OB Concepts Must Reflect Contingency Conditions for All of the Following

question 62

Multiple Choice

OB concepts must reflect contingency conditions for all of the following reasons except ________.

• A) human beings are complex
• B) our predictions and assumptions are almost accurate all the time
• C) one person's behaviour changes in different situations
• D) we are limited in our ability to make sweeping generalizations
• E) two people often act very differently in the same situation

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Definitions:

New Norms

The emergence of updated or redefined standards of behavior and beliefs within a society or group.

Lewin's Change Model

A framework for understanding change process through the stages of unfreezing, changing, and refreezing.

Organizational Climate

The emotional weather within an organization that reflects the norms and attitudes of the organization’s culture and affects worker morale, attitudes, stress levels, and communication.

Systems

Complex networks of interrelated components that work together to achieve some objective.