Organizational Behavior (Test 1)

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Organization

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A coordinated set of individuals working together on a relatively continuous basis toward common goals

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Organizational Behavior

Back 2

The study of how people behave in organizations

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Human Resources Management

Back 3

The particular organizational function responsible for selecting employees, establishing compensation systems, managing benefits, implementing training programs, and coordinating labor relations

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Micro Level OB

Back 4

OB theory covering individual, interpersonal, and group behaviors

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Macro Level OB

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OB theory covering how human systems are organized, structured, and controlled

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Organizational Theory

Back 6

Term reserved for macro level concepts

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System

Back 7

A set of elements that combine to form a complex whole

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Systems Theory

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The theory that organizations are entities that transform inputs into outputs and operate within constraints imposed on them by their environments

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Open Systems

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Systems that easily absorb inputs from their environments

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Permeable Boundaries

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Boundaries that permit the free flow of information both into and out of the organization

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Closed Systems

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Systems that do not easily absorb inputs from their environments

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Impermeable Boundaries

Back 12

Boundaries that restrict information flow

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Protected Classes

Back 13

Groups of people defined by factors such as age, gender and race, on the basis of which it is illegal to discriminate

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Employability Skills

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Social and behavioral skills necessary for fitting into the workplace

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Wage Differential

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The increment of the median salary of union members compared to nonunion workers

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Primary Labor Market

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The market that includes professional, managerial, and other white- collar jobs

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Secondary Labor Market

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The market of jobs with few benefits and little security

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Steady State Career

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A career in which one remains in one job long- term, changing employers infrequently

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Spiral Career

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A career in which one follows a variety of interests based on ones skills

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Transitory Career

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A career in which one moves among many different unrelated positions

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Linear Career

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A career in which one stays within the same profession, but changes jobs and companies fairly frequently, moving up the ladder

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Boundaryless Career

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A linear career characterized by increased movement between organizations

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Career Anchor

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An occupational self- concept based on ones self- perceived talents, abilities, values, needs, and motives

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Career Plateau

Back 24

Stage at which one is seen as a solid company citizen, but not in line for advancement

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Role

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The behavior expected of someone who holds a particular status

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Independent Contributor

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Someone who works without subordinates to do an important organizational job

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Manager

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Someone who works through people to accomplish the work of an organization