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Fundamentals of Economics and Management | Set 9

1. What kind of organizational structure combines a vertical chain of command with horizontal reporting requirements?

Correct : B. Matrix

2. What kind of training program is most appropriate for a simple task?

Correct : A. On-the-job training

3. Which leadership theory suggests that management style should adapt itself to changing circumstances?

Correct : A. Contingency theory

4. According to Abraham Maslow, the most elevated type of need is _____.

Correct : A. Self-actualization

5. Mr. (A) is a manager in a manufacturing company, he attempts to establish a culture of quality affecting the attitudes and actions of every employee and relies on a workforce that wants to improve quality. He focuses on establishing:

Correct : C. Operations Management

6. Ali is working in XYZ Company; he desires to get himself secure from crimes, company layoffs and other adverse impacts. We can say that he fulfils the ----------------- need.

Correct : D. Safety

7. In -------------- theory management assumes that employees may be ambitious, self-motivated, and anxious to accept greater responsibility, and exercise self-control, self-direction, autonomy and empowerment.

Correct : D. All of the above

8. ------------------- roles involve people and other duties that are ceremonial and symbolic in nature.

Correct : B. Interpersonal.

9. ----------------- is the use of scientific method to define the “one best way” for a job to be done.

Correct : A. Scientific management

10. The planning process can be used to promote _______________ inorganization

Correct : C. Innovation

11. The study of people in relation to their fellow human beings is ___________

Correct : B. Sociology

12. Which management concept suggests that low-importance decisions be handled by subordinates, so that managers can focus on high-importance decisions?

Correct : B. management by exception

13. Getting work done with a minimum of effort, expense or waste is the definition of _________

Correct : D. Efficiency

14. _____________ are mathematical models that describe the operating characteristics of queuing situations.

Correct : A. Waiting line models

15. Managers having the least authority and are at the lowest level in the hierarchy of the organization are called______________

Correct : C. First-line managers

16. ____________ reduces uncertainty

Correct : B. Planning

17. Decision makers face ________ types of problems.

Correct : B. 3

18. ___________________ are those plans that are extended beyond three years.

Correct : B. Long Term Plans

19. ________________ need involves the desire to affiliate with and be accepted by others.

Correct : B. Belongingness

20. ________ is the recording system which enables sender to leave messages for receiver by telephone.

Correct : B. Voice Mail

21. A motivational approach in which an organization‟s financial statements are opened to and shared with all of the employees is called ___________

Correct : A. Open Book Management

22. A ___________ refers to the authority and responsibility for achieving the major goals of the Organization.

Correct : A. Line position

23. ----------- maintains self developed network of outside contacts and informers who provide favors and information.

Correct : C. Liaison

24. Seema desires for friendship, love, and a sense of belonging, we can say that she fulfils the_______

Correct : C. Social need

25. ------------ is a condition in which the decision maker chooses a course of action without complete knowledge of the consequences that will follow implementation.

Correct : B. Uncertainty

26. NAFTA stands for:

Correct : A. North American Free Trade Agreement

27. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of Weber‟s ideal bureaucracy?

Correct : C. Division of labour

28. ___________shows the management structure of an organization.

Correct : A. Hierarchy

29. If the average human being prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibility, has relatively little ambition and wants security above all, the management attitude would be:

Correct : B. Theory X manager

30. Getting work done with a minimum effort, expense, or waste is the definition of __________.

Correct : C. Efficiency

31. Which of the following is not an argument for the assumption of social responsibility by business?

Correct : B. Stockholder interests

32. _________ concluded that managers perform 10 interrelated activities that relate to decision making, using information and interpersonal relationships.

Correct : A. Mintzberg

33. Scientific Management approach is developed by

Correct : C. F.W. Taylor

34. Who proposed “ bureaucratic structure” is suitable for all organization

Correct : D. Max Weber

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

Correct : A. Elton Mayo

36. Today‟s organization are

Correct : A. Open system

37. Which of the following methods is/are used to solve intergroup conflicts indirectly

Correct : A. Avoidance

38. Which of the following is / are not direct method to solve intergroup conflicts

Correct : D. Persuasion

39. A technique to bring changes in the entire organization, rather man focusing attention on individuals to bring changes easily.

Correct : A. Organizational development

40. Which of the following is/are OD intervention techniques

Correct : D. All the above

41. Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory?

Correct : B. Equity among workers

42. Behaviour, power, and conflict are central areas of study for _____________.

Correct : A. Sociologist

43. The managers of a multinational company are located in France, India, Brazil, and the United States. Which decision-making technique seems most reasonable for this organization?

Correct : D. An electronic meeting

44. According to Robert Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations, they possess _____________ skills.

Correct : D. Conceptual

45. What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize?

Correct : A. Tangible, verifiable and measurable

46. Today‟s managers understand that the success of any effort at improving quality and productivity must include _____.

Correct : C. Employee's participation

47. Which of the following would be least likely to pose a barrier to cross-cultural communications?

Correct : C. Political correctness

48. Concept of MBO was introduced by:

Correct : A. Peter. F.Drucker

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

Correct : A. Type As

50. Which of the following is an environmental force that shapes personality?

Correct : C. Experience

51. Which of the following leadership behaviours are identified by the path-goal theory?

Correct : C. Participative, achievement-oriented, directive, and supportive

52. In which stage of the conflict process does conflict become visible?

Correct : C. Behaviour

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

Correct : B. Informal organization

54. What sort of actions is most likely to be attributed to external causes?

Correct : D. Actions that have low distinctiveness, low consistency and high consensus

55. 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?

Correct : D. Coercive power

56. Which of the following departmentalization can be considered necessary in an organization where the Company‟s products fall into several categories with very different production methods for each category?

Correct : C. Process

57. Which of the following is most likely to be a belief held by a successful manager?

Correct : C. Technical skills are necessary, but insufficient alone for success.

58. Which of the following is not one of the four primary management functions?

Correct : C. Staffing

59. Determining how tasks are to be grouped is part of which management function?

Correct : D. Organizing

60. ______ is discretionary behaviour that is not part of an employee‟s formal job requirement, but that promotes the effective functioning of the organization.

Correct : C. Organizational citizenship

61. Individual-level independent variables include all of the following except.

Correct : A. Leadership

62. Which of the following is not true of classical conditioning?

Correct : D. A neutral stimulus takes on the properties of a conditioned stimulus.

63. What is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment?

Correct : D. Perception

64. 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?

Correct : A. the perceivers

65. …………is the dynamic organization within the individual that determine his unique adjustment to the environment

Correct : D. Personality

66. Which of the following is not an attribute of psychological individual difference?

Correct : D. Complexion

67. Select the correct hierarchical order of qualities of an individual

Correct : B. Aptitude-Ability- Skills- Competency

68. Maslow‟s “basic needs” are also known as

Correct : D. Physiological needs

69. In Maslow‟s Need hierarchy which needs are shown between Esteem needs and Safety needs

Correct : A. Social needs

70. ERG theory of motivation was proposed by

Correct : C. Alderfer

71. Under ERG theory, “R” stands for---------

Correct : D. Relatedness

72. Dual structure approach of motivation is developed by

Correct : B. F. Herzberg

73. Under Herzberg‟s theory, factors causing dissatisfaction is called

Correct : C. Hygiene factors

74. Hygiene factors are

Correct : B. Maintenance factors

75. In Two Factor theory, “Salary” coming under -------------

Correct : B. Maintenance factors

76. Who propounded X and Y theory of motivation

Correct : D. Mc Gregor

77. --------------- theory believes that employees dislike work

Correct : A. X theory

78. According to ----------employees love work as play or rest

Correct : B. Y theory

79. Z theory is a Japanese approach of motivation developed by

Correct : B. William Ouchi

80. According to ---------- the managers and workers should work together as partners and of equal importance for the organizations success

Correct : C. Z theory

81. Which one is not a Process Based Theory of motivation?

Correct : B. Mc Clelland’s theory

82. Who developed Equity theory of motivation?

Correct : C. Stacy Adams

83. Porter Lawler Model is an extension of

Correct : D. Vroom’s theory

84. ----------is the attractiveness of the members towards the group or resistance to leave it

Correct : C. Group cohesiveness

85. Believes, attitudes, traditions and expectations which are shared by group members is called

Correct : A. Group norms

86. ---------------is the ability of influencing people to strive willