LSUS MBA 704 EXAM 1| 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Paradigm - ( ANSWER)-a model; an example
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
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Paradigm - ( ANSWER)-a model; an example
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
