Midterm I

A field of study that investigates the impact of individuals, groups, and structure on behaviour within organizations is known as

• psychology.

• sociology.

• organizational behaviour.

• anthropology.

Schools, RCMP, businesses, and not-for-profits that are composed of a group of people that function on a relatively continuous basis to achieve a common set of goals is known as

• an organization.

• a work group.

• a team.

• corporate social responsibility.

Which of the following is NOT considered a fundamental building block of organizational behaviour?

• psychology.

• sociology.

• anthropology.

• neuroscience.

When looking at the same image, some students saw an older women and some saw a younger woman. What factor caused the difference in perception?

• The target.

• The perceiver.

• The environment.

• The timing.

When someone is late, you typically try to determine if his/her lateness is internally or externally caused. This is called

• Pygmalion effect.

• self-serving bias.

• selective behaviour.

• attribution theory.

If you are the type of student who believes that the ends justify the means and classmates should maintain emotional distance from one another, you probably scored high on which class self-assessment?

• Self-Monitoring

• Machiavellianism

• Type A Personality

• High Emotional Quotient

The 5 Terminal Goals you chose in class from Rokeach's value survey refer to

• goals that individuals would like to achieve during their lifetime.

• principles that guide behaviour and inform us whether actions are right or wrong.

• preferable ways of behaving.

• fixed, predetermined modes of action.

What does the GLOBE acronym stand for?

• Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment

• Global Legislators Organization for Balanced Environment.

• Giving Learning Our Best Effort

• Global Leadership and Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness

If an employee is dissatisfied at work, and she expresses her dissatisfaction "actively" and "constructively," which quadrant would she fit into?

• Exit

• Loyalty

• Voice

• Neglect

If you think most employees are inherently lazy, dislike work, and need to be micromanaged, you would be considered a/an

• Theory X manager.

• Theory Y manager.

• Theory Z manager.

• Laissez-Faire manager.