MGMT 340 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions And Correct Answers
Terms in this set (82)
, What are some of the most frequently reported kinds of decreased performance, short staffed, poor teamwork, lack of communication,
problems that managers face? high turnover
What distinguishes managers who will be most successful Managers must be educated, leaders that sypmathize are understand
in their careers? Organisational behaviour is an interdisciplinary approach as it has borrowed
concepts, theories, models and practices of physical sciences as well as social
sciences.
OB focuses on what three levels of behavioral causes or Three levels of behavioral causes/outcomes in Organizational Behavior are;
outcomes? Individual: Personality, decision making, motivation
Group: social structure of groups, leadership, power, negotiation
Organization: Organizational design, strategic HRM,
As a social science, what goals does OB try to Organizational Behavior tries to Explain Predict Control
accomplish?
Explain the difference between a dependent and an Dependent Variable: a response affected by an independent variable
independent variable. Give an example of each example( job satisfaction)
Independent variable: Presumed cause of a change in the dependent variable
example (team responsibilites)
Explain the difference between a mediator and a a mediator is an ambassador
moderator (or contingency variable). a moderator is a supervisor
A mediator can be an indirect communication link between multiple parties, but
they don't have the power to cut a talk short A moderator has that power
Organizational Behavior an interdisciplinary social science engaged in the systematic study of individual,
group, and organizational process
contingency variables situational factors: variables that moderate the relationship between two or more
variables
What's job satisfaction likely to predict? Turnover or absenteeism. Job satisfaction leads to job involvement, organizational
commitment, perceived organizational support, and engagement. Satisfaction is
more likely to cause performance.
independent variable job satisfaction
dependent variable performance
high job satisfaction is more likely to cause better performance
Three components of attitude affective, behavioral, cognitive components
Job Attitudes job satisfaction, job involvement, organizational commitment
Validity refers to the agreement between the value of a measurement and its true value.
example
Reliability refers to the reproducibility of a measurement
Terms in this set (82)
, What are some of the most frequently reported kinds of decreased performance, short staffed, poor teamwork, lack of communication,
problems that managers face? high turnover
What distinguishes managers who will be most successful Managers must be educated, leaders that sypmathize are understand
in their careers? Organisational behaviour is an interdisciplinary approach as it has borrowed
concepts, theories, models and practices of physical sciences as well as social
sciences.
OB focuses on what three levels of behavioral causes or Three levels of behavioral causes/outcomes in Organizational Behavior are;
outcomes? Individual: Personality, decision making, motivation
Group: social structure of groups, leadership, power, negotiation
Organization: Organizational design, strategic HRM,
As a social science, what goals does OB try to Organizational Behavior tries to Explain Predict Control
accomplish?
Explain the difference between a dependent and an Dependent Variable: a response affected by an independent variable
independent variable. Give an example of each example( job satisfaction)
Independent variable: Presumed cause of a change in the dependent variable
example (team responsibilites)
Explain the difference between a mediator and a a mediator is an ambassador
moderator (or contingency variable). a moderator is a supervisor
A mediator can be an indirect communication link between multiple parties, but
they don't have the power to cut a talk short A moderator has that power
Organizational Behavior an interdisciplinary social science engaged in the systematic study of individual,
group, and organizational process
contingency variables situational factors: variables that moderate the relationship between two or more
variables
What's job satisfaction likely to predict? Turnover or absenteeism. Job satisfaction leads to job involvement, organizational
commitment, perceived organizational support, and engagement. Satisfaction is
more likely to cause performance.
independent variable job satisfaction
dependent variable performance
high job satisfaction is more likely to cause better performance
Three components of attitude affective, behavioral, cognitive components
Job Attitudes job satisfaction, job involvement, organizational commitment
Validity refers to the agreement between the value of a measurement and its true value.
example
Reliability refers to the reproducibility of a measurement
