Organizational Behaviour - 15

LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



Multiple Choice Single Answer
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The factors which make the job itself a tool of motivation are known as:
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Satisfiers
Your Answer
Satisfiers

True/False
Question
It is said that the technical skill plays a major part in the leadership behaviour.
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False
Your Answer
True

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State the needs as stated by Abraham Maslow in his theory.
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Domination , Gratification , Activation
Your Answer
Domination , Gratification , Activation

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Question
Multiple Choice Single Response
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Autocratic
Your Answer
Autocratic

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The features of team empowerment are as follows:
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Potency , Autonomy , Impact
Your Answer
Potency , Autonomy

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Good match between individual personality and organization is essential because of
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Some people have passion for bureaucracy , Some people prefer autonomy flexibility in operation
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Some people have passion for bureaucracy , Some people prefer autonomy flexibility in operation , Some people prefer job dynamism

True/False
Question
The more successful the organization is, the less effective is its internal communication.
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False
Your Answer
False

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Mismatch between personality and organization may lead to
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Confusion and chaos , Loss of interest by members in organization , Low morale and job satisfaction
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Confusion and chaos , Loss of interest by members in organization , Low morale and job satisfaction

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Name the groups of core needs identified by Alderfer
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Existence , Relatedness , Growth
Your Answer
Existence , Relatedness , Growth

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
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Sources of personality difference related to two important factors. These are
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Heredity , Family
Your Answer
Heredity , Culture , Family

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Situation where individual differences are unimportant
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Earthquake , Drought , Flood
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Earthquake , Drought , Flood

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According to Likert, few variables characterize the leadership style. Select these variables.
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Casual , Intervening , End-result
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Casual , Intervening , End-result

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We can maintain organizational culture by
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Recruiting and removal , Role modeling and coaching , Allocating rewards
Your Answer
Recruiting and removal , Role modeling and coaching , Allocating rewards

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Advise the management of Beta and Gamma Ltd. About the various groups that can be created in an organisation.
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Effective group , Formal group , Informal group
Your Answer
Effective group , Formal group , Informal group

True/False
Question
In the countershock phase, the defensive mechanism becomes passive.
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False
Your Answer
True

Select The Blank
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According to Vroom's theory, ________ is the result of multiplication of valence and expectancy.
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Motivation
Your Answer
Motivation

True/False
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Research has found that all communication channels are equal in their capacity to convey information.
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False
Your Answer
False

True/False
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At the organizational level, employees' stress may have negative effect on morale and job satisfaction.
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True
Your Answer
True

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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Contribution of Walter Dill Scot towards industrial psychology is:
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He showed how psychology can be applied to advertising and selling.
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He showed how psychology can be applied to advertising and selling.

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
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In organizational context, employees have attitudes related to
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Prestige of department , Job security
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Productivity , Technology , Job security

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The results of bank wiring room study done under the Hawthorne experiments were:
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Small group of people emerge as a team , The group is indifferent towards financial incentives , The group norms are more important for the members
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Small group of people emerge as a team , The group is indifferent towards financial incentives , The group norms are more important for the members

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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The objective of Mass Interviewing Program was:
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To explore information that could be used to improve supervisory training.
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To explore information that could be used to improve supervisory training.

Select The Blank
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Organizational Behaviour studies human behavior as well as group________.
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dynamics
Your Answer
dynamics

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Ego reduces tension by performing task of
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Perceiving outside world. , Remembering experience with outside world , Acting to satisfy the instinctual wishes
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Perceiving outside world. , Remembering experience with outside world

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What sort of communication is considered to be more effective in modern organization?
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On-going , Informal , Dynamic
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On-going , Dynamic

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
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Select the relevant parts of the communication process.
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Encoding , Receiver , Decoding
Your Answer
Encoding , Receiver , Decoding

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Select the factors which are treated as motivators by Herzberg in his theory of motivation.
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Achievement , Possibility of growth , Responsibility
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Achievement , Possibility of growth , Responsibility

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The team whose members collaborate through use of various information technologies is known as ________ team.
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Virtual
Your Answer
Virtual

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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High competitiveness and profit orientation is a characteristic of which type of organizational culture?
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Market
Your Answer
Market

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From the following which is classified as a hygiene factor according to Herzberg's theory of motivation.
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Salary
Your Answer
Salary

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With regard to the 'Nature of Organizations' the key assumption is:
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The social systems are formed on the basis of mutual interests.
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The social systems are formed on the basis of mutual interests.

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According to the Vroom's theory, what will be the value of expectancy when an event is bound to occur?
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One
Your Answer
One

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
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The models of Organizational Behaviour are:
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Autocratic , Custodial , Supportive
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Autocratic , Custodial , Supportive

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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Which of the following situation is expected to last in the long run?
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Low productivity, high morale
Your Answer
High productivity, high morale

True/False
Question
Friends and colleagues are unable to correctly detect whether an individual is under stress.
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False
Your Answer
False

Select The Blank
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As per Alderfer's theory, the ________ needs are concerned with an individual's intrinsic desire for personal development.
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Growth
Your Answer
Growth

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
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Mr. Jay sets up a task force to improve communication effectiveness within his organization. What factors should be considered by the task force to achieve effective communication?
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Assume existence of interpersonal differences , Emphasize description rather than interpretation or evaluation , Ensure that everyone practices empathy
Your Answer
Assume existence of interpersonal differences , Emphasize description rather than interpretation or evaluation , Ensure that everyone practices empathy

Match The Following
Question
Correct Answer
Your Answer
Interpersonal communication hurdle
Low intellectual capacity of an employee
Low intellectual capacity of an employee
Donald Pelz
Impact of supervisor's power on his satisfaction
Impact of supervisor's power on his satisfaction
McCelland
Employee-based reasons for failure of upward communication
Employee-based reasons for failure of upward communication
Direct hurdle in the communication process
Disturbance in telephone line
Disturbance in telephone line

Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question
Multiple Choice Single Response
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The statement is false and invalid.
Your Answer
The statement is false but valid.

True/False
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The social needs are so strong that even the cruelest criminals dread the punishment of solitary confinement.
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True
Your Answer
True

Match The Following
Question
Correct Answer
Your Answer
Fred Fiedler
Contingency Theory of Leadership
Contingency Theory of Leadership
Blake and Mouton
Managerial grid
Managerial grid
Rensis Likert
Four Systems Management
Four Systems Management
Tannenbaum and Schmidt
Leadership Behaviour Continuum
Leadership Behaviour Continuum

Select The Blank
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The ________ skills relate to a person's knowledge and ability in any organizational functional area.
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Technical
Your Answer
Technical

Select The Blank
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The informal system of communication network system in an organization is known as ________.
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Grapevine
Your Answer
Grapevine

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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Which type of motivators are involved in granting additional authority to an employee in his activity?
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Responsibility and recognition
Your Answer
Responsibility and recognition

Select The Blank
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Cultural________are words, gestures and pictures or other physical objects that carry a particular meaning with the culture.
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symbols
Your Answer
symbols

True/False
Question
A need once satisfied is a spent force and hence acts as a motivator.
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False
Your Answer
False

True/False
Question
Career development of employees facilitates development of whole person concept.
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True
Your Answer
True