Topic 07 Intro to Organizational Behavior

What is organizational behavior?

• The study of how people think, feel, and do in and around organizations

• The study of weather patterns in organizations

• The study of chemical reactions in organizations

• The study of animal behavior in organizations

What are organizations?

• Groups of machines who work interdependently toward some purpose

• Groups of people who work independently toward some purpose

• Groups of people who work interdependently toward some purpose

• Groups of animals who work interdependently toward some purpose

What is the ultimate dependent variable in organizational behavior?

• Organizational effectiveness

• Organizational learning

• Organizational efficiency

• Organizational memory

What is the focus of the Open Systems Perspective in organizational effectiveness?

• Transforming inputs to outputs efficiently and flexibly

• Maintaining a close fit with changing conditions

• Organizational efficiency

• Internal-Subsystems Effectiveness

What is the Human Capital Advantage in organizational learning?

• Rare and difficult to imitate

• Helps discover opportunities and minimize threats in the external environment

• All of the above

• Non-substitutable: Not easily replaced by technology

What are the four High-Performance Work Practices (HPWPs)?

• Employee involvement, Job autonomy, Develop competencies, Fixed salary

• Employee involvement, Job autonomy, Develop competencies, Performance-based rewards

• Employee involvement, Job security, Develop competencies, Performance-based rewards

• Employee involvement, Job autonomy, Develop skills, Performance-based rewards

What is the focus of the Stakeholder Perspective in organizational effectiveness?

• Values and ethics prioritize stakeholder interests

• All of the above

• Personalizes the open systems perspective

• Challenges with stakeholder perspective

What does CSR stand for in the context of organizational behavior?

• Corporate Strategic Responsibility

• Corporate Sustainability Responsibility

• Corporate Social Responsibility

• Corporate Stakeholder Responsibility

What is the triple bottom line in the context of organizational behavior?

• Profit, revenue, expenses

• Human resources, finance, technology

• Economy, society, environment

• Sales, marketing, production

What is the focus of the Contingency Anchor in organizational behavior?

• Multiple levels of analysis anchor

• Multidisciplinary anchor

• Systematic research anchor

• Diagnose the situation and select best strategy under those conditions