Define organizational behavior and organizations, and discuss the importance of this field of inquiry.

How do the big five personality traits affect organizational behavior?

Divide the class into small groups. Ask each group to explore the culture of a specific country and describe the culture based on the nine dimensions of culture identified in this chapter by the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) research group. Have each group share with others what was learned.

Industrial psychologists and organizational psychologists study the behavior of people in _____________.

Personality traits do not influence behavior. True or false?

Faran often enters into verbal arguments with his colleagues and thereby creating unnecessary fights at his workplace. This is an example of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). True or False.

Trait theories are less concerned with $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ and more concerned with $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$.

a. changing personality; predicting personality b. describing personality; explaining personality development c. predicting personality; changing personality d. predicting behavior; changing personality

Identify the organizational conditions and personal characteristics that support organizational politics, as well as ways to minimize organizational politics.

________ is a key independent variable in positive organizational behavior research.

A) Engagement

B) Apathy

C) Despair

D) Constraint

E) Pessimism

Which are organizational variables that affect human behavior at work?

The interdisciplinary field dedicated to understanding and managing people at work is called:

a. organizational behavior ​

b. management dynamics

c. organizational dynamics

d. management theory

Often described as the way things are done around here, organizational climate refers to the shared norms, beliefs, and behavioral expectations that drive behavior and communicate what is valued in organizations.

A. True
B. False

Discuss the importance of organizational culture and the conditions under which organizational culture strength improves organizational performance.

What is attribution theory in organizational behavior?