Deck 1: Organizational Behavior and Management: Part A

Question 1

Scientific Management approach is developed by

A)Elton Mayo
B)Henry Fayol
C)F.W. Taylor
D)A. Maslow

Answer 1

F.W. Taylor

Question 2

"Hawthrone experiment" which was a real beginning of applied research in OB was conducted by

A)Elton Mayo
B)Henry Fayol
C)F.W. Taylor
D)Max Weber

Answer 2

Elton Mayo

Question 3

Whose concept states that interpersonal and human relations may lead to productivity

A)Elton Mayo
B)Henry Fayol
C)F.W. Taylor
D)Max Weber

Answer 3

Elton Mayo

Question 4

Organization Behavior is

A)An interdisciplinary approach
B)A humanistic approach
C)Total system approach
D)All of these

Question 5

Extension of behavior modification into organization is called

A)Enrichment
B)Enlargement
C)OB Mod
D)OB Ext

Question 6

Which of the following is/are not job related source of stress?

A)Role ambiguity
B)Role overload
C)Ethical dilemmas
D)Career concerns

Question 7

-------------- refers to the negotiation or an agreement between two groups

A)Contracting
B)Co-opting
C)Pressure tactics
D)None of these

Question 8

Which of the following is/are not organizational f actors causing stress?

A)Task demand
B)Role demand
C)Role conflict
D)Satisfaction

Question 9

Which of the following is/are OD intervention techniques

A)Sensitivity training
B)MBO
C)Quality of work life
D)All the above

Question 10

The cognitive process through which an individual selects, organizes but misinterprets environmental stimuli is known as_________

A)Perception
B)Projection
C)Selective Perception
D)Mis-Perception

Question 11

Which dimension of Big 5 personality traits represents artistically sensitive, refined etc.

A)Culture
B)Emotional stability
C)Conscientiousness
D)Extroversion

Question 12

A study of human behavior in organizational settings is

A)Individual behavior
B)Group behavior
C)Organizational behavior
D)None of these

Question 13

Concept of MBO was introduced by:

A)Peter. F.Drucker
B)Mary Parker
C)Henry Fayol
D)Philip Kotler

Question 14

. People with which type of personality trait commonly make poor decisions because they make them too fast?

A)Type A
B)Type B
C)Self-monitors
D)Extroverts

Question 15

____________ refers to the network of personal and social relations that is developed spontaneously between people associated with each other.

A)Formal organization
B)Informal organization
C)Business organization
D)Government organization

Question 16

The concept of Work- Week is related with

A)Quality of Work life
B)Quality Circle
C)Alternative Work schedule
D)Job Redesign

Question 17

. --------is an attempt through a formal program to integrate employees' needs and wellbeing with the intention of improved productivity, better involvement and satisfaction

A)Quality of Work life
B)Quality Circle
C)Alternative Work schedule
D)Job Redesign

Question 18

------------is a set of values that states what an organisation stands for

A)Organization behavior
B)Organizational culture
C)Organizational spirit
D)Organizational effectiveness

Question 19

Which one of the following is/are leadership theories?

A)Trait theory
B)Behavior theory
C)Contingency theory
D)All of these

Question 20

. In --------------leadership, there is a complete centralization of authority in the leader

A)Democratic
B)Autocratic
C)Free rein
D)Bureaucratic