BUSI 240 connect homework chapter 1 solutions complete answers

BUSI 240 connect homework chapter 1 solutions complete answers 

 

True or false: Organizational behavior studies how organizations interact with their external environments.

 

From an organizational behavior perspective, organizations are ______.

 

Elton Mayo introduced which of the following, which emphasized the study of employee attitudes and informal groups in the workplace?

 

What are some of the skills that employers ranked as being most important for new hires to possess in four recent major surveys?

 

The objective or outcome that most theories of organizational behavior have is organizational _______.

 

The study of organizational behavior examines what people think, ______, and do in and around organizations.

 

Organizational efficiency depends on the ability to convert ______ in the organization's transformation process.

 

One key feature of organizations is that they are ______ entities.

 

According to the open systems perspective, which of the following would be considered an INPUT?

 

Organizational behavior was not organized into a unified discipline until ______.

 

The open systems perspective of organizational effectiveness asserts that organizations:

 

True or false: Although technical skills are important, skills such as problem solving and effective communication are often considered to be even more important by employers.

 

A good fit between an organization and its environment exists when ______.

 

The concept that includes the organization's fit with its external environment, emphasis on organizational learning, and the ability to satisfy the needs of key stakeholders is known as ______.

 

The knowledge, skills, and abilities of employees that provide economic value to the organization are known as _______ capital.

 

Which of the following are common indicators of effective transformation processes in the operation of an organization?

 

True or false: All stockholders are stakeholders, but not all stakeholders are stockholders.

 

According to the open systems perspective, which of the following would be considered OUTPUTS? (Check all that apply.)

 

Which of the following perspectives of organizational effectiveness is characterized by an input-transformation-output process?

 

The relatively stable, evaluative beliefs that guide an individual's preferences for certain courses of action in different situations are known as ______.

 

Which of the following are strategies for maintaining a good organizational fit?

 

With every purchase of Pedigree dog food, the company makes a donation to its Pedigree Foundation to help shelter dogs around the country. This is an example of ______.

 

What are positive outcomes that result from improving human capital?

 

Which of the following are directly influenced by organizational inputs and processes?

 

The approach that an organization is more effective when it considers the needs and expectations of those who affect or are affected by its actions is known as the ______ perspective.

 

The field of organizational behavior relies on a set of basic beliefs or knowledge structures known as ______.

 

According to the open systems perspective, resources are transformed into ______ that are exported to the external environment.

 

The conceptual anchor that suggests that OB should be studied using evidence-based management and methodical research techniques is the ______ anchor.

 

Which term refers to beliefs that help us know what is right or wrong, or good or bad, in a particular situation?

 

Which discipline has provided OB with much of its knowledge of team dynamics, organizational socialization and power, and other aspects of the social system?

 

According to the triple-bottom-line philosophy, firms seek to earn positive returns in three spheres of sustainability: economic, social, and ______.

 

Which of the following statements would BEST describe the contingency anchor of OB?

 

Which of the following is directly affected by individual and team/interpersonal outcomes?

 

Which of the following statements BEST describes the multiple levels of analysis anchor?

 

The anchors of organizational behavior knowledge include the systematic research anchor, the multiple levels of analysis anchor, the multidisciplinary anchor, and the ______ anchor.

 

Which of the following statements regarding contemporary challenges for organizations is true?

 

______ research typically involves forming research questions, collecting data, and testing hypotheses against those data.

 

Observable demographic and other overt differences in people, such as gender, age and race are known as _______ diversity.

 

OB knowledge has benefited most from which other disciplines?

 

The conceptual anchor of OB that suggests that an action may have different consequences in different situations is the ______ anchor.

 

What are the multiple levels of analysis?

 

The three major challenges facing organizations are increasing workforce diversity, emerging employment relationships, and ______.

 

Which of the following best defines work-life integration?

 

Which type of diversity encompasses differences in the psychological characteristics of people, such as their personalities and values?

 

Which of the following has made it possible to work away from the company's traditional offices?

 

Which of the following statements is consistent with the concept of the contingency anchor of OB?

 

Which types of employment have had the greatest labor market growth over the past two decades?

 

The conceptual anchor of OB that suggests that OB should be understood from the perspectives of the individual, the team, and the organization is the ______ anchor.

 

Which of the following is the result of the ability of employees to minimize conflict between their work and nonwork roles?

 

What model depicts the variables of ability, role perceptions, motivation, and situational factors that directly influence a person's voluntary behavior and performance?

 

Match each element of motivation on the left with its description on the right.

 

Using information technology, Alyssa works from home as a medical billing specialist for a large corporation. This arrangement is known as ______.

 

Historically, workers had what kind of employment?

 

Which of the following is defined as the natural aptitudes and learned capabilities needed to successfully complete a task?

 

What are the four variables depicted by the MARS model?

 

Margot has worked as an accountant for the same company for almost 15 years. She knows exactly what she needs to do each month, and how to prioritize those tasks, to complete her job in a manner that satisfies her employer's expectations. What does Margot have?

 

What are the three elements of motivation?

 

In terms of individual employee behavior and performance, what is the situation?

 

The voluntary, goal-directed behaviors of an employee that contribute to organizational objectives are referred to as        performance.

 

What are organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs)?

 

Which of the following are included as part of ability?

 

Which statements about counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) are true?

 

What is role perception?

 

What are the two main influences that the situation has on individual performance and behavior?

 

Which statements about employee turnover are true?

 

What term is defined as an individual's voluntary goal-directed behaviors that contribute to organizational objectives?

 

Which statements about organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) are true?

 

Jorge has a fever and a persistent cough, but he goes to work anyway because he needs to finish a major project before the end of the week. What is this an example of?

 

Which of the following is defined as voluntary employee behaviors that have the potential to indirectly or directly harm the organization?

 

Why do companies need to make sure that the employees they hire stay with the company?

 

What are problems frequently caused by absenteeism?

 

The open systems perspective emphasizes that organizations are effective when they adapt to and align with the needs of:

 

According to the open systems perspective, departments, teams, informal groups, and other elements within an organization are categorized as internal

 

Which perspective of organizational effectiveness requires organizational leaders and employees to understand, manage and satisfy the interests of those who affect and/or are affected by the organization's objectives and actions?

 

The study of organizational behavior looks at which of the following?

 

Organizational activities intended to benefit society and the environment beyond the firm's immediate or legal obligations are known as ______.

 

An individual, organization or other entity that affects or is affected by the actions of an organization are its ______.

 

The conceptual anchor that suggests that OB should encompass theories and knowledge in other fields in addition to its own research base is the ______ anchor.

 

The ______ anchor suggests that OB should benefit from knowledge, research, and theories from other fields, rather than relying solely on its own research base.