LSUS MBA 704 EXAM 1 ASSESSMENT 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
◉ Research design
Answer: Primary aim is to establish a cause-and-effect relationship;
survey studies, case studies, and experimental design
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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
◉ Research design
Answer: Primary aim is to establish a cause-and-effect relationship;
survey studies, case studies, and experimental design
