MGMT 3720 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
Organizational Behavior - ANSWER study of human action in the context of formal group
environments for the purpose of promoting productivity.
Key Management Challenge - ANSWER finding ways to make work meaningful for individuals
while contributing.
Management - ANSWER the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the
activities of employees to accomplish an organizations objectives.
Foundations of Organizational Behavior - ANSWER economics, psychology, sociology,
anthropology, and political science. "How can we make people more productive at work?"
Challenges for todays managers - ANSWER Global competition, new technology, increased
emphasis on quality, changing employee expectations, diversity, societal pressures regarding
ethical behavior.
Psychology - ANSWER we gain tools assessing the status of the individual - their likes and
dislikes, their tendencies, their capacities, their productivities.
Social Psychology - ANSWER gain an understanding of the dynamic nature of groups and the
influence that others have on individuals. *most time spent*
, Sociology - ANSWER gain an understanding of culture, values, and the priorities of people
from a macro perspective.
Anthropology - ANSWER gain an element of objectivity and a descriptive practice of assessing
human beings and their activities as entities in the natural world.
Seven elements of Organizational Structure - ANSWER Work Specialization,
departmentalization, formalization, centralization, chain of command, span of control,
boundary spanning.
Interpersonal Skills - ANSWER concerning or involving relationships between people.
Mechanistic Models - ANSWER High specialization, Rigid Departmentalization,Clear chain of
command, Narrows spans of control, Centralization
High Formalization
Organic Model - ANSWER a structure that is flat, uses cross-hierarchical and cross-functional
teams, has low formalization, possesses a comprehensive information network, and relies on
participative decision making
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis - ANSWER the idea that different languages create different ways of
thinking
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
Organizational Behavior - ANSWER study of human action in the context of formal group
environments for the purpose of promoting productivity.
Key Management Challenge - ANSWER finding ways to make work meaningful for individuals
while contributing.
Management - ANSWER the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the
activities of employees to accomplish an organizations objectives.
Foundations of Organizational Behavior - ANSWER economics, psychology, sociology,
anthropology, and political science. "How can we make people more productive at work?"
Challenges for todays managers - ANSWER Global competition, new technology, increased
emphasis on quality, changing employee expectations, diversity, societal pressures regarding
ethical behavior.
Psychology - ANSWER we gain tools assessing the status of the individual - their likes and
dislikes, their tendencies, their capacities, their productivities.
Social Psychology - ANSWER gain an understanding of the dynamic nature of groups and the
influence that others have on individuals. *most time spent*
, Sociology - ANSWER gain an understanding of culture, values, and the priorities of people
from a macro perspective.
Anthropology - ANSWER gain an element of objectivity and a descriptive practice of assessing
human beings and their activities as entities in the natural world.
Seven elements of Organizational Structure - ANSWER Work Specialization,
departmentalization, formalization, centralization, chain of command, span of control,
boundary spanning.
Interpersonal Skills - ANSWER concerning or involving relationships between people.
Mechanistic Models - ANSWER High specialization, Rigid Departmentalization,Clear chain of
command, Narrows spans of control, Centralization
High Formalization
Organic Model - ANSWER a structure that is flat, uses cross-hierarchical and cross-functional
teams, has low formalization, possesses a comprehensive information network, and relies on
participative decision making
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis - ANSWER the idea that different languages create different ways of
thinking
