Organizational Behaviour: Understanding and Managing Life at Work 10th edition by Gary Johns Test ba
Diff: 2 Type: ES Page Ref: 23
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the four contemporary management concerns facing organizations and how organizational behaviour can help organizations understand and manage these concerns.
77) What is corporate social responsibility and what does it have to do with organizational behaviour?
Answer: Corporate social responsibility refers to an organization taking responsibility for the impact of its decisions and actions on its stakeholders. Many CSR issues are associated with organizational behaviour (treating employees fairly, creating a positive work environment and employee well-being, having a diverse workforce, encouraging work-family balance, and employment equity). Thus, organizational behaviour plays an important role in CSR, and organizational behaviour programs and practices are necessary for CSR.
Diff: 2 Type: ES Page Ref: 24
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1.7 Describe the four contemporary management concerns facing organizations and how organizational behaviour can help organizations understand and manage these concerns.
78) How can an organization create a positive work environment and improve employee well-being?
Answer: Organizational behaviour is concerned with creating a positive work environment and employee well-being. The textbook describes how this can be achieved through workplace spirituality which refers to workplaces that provide employees with meaning, purpose, a sense of community, and a connection to others. Employees in a spiritual workplace have opportunities for personal growth and development and feel valued and supported. The text also describes the importance of positive organizational behaviour and psychological capital which contributes to employee success and well-being as well as more positive attitudes and behaviours. Thus, a positive work environment and employee well-being can also be created by developing employees' PsyCap which can be done through the use of PsyCap interventions.
Diff: 3 Type: ES Page Ref: 21
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.7 Describe the four contemporary management concerns facing organizations and how organizational behaviour can help organizations understand and manage these concerns.
79) Define workplace spirituality and describe what an organization can do to create a spiritual workplace.
Answer: Workplace spirituality refers to workplaces that provide employees with meaning, purpose, a sense of community, and a connection to others. Employees in a spiritual workplace have opportunities for personal growth and development and feel valued and supported. Organizations can create a spiritual workplace by providing employees with a meaningful work-life that is aligned with their values, interesting work that provides meaning and a feeling of purpose, a caring and supportive work environment, and connections to others. Providing employees with opportunities for growth and development is also important.
Diff: 3 Type: ES Page Ref: 21
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.7 Describe the four contemporary management concerns facing organizations and how organizational behaviour can help organizations understand and manage these concerns.
80) Define corporate social responsibility and describe what organizations can do to be more socially responsible.
Answer: Corporate social responsibility refers to an organization taking responsibility for the impact of its decisions and actions on its stakeholders. There are many things organizations can do to be more socially responsible: treating employees fairly, having a diverse workforce, providing programs for work-family balance, employment equity programs, being involved in the community, making donations to charitable organizations, and a concern for the environment and green initiatives.
Diff: 3 Type: ES Page Ref: 24
Skill: Applied
Objective: 1.7 Describe the four contemporary management concerns facing organizations and how organizational behaviour can help organizations understand and manage these concerns.
81) Define talent management and describe how organizational behaviour can help organizations improve their management of talent.