Essentials of Organizational Behavior 15th edition Published by Stephen P. Robbins test bank
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AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.3 Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
43) The subject of organizational culture has been most influenced by which behavioral science discipline?
A) Anthropology
B) Psychology
C) Social psychology
D) Political science
E) Corporate strategy
Answer: A
Explanation: Anthropology is the study of societies to learn about human beings and their activities. Much of our current understanding of organizational culture, organizational environments, and differences among national cultures is a result of the work of anthropologists or those using their methods.
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AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.3 Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
44) Gabriela is studying how organizations in different countries develop their culture and how organizational culture is passed on to new hires. She is surveying twenty organizations in each of France, Germany, China, and Mexico. Gabriela's study exemplifies how ________ contributes to OB.
A) anthropology
B) psychology
C) archaeology
D) political science
E) corporate strategy
Answer: A
Explanation: Gabriela is most likely an anthropologist. Much of our current understanding of organizational culture, organizational environments, and differences among national cultures is a result of the work of anthropologists or those using their methods.
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AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Application
LO: 1.3 Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
45) Social psychology is an area within psychology, blending concepts from both psychology and anthropology.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Social psychology, generally considered a branch of psychology, blends concepts from both psychology and sociology, not anthropology, to focus on peoples' influence on one another.
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AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.3 Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
46) Anthropology has made important contributions to our study of power and conflict.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Social psychologists have made important contributions to our study of group behavior, power, and conflict. Anthropology helps us understand differences in fundamental values, attitudes, and behavior among people in different countries and within different organizations.
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AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.3 Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
47) Psychology is to the individual what sociology is to the group.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: While psychology focuses on the individual, sociologists have contributed to OB through their study of group behavior in organizations, particularly formal and complex organizations.
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AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.3 Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
48) Psychology has helped us understand differences in values and attitudes between people in different countries.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Anthropology is the study of societies to learn about human beings and their activities. Anthropologists' work on cultures and environments has helped us understand differences in fundamental values, attitudes, and behavior between people in different countries and within different organizations. In contrast, psychology focuses on the individual.
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AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Quest. Category: Concept
LO: 1.3 Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
49) Describe how one of the sciences that contributes to organizational behavior could be used in evidence-based management (EBM). Define the science, some of the science's contributions to OB, and describe a workplace example of how it could be used in EBM.
Answer: Student responses could vary. One answer could be as follows. Evidence-based management (EBM) complements systematic study by basing managerial decisions on the best available scientific evidence. Doctors need to make decisions about patient care based on the latest available evidence, and EBM argues that managers should do the same, becoming more scientific in how they think about management problems. For example, a manager who is struggling with high turnover in his company could look toward social psychology to help solve the problem. Social psychology, generally considered a branch of psychology, blends concepts from both psychology and sociology to focus on people's influence on one another. One major study area is change, how to implement it and how to reduce barriers to its acceptance. A manager could look at a social psychology study on job satisfaction to determine what changes he might make to be able to better retain employees.