Question 1

Psychology seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change human _______

Accepted Answer

behaviour.&#10;Explanation: One of the underlying philosophical traditions that organizational behaviour is based on is psychology. Psychology is known as the science of the mind. It seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change human behaviour.

Question 2

Which of the following are key underlying perspectives that inform organizational behaviour? Please select all that apply.&#10;A) Psychology&#10;B) Economics&#10;C) Sociology&#10;D) Anthropology

Accepted Answer

There are many key perspectives that inform organizational behaviour. They include sociology, psychology, social psychology, anthropology, and political science. These key underlying perspectives are important as they provide the key philosophical ideas which organizational behaviour draws on.

Question 3

Place these in order of thinking in education (of low to high levels of critical thinking):&#10;A) Description, Explanation, Analysis, Critical Analysis&#10;B) Understanding, Application, Analysis, Explanation&#10;C) Explanation, Analysis, Description, Critical Analysis&#10;D) Application, Description, Explanation, Analysis

Accepted Answer

Many people who want to have right answers when they study organizational behaviour. However, in this subject there are no right or wrong answers. Rather, what is important, is to have higher levels of analysis. Therefore, as you develop your work, rather than focusing on describing theory, the focus of your work should be on developing analytical perspectives.

Question 4

The mainstream perspective assumes that organizations exist to make profit and that the goal of management theory is to achieve performance, efficiency, productivity, order, and control.

Accepted Answer

Mainstream management theory represents a view that is the dominant, accepted view. This perspective emphasizes the right of managers to manage and the goal of organizational theory and practice to increase profit for organizations. This perspective can be contrasted with critical views, which emphasize the issues of power and control.

Question 5

Which of the following are features of critical perspectives of organizational behaviour? Please select all that apply.&#10;A) Finding better ways of helping management increase profit&#10;B) Looking from an employee perspective&#10;C) Aiming for emancipation&#10;D) Managing to increase shareholder value

Accepted Answer

Critical perspectives of organizational behaviour seek to explore the issues of power and control from an employee's perspective. They are largely critical of mainstream management because they argue that mainstream management, particularly with its interest in shareholders and profits, mean that it emphasizes these things above the interests of employees or the environment. Critical perspectives aim towards emancipation (freedom from slavery).

Deck 1: Introducing Organizational Behaviour