INDUORG (Quiz 1) Flashcards
Group of individuals who work together to achieve a common set of objectives
Organization
“Whole is different from the sum of its parts.”
Holism Principle
In the Holism principle, if the whole > the sum of its parts, it is ___________ .
Synergized
In the Holism principle, if the whole < the sum of its parts, it is ___________ .
Dragged
Enumerate the three typologies of personality
Dichotomous typologies of personality - Carl Jung’s Introvert and Extrovert; left brain and right brain
Astrologers’ multiple typologies - Greek Zodiac; Chinese Zodiac
Objective Multiple Typologies - Myers Briggs Type Indicator
True or False. The left brain has control over the right side of the body and vice versa.
True
The ______ brain is associated with number skills, math skills, written and spoken language, analytical and logical thinking, and reasoning.
Left
The ______ brain is associated with 3D shapes, music and arts, intuition, creativity, emotion, and face recognition.
Right
Define personality
Physical and non-physical traits (habits, likes, values, temperaments) that distinguish an individual through his view and approach to situations
What are the factors that affect personality?
- Genetics
- Shared Family Traits
- Environment
- Life Experiences
Elements of an Organization (from top to bottom)
- Objectives - results an organization aims to attain
- Owner - has right to possess an organization
- Management - individuals/groups who steer the organization
- Member - individuals or groups who comprise the organization
Derived from Italian “maneggiare”. First used in the mid-16th century to mean directing a business enterprise
Management
Functions of Management Process
- Planning
- Organizing
- Leading
- Controlling
Process to determine future, set objectives, and develop schemes and actions
Planning
What is Organizing?
- Structuring - establishing needed resources of the organization and relationships among them.
- Sourcing - acquiring and developing the right resources to achieve organization objectives.
Directing followers and harmonizing their activities to achieve organizational objectives. Face of the management process
Leading
Ensuring that objectives are achieved according to plan.
Controlling
Ability to produce the most output using the least input
Productivity
Actual Output / Planned Output
Effectiveness
Planned Input / Actual Input
Efficiency
Failure to show up for scheduled work
Absenteeism
Departure from the organization due to termination, resignation, retirement, and disability
Turnover
Voluntary behaviors employees perform to help others and benefit the organization
Organizational Citizenship
Feeling of enjoyment from one’s work
Job Satisfaction
Intentional misconduct that may harm the organization like harassment, bullying, and discrimination
Workplace Misbehavior
Ability to perceive or infer information, and to retain it as knowledge to be applied towards adaptive behaviors within an environment or context.
Intelligence
Spatial judgment and the ability to visualize with the mind’s eye
Spatial-Visual
A facility with words and languages. Typically good at reading, writing, telling stories, and memorizing words along with dates.
Linguistic
Sensitivity to others’ moods, feelings, temperaments, motivations, and ability to work as part of a group, either as a leader or follower.
Interpersonal
Sensitivity to the sounds, rhythms, and tones of music, having good pitch and ability to sing, play musical instruments, and compose music.
Musical
Hand-eye coordination and dexterity, rather than hearing or seeing
Kinesthetic
Awareness of their own emotional states, feelings, and motivations.
Intrapersonal
Traditional concept of intelligence, the capacity to analyze problems logically, perform mathematical operations, and investigate issues scientifically
Logical - Mathematical
Interest in the “natural” world of animals, plants, and the natural work around them
Naturalistic
ability to use collective values and intuition to understand others and the world around them. People who excel in this intelligence are able to think philosophically and see the big picture.
Existential
Work should be divided among individuals and groups to ensure that effort and attention are focused.
Division of Work
Right to give orders and to exact obedience
Authority
It is something one is required to do
Responsibility
It refers to training people to obey rules. A successful organization requires the common effort of workers. Penalties or rewards should be applied judiciously to encourage this common effort.
Discipline
Workers should receive orders from only one superior.
Unity of Command
Each group of organizational activities that have the same objective should be directed by one manager using one plan for the achievement of one common goal.
Unity of Direction
The interests of one person should not take priority over the interests of the organization as a whole.
Subordination of individual interest to the general interest
Workers should be paid a fair wage for their services. Wages must be as per a certain standard of living to the worker and is within the paying capacity of the company.
Remuneration
Anything that reduces the role of a subordinate, especially in decision making and action taking.
Centralization
Chain command and communication of all supervisors from the top management to the person working in the lowest rank.
Scalar Chain
The right person should be placed at the right job and the right thing should be placed at the right place.
Order
Refers to fairness or justice in the way people are treated, and especially freedom from bias or favoritism
Equity
Refers to providing same rights and opportunities
Equality
Employees should be provided with stability in their positions, minimizing frequent changes and turnover
Stability of Tenure
Status of personnel wherein the employee cannot be dismissed without due process.
Permanent
Status of personnel wherein the employee is working towards a permanent status
Probationary
Status of personnel wherein the employee is only working for a limited period (usually less than 6 months)
Contractual
Status of personnel wherein the employee is working for a job that may not be necessary for the organization
Casual
Status of personnel wherein the employee is working for a job that is necessary but seasonal
Seasonal
New or additional work activity undertaken through self direction
Initiative
Team spirit for unity and harmony.
Esprit de Corps
