chapter 1

Question 1

organizational behavior refers

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study-individual mannerisms-group dynamics

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change

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transformation or modification- stakeholders

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challenges

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the call to competition, contest, battle

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variables affects HB at work

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performance appraisal

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internal perspective of HB

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past experiences of an individual

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proponents of internal perspective

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individual’s thought

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true statement about internal perspective of HB

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psychodynamically oriented

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Daisy, a programmer at AITech

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internal perspective

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focuses on factors outside an individual

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external

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true of the external perspective of human behavior

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focuses on environmental forces

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Ben, an employee at Pacey,

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external

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Kurt Lewin combined internal and external perspectives with his
claim that behavior is a function of:

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both a person and his or her environment.

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interdisciplinary influences on organizational behavior

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psychology

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true of psychology

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traces its origins to philosophy and the science of physiology

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science of society, has contributed greatly to our knowledge of group and intergroup dynamics

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sociology

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true of sociology

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focuses on the variety of roles

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applied science of energy and matter.

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engineering

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Lindock Corp., an electronics manufacturer,

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engineering

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interdisciplinary influences on organizational behavior, _____ is the science of human learned
behavior.

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psychology

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study of overseeing activities and supervising people

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managerment

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first discipline to take the modern corporation

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managerment

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true of management?

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includes the design, implementation, and supervision

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focuses on both physical and psychological health

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biology

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gained increasing attention as a way to prevent medical problems

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ergonomics

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true of medicine

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focuses on both physical and industrial mental health.

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people become _____ in the midst of change.

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rigid and reactive

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E-Wisdom, a publishing company

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potential for data loss

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Eric Brown, which of the following is an action step for adapting to change?

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Having a positive attitude

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the _____ of an organization is its mission, purpose, or goal for existing.

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people

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the _____ is the wide range of tools, knowledge, and/or techniques used to transform inputs into outputs.

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technology

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a major internal component of organizations

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technology

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the _____ are the human resources of an organization.

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people

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_____ involves the systems of communication, authority and roles, and workflow.

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structure

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Federal regulators are part of an organization's:

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external task environment.

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true of inputs?

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human, informational, material, and financial resources

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_____ are the materials and resources as they are transformed by an organization's technology component.

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throughputs

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contributes to trust in organization–stakeholder relationships?

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Organizational transparency

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true of a formal organization

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It enables people to think of an organization in logical and rational ways

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unofficial and less visible part of an organization

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informal organization

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true of the informal elements of an organization?

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points of diagnostic and intervention activities