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Organizational Behaviour is a study about

• The study of group performance and activity within an organization.

• The study of individual performance and activity within an organization.

• The study of both group and individual performance and activity within an organization

• The study of both group and individual performance and activity without an organization.

Three key levels of analysis in OB are

• The individual, the group (team), the organization

• People, structure, environment

• The individual, the structure, the organization

• All of above

If we want to understand how our organization’s culture affects organizational performance, we would be interested in:

• The individual level of analysis

• The organizational level of analysis

• The group level of analysis

• The organizational and individual level of analysis

Which one is NOT TRUE about Mary Parker Follett ?

• She has been called the "Mother of Modern Management"

• Proposed less people-oriented ideas than scientific management followers

• She defined management as "the art of getting things done through people"

• Pioneer in Management Theory

Mary Parker Follett's management theory exists to help:

• Increase competition among workers

• Decrease coordination among workers

• Increase collaboration among workers

• None of above

What is one of the points that is NOT mentioned in the Mary Parker Follett's management theory ?

• Leadership is not defined by the exercise of power but by the capacity to increase the sense of power among those led.

• The true leader focuses on collaboration, with conflict resolved through compromise

• Conflict resolution through Integration often results in a win-win situation.

• Interactions with supervisors and coworkers can cause stress and fatigue

Who is most associated with the Hawthorne studies?

• Robert Owen

• Professor Elton Mayo

• Fritz Roethlisberger and William Dickson

• Max Weber

What is the Hawthorne Effect?

• People’s tendency to behave differently when they are being studied

• The behavior of animals in a group

• The response of someone when given a reward

• The behavior of someone when they are in a group of people

Who was the father of Personnel Management?

• Professor Elton Mayo

• Hugo Münsterberg

• Robert Owen

• Mary Parker Follet

Who was the father of Industrial Psychology?

• Chester Barnard

• Robert Owen

• Mary Parker Follet

• Hugo Münsterberg