Week 1 - Intro to Organization Behaviour
Organizational behaviour is a field of study devoted to understanding, explaining, and ultimately improving the (blank) and (blank) of individuals and groups in organizations.
attitude and behaviour
Some clues suggest the structure of personality may be part of nature/nurture because...
OCEAN structure applies around the world, across different cultures, even in less globalized societies, or evidence that animals (especially primates and dogs) have similar personality structure
What are the two types of motivation?
Intrinsic and extrinsic
In (Blank), the leader makes the decision alone without asking for opinions or suggestions.
Autocratic Leadership
Fill in the blank:
“Method of authority: People hold firmly to some belief because some (blank) has said it is so.”
Source of authority (respected official, agency, or source)
Name the personalities in the 5-factor model of personality (OCEAN).
Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism
(Blank) is when good/bad events occur, moving us off our happiness set point, but after some time we eventually return to that set point
Hedonic adaptation
What is the style of leadership that inspires followers to commit to a shared vision and from new perspectives?
Transformational Leadership
Fill in the blank:
"Causal inferences can be made when: First, that the two variables are (blank). Second, that the presumed cause precedes the presumed effect in time. Third, that no alternative explanation exists for the correlation."
Correlated
What is the difference between strong and weak situations?
Weak situations are ambiguous; there is no obvious way to behave. Strong situations are concrete; it is expected you behave in specific ways
What is the difference between pleasures and gratifications?
Pleasures are things that satisfy your basic desires and provide immediate, positive sensory experiences. Gratifications are deep meaningful pursuits often connected with personal growth and a sense of achievement or contributing to the well-being of others/society
What does the substitutes for leadership model suggest?
The model states that certain characteristics of leaders hinder their ability to lead, and make it more difficult for the leader to influence employees to perform well.
What is the rule of one eighth?
"at best 12 percent of organizations will actually do what is required to build profits by putting people first."
What’s an example of one of Hofstede’s cultural values?
Example answer: Power distance, which is about how much people expect and accept that power is distributed unevenly (hierarchy)
(Blank) Theory is anything that makes a previously enjoyed task feel more like an obligation than a freely chosen activity will undermine intrinsic motivation
Self-Determination
Spatial Distance is an example of a (Blank) as it reduces the importance of the leader and does not increase a team performance.
Neutralizer