McqMate
1. |
“———— are social inventions for accomplishing goals through group efforts” |
A. | management |
B. | organization |
C. | leadership |
D. | behavior |
Answer» B. organization |
2. |
A study of human behavior in organizational settings is |
A. | individual behavior |
B. | group behavior |
C. | organizational behavior |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. organizational behavior |
3. |
Today’s organization are |
A. | open system |
B. | closed system |
C. | open as well as closed |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. open system |
4. |
Organization Behavior is |
A. | an interdisciplinary approach |
B. | a humanistic approach |
C. | total system approach |
D. | all of these |
Answer» D. all of these |
5. |
Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory? |
A. | goal specificity |
B. | equity among workers |
C. | feedback |
D. | defining the go |
Answer» B. equity among workers |
6. |
In Maslow’s hierarchy needs which of the following pair of needs is ranked as” lower order needs”? |
A. | physiological and safety needs |
B. | physiological and social need |
C. | self actualization and safety needs |
D. | social and esteem needs |
Answer» B. physiological and social need |
7. |
Maslow grouped the five needs into two categories |
A. | higher-order needs and lower-order needs. |
B. | supreme needs and local needs |
C. | self needs and others needs |
D. | luxurious needs and comfort needs |
Answer» A. higher-order needs and lower-order needs. |
8. |
Which of the following is not one of the four primary management functions? |
A. | controlling |
B. | planning |
C. | staffing |
D. | organizing |
Answer» C. staffing |
9. |
Determining how tasks are to be grouped is part of which management function? |
A. | planning |
B. | leading |
C. | controlling |
D. | organizing |
Answer» D. organizing |
10. |
In which stage of the conflict process does conflict become visible? |
A. | illumination |
B. | intentions |
C. | behaviour |
D. | cognition |
Answer» C. behaviour |
11. |
The subject of organizational culture has been most influenced by which behavioural science discipline? |
A. | anthropology |
B. | psychology |
C. | social psychology |
D. | political science |
Answer» A. anthropology |
12. |
Most valuable asset in an organization is |
A. | land and building |
B. | cash and bank balances |
C. | human being |
D. | technology |
Answer» C. human being |
13. |
What term is used to describe voluntary and involuntary permanent withdrawal from an organization? |
A. | absenteeism |
B. | turnover |
C. | downsizing |
D. | truancy |
Answer» B. turnover |
14. |
______ is discretionary behaviour that is not part of an employee’s formal job requirement, but that promotes the effective functioning of the organization. |
A. | productivity |
B. | motivation |
C. | organizational citizenship |
D. | organizational behaviour |
Answer» C. organizational citizenship |
15. |
Individual-level independent variables include all of the following except. |
A. | leadership |
B. | learning |
C. | perception |
D. | motivation |
Answer» A. leadership |
16. |
Operant conditioning argues that ______. |
A. | behavior is reflexive |
B. | behavior is unlearned |
C. | behavior is a function of its consequences |
D. | the tendency to repeat a behavior is very strong |
Answer» C. behavior is a function of its consequences |
17. |
When a group gives some of its leadership positions to the members of other group, it is |
A. | contracting |
B. | co-opting |
C. | co-alition |
D. | competition |
Answer» C. co-alition |
18. |
Path-goal model of Leadership was introduced by |
A. | martin evans & robert house |
B. | fred fielder |
C. | whetton |
D. | cameron |
Answer» A. martin evans & robert house |
19. |
Conflict between actual and desired emotions is called ____. |
A. | emotional contagion |
B. | emotional dissonance |
C. | cognitive dissonance |
D. | none of above |
Answer» B. emotional dissonance |
20. |
Scientific Management approach is developed by |
A. | elton mayo |
B. | henry fayol |
C. | f.w. taylor |
D. | maslow |
Answer» C. f.w. taylor |
21. |
————-is a relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result of experience |
A. | behavior modification |
B. | learning |
C. | motivation |
D. | skills |
Answer» B. learning |
22. |
Which of the following is not the characteristic of High Machs? |
A. | win more |
B. | exploit others |
C. | emotionally distract |
D. | highly manipulative |
Answer» C. emotionally distract |
23. |
_____ is the degree to which people in a country prefer structured over unstructured situations. |
A. | uncertainty avoidance |
