MANA 3318 Exam 1 study guide QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.

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What does OB study and what is its goal? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔OB is the study of individual behavior and group dynamics in
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organizations. The goal of OB is to improve overall organizational |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


effectiveness.
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What are the 3 levels of OB analysis? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Micro/individual, Meso/group, Macro/ organization |\ |\ |\




Interdisciplinary influences of OB? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔Psychology, Sociology, Engineering, Anthropology, |\ |\ |\ |\


Management, Medicine. |\




What is management? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The study of
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overseeing activities and supervising people in organizations. It
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includes designing, implementing, and managing various
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administrative and organizational systems. |\ |\ |\




Describe the formal and informal elements of an organization -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Formal elements: Official, Visible, Logical,
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and Rational. Rules and regulations, Division of Labor, and chain
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of command.
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Informal elements: Unofficial and less visible. Relationships,
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culture, and communication.
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, The role of the Hawthorne studies. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It
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was the first study to suggest the importance of informal
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organizational elements. |\




What are Hofstede's 5 dimensions of cultural differences? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Individualism <---> Collectivism
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High power distance <---> Low power distance
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Masculine <---> feminine |\ |\ |\




Long term oriented <---> Shorted term oriented
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Uncertainty avoidance (high <---> low) |\ |\ |\ |\




Challenges of Diversity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Resistance to
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change
- Lack of cohesiveness
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- Communication problems
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- Interpersonal conflicts
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- Slower decision making
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Advantages of Diversity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Attracts and |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


retains the best talent |\ |\ |\




- Improves marketing efforts
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- Promotes creativity and innovation
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- Better problem solving
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- Enhances organizational flexibility
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