Organisational Behavior 131. Which of the following methods is/are used to solve intergroup conflicts indirectly
Avoidance Encouragement Bargaining All of these View answer Correct answer: (A) Avoidance
132. According to Robert Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations, they possess ______________ skills.
Technical Leadership Problem-solving Conceptual View answer Correct answer: (D) Conceptual
133. People with which type of personality trait commonly make poor decisions because they make them too fast?
Type As Type Bs Self-monitors Extroverts View answer Correct answer: (A) Type As
134. Which of the following is one of the relationships proposed in expectancy theory?
Reward-satisfaction relationship Satisfaction-performance relationship Rewards-personal goals relationship Effort-satisfaction relationship View answer Correct answer: (C) Rewards-personal goals relationship
135. A threatened strike action by a labour union to force the management to accept their demands is an example of which of the following power?
Referent power legitimate power Reward power Coercive power View answer Correct answer: (D) Coercive power
136. A manager is valued by her colleagues for her ability to perform effective break-even analysis on upcoming ventures. In this case, her colleagues value her for competencies that fall within which of Katz's essential management skills categories?
Technical Communication Human conceptual View answer Correct answer: (A) Technical
137. Mr.Balu is late for work each day by about ten minutes. How would attribution theory describe this behaviour?
It shows consensus. It shows similarity. It shows reliability. It shows consistency View answer Correct answer: (D) It shows consistency
138. Most valuable asset in an organization is
Land and building Cash and bank balances Human being technology View answer Correct answer: (C) Human being
139. Operant conditioning argues that.
behavior is reflexive behavior is unlearned behavior is a function of its consequences the tendency to repeat a behavior is very strong View answer Correct answer: (C) behavior is a function of its consequences
140. Two people see the same thing at the same time yet interpret it differently. Where do the factors that operate to shape their dissimilar perceptions reside?
the perceivers the target the timing the context View answer Correct answer: (D) the context