Chapter 1: Organizational Behavior And Opportunity

Question 1

Opportunities

Answer 1

Favorable times or chances for progress and advancement.

Question 2

Change

Answer 2

The transformation or modification of an organization and/or its shareholders.

Question 3

Challenge

Answer 3

The call to competition, contest, or battle.

Question 4

Organizational Behavior

Answer 4

The study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizations.

Question 5

Psychology

Answer 5

The science of human behavior.

Question 6

Sociology

Answer 6

The science of society.

Question 7

Engineering

Answer 7

The applied science of energy and matter.

Question 8

Anthropology

Answer 8

The science of human learned behavior.

Question 9

Management

Answer 9

The study of overseeing activities and supervising people in organizations.

Question 10

Medicine

Answer 10

The applied science of healing or treating diseases to enhance an individual’s health and well-being.

Question 11

Task

Answer 11

An organization’s mission, purpose, or goal for existing.

Question 12

People

Answer 12

The human resources of an organization.

Question 13

Technology

Answer 13

The tools, knowledge, and/or techniques used to transform inputs into outputs.

Question 14

Structure

Answer 14

The systems of communication, authority and roles, and workflow.

Question 15

Formal Organization

Answer 15

The official, legitimate, and most visible part of the system.

Question 16

Informal Organization

Answer 16

The unofficial and less visible part of the system.

Question 17

Hawthorne Studies

Answer 17

Studies conducted during the 1920s and 1930s that suggested the importance of the informal organization.

Question 18

Objective Knowledge

Answer 18

Knowledge that results from research and scientific activities.

Question 19

Skill Development

Answer 19

The mastery of abilities essential to successful functioning in organizations.