According to the integrative model of organizational behavior, OB researchers are interested in which of the following individual outcomes?
Organizational commitment and job performance
The measure of how well an employee does his or her work tasks and responsibilities is known as
The individual mechanism that deals with how employees acquire and apply knowledge to a job is referred to as
Learning and decision making
Which of the following would include characteristics that describe how people act, such as extroversion and conscientiousness?
Personality and cultural values
The group mechanism that details how individuals gain power over others within the organization is referred to as
Leadership power and negotiations
The organizational mechanism that captures the shared knowledge about the values and beliefs of the organization is called
Group mechanisms include which of the following
Team characteristics and diversity, leadership styles and behaviors
Method of experience means
Holding to a belief because it is consistent with your experience and observations
Method of intuition means
Holding to a belief because it "feels right" or appears self-evident
Method of authority means
Accepting a belief because a trusted source or respected source has said it is so
Accepting a belief on the basis of scientific studies
Verbal and symbolic assertions that specify how and why variables are related and the conditions in which they should or should not be related are referred to as
A correlation of 0 between two variables suggests which of the following
No statistical correlation
Which of the following is required in order to establish a causal inference between two variables?
That the variables be correlated
The use of statistical methods to combine the results of several individual but similar studies is known as
True or false: Evidence-based management argues that intuition and personal experience should form the foundation for managerial decisions and organizational practicies
According to the resource-based view, which of the following factors make human resources inimitable?
Socially complex resources, numerous small decisions, and history
True or false: The basic premise of the Rule of One-Eighth is that effective management of organizational behavior requires both a belief that several different practices are critical, as well as a long-term commitment to continually improve those practices
According to the resource-based view, people within and organization created resources such as culture, teamwork, trust, and reputation. These resources are referred to as ______ resources
The theories and concepts in organizational behavior (OB) are derived from which of the following disciplines?
Social psychology, anthropology, and industrial psychology
The resource-based view of organizations suggests that a resource is more valuable when it is which of the following?
Organizational behavior seeks to understand, explain, and improve employees' attitudes and
When you measure something – such as for a recipe or a construction project – it’s often a numbers game. However, when measuring human performance, you must use a combination of hard numbers and soft intuitive insights. Here are a few ways to measure and evaluate employee performance data:
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