ORG BE CH 1

is afield of study that investigates the impact individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organizations.

a file of study, meaning that it is a distinct area of expertise with a common body of knowledge.

Decision making, planning and controlling.

Exchanging routine information and processing paperwork.

motivating, disciplining, managing conflict, staffing, and training.

Socializing, politicking, and interacting with outsiders.

Looking at relationships, attempting to attribute causes and effects and drawing conclusions based on scientific evidence.

The basing of managerial decisions on the best available scientific evidence.

An instinctive feeling not necessarily supported by research.

The science that seeks to measure, explain and sometimes change the behavior of humans and other animals

An area of psychology that blends concepts from psychology and sociology to focus on the influence of people on one another.

The study of people in relation to their social environment or culture.

The study of societies to learn about human beings and their activities

Situational factors or variables that moderate the relationship between two or more variables.

The concept that organizations are becoming more heterogeneous in terms of gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and other characteristics.

An area of OB research that concerns how organizations develop human strengths, foster vitality, and resilience, and unlock potential

Situations in which individuals are required to define right and wrong.

An abstraction of reality, a simplified representation of some real-world phenomenon.

Variables like personality, group structure and organizational culture that lead to processes.

Actions that individuals, groups, and organizations engage in as a result of inputs and that lead to certain outcomes.

Key Factors that are affected by some other variable.

Evaluative statements or judgments concerning objects, people, or events.

an unpleasant psychological process that occurs in response to environmental pressure.

The combination of effectiveness and efficiency at doing core job tasks

Discretionary behavior that contributes to the psychological and social environment of the workplace.

The set of actions employees take to separate themselves from the organizations.

The extent to which members of a group support and validate one another while at work.

The quantity and quality of a group's work output.

The combination of effectiveness and efficiency of an organization.

The degree to which an organization meets the need of its clientele or customers.

The degree to which an organization can achieve its end at a low cost.

The degree to which an organization is able to exist an grow over the long term.