Essay - Ob Mod 2 Organizational Behavior - Module 2 Flexible, Organic...

OB MOD 2

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR - *****ULE 2

Flexible, organic organization structures generate higher organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) than do mechanistic, rigid organization structures. (5 points) a. True

***** perform*****nce depends on the proper combination of effort, ability, and skill. (***** points) b. False

***** is the concept the individual has of himself or herself as a physical, social, ***** spiritual or moral being. (5 points) e. P*****rsonality

***** ***** Big Five personality dimensions, ____________ had the strongest positive correlation with job and training performance. (***** points) c. conscientiousness

Although research indicates that men and women do not systematically differ in the manner suggested by traditional stereotypes, these ***** still persist. (5 *****) a. True

The study of how people perceive one another has been labeled *****. (5 points) b. ***** cognition

***** history professor, Dr. Stewart, has given below-average lectures for most of the semester. However, over the past couple of weeks, Dr. Stewart's lectures have really improved. It's now time to evaluate Dr. Stewart's performance. Because of his improvement, Kelly has decided to give him good ratings. Kelly is committing which type of perceptual error? (5 points) b. Recency Effect person tends ***** pay attention to ____________ stimuli, which are often dictated by his or her ____________. (5 points) a. cognitive, ***** style

One implication of Maslow's **********y is that managers can feel comfortable that once an employee ***** ***** motivated, he or she will remain motivated. (5 points) a. True

What is the bottom-to-top sequence of needs in Maslow's need hierarchy? (5 po*****ts) e. Physiological, safety, love, esteem, self-actualization

One character*****tic ***** high achievers is that they ____________. (***** points) b. prefer situations in ***** their performance is due to their own efforts.

***** theories are based on the prem*****e that the task itself is ***** key to motivation. (5 po*****ts) e. Job charact*****ristics

Research findings s***** that expectancy theory can significantly predict job satisfaction. (***** points) a. True

Employees *****re more likely ***** accept and support organizational change when they believe it is implemented fairly ***** when it produces equitable outcomes. (5 points) a. True

____________ holds that people are motivated to behave in ways that produce desired *****s of expected outcomes. (5 *****) b. Expectancy *****

____________ lets ***** know if they are headed toward their goals or if ***** are off course and ***** to redirect their eff*****ts. (5 points) d. Fee*****back

***** from one's supervisor is an example of an intrinsic reward. (***** points) b. False

Non-traditional feedback is growing for a number of re*****sons. Which ***** the following is one of these reasons? (5 points) d. Non-traditional feedback complements the traditional hierarchical org*****izational structure

Which of the following would be seen as a credible feedb*****ck source? (5 points) c. A manager who relies on reasonable behavior st*****ards.

____________ feedback occurs when individuals compare ***** ***** *****d performance ***** ***** from superiors, subordinates, and peers, ***** perhaps even customers. (5 points) b.