exam 1 final Flashcards
Organizational behavior is also referred to as
Social psychology
____ is the scientific study of the human mind and its functions with the objective of understanding why humans behave the way they do
Psychology
_____ refers to a process of change or transformation toward the interaction and integration among people, companies and governments worldwide
Globalization
____ is defined as the interface between human behavior and the organization
Interactionism
____ are defined as actions which happen in response to a particular situation or stimulus and can be observed and measured
Behaviors
Frederick Taylor studied organizational task using time and motion studies to determine the best method to complete the test, this was referred to as:
Scientific management
a/an ___ organizational perspective assumes that there is a cause-and-effect linkage between two variable, therefore, there is a one best way to respond.
Universal
The hawthorne studies considered the employees feelings and demonstrated that people improve some aspect of their behavior or performance simply because.
They know they are being watch and obsessed
The original purpose of the hawthorn studies was to determine
The effect of lighting on the work behaviors of the workers
A ____ is a collection of verbal and symbolic assertions that specify how and why variables are related, and the conditions under which they should and should not relate
Theory
A __ is a written prediction specifying expected relationships certain variables
Hypothesis
____ is the application of scientific knowledge for particle purpose
Technology
____ is the variety of observable and unobservable similarities and differences among people
Diversity
A __ is an interrelated set of elements that function as a whole
System
Organizational ____ is the process of selecting and managing aspects of organizational structure and culture to enable the organization to achieve its goals
Design
An organizational ___ shows all people, positions, reporting relationships, and lines of formal authority
Chart
___ is defined as the degree to which some employees have formal authority over others; levels of management
Hierarchy
___ defined as the extent to which organizational rules and procedures are written down and closely followed
Formilization
___ employees are employees who add value in an organization simply because of what they know
Knowledge
A __ organization structure groups people with the same skills, or who use similar tools or work processes together into departments
Functional
The biggest problem with a matric structure is
Each employee has two bosses
When an employee works from home or somewhere other than the traditional work site, we refer to this as
Telecommuting
__is defined as the number of people reporting directly to an individual
Span of control
___ is defined as the degree to which power and decision- making authority is concentrated at higher levels of the organization rather than distributed
Centralization
a/an___ organization design is defined as flexible, adaptive, and centralized
Organic
Temporary workers are also referred to as ___Workers
Contingency
An organization where the employees work in different geographical locations and are connected by the internet or other type of technology is referred to as___
virtual
The oversight of a public corporation by its board of directors is referred to as
Corporate Governance
A company that values the community and the people affected by their organizational operations may decide to invest money into the community through youth
Social Responsibility
____is defined as when companies hire individuals from other countries to perform jobs that the company would usually perform with their own workers in their home country.
Offshoring
The organization expects the employee to give them certain things as a result of working for them while the employee expects the organization to give them certain rewards in return for their work. This is referred to as a an:
Psychological Contract
____encompasses a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable appropriate, or desired for people based on their actual or perceived sex
Gender role
Race is considered a ___dimension of diversity.
Primary
A political perspective is an example of a _____ dimension of diversity.
Secondary
A/An_______ is a difference of opinions between one generation and another regarding beliefs, polities, or values.
Generation Gap
_____ is defined as a set of shared beliefs, expectations, values, and norms that the
Group considers important and determines the behaviors that is acceptable within the group
culture
_____ are unwritten rules and codes of conduct that prescribe how people should act in particular situations
Norms
_______are defined as ideas about what the culture believes to be good, desirable and
beautiful.
Values
What is Hofstede’s cultural dimensions?
Mupi
A. Individualism
B. Powder Distance
c. Masculinity
d. Uncertainty Avoidance
____was one of Hofstede’s primary dimensions of culture that is defined as the extent to which people feel threatened by unknown situations and prefer to be in clear and unambiguous situations.
Uncertainty Avoidance
Millennials are also referred to as Generation__
x
Individuals born between 1997 and today are part of the___
Zoom generation.
In a/an _____ culture, members of the culture use explicit, direct, and concise methods to relay meaningful information in conversation
low Context
The______Act states that qualified individuals with disabilities must be given equal treatment in all employment decisions; Employers are required to make reasonable accommodations to permit workers with disabilities to perform jobs that they could not otherwise perform.
Americans With Disabilities
In class I described the Brazilian culture as one that believes that personal relationships are
more important than time or schedules. This is referred to as a______ culture
Polychronic
It was stated in class that US students don’t really care the manner in which their graded exam is given back to them, they only care about the grade. This is an example of ___culture.
Low Context
_____intelligence is defined as coordinating your mind with your body.
Kinesthetic
______intelligence is the ability to perceive, understand, express and manage emotions
in oneself and others
Emotional
Cognitive ability is also referred to as___ intelligence
General
A tactile learning style means learning by___
Touching
