Recap OB

What is the fundamental attribution error?

• The tendency to attribute others’ behavior to external factors while ignoring internal causes.

• The tendency to attribute others’ behavior to internal factors while ignoring external causes.

• The belief that external factors are the sole cause of all behaviors.

• The attribution of positive outcomes only to luck.

What was Asch’s experiment designed to study?

• Conformity in group settings

• Obedience to authority

• Decision-making under pressure

• The bystander effect

Which of the following is not one of Tuckman’s group development stages?

• Forming

• Storming

• Cooperating

• Performing

What is the primary purpose of a strategy?

• To create a detailed list of tasks for an organization.

• To create and capture value

• To ensure an organization meets its daily operational goals

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  To solely focus on outperforming competitors in the short term.
  

What are the two main types of competitive advantage?

• Positional and Capability-based

• Cost leadership and product differentiation.

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  Internal and external competitive advantage.

• Short-term and long-term competitive advantage.

Which of the following best describes organizational culture?

• Formal rules and regulations that dictate employee behavior

• The company's mission statement and strategic objectives.

• "The way we do things around here"

• Individual employee personalities and work styles

what are the two high-level components of culture?

• Formal and informal structures

• A cognitive order and a normative order

• Beliefs and artifacts

• Motivation and control mechanisms

The strength of an organizational culture is related to

• The number of explicit rules and procedures within the organization.

• The level of financial investment in employee training and development.

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  The clarity and detail of the organization's mission and vision statements.

• The extent of buy-in to the culture

In the context of social networks, "degree centrality" refers to

• An individual's ability to bridge different groups.

• The shortest paths between individuals in a network.

• An individual's position as a bottleneck in information flow.

• The density of an individual's ties to others

Which of the following best describes "exploitation" in organizational learning?

• Experimenting with completely new markets and ideas.

• Ignoring existing processes in favor of disruptive innovation.

• Eliminating variation in all business operations.

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  Developing and refining existing competencies for efficiency and reliability.