Ch1

Question 1

study of attitudes/behaviours of individuals and groups in organizations

Answer 1

organizational behavior

Question 2

structured social systems

Answer 2

organization

Question 3

focuses on the nuts and bolts applications of those principles in organizations

Answer 3

Human resource management

Question 4

focuses on the product choices and industry characteristics that affect an organizations profitability

Answer 4

Strategic management

Question 5

optimal and efficient work processes, Frederick Taylor

Answer 5

Scientific management

Question 6

looks at entire organizations, Max Weber
Hierarchy, formal rules, division of labor in specialization, decision making at top management

Answer 6

Bureaucracy

Question 8

psychological attributes and social forces affect behavior

Answer 8

Humans relations movement

Question 9

collective pool of experience, wisdom and knowledge that benefits the organization

Answer 9

History

Question 10

not always clear how they come to be, but clear when they exist in org e.g. culture, teamwork, trust

Answer 10

Scarcity complex resources

Question 11

at best 12% of organizations will actually do what is required to build profits by putting people first

Answer 11

Rule of one eighth

Question 12

a collection of assertions that specify how and why variables are related and the conditions under which the relations occur

Answer 12

Theory

Question 13

establishing that one variable really does cause another
.50 correlation is considered “strong,” a .30 correlation is
considered “moderate,” and a .10 correlation is considered “weak.”

Answer 13

Causal inference

Question 14

takes all of the correlations found in studies of a relationship and calculates the weighted average

Answer 14

Meta analysos

Question 15

scientific findings should form the foundation for management education, analytics based

Answer 15

Evidence based management