MANA 3318 - EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND OUTLINED ANSWERS
\.Organizational Behavior - ANSWERS✔-The study of individual behavior and group dynamics in
organizations. (Primary concerned with the psychosocial, interpersonal and behavioral dynamics
in organizations.)
\.Main disciplines that have influenced the field of OB - ANSWERS✔-Jobs, design of work,
communication, performance appraisal and organizational structure.
\.Levels of Analysis in Organizational Behavior - ANSWERS✔-Psychology - The science of human
behavior. Investigates work motivation.
Sociology - The science of Society. Focuses on the roles within the society.
Engineering - The applied science of energy and matter. Enhances our understanding of our
design of work.
Management - The study of overseeing activities and supervising people in organizations.
Medicine - The applied science of treating diseases to enhance an individuals health and well
being.
\.Open Systems in Organizations (Internal) - ANSWERS✔-Task - an org's mission, purpose or goal
for existing.
, People - the human resources of the organization.
Technology - the wide range of tools, knowledge, and/or techniques used to transform inputs
into outputs.
Structure - involves the systems of communication, authority and roles, and workflow.
\.Open Systems in Organizations (External) - ANSWERS✔-Inputs - are the human, informational,
material and financial resources used by orgs.
Throughputs - he materials and resources as they are transformed by the org's technology
component.
Outputs - are for customers, consumers, and clients.
\.Formal Elements of the Organization - ANSWERS✔-The official, legitimate and most visible
part of the organization and it enables people to think of orgs in logical and rational ways.
\.Informal Elements of the Organization - ANSWERS✔-The unofficial and less visible part of the
system.
\.5 Challenges for Managers and OB - ANSWERS✔-Globalization
Diversity
Technology
Ethics
Changing Employment Relationship
AND OUTLINED ANSWERS
\.Organizational Behavior - ANSWERS✔-The study of individual behavior and group dynamics in
organizations. (Primary concerned with the psychosocial, interpersonal and behavioral dynamics
in organizations.)
\.Main disciplines that have influenced the field of OB - ANSWERS✔-Jobs, design of work,
communication, performance appraisal and organizational structure.
\.Levels of Analysis in Organizational Behavior - ANSWERS✔-Psychology - The science of human
behavior. Investigates work motivation.
Sociology - The science of Society. Focuses on the roles within the society.
Engineering - The applied science of energy and matter. Enhances our understanding of our
design of work.
Management - The study of overseeing activities and supervising people in organizations.
Medicine - The applied science of treating diseases to enhance an individuals health and well
being.
\.Open Systems in Organizations (Internal) - ANSWERS✔-Task - an org's mission, purpose or goal
for existing.
, People - the human resources of the organization.
Technology - the wide range of tools, knowledge, and/or techniques used to transform inputs
into outputs.
Structure - involves the systems of communication, authority and roles, and workflow.
\.Open Systems in Organizations (External) - ANSWERS✔-Inputs - are the human, informational,
material and financial resources used by orgs.
Throughputs - he materials and resources as they are transformed by the org's technology
component.
Outputs - are for customers, consumers, and clients.
\.Formal Elements of the Organization - ANSWERS✔-The official, legitimate and most visible
part of the organization and it enables people to think of orgs in logical and rational ways.
\.Informal Elements of the Organization - ANSWERS✔-The unofficial and less visible part of the
system.
\.5 Challenges for Managers and OB - ANSWERS✔-Globalization
Diversity
Technology
Ethics
Changing Employment Relationship
