Review Questions

Short Answer Questions

1. What is organizational behavior? Explain any four features of organizational behavior.
2. Explain briefly the key factors affecting organizational behavior.
3. Explain the foundation about the nature of people for understanding organizational behavior.
4. Describe the foundation about the nature of organization for understanding organizational behavior.
5. What is organizational behavior? State its foundations.
6. What is organizational behavior? Explain its foundations.
7. Define organizational behavior. Explain the critical behavioral issues faced by managers in contemporary organizations.
8. Explain briefly the contextual perspective of organizational behavior.
9. Explain in short the environmental context of organizational behavior.
10. What do you understand by the theoretical framework of organizational behavior?

Critical Analysis Questions

11. ‘OB is directly concerned with the understanding, predicting, and controlling of human behavior in organizations.’ Explain its major characteristics in light of the statement.
12. Explain the foundation of organizational behavior.
13. Identify ways in which the globalization of business affects businesses in your community.
14. Have you ever encountered a situation that has hindered your work ethic? How would you manage this situation?
15. ‘Contextual perspective is based on a constructive theory of teaching and learning.’ Explain it with different approaches.
16. ‘Internal and external environmental factors dealt with the context of organizational behavior.’ Explain.
17. How does the structure of related theories focus on the theoretical framework of organizational behavior? Explain its various frameworks of organizational behavior.
18. ‘People influence organization; organization influences people.’ Explain.
19. ‘Imagine you are a manager in a multinational corporation that has recently expanded into a new market with a diverse workforce. Your team consists of employees from different educational backgrounds, cultures, and skill levels. The organization is undergoing a restructuring process, redefining job roles and reporting hierarchies to improve efficiency. At the same time, the company is implementing new technologies to automate processes, requiring employees to adapt to digital tools and workflows. Additionally, the business operates in a competitive industry where regulatory policies, customer expectations, and economic conditions constantly evolve’. Given these complexities, how would you ensure that the organizational structure supports effective coordination? How would you address resistance to technological change among employees? How can you create a work environment that fosters collaboration while aligning with external factors such as government regulations and market competition?