B. | long term orientation |
C. | conscientiousness |
D. | ethical dilemma |
Answer» A. uncertainty avoidance |
24. |
_____ measures the degree to which a person identifies psychologically with his or her job and considers his-her perceived performance level to self worth |
A. | job satisfaction |
B. | job engagement |
C. | job involvement |
D. | organizational commitment |
Answer» C. job involvement |
25. |
__________ is the tendency for two individuals to emotionally converge. |
A. | emotional dissonance |
B. | emotional labour |
C. | emotional contagion |
D. | cognitive dissonance |
Answer» C. emotional contagion |
26. |
The belief that the ‘discrimination is wrong’ is a value statement. Such an opinion is ______ component of the attitude |
A. | cognitive |
B. | affective |
C. | reactive |
D. | behavioral. |
Answer» A. cognitive |
27. |
_____ refers to an individual’s general attitude toward his or her jo |
A. | job satisfaction |
B. | job involvement |
C. | job stability |
D. | organizational commitment |
Answer» A. job satisfaction |
28. |
A worker who feels a personal stake in the company and whose ideas are valued by the company will likely |
A. | perform poorly. |
B. | perform well when a supervisor is present but perform poorly when alone. |
C. | perform well. |
D. | perform poorly when a supervisor is present but perform well when alone. |
Answer» C. perform well. |
29. |
Instructing employees on specific parts of the job that they may not have experience with is called |
A. | performance appraisal. |
B. | leadership. |
C. | job analysis. |
D. | training. |
Answer» D. training. |
30. |
Which of the following will be best at decreasing job stress? |
A. | finding a job that is not challenging |
B. | engaging in meaningful leisure activities outside of work |
C. | "sucking it up" and just doing the job |
D. | focusing on work demands at the expense of getting adequate sleep |
Answer» B. engaging in meaningful leisure activities outside of work |
31. |
Factors other than satisfaction that impact one’s decision to leave a current job include all of the following EXCEPT: |
A. | labour market conditions |
B. | length of tenure with the organization |
C. | organizational citizenship behavior |
D. | expectations about alternative job opportunities |
Answer» D. expectations about alternative job opportunities |
32. |
W hat sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize? |
A. | tangible, verifiable and measurable |
B. | achievable, controllable and profitable |
C. | challenging, emotional and constructive |
D. | hierarchical, attainable and effective |
Answer» A. tangible, verifiable and measurable |
33. |
According to Robert Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations, they possess _________ skills. |
A. | technical |
B. | leadership |
C. | problem-solving |
D. | conceptual skiils |
Answer» D. conceptual skiils |
34. |
Asif believes that men perform better in oral presentations than women. What shortcut has been used in this case? |
A. | the halo effect |
B. | the contrast effect |
C. | projection |
D. | stereotyping |
Answer» D. stereotyping |
35. |
Which of the following is one of the relationships proposed in expectancy theory? |
A. | reward-satisfaction relationship |
B. | satisfaction-performance relationship |
C. | rewards-personal goals relationship |
D. | effort-satisfaction relationship |
Answer» C. rewards-personal goals relationship |
36. |
What sort of actions is most likely to be attributed to external causes? |
A. | actions that have high distinctiveness, high consensus and high consistency |
B. | actions that have high distinctiveness, high consensus and low consistency |
C. | actions that have high distinctiveness, low consensus and low consistency |
D. | actions that have low distinctiveness, low consistency and high consensus |
Answer» D. actions that have low distinctiveness, low consistency and high consensus |
37. |
Which of the following is most likely to be a belief held by a successful manager? |
A. | technical knowledge is all that is needed for success. |
B. | it is not essential to have sound interpersonal skills. |
C. | technical skills are necessary, but insufficient alone for success. |
D. | effectiveness is not impacted by human behaviour |
Answer» C. technical skills are necessary, but insufficient alone for success. |
38. |
Mintzberg concluded that managers perform 10 different, highly interrelated roles. Which of the following is one of the broad categories into which these roles could be grouped? |
A. | intrapersonal |
B. | institutional |
C. | decisional |
D. | affective |
Answer» C. decisional |
39. |
As a manager, one of Shah’s duties is to present awards to outstanding employees within his department. Which Mintzberg managerial role is Shah acting in when he does this? |
A. | leadership role |
B. | liaison role |
C. | monitor role |
D. | figurehead role |
Answer» D. figurehead role |
40. |
Which one of the following would not be considered a human skill in Katz’s structure? |
A. | decision making. |
B. | communicating |
C. | resolving conflicts |
D. | working as part of a team |
Answer» A. decision making. |
41. |
An OB study would be least likely to be used to focus on which of the following problems? |
A. | an increase in absenteeism at a certain company |
B. | a fall in productivity in one shift of a manufacturing plant |
C. | a decrease in sales due to growing foreign competition |
D. | an increase in theft by employees at a retail store |
Answer» C. a decrease in sales due to growing foreign competition |
42. |
Mr. Bilal is late for work each day by about ten minutes. How would attribution theory describe this behaviour? |
A. | it shows consensus. |
B. | it shows similarity. |
C. | it shows reliability. |
D. | it shows consistency |
Answer» D. it shows consistency |
43. |
Psychology’s major contributions to the field of organizational behavior have been primarily at what level of analysis? |
A. | the level of the group |
B. | the level of the individual |
C. | the level of the organization |
D. | the level of the culture |
Answer» B. the level of the individual |
44. |
The science that seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change the behaviour of humans and other animals is known as ______. |
A. | psychiatry |
B. | psychology |
C. | sociology |
D. | organizationalbehavior |
Answer» B. psychology |
45. |
________blends concepts from psychology and sociology. |
A. | corporate strategy |
B. | anthropology |
C. | political science. |
D. | social psychology |
Answer» D. social psychology |
46. |
The science that focuses on the influence people have on one another is. |
A. | psychology |
B. | anthropology |
C. | political science |
D. | social psychology |
Answer» C. political science |
47. |
Which of the following fields has most helped us understand differences in fundamental values, attitudes, and behaviour among people in different countries? |
A. | anthropology |
B. | psychology |
C. | political science |
D. | operations research |
Answer» A. anthropology |
48. |
Maslow’s “basic needs” are also known as _____. |
A. | social needs |
B. | esteem needs |
C. | safety needs |
D. | physiological needs |
Answer» D. physiological needs |
49. |
Under Herzberg’s theory, factors causing dissatisfaction is called _____. |
A. | demotivators |
B. | negative stimuli |
C. | hygiene factors |
D. | defectors |
Answer» C. hygiene factors |
50. |
Who propounded X and Y theory of motivation |
A. | maslow |
B. | f. herzberg |
C. | alderfer |
D. | mcgregor |
Answer» D. mcgregor |
51. |
————— theory believes that employees dislike work |
A. | x theory |
B. | y theory |
C. | z theory |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. x theory |
52. |
Which one of the following need is not coming under McClelland theory of motivation? |
A. | need for power |
B. | need for achievement |
C. | need for affiliation |
D. | need for actualization |
Answer» D. need for actualization |
53. |
The group formed by an organization to accomplish narrow range of purposes within a specified time _____. |
A. | formal group |
B. | task group |
C. | interest group |
D. | functional group |
Answer» B. task group |
54. |
———-is the attractiveness of the members towards the group or resistance to leave it |
A. | group norms |
B. | group behavior |
C. | group cohesiveness |
D. | group structure |
Answer» C. group cohesiveness |
55. |
In ————–leadership, there is a complete centralization of authority in the leader |
A. | democratic |
B. | autocratic |
C. | free rein |
D. | bureaucratic |
Answer» B. autocratic |
56. |
Free rein leadership is also known as ¬¬¬¬¬______. |
A. | democratic |
B. | autocratic |
C. | laissez-faire |
D. | bureaucratic |
Answer» C. laissez-faire |
57. |
_______leader is self confident and can attract followers by his great influence |
A. | charismatic |
B. | autocratic |
C. | laissez-faire |
D. | bureaucratic |
Answer» A. charismatic |
58. |
__________refers to the basic changes in the content and responsibilities of job so as to satisfy higher motivational needs |
A. | job enrichment |
B. | job enlargement |
C. | work relocation |
D. | process consultation |
Answer» B. job enlargement |
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