79.
Which of the following suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because it “just
stands to reason”—that is, it seems obvious or self-evident?
80.
Of the following methods, which suggests that people hold firmly to some belief because
some respected official, agency, or source has said it is so?
81.
Frank, an HR manager, believes that his implementation of HR practices in the company is
impeccable because he received the inputs for these practices from the CEO himself.
Which of the following philosophies is he relying on?
82.
Choose the method that suggests people accept some belief because scientific studies
have tended to replicate that result using a series of samples, settings, and methods.
83.
Donna believes that 360-degree performance review is ideal for her company because she
recently read about a major survey of
Fortune
100 companies that highlighted the
effectiveness of this method. Which of the following philosophies is she relying on?
84.
Who is considered to be the originator of the scientific method?
85.
_____ is defined as a collection of assertions that specify how and why variables are
related, as well as the conditions in which they should and should not be related.
86.
The scientific method begins with _____.
87.
In the 1960s, a popular ad stated that “Blondes have more fun!” This is an example of
______.
88.
The scientific method requires that theories be used to inspire _____.
89.
_______ are written predictions that specify relations between variables.
90.
Which of the following correlations indicates no statistical relationship between two
variables?
91.
Which of the following correlations indicates a perfect statistical relationship between two
variables?
92.
_______ summarize the statistical relationships between variables.
1-45
93.
Correlation can be positive or negative and can range from _____.
94.
In organizational behavior research, a correlation of +1 between two variables is
considered:
95.
Which of the following explains the term
causal
inferences
?
96.
Which of these is one of the conditions necessary to establish causal inferences?
97.
Which of these is a condition necessary to establish causal inferences?
98.
Which of the following conditions is necessary to establish causal inferences?
99.
Which of these takes all the correlations found in studies of a particular relationship and
calculates a weighted average of them?
100.
Tran is interested in the effects of the choice of reward on employee motivation. She
knows that there have been several studies done on this subject and compares their
results looking for an average correlation. Tran is conducting a ______.
101.
Which of the following argues that scientific findings should form the foundation for
management education?
Essay Questions
102.
Define organizational behavior (OB). How does it differ from human resource
management?
103.
Identify the key individual outcomes in the studies of organizational behavior and describe
the factors that affect these key outcomes—that is, describe the integrative model of OB.
104.
Briefly explain the importance of individual mechanisms that feature in the integrative
model of organizational behavior.
105.
Briefly explain the importance of group mechanisms that feature in the integrative model
of organizational behavior.
106.
Using the resource-based view of the organization, explain how people are a valuable
resource. Provide an example to justify your answer.
107.
Explain the Rule of One-Eighth.
108.
Briefly describe the four different ways of knowing things. Which way do you believe
provides the soundest explanation and most compelling support?
109.
Explain the scientific method and its impact on organizational behavior.
110.
Briefly explain correlation.
111.
What is meta-analysis?