QuestionHello, please use the book INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY SIXTH EDITION by Ronald E. Riggio Show i added the book above (Please do not guess) 1. Organizational socialization is defined as the learning of specific work skills and abilities. True False 2.Starbucks got it "right" because they created a consistent ________ no matter what franchise you are in anywhere in the world. organization experience intervention effort 3.Samara holds high expectations for her supervisees. She believes that if they are presented with a challenge, they will perform even better than expected. This is an example of the _____ effect. halo pygmalion snowball long-term 4.An example of autocratic decision making is when the director asks for input from workers about closing the office early on Fridays but then makes a decision alone. the supervisor decides to give his entire department the Friday after Thanksgiving off. the salespeople discuss and agree to offer a discount on orders over $1,000. a vote is taken by employees to extend their work days Mon-Thur so that they can take half days on Fridays. 5.Group conflict can lead to high quality decisions. True False 6.Disadvantages of group decision making include which of the following? Parts of a problem are divided among several people. The potential for groupthink and group polarization. Most groups prefer to not make decisions. All of the above. 7.At the Gingerbread Factory, members of the gumdrop buttons assembly line banded together to make their voice louder at big decision making meetings, this is an example of expert power. a coalition. coercive power. the power corollary. 8.Wendy and Ben both wanted to make their department's presentation at the next stockholders meeting. Ben gave in to Wendy's wishes to present but negotiated that the presentation includes more discussion of his ideas. Ben used which of the following conflict resolution strategies? Accommodation Compromise Avoidance Collaboration 9.In Jean's work group, project decisions are made by concensus. She often pushes for decisions that would give her the least amount of responsibility. Jean would be classified as a(n) dominator. blocker. gatekeeper. special interest pleader. 10.The power base that is most strongly and consistently related to effective job performance is _________ power. expert legitimate referent reward 11.Brianna is a stock broker who is personally in favor of advising a client to invest one third of his money in a very high risk stock. After discussing the investment with a group of her colleagues, she advises her client to put more than half of his money in the high risk stock. This process is an example of mindguarding. collaboration. groupthink. group polarization. 12.The Gingerbread Factory has a unit that makes their chocolate chip cookies and another unit that is completely responsible for all operations in producing their ginger snap cookies. The Gingerbread Factory has a __________ organizational structure. nontraditional consolidated functional divisional 13. The Gingerbread Factory has a unit that makes their chocolate chip cookies and another unit that is completely responsible for all operations in producing their ginger snap cookies. The Gingerbread Factory has a __________ organizational structure. nontraditional consolidated functional divisional 14. Klara was recently hired to conduct a survey of employee attitudes at the Gingerbread Factory. As an OD consultant, her first step would be to provide relevant scientific research. gather data. Make a joint action plan. evaluate the managers only. 15 .Match the theory/theorist to its best descriptor Great Man / Woman Fiedler's Contingency Theory Task-oriented leadership Relationship-oriented leadership Path-Goal Theory Charismatic leaders Transformational leaders Leader-Member Exchange Model Decision Making Model Least Preferred Coworker Scale A. Best style for more stable situations where the relationship between the leader and members is generally good B. Specifies a leader's style that best fits the employee and their environment in order to achieve a goal C. The effectiveness of a leader is determined by how well the leader's style matches the situation s/he is handling D. Best style for uncertain situations where the relationship between the leader and members is poor E. Great leaders are born, not made F. Typically demonstrate incredible communication skills and high confidence G. Inspire their followers and stimulate their curiosity H. Leaders usually have an inner circle who get increased access to resources I. Time constraints and employee commitment impacts leader behavior J. Leaders rate their most difficult employee 16.The starting point for a human factors psychologist when designing a operator-machine system is typically the same as when an employer designs a new position in their company. They both would start with a job analysis. a job description. interviews. a safety report. 17.Hector and Tran have both been temporarily removed from their regular jobs to work with a group charged with planning and organizing an open house for their organization. These two people are part of a project task force. product support group. traditional organization. team organization. 18.Bob and his friends find a bag full of cash on the subway train they are riding. The group has decided to keep the money and split it amongst themselves instead of turning it in to the police. Match the groupthink "symptom" that best describes the statement Bob might make to himself to justify the decision to go along with this plan: Match: Direct conformity pressure Illusion of unanimity Self-censorship Illusion of invulnerability Illusion of morality A. "There's no way we are going to get caught, no one saw that the bag wasn't ours." B. "This money probably belongs to drug dealers and if they had it they would buy more drugs to sell to innocent people, so it's in better hands with us. At least we can do something good with it." C. "Everyone seems to be in agreement to take the money so I might as well go along." D. "I think we should turn in the money but I'm not going to say anything." E. "Joe just looked at me funny, I think the other guys will just take my share if I say no and then threaten me." 19.Organizational politics can benefit the organization. True False 20.Norms are rules that groups adopt to dictate appropriate and inappropriate behavior for members. True False 21. Maile and her coworkers use various methods to communicate in their organization. Her team includes Bret, Hasan Lana, and Jin. Her supervisor, Geo, also communicates directly with her team. Match the communication term to the statement that best describes it. Match: The Circle The Wheel Mum Effect Filtering The Y A. Geo discusses year-end bonuses with his team but does not elaborate on how the bonuses are being distributed or the % of the amounts. B. Geo asks Maile to inform the rest of her team about the time and location of the next Town Hall meeting C. Geo communicates upper management decisions directly to Maile and her team. D. Maile does not share the recent layoffs of the department upstairs with the rest of her team. E. Maile, Bret, Hasan Lana, and Jin all sit in the same office and immediately discuss the email they all received about early office closure next Friday. 22.Chip Conley applied Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to the workplace. He revised the pyramid to include all of the following except: survival happiness success transformation 23.Researchers have discovered some evidence of personality characteristics that cause some works to be more at risk of being involved in accidents than other workers. True False 24.During a union labor strike, the company's chief negotiator makes promises to the union that he cannot keep. This causes the union to withdraw their demands for a wage increase and go back to work. Later, when the members realize that the promises have not been kept, the relationship between the union members and the company becomes so damaged that it leads to high rates of turnover and decreased productivity. The company's behavior is an example of illegitimate power coercive power functional politics dysfunctional politics 25.According to Simon Sinek, the reason we buy products from Apple is "not because people buy ______ you do, but ____ you do it." when; how what; why what; how when; why 26.Charismatic leaders are likely to be most effective in situations where environmental conditions are very stable. True False Which of the following best describes how psychology can be applied to enhance our understanding of organizational behavior?Which of the following best describes how psychology can be applied to enhance our understanding of organizational behavior? Psychology is primarily focused on systems, so it helps us understand how organizations impact other organizations.
What are the 4 elements of Organizational behaviour?What Are the 4 Elements of Organizational Behavior? The four elements of organizational behavior are people, structure, technology, and the external environment. By understanding how these elements interact with one another, improvements can be made.
What is org behaviour?Organizational Behavior (OB) is the multidisciplinary study of the employee interactions and the organizational processes that seek to create more efficient and cohesive organizations.
What is Organizational behavior with example?These forms of behavior are proactive in nature and act to improve situations for the individual, group, or organization. Examples of these behaviors include issue selling, taking initiative, constructive change-oriented communication, innovation, and proactive socialization.
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