,Organizational behaviour - Correct answer-the attitudes and behaviours of
individuals and groups in organizations
Human Resource Management - Correct answer-programs, practices and systems
to acquire, develop, motivate and retain employees in organizations
Social capital - Correct answer-social resources that individuals obtain from
participation in a social structure
Human capital - Correct answer-social resources that individuals obtain from
participation in a social structure
Goals of Organizational Behavior - Correct answer-predicting, explaining and
managing
Management - Correct answer-the art of getting things accomplished in
organizations through others
Evidence based management - Correct answer-translating principles based on the
best scientific evidence into organizational practices
Classical Viewpoint - Correct answer-An early prescription on management that
advocated a high specialization of labour, intensive coordination, and centralized
decision making
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, To maintain control the classical view suggests managers - Correct answer-have
few workers except for lower level jobs
Scientific management - Correct answer-a system for using research to determine
the optimum degree of specialization and standardization for work tasks
scientific management is mainly concerned with - Correct answer-job design and
the structure of work on the shop floor
Bureaucracy - Correct answer-Max Weber's ideal type of organization that included
a strict chain of command, detailed rules, high specialization, centralized power
and selection and promotion based on technical competence
Hawthorne Studies - Correct answer-Research conducted in the 1920s and 1930s at
the Hawthorne plant of Western Electric near Chicago that illustrated how
psychological and social processes affect productivity and work adjustment
The Hawthorne studies were concerned with the - Correct answer-impact of
fatigue, rest pauses, and lighting on employee productivity
Human relations movement - Correct answer-A critique of classical management
and bureaucracy that advocated management styles that were more participative
and oriented toward employee needs
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Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Organization - Correct answer-social inventions for accomplishing common goals
through group effort
key characteristics of organizations - Correct answer-social inventions, goal
accomplishment, group effort
Social invention - Correct answer-the coordinated presence of people not things
Behaviours that are necessary for survival and adaptation - Correct answer-Be
motivated to join and remain in the organization, carry out their basic work reliably
in terms of productivity, quality and service, be willing to continuously learn and
upgrade their knowledge and skills, be flexible and innovative
Group effort - Correct answer-the interaction and coordination among people to
accomplish goals
The field of organizational behaviour is concerned with - Correct answer-how to
get people to practice effective teamwork
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,Organizational behaviour - Correct answer-the attitudes and behaviours of
individuals and groups in organizations
Human Resource Management - Correct answer-programs, practices and systems
to acquire, develop, motivate and retain employees in organizations
Social capital - Correct answer-social resources that individuals obtain from
participation in a social structure
Human capital - Correct answer-social resources that individuals obtain from
participation in a social structure
Goals of Organizational Behavior - Correct answer-predicting, explaining and
managing
Management - Correct answer-the art of getting things accomplished in
organizations through others
Evidence based management - Correct answer-translating principles based on the
best scientific evidence into organizational practices
Classical Viewpoint - Correct answer-An early prescription on management that
advocated a high specialization of labour, intensive coordination, and centralized
decision making
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, To maintain control the classical view suggests managers - Correct answer-have
few workers except for lower level jobs
Scientific management - Correct answer-a system for using research to determine
the optimum degree of specialization and standardization for work tasks
scientific management is mainly concerned with - Correct answer-job design and
the structure of work on the shop floor
Bureaucracy - Correct answer-Max Weber's ideal type of organization that included
a strict chain of command, detailed rules, high specialization, centralized power
and selection and promotion based on technical competence
Hawthorne Studies - Correct answer-Research conducted in the 1920s and 1930s at
the Hawthorne plant of Western Electric near Chicago that illustrated how
psychological and social processes affect productivity and work adjustment
The Hawthorne studies were concerned with the - Correct answer-impact of
fatigue, rest pauses, and lighting on employee productivity
Human relations movement - Correct answer-A critique of classical management
and bureaucracy that advocated management styles that were more participative
and oriented toward employee needs
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