lecture 1

Question 1

psychology

Answer 1

study of mind and behavior

Question 2

organizational psychology

Answer 2

study of mind and behavior in organizational context

Question 3

organization

Answer 3

group of people regularly working together to achieve some common goal

Question 4

levels of study

Answer 4

individual -groups - organization

Question 5

organization behavior

Answer 5

investigates impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organization goal: improve performance

Question 6

work centrality

Answer 6

degree of importance work plays in ones life
-> work is a defining characteristic of how people asses their value to society

Question 7

common sense

Answer 7

based on belief that human mind and behavior are not random but have predictable patterns

Question 8

predicting

Answer 8

does a cause b

Question 9

explaining

Answer 9

why and when events occur the wat they do

Question 10

managing

Answer 10

directing peoples mind and behavior in order to achieve, define goals

Question 11

levels of wealth increase

Answer 11

levels of compassion and empathy decrease- levels of self-interest, entitlement risee

Question 12

evidence based management

Answer 12

decisions should be based on a combination of critical thinking and the best available evidence. using data to drive decisions stories are pursuasive but often inaccurate. Data is boring but accurate so combine them.