MBAD 6161 Essentials of Organizational Behavior Robbins Ch 1 3 4 and 5
Revised Questions with Correct Answers
Organizational Behavior (OB) - correct answers A field of study that investigates the impact individuals
groups and structure have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge
toward improving an organizations's effectiveness. (2)
Three determinants of behavior. - correct answers Individuals, Groups, Structures (2)
8 Core Concepts of Organizational Behavior - correct answers1. Motivation
2. Leader behavior and power
3. Interpersonal communication
4. Group structure and processes
5. Attitude development and perception
6. Change processes
7. Conflict and negotiation
8. Work design. (3)
The justification of the systematic approach to human behavior - correct answers The belief that
behavior is not random (3)
Evidence Based Management (EBM) - correct answers Basing managerial decisions on the best available
scientific evidence. (3)
Intuition - correct answers Gut Feeling (4)
4 Disciplines that provide the data to organizational behavior. - correct answers1. Psychology
2. Social Psychology
3. Sociology
4. Anthropology
, Positive Organizational Scholarship - correct answers The creation positive work life and performance.
The four key components of are self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resiliency. Companies that are
successful in adapting the four components are able to manage organizational performance in a positive
manner.
Attitudes - correct answersEvaluative statements, either favorable or unfavorable, concerning objects,
people, or events
cognitive component - correct answersA component of attitude that reflects what a person believes to
be true
Affective Component - correct answersThe emotional or feeling segment of an attitude
Behavioral Component - correct answersAn intention to behave in a certain way toward someone or
something
Cognitive Dissonance - correct answersAny incompatibility an individual might perceive between two or
more attitudes or between behavior and attitudes
Job Satisfaction - correct answersA positive feeling about one's job resulting from an evaluation of its
characteristics
Job Involvement - correct answersThe degree to which people identify psychologically with their jobs
and consider their perceived performance levels important to self-worth
Psychological Empowerment - correct answersEmployees' belief in the degree to which they affect their
work environment, their competence, the meaningfulness of their job, and their perceived autonomy in
their work
Organizational Commitment - correct answersThe degree to which an employee identifies with a
particular organization and its goals and wishes to maintain membership in the organization
Revised Questions with Correct Answers
Organizational Behavior (OB) - correct answers A field of study that investigates the impact individuals
groups and structure have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge
toward improving an organizations's effectiveness. (2)
Three determinants of behavior. - correct answers Individuals, Groups, Structures (2)
8 Core Concepts of Organizational Behavior - correct answers1. Motivation
2. Leader behavior and power
3. Interpersonal communication
4. Group structure and processes
5. Attitude development and perception
6. Change processes
7. Conflict and negotiation
8. Work design. (3)
The justification of the systematic approach to human behavior - correct answers The belief that
behavior is not random (3)
Evidence Based Management (EBM) - correct answers Basing managerial decisions on the best available
scientific evidence. (3)
Intuition - correct answers Gut Feeling (4)
4 Disciplines that provide the data to organizational behavior. - correct answers1. Psychology
2. Social Psychology
3. Sociology
4. Anthropology
, Positive Organizational Scholarship - correct answers The creation positive work life and performance.
The four key components of are self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resiliency. Companies that are
successful in adapting the four components are able to manage organizational performance in a positive
manner.
Attitudes - correct answersEvaluative statements, either favorable or unfavorable, concerning objects,
people, or events
cognitive component - correct answersA component of attitude that reflects what a person believes to
be true
Affective Component - correct answersThe emotional or feeling segment of an attitude
Behavioral Component - correct answersAn intention to behave in a certain way toward someone or
something
Cognitive Dissonance - correct answersAny incompatibility an individual might perceive between two or
more attitudes or between behavior and attitudes
Job Satisfaction - correct answersA positive feeling about one's job resulting from an evaluation of its
characteristics
Job Involvement - correct answersThe degree to which people identify psychologically with their jobs
and consider their perceived performance levels important to self-worth
Psychological Empowerment - correct answersEmployees' belief in the degree to which they affect their
work environment, their competence, the meaningfulness of their job, and their perceived autonomy in
their work
Organizational Commitment - correct answersThe degree to which an employee identifies with a
particular organization and its goals and wishes to maintain membership in the organization
