Busmhr 3200 exam 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Context of Strategy - answer-organizational behavior and human capital management decisions should always be made with overall company in mid. Derailers - answer--Insensitivity to others -Poor working relations -Inability to build or lead a team -Authoritarianism -Inability to change and adapt Human Relations Movement - answer-proposed that better human relations could increase worker productivity McGregor's Theory X - answer--People dislike work and avoid it whenever possi...

Derailers - answer--insensitivity to others -poor working relations -inability to build or lead a team -authoritarianism -inability to change and adapt Human Relations Movement - answer-proposed that better human relations could increase worker productivity McGregor's Theory X - answer-assumes people dislike work, lack ambition, act irresponsibly, and prefer to be led Mcgregor's Theory y - answer-The assumption that employees are creative, enjoy work, seek responsibility, and can ...

Organizational Behavior - answer-interdisciplinary field dedicated to understanding & managing people at work Contingency Approach - answer-using OB concepts & tools as situationally appropriate, over come common sense Hard Skills - answer-technical expertise & knowledge to do a task or function Ex: accounting, finance, operations Soft Skills - answer-human interactions, interpersonal skills & personal attributes Ex: critical thinking, problem solving, decision making Personal Attr...

BUSMHR 3200 Exam 2 (Inks) Exam Review Questions and answers, VERIFIED/ ________________ and _________________ are the engines of human performance - -motivation, engagement total rewards - -the sum total of all the things in the work experience that affect an employee motivation - -psychological (and physiological) processes that underlie the direction, intensity, & persistence of behavior or thought Fundamental "equation" regarding performance - -P=AxMxO (p=performance, a=ability,...

BusMHR 3200 Exam #2 Questions and answers, VERIFIED. What is power and Influence - -1. the control over resources 2. The extent to which other people depend on a person 3. power is an inverse function of dependecy What type of influence is position power? - -Formal Influence What types of power or position power? - -1. Legitimate Power 2. Coercive Power 3. Reward Power What is legitimate Power? - -authoritative What is coercive power? - -ability to punish What is reward power? - -dep...

What is Organizational Behavior? - Ans The study of individuals and groups within an organizational context, and the study of internal processes and practices as they influence the effectiveness of individuals, teams, and organizations What is competency? - Ans an interrelated cluster of knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by an individual, team, or organization for effective performance. What is Self Competency? - Ans The knowledge, skills, and abilities to assess your personal streng...

The premise behind operant conditioning is the learning of ___________ behavior - Ans voluntary Cameron will only receive a bonus if he refers new customers. This is an example of - Ans contigent reinforcement