Organizational Behaviour Questions & Answers

Organizational Behaviour Questions & Answers "Channels" of Influence - ANSWER: 1. Slow/ deliberate (rational) 2. Fast/ automatic (peripheral) "Ingroup" Relationships - ANSWER: High impact on organizational commitment, more in individualistic countries "Y" Network - ANSWER: One formal leader has a set of members. Members do not converse with each other. 4 Concepts of Psychological Empowerment - ANSWER: SCIM Self-determination (sense of choice), Competence (belief in your own capacity to perform), Impact (sense that your actions make a difference), Meaningfulness (value of the work linked to your own ideals) 4 Dimensions of Justice - ANSWER: 1. Distributive Justice Rules (equity vs equality vs need, perceived fairness) 2. Procedural Justice Rules (VOICE, CORRECTABILITY, consistency, bias suppression) 3. Interpersonal Justice Rules (respect, propriety, treatment) 4. Informational Justice Rules (justification, truthfulness 4 elements of good team building - ANSWER: 1. Complementary Skills 2. Balance good and bad 3. Variety of "good" roles (leader, orienter, devils advocate) 4. Become a gestalt (bigger than the sum of parts) 4 Stages of Life Cycle Theory - ANSWER: 1. Telling (define roles, high initiating and low consideration) 2. Selling (give support and encouragement as he work is harder than expected, high initiating and high consideration) 3. Participating (give support to self-manage, low initiating and high consideration) 4. Delegating (ensure work is on track but let them be, low initiating and low consideration) 5 Types of Power - ANSWER: Organizational