Scenario: Allison and the Anchors of OB
Your roommate, Allison Albright, is a non-business major.When she discovered that you are taking a course in Organizational Behavior, she was thoroughly confused as to why one would need to study OB and what it entails.You are trying to explain Allison about the basic conceptual anchors that guide the thinking about organizations and how to study them.She asks you some clarification questions.
-All of the following are conceptual anchors in organizational behavior EXCEPT:
A)Contingency anchor.
B)Systematic research anchor.
C)Multidisciplinary anchor.
D)Societal level anchor.
E)Multiple levels of analysis anchor.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

All of the other options (A, B, C, and E) are conceptual anchors in organizational behavior, but the "societal level anchor" is not. The societal level is certainly a consideration in understanding organizations and their behavior, but it is not one of the core conceptual anchors of OB.