Management Theory And Organizational Behaviour Set 2

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This set of Management Theory and Organizational Behaviour Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Management Theory And Organizational Behaviour Set 2

Q1 | -----------leadership emphasize on rules and regulation in an organization
  • Democratic
  • Autocratic
  • Laissez-faire
  • Bureaucratic
Answer: Bureaucratic
Q2 | ----------is the attractiveness of the members towards the group or resistance to leave it
  • Group norms
  • Group behavior
  • Group cohesiveness
  • Group structure
Answer: Group cohesiveness
Q3 | Goal setting theory is pioneered by
  • Stacy Adams
  • Charms
  • Edwin Locke
  • F W
Answer: Edwin Locke
Q4 | Which one is not a Need Based Theory of motivation?
  • Maslow’s Theory
  • F. Herzberg’s theory
  • Alderfer’s theory
  • Vroom’s theory
Answer: Vroom’s theory
Q5 | Porter Lawler Model is an extension of
  • Maslow’s theory
  • Mc Clelland’s theory
  • Stacy Adams theory
  • Vroom’s theory
Answer: Vroom’s theory
Q6 | Which one of the following need is not coming under Mc Clelland theory of motivation?
  • Need for power
  • Need for achievement
  • Need for affiliation
  • Need for actualization
Answer: Need for affiliation
Q7 | Which of the following researchers thought that reinforcement was the central factor involed inbehavioural change?
  • Pavlov
  • Fayol
  • Skinner
  • Deming
Answer: Skinner
Q8 | What do we call the view that we can learn both through observation and direct experience?
  • situational learning theory
  • classical learning
  • social learning theory
  • the Pavlov principle
Answer: social learning theory
Q9 | Individual-level independent variables include all of the following except.
  • Leadership
  • Learning
  • Perception
  • motivation
Answer: Leadership
Q10 | What term is used to describe voluntary and involuntary permanent withdrawal from anorganization?
  • Absenteeism
  • Turnover
  • Downsizing
  • truancy
Answer: Turnover
Q11 | According to Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complexsituations, they possess skills.
  • Technical
  • Leadership
  • problem-solving
  • conceptual
Answer: conceptual
Q12 | According to Mintzberg, one of management’s interpersonal roles is .
  • spokesperson
  • leader
  • Negotiator
  • monitor
Answer: leader
Q13 | Determining how tasks are to be grouped is part of which management function?
  • Planning
  • Leading
  • Controlling
  • organizing
Answer: organizing
Q14 | Today’s organization are
  • Open system
  • Closed system
  • Open as well as closed
  • None of these
Answer: Open system
Q15 | Organization Behavior is not a /an
  • A separate field of study
  • Applied science
  • Normative science
  • Pessimistic approach
Answer: Pessimistic approach
Q16 | ------------represent noblest thoughts, ideals etc.
  • Ego
  • Super ego
  • Negative ego
  • Id
Answer: Super ego
Q17 | Which of the following is / are method of managing stress
  • Job relocation
  • Career counseling
  • Recreational facility
  • All the above
Answer: All the above
Q18 | Which of the following is / are not direct method to solve intergroup conflicts
  • Problem solving
  • Domination by the management
  • Removing key figures in conflict
  • Persuasion
Answer: Persuasion
Q19 | Behaviour, power, and conflict are central areas of study for _____________.
  • sociologist
  • Anthropologists
  • Social psychologists
  • Operations analysts
Answer: sociologist
Q20 | What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize?
  • Tangible, verifiable and measurable
  • Achievable, controllable and profitable
  • Challenging, emotional and constructive
  • Hierarchical, attainable and effective
Answer: Tangible, verifiable and measurable
Q21 | Which of the following is a reason that the study of organizational behaviour is useful?
  • Human behavior does not vary a great deal between individuals and situations.
  • Human behavior is not random.
  • Human behavior is not consistent.
  • Human behavior is rarely predictable
Answer: Human behavior is not random.
Q22 | The science that seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change the behaviour of humansand other animals is known as.
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • organizational behavior
Answer: Psychology
Q23 | Science that focuses on the influence people have on one another is.
  • Psychology
  • Anthropology
  • political science
  • social psychology
Answer: Anthropology
Q24 | Which of the following OB topics is not central to managing employees’ fears about terrorism?
  • Emotion
  • Motivation
  • Communication
  • work design
Answer: work design
Q25 | ______ is discretionary behaviour that is not part of an employee’s formal job requirement, butthat promotes the effective functioning of the organization.
  • Productivity
  • Motivation
  • Organizational citizenship
  • Organizational behavior
Answer: Organizational citizenship
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