organizational psych ch1 & ch3 Flashcards

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1
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organizational behavior

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focused on understanding, explaining and improving attitudes of individual and groups in organizations

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2
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organization

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structured arrangement of people working together to accomplish specific goals

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3
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human capital

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peoples skills, knowledge, experience and general attitudes

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4
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tangible resources

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physical assets such as equipment, property and inventory

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intangible resources

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organization’s reputation and culture, its relationships with customers, and the trust between managers and coworkers

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6
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3 aspects of human capital

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value, rareness and inimitability

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value

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way employees work toward goals to achieve competitive advantages

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rareness

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skills and talents of organizations people that are unique to the industry

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inimitability

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degree to which skills and talents of employees can be emulated

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10
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human skills

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work with colleagues well

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11
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emotional intelligence

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anticipate and respond to emotions

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12
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conceptual skills

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understand organization as a whole

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13
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critical thinking

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observe, interpret, analyze, evaluate, explain

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14
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evidence based management

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ability to translate research into practice

-disciplined application of most relevant scientific evidence

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15
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open systems theory

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the assumption that organizations are systems that interact with their environments to obtain resources or inputs and transform into outputs returned to the environment for consumption

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16
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organizational behavior challenges and opportunities

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economic factors, globalization, people skills, innovation and change, sustainability, customer service, diversity

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globalization

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process by which the world has become increasingly interconnected through trade, culture, technology and politics

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18
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economic factors

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recessions and financial crises effect the workplace

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19
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workforce diversity

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encouraging organizations to foster inclusive working environments that do not discriminate against employees regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation or disability

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20
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customer service

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customer-responsive cultures to meet the increasing needs and changing demands of customer bases

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21
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people skills

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ability to communicate and interact with others in order to work harmoniously with colleagues

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22
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affects

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range of feelings in form of emotions and mood that people experience

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23
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emotions

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intense feelings directed at a specific object or person

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24
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mood

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less intense and more generalized feelings of mind

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25
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positive affect

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a mood dimension that consists of emotions such as excitement, self-assurance and cheerfulness as the high end and boredom, sluggishness and tiredness at the low end

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negative affect

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mood dimension consists of emotions such as nervousness, stress and anxiety at the high end and relaxation, tranquility and poises at the low end

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27
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emotional contagion

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when emotions experienced by one or more individuals in a work group spread to others

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28
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emotional labor

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the process of managing our feelings so that we present positive emotions even when they are contrary to our actual feelings

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emotional dissonance

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discrepancy between emotions you display and emotions you feel

30
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surface acting

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suppress true feelings and display desirable ones

31
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deep acting

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change emotions to match required emotions

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display rules

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basic norms that govern which emotions should be displayed and which should be suppressed

33
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emotion regulation

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processes through which people influence their own emotions and ways they experience and express them

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antecedent focused strategies

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help to prevent strong emotional responses when we are confronted with certain situations
-before emotional response fully triggered

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situation selection

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choose or avoid situations that have the potential to generate certain emotional responses

36
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situation modification

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involves altering a situation to change its emotional impact

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attention deployment

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consists of refocusing your attention to an area of a situation that results in a more positive emotional outcome

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cognitive change

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reassess an event or situation to see the bigger picture and bring about a more positive emotional reaction

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response-focused strategies

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preventing emotion from becoming too intense

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reappraisal

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reevaluating potentially emotional situation in a more objective way

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suppression

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consciously mask inward emotional reactions with more positive or neutral behavioral responses

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emotional intelligence

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ability to understand emotions of ourselves and others

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self awareness

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understand own emotions

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self management

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ability to control and regulate emotions and impulses

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social awareness

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skills in perceiving, empathizing with, and reacting appropriately to the emotions of others

46
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relationship management

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ability to manage the emotions of others to build strong and healthy relationships with them

47
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attitudes

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learned tendency to consistently respond positively or negatively to people or events

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cognitive appraisal

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person’s underlying beliefs, opinions, information and knowledge about a specific object, person or event

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affective evaluation

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reflects a person’s positive or negative feelings toward a specific object, person or event

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behavioral intention

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perceived likelihood that someone will behave in a particular way toward a specific object, person or event

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cognitive dissonance

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stress and discomfort when facing inconsistency among beliefs, attitudes, values and behaviors

52
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cognitive dissonance reduction

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  • change behavior
  • change belief/attitude
  • rationalize the inconsistency
53
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job satisfaction

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degree to which an individual feels positive or negative about a job

54
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employee engagement

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a connection with the organization and passion for one’s job

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organizational commitment

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relationship of employee with the organization and tendency to continue that relationship

56
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organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)

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discretionary and voluntary behavior that is not a part of the employee’s specific role requirements and is not formally rewarded

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counterproductive work behaviors (CWB)

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voluntary behaviors that purposefully disrupt or harm the organization

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stress

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environmental stimuli that place demands on individuals

59
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challenge stressors

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workload, job demands, job complexity and deadlines

-positively related to motivation and performance

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hindrance stressors

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inhibit progress toward objectives such as role ambiguity, conflict, hassles, red tape and highly political environments
-negatively related to motivation and performance

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physiological element to distress

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manifested as negative physical health effects

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psychological element to distress

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negative attitudes and emotions that lower job satisfaction

63
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job burnout

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emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and loss of interest

-ongoing exposure to high levels of stressors

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eustress

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moderate levels of stressors that have constructive and positive effects on effort and performance

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distress

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high levels of stressors that have destructive and negative effects on effort and performance

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coping

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effort to manage, reduce or minimize stressors

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problem-focused coping

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reducing or eliminating stressors by attempting to understand the problem and seeking practical ways in which to resolve it

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emotion focused coping

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effort to try to change a person’s emotional reaction to a stressor by using positive language and distracting techniques