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Which of Luthans managerial activities involves socializing, politicking, and interacting with outsiders?
A
communicating
B
human resource management
C
networking
D
traditional management
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Which of Luthans managerial activities involves socializing, politicking, and interacting with outsiders?
communicating
human resource management
networking
traditional management
Which is also known as a non- reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Extinction
all the above
Punishment
Which dimension of Big 5 personality traits represents artistically sensitive, refined etc.
Emotional stability
Conscientiousness
Extroversion
Culture
Which behavioural science discipline is most focused on understanding individual behaviour?
social psychology
Psychology
anthropology
Sociology
When a bank robber points a gun at a bank employee, his base of power is:
Punitive
Positional
Authoritative
Coercive
What term is used to describe voluntary and involuntary permanent withdrawal from an organization?
Turnover
Downsizing
truancy
Absenteeism
What term is used for the extent to which an individual displays different behaviours in different situations?
integrity
flexibility
distinctiveness
continuity
What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize?
Achievable, controllable and profitable
Challenging, emotional and constructive
Hierarchical, attainable and effective
Tangible, verifiable and measurable
What sort of actions is most likely to be attributed to external causes?
Actions that have high distinctiveness, high consensus and low consistency
Actions that have high distinctiveness, low consensus and low consistency
Actions that have low distinctiveness, low consistency and high consensus
Actions that have high distinctiveness, high consensus and high consistency
What role did the meat play in Pavlovs experiment with dogs?
a conditioned stimulus
a conditioned response
an unconditioned stimulus
an unconditioned response
What represent noblest thoughts, ideals etc.
Negative ego
Id
Ego
Super ego
What refers to the network of personal and social relations that is developed spontaneously between people associated with each other.
Business organization
Government organization
Formal organization
Informal organization
What refers to the negotiation or an agreement between two groups
Pressure tactics
None of these
Contracting
Co-opting
What is the reactions of individuals to new or threatening factors in their work environments
Dissonance
Disappointment
Attitude
Stress
What is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment?
Outlook
perception
Interpretation
environmental analysis
What is the name of the theory that deals with how we explain behaviour differently depending on the meaning we assign to the actor?
selective perception theory
attribution theory
behavioral theory
judgment theory
What is the most relevant application of perception concepts to OB?
the perceptions people form about their culture
the perceptions people form about society
the perceptions people form about each other
the perceptions people form about their employer
What is reality and practical oriented part of thinking
Negative ego
Id
Ego
Super ego
What does consensus refer to in attribution theory?
There is general agreement about how people desire to respond to the same situation.
Different people perceive a situation similarly.
There is general agreement about a perception.
Different people respond the same way in the same situation.
What do we call the view that we can learn both through observation and direct experience?
social learning theory
the Pavlov principle
situational learning theory
classical learning