mgmt 311 Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers

mgmt 311 Study Guide Questions with Correct
Answers
No correlation

Variable A: Number of books in a library

Variable B: Average temperature in the city

Negative correlation:

Variable A: Hours spent revising a proposal

Variable B: Number of errors made in the proposal

Weak positive correlation:

Variable A: Amount of exercise per week

Variable B: Quality of sleep

Moderate positive correlation:

Variable A: Distance from home to work

Variable B: Frequency of being late to work

Strong positive correlation:

Variable A: Monthly income

Variable B: Amount spent on luxury items

Organizational Behavior

a field of study devoted to understanding, explaining, and ultimately improving the attitudes

and behaviors of individuals and groups in organizations.

Human Resource Management

, takes the theories and principals studied in OB and explores the "nuts-and-bolts" applications

of those principals in organizations.

Strategic Management

focuses on the corporate tactics and industry characteristics that affect an organizations

profitability

Individual Outcomes

Job Performance and Organizational Commitment

Individual Mechanisms

Job Satisfaction, Stress, Motivation, Trust Justice and Ethics, Learning and Decision Making

Organizational Mechanisms

Organizational Culture

Organizational Structure

Group Mechanisms

Leadership: styles and behaviors

Leadership: power and negotiation

Teams: processes and communication

Teams: characteristics and diversity

Individual Characteristics

Ability, Personality and Cultural Values

Inimitable

History, Numerous Small Decisions, Socially Complex Resources