Organizational Behavior chapter 1

Which of the following best defines organizational behavior?

• A) It involves the study of groups of people coming together for collective bargaining.

• B) It involves the study of what people do in a company and how it affects the company's performance.

• C) It involves analyzing different people in an industry with independent profit-centered motives.

• D) It involves developing exclusively the knowledge of managers and senior-level employees.

Which of the following determinants of behavior does organizational behavior study?

• A) profits

• B) job satisfaction

• C) perks

• D) individuals

Organizational behavior applies the knowledge gained about individuals, groups, and the effect of structure on behavior in order to make organizations work more effectively.

• True

• False

Which of the following does systematic study use to look at relationships to attribute causes and effects?

• A) intuition

• B) feelings

• C) data

• D) instinct

Which of the following is true regarding systematic study?

• A) It attributes causes and effects based on intuition.

• B) It involves supporting decisions based on gut feelings.

• C) It analyzes relationships based on previous experiences.

• D) It involves analyzing relationships based on scientific data

In order to predict human behavior, it is best to supplement intuitive opinions with information derived from ________.

• A) common sense

• B) direct observation

• C) systematic study

• D) speculation

________ refers to basing managerial decisions on the best available scientific proof.

• A) Emergency management

• B) Personal knowledge management

• C) Property management

• D) Evidence-based management

________ refers to a gut feeling not necessarily supported by research.

• A) Intuition

• B) Reasoning

• C) Rationality

• D) Logic

________ seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change the behavior of humans and other animals.

• A) Meteorology

• B) Anthropology

• C) Sociology

• D) Psychology

Which of the following disciplines blends concepts from both psychology and sociology to focus on people's influence on one another?

• A) social psychology

• B) cosmology

• C) parapsychology

• D) anthropology