Organisational Behavior
41. ______________ refers to the network of personal and social relations that is developed spontaneously between people associated with each other.
- Formal organization
- Informal organization
- Business organization
- Government organization
Correct answer: (B)
Informal organization
42. What sort of actions is most likely to be attributed to external causes?
- Actions that have high distinctiveness, high consensus and high consistency
- Actions that have high distinctiveness, high consensus and low consistency
- Actions that have high distinctiveness, low consensus and low consistency
- Actions that have low distinctiveness, low consistency and high consensus
Correct answer: (D)
Actions that have low distinctiveness, low consistency and high consensus
43. Which of the following is most likely to be a belief held by a successful manager?
- Technical knowledge is all that is needed for success.
- It is not essential to have sound interpersonal skills.
- Technical skills are necessary, but insufficient alone for success.
- Effectiveness is not impacted by human behavior.
Correct answer: (C)
Technical skills are necessary, but insufficient alone for success.
44. According to Mintzberg, one of management's interpersonal roles is.
- spokesperson
- leader
- Negotiator
- monitor
Correct answer: (B)
leader
45. While the Functions, Roles, Skills, and Activities approaches to management all differ, they all recognize that effective and successful managers must develop which of the following?
- People skills
- technical skills
- Efficiency
- entrepreneurialism
Correct answer: (A)
People skills
46. The subject of organizational culture has been most influenced by which behavioural science discipline?
- Anthropology
- Psychology
- social psychology
- political science
Correct answer: (A)
Anthropology
47. What role did the meat play in Pavlov's experiment with dogs?
- an unconditioned response
- a conditioned stimulus
- a conditioned response
- an unconditioned stimulus
Correct answer: (D)
an unconditioned stimulus
48. Who said "Give me a child at birth and I can make him into anything you want"?
- B.F. Skinner
- Ivan Pavlov
- Sigmund Freud
- James Emery
Correct answer: (A)
B.F. Skinner
49. ______________ are those factors that exists in the environment as perceived by the individual
- Physiological drive
- Psychological drive
- Cue stimuli
- Reinforcement
Correct answer: (C)
Cue stimuli
50. Managerial orientation of "Autocratic Model" of OB is
- Authority
- Money
- Support
- Teamwork
Correct answer: (A)
Authority
Wednesday, January 12, 2022