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A Word (or More) About Quizzes
Be sure to print (and separate) at least four copies of the quiz form. Bring a couple forms to every class session.
Throughout the semester, you will be given a quiz each time there is a chapter reading assigned. Not every class session will have a quiz. Quizzes are given at the beginning of class. Only five minutes will be allotted for taking a quiz. If you arrive late, you may not have enough time to complete the quiz. Quiz scores will be prorated based on attendance (e.g., if you stay for half the class session, you will get half the quiz points you earn). Do not show up for class, take the quiz then leave, and expect to receive points for doing so.
Quizzes serve three purposes:
- They provide an incentive to review the chapter BEFORE each class session;
- They provide an incentive to arrive on time and remain the full class period; and
- They provide practice questions before the exam
Quizzes consist of five multiple choice questions. Four of these questions will be based on Key Concepts (listed below) for the chapter(s) assigned. Generally, familiarity with a concept definition will be sufficient to answer the questions. However, I reserve the right to ask questions designed to check for deeper understanding (to determine if you read more than just the definitions). The fifth quiz question will be based on your viewing of a media samplerelated to the chapter (see the Media Page). From time to time, I may include a 1-point bonus question.
FINAL NOTE: Quizzes represent a small portion (approximately 25 percent) of the overall grade, but could easily make a letter difference in your final grade. Take them seriously.
Old Quizzes - 12:00 Section
Exams will have some multiple-choice questions. At least twenty percent of the quiz questions will be repeated as multiple choice. I will post quizzes here after they are taken. Click on a link below to review an old quiz.
 
Old Quizzes - 1:30 Section
Exams will have some multiple-choice questions. At least twenty percent of the quiz questions will be repeated as multiple choice. I will post quizzes here after they are taken. Click on a link below to review an old quiz.
 
Chapter List
Scroll the remainder of the page for all the key concepts or click on a link below to jump to the key concepts for a specific chapter.  
Chapter 1 / Introducing Organizational Behavior Contingency Thinking Effective Manager Ethics Mindfulness Inclusion Job Satisfaction Learning Lifelong Learning Models | Open Systems Organization Organizational Behavior Organizational Culture Social Capital Stakeholders Value Chain
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Chapter 2 / Individual Differences, Values, and Diversity Coping Culture Individual Differences Personality Personal Wellness Self-Awareness Self-Concept Self-Efficacy | Self-Esteem Self-Monitoring Social Identity Theory Social Traits Spillover Effect Stress Value Congruence Workforce Diversity |  
Chapter 3 / Emotions, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction Affect Attitude Cognitive Dissonance Display Rules Emotion Emotion/Mood Contagion Emotional Dissonance | Emotional Labor Employee Engagement Job Satisfaction Moods Organizational Commitment Social Emotions Surface Acting |  
Chapter 4 / Perception, Attribution, and Learning Attribution Contrast Effect Fundamental Attribution Error Halo Effect Impression Management Perception Projection | Schemas Selective Perception Selective Screening Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Self-Serving Bias Stereotype
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Chapter 5 / Motivation Theories Direction Distributive Justice Interactional Justice Job Enrichment Level Management By Objectives | Motivation Need for Achievement Need for Affiliation Need for Power Persistence Procedural Justice |  
Chapter 6 / Motivation and Performance Flextime Growth-Need Strength Horizontal Loading Job Design Job Enlargement Job Enrichment | Job Rotation Job Sharing Scientific Management Vertical Loading Telecommuting Work Sharing |  
Chapter 7 / Teams in Organizations Effective Team Functional Silos Problem Heterogeneous Team Homogeneous Team Multiskilling Self-Managing Team Social Demands Social Facilitation | Social Loafing Social Network Analysis Status Congruence Synergy Team Technical Demands Virtual Team
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Chapter 8 / Teamwork and Team Performance Cohesiveness Consensus Distributed Leadership Groupthink Maintenance Activities Norms Proxemics Role | Role Ambiguity Role Conflict Role Negotiation Role Overload Role Underload Rule of Conformity Task Activities Team Building |  
Chapter 9 / Decision Making and Creativity Certain Environment Creativity Escalating Commitment Decision Making Heuristics Intuitive Thinking Moral Dilemma Moral Problem | Nonprogrammed Decisions Programmed Decisions Risk Environment Risk Management Satisficing Decisions Spotlight Questions Systematic Thinking Uncertain Environment |  
Chapter 10 / Conflict and Negotiation Arbitration Bargaining Zone Conflict Conflict Resolution Decoupling Distributive Negotiation Dysfunctional Conflict | Emotional Conflict Functional Conflict Upward Referral Integrative Negotiation Mediation Negotiation Substantive Conflict |  
Chapter 11 / Communication and Collaboration Active Listening Channel Richness Communication Ethnocentrism Feedback Filter Flaming Formal Channels | Grapevine Informal Channels Interactional Transparency KISS Principle Mum Effect Nonverbal Communication Parochialism Proxemics (see Page 184)
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Chapter 12/ Power and Politics Agency Theory Authority (see Page 265) Empowerment Influence Likeability Obedience Organizational Governance | Organizational Politics Personal Power Political Savvy Position Power Power Psychological Contract Zone of Indifference |  
Chapter 13 / Leadership Essentials Charismatic Leader Consideration Follower Readiness Formal Leadership Informal Leadership Initiating Structure Intellectual Stimulation Leadership | Leadership Prototype Neutralizer Romance of Leadership Situational Control Substitute Transactional Leadership Transformational Leadership
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Chapter 14 / Leadership Challenges and Organizational Change Context Incremental Change Patterning of Attention Performance Gap | Planned Change Resistance to Change Transformational Change Unplanned Change
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Content produced by Robert L. Holbrook, Jr.
Printable pages (e.g., topic schedules, syllabi) have been optimized for printing with half-inch margins and no headers or footers. These pages have been carefully screened for inaccuracies, but content may not be consistent with that presented in class. When inconsistencies arise, please feel free to contact Dr. Holbrook or stop by 308 Copeland Hall.
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