Organizational Behavior Chapters 6,7,8,9,10,11 and 13 Flashcards
Horizontal organizations structures tend to have a wider span of control i. The three key elements of motivation are intensity, direction and persistence. Determine the fair level of pay for top executives: The chief executive officer is the head of the organization. I would agree that many college students around my age early twenties spend a lot of time taking part in social activities rather than school related activities. Increase associate involvement in decision making 6.
Cross functional teams that operate across space, time, and organizational boundaries with members who communicate mainly through electronic technologies are referred to as: a. For example, set aside 20 minutes and only 20 minutes for those emails. This is important because each group, or department an individual works in, must also reach their selling numbers to prosper as an organizational or company level. Americans are not alone in making this gross underestimate: Participants from Germany, for instance, estimated a ratio of around 18:1 when the actual is closer to 151:1. The company cannot run without the operation level employees.
It realized that the use of the more traditional market segmentation variables such as age, gender, education and level of economic development does not seem to reflect the real aspect of market behavior, especially the burgeoning purchasing power of the well-to-do in the big emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China. It also requires less management skill then to control a larger number of people like in a wide span of control. Which type of values are these? It appears that the less a person earns, the less satisfied the person is with the pay gap. Team, individual, and organizational e. You must be logged in to leave a comment. Interactional justice focuses on how you are treated during the process. Term Personality Hardiness Definition Personality characterized by commitment, control and challenge and, hence, resistant to distress Term Transformational Coping Definition A way for managing stressful events by changing them into less subjectively stressful events Term Self-Reliance Definition A healthy, secure, interdependent pattern of behavior related to how people form and maintain supportive attachments with others Term Counterdependence Definition An unhealthy, insecure pattern of behavior that leads to separation in relationships with other people Term Reflective Listening Definition Carefully listening to a message and immediately repeating it back to the speaker Term Barriers to Communication Definition Factors that distort, disrupt, or even halt successful communication Term Gateways to Communication Definition Openings that break down communication barriers Term Defensive Communication Definition Messages that are aggressive malevolent, passive, or withdrawn Term Nondefensive Communication Definition Messages that are assertive, direct, and powerful Term Group Definition Two or more people with common interests, objectives, and continuing interaction Term Work Team Definition A group of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common mission, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable Term Norms of Behavior Definition The standards that a work group uses to evaluate the behavior of its members Term Social Loafing Definition The failure of a group member to contribute personal time, effort, thoughts, or other resources to the group Term Empowerment Definition Whether through self management or teamwork empowerment requires the development of certain skills if it is to be enacted effectively Term Wild Turkey Definition A devil's advocate who keeps top management on track by challenging conventional thinking Term Programmed Decision Definition A simple, routine matter for which a manager has an established decision rule Term Nonprogrammed Decision Definition A new, complex decision that requires a creative solution Term Z Problem-solving model: 4 Steps Definition Examine facts and details Generate alternatives Analyze the alternatives objetively Weigh the impact Term Escalation of Commitment Definition The tendency to continue to support a failing course of action Term Cognitive Style Definition An individual's preference for gathering information and evaluating alternatives Term Risk Aversion Definition The tendency to choose options that entail fewer risks and less uncertainty Term Intuition Definition A fast, positive force in decision making that is utilized at a level below consciousness and involves learned patterns of information Term Creativity Definition A process influenced by individual and organizational factors that results in the production of novel and useful ideas, products, or both Term 5 Interpersonal Forms of Power Definition Reward Power Coercive Power Legitimate Power Referent Power Expert Power Term Coercive Power Definition Term Reward Power Definition Power based on an agents ability to control rewards that a target wants Term Coercive Power Definition Power that is based on an agents ability to cause an unpleasant experience for a target Term Legitimate Power Definition Based on position and mutual agreement; agent and target agree that the agent has the right to influence the target Term Referent Power Definition An elusive power that is based on interpersonal attraction Term Expert Power Definition The power that exists when an agent has specialized knowledge or skills that the target needs Term Personal Power Definition Power used for personal gain Term Social Power Definition Power used to create motivation or to accomplish group goals Term Powerlessness Definition A lack of power Term Influence Tactics Definition Used for impression management, individuals use influence tactics to control other's impression of them.
The three key elements of motivation are intensity, direction and persistence. What are the similarities and differences between goal setting theory and management by objectives? Then, its power base is described based on incorporating three sources: 1 interpersonal power; 2 vertical power; and 3 horizontal power. Using Vroom Theory in this manner would motivate the Opera not to support the merger because the belief would be that the merger would leave them in a weakened economic state. Individually, each employee must excel to reach their personal selling goal on a daily basis. Managers will modify their behavior toward employees based on what view they hold about them. Expatriate cannot cope with foreign duties 6. His boss just called him and told him that he had to attend a dinner meeting Wednesday night with some important out-of-town clients.
Term Type A Behavior Pattern Definition A complex of personality and behavioral characteristics, including competitiveness, time urgency, social status insecurity, aggression, hostility, and a quest for achievement. Esteem-Internal factors such as self-respect, autonomy, and achievement, and external factors such as status, recognition, and attention. This theory is a complement to the goal-setting theory as it incorporates goals into the process. It is concerning that people spend considerably less time studying. Both 'c' and 'd' Do you have comments about or suggestions for our Online Learning Centre? Research indicates that crying may not be as helpful as the old adage suggests. All of the above 1-6. No one in the United States would likely think the 354:1 ratio is going to dip to the ideal of 7:1 soon, although some changes in that direction have been suggested.
Organizational Behavior Chapters 6,7,8,9,10,11 and 13 Flashcards
The negative emotions we experience whne losing a particular amount are stronger than the positive emotions we experience when gaining the same amount. The final methods to increase self-efficacy is to receive verbal persuasion through others as well as getting excited about completing the task. Life changes can be negative the death of a spouse or positive getting married. Pricing subject to change at any time. An organisation can promote achievement and competition through the use of sales contests Organisational goals and the associated criteria used for employee recruitment, selection, development, promotion, lay-offs and retirement of people Types of organisational culture Organisational culture as competing values Human relations model Flexibility Means: Means: Cohesion; morale Flexibility, readiness Ends: Human resource development Ends: Growth; resource acquisition Output quality Internal Means: Open system model Means: Information management; communication Ends: Stability; control Internal process model Externa l Planning; goal setting Ends: Productivity; efficiency Control Rational goal model 12. A research states that normal people think that the higher officials like chief executive officers, cabinet ministers, and other officials should be paid less. Ideal ratio: Ideal ratio is the quantitative relationship between two different constraints.
