WGU C715 Organizational Behavior
Study Exam | Practice Questions and
Answers Rated A+
Interpersonal Roles - Correct Answer - Perform duties that are
ceremonial and symbolic in nature. Figurehead, Leader, Liaison--
Minztberg
Informational Roles - Correct Answer - Collect information from
outside organizations and institutions, and also act as a conduit to
transmit information to organizational members. Monitor,
Disseminator, Spokesperson--Minztberg
Decisional Roles - Correct Answer - Roles that require making
choices--Entrepreneur, Disturbance Handler, Resource Allocator,
Negotiator--Minztberg
technical skills - Correct Answer - The ability to apply specialized
knowledge or expertise.
,human skills - Correct Answer - The ability to work with,
understand, and motivate other people, both individually and in
groups.
conceptual skills - Correct Answer - The mental ability to analyze
and diagnose complex situations
organizational behavior (OB) - Correct Answer - A field of study
that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure
have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of applying
such knowledge toward improving an organization's effectiveness.
systematic study - Correct Answer - Looking at relationships,
attempting to attribute causes and effects, and drawing
conclusions based on scientific evidence.
evidence-based management (EBM) - Correct Answer - The
basing of managerial decisions on the best available scientific
evidence.
,intuition - Correct Answer - a gut feeling not becessarily
supported by reasearch
psychology - Correct Answer - The science that seeks to
measure, explain, and sometimes change the behavior of humans
and other animals.
social psychology - Correct Answer - An area of psychology that
blends concepts from psychology and sociology and that focuses
on the influence of people on one another.
sociology - Correct Answer - The study of people in relation to
their social environment or culture.
anthropology - Correct Answer - The study of societies to learn
about human beings and their activities.
, contingency variables - Correct Answer - Situational factors:
variables that moderate the relationship between two or more
variables.
workforce diversity - Correct Answer - The concept that
organizations are becoming more heterogeneous in terms of
gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and inclusion of
other diverse groups.
positive organizational scholarship - Correct Answer - An area of
OB research that concerns how organizations develop human
strength, foster vitality and resilience, and unlock potential.
ethical dilemmas and ethical choices - Correct Answer -
Situations in which individuals are required to define right and
wrong conduct.
model - Correct Answer - An abstraction of reality. A simplified
representation of some real-world phenomenon.
Study Exam | Practice Questions and
Answers Rated A+
Interpersonal Roles - Correct Answer - Perform duties that are
ceremonial and symbolic in nature. Figurehead, Leader, Liaison--
Minztberg
Informational Roles - Correct Answer - Collect information from
outside organizations and institutions, and also act as a conduit to
transmit information to organizational members. Monitor,
Disseminator, Spokesperson--Minztberg
Decisional Roles - Correct Answer - Roles that require making
choices--Entrepreneur, Disturbance Handler, Resource Allocator,
Negotiator--Minztberg
technical skills - Correct Answer - The ability to apply specialized
knowledge or expertise.
,human skills - Correct Answer - The ability to work with,
understand, and motivate other people, both individually and in
groups.
conceptual skills - Correct Answer - The mental ability to analyze
and diagnose complex situations
organizational behavior (OB) - Correct Answer - A field of study
that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure
have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of applying
such knowledge toward improving an organization's effectiveness.
systematic study - Correct Answer - Looking at relationships,
attempting to attribute causes and effects, and drawing
conclusions based on scientific evidence.
evidence-based management (EBM) - Correct Answer - The
basing of managerial decisions on the best available scientific
evidence.
,intuition - Correct Answer - a gut feeling not becessarily
supported by reasearch
psychology - Correct Answer - The science that seeks to
measure, explain, and sometimes change the behavior of humans
and other animals.
social psychology - Correct Answer - An area of psychology that
blends concepts from psychology and sociology and that focuses
on the influence of people on one another.
sociology - Correct Answer - The study of people in relation to
their social environment or culture.
anthropology - Correct Answer - The study of societies to learn
about human beings and their activities.
, contingency variables - Correct Answer - Situational factors:
variables that moderate the relationship between two or more
variables.
workforce diversity - Correct Answer - The concept that
organizations are becoming more heterogeneous in terms of
gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and inclusion of
other diverse groups.
positive organizational scholarship - Correct Answer - An area of
OB research that concerns how organizations develop human
strength, foster vitality and resilience, and unlock potential.
ethical dilemmas and ethical choices - Correct Answer -
Situations in which individuals are required to define right and
wrong conduct.
model - Correct Answer - An abstraction of reality. A simplified
representation of some real-world phenomenon.
