Most Organizational Behavior Theories Have Been Developed by OB Scholars

question 99

True/False

Most organizational behavior theories have been developed by OB scholars rather than from other disciplines.

Understand how changes in costs (fixed, variable, marginal) impact output decisions.

Understand the concept of external validity and its significance in research studies.

Recognize factors that enhance or inhibit the generalizability of research findings across different populations and settings.

Understand the impact of using diverse populations, including nonhuman animals, in psychological research.

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Definitions:

Relationship

A connection, association, or involvement between individuals, whether personal, professional, or otherwise.

Impersonal Communication

Process that occurs when we treat others as objects or respond to their roles rather than to who they are as unique persons.

Emotional Contagion

The phenomenon where one person's emotions and related behaviors directly trigger similar emotions and behaviors in other people.

Social Information-Processing Theory

Theory that suggests people can communicate relational and emotional messages via the Internet, although such messages take longer to express without nonverbal cues.