Organizational Behavior
What is the definition of the halo effect?
Which personality trait involves attentiveness to inner feelings, preference for variety, and intellectual curiosity?
The vertical hierarchy is also known as _____.
Which term can be used for voluntary actions that violate established norms, and threaten the organization or its members or both?
Reactive and protective behaviors designed to avoid action, blame, or change are termed ________.
________ is called a ________ influence tactic.
True or False? Ethics is the study of moral values or principles that guide our behavior and inform us whether actions are right or wrong.
What is an example of employee empowerment?
Emotions such as relaxation, serenity, and calmness comprise the ________ mood dimension.
State whether True or False. Legitimate political behavior is extreme political behavior that violates the implied rules of the game.
What factor exhibits the ethical values of an employee?
____ is a field of study focused on understanding, explaining, and improving attitudes of individuals and groups in organizations.
________ socialization tries to strip away certain characteristics of the recruit.
Which model has the motto: “Might is right”?
______is the value generally placed on work outcomes.
An example of change in competition is ________.
Learning new goals is called double loop learning.
___ is a simplified snapshot of reality.
The multiple arrangements of physical space shared by co-workers at an organization are called?
The ability to punish a subordinate is associated with _______ power.
People who have a need for power ______.
________changes at lower levels of the organization that are concerned with implementing and sustaining the changes envisioned at the strategic level.
An informal group is characterized by the ________.
_________ is/are developed through external adaptation and internal integration.
Delegation of tasks is defined as which of the following?
Organic structures that emphasize horizontal rather than vertical relationships and are much more flexible,_______, and responsive
What traits do Type B personalities usually have?
__________ power is based upon the power holder's superior abilities.
_____is the capacity to see the organization as a whole and understand how each part relates to each other and how it fits into its overall environment.
True or False? Theory Y assumes that people dislike work and seek to avoid it at all costs.
__________ is a type of organizational stress caused by sudden over-joy.
_____ is the probability that good performance will lead to various work outcomes.
The tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate that of internal factors, when making judgments about the behavior of others is called:
In coercive power, the base is dependent on:
Hawthorne Studies are related to which stage of the organizational behavior evolution?
Maslow’s theory suggests people are motivated by their desire to satisfy specific needs, and that needs are arranged in a hierarchy with physiological needs at the bottom and _______needs at the top.
State whether True or False. Unhealthy changes in eating habits, such as untimely meals or binge eating, or a sudden increase in the consumption of alcohol are behavioral symptoms of stress.
_______ theories to which we give conscious allegiance; the ones we describe when people ask us what ideas govern our actions.
What is an example of a value conflict at an organization?
Individuals manage conflict on the job by what factors?
Which of the following is true about motivation?
_________________ is learning that builds on individual learning and permeates the organization as a way of doing business.
Which of the following is the best definition of work engagement?
State whether True or False. Personality is the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others.
Which of the following is the best example of a multidisciplinary team?
If unpredictable instances of a target behavior are reinforced, a _________ schedule is in effect.
Acquired needs Theory that suggests three main categories of needs:____.
Who is known as “the father of scientific management”?
Stress on the job can affect an employee's physical health, true or false?
What is an example of low-context communication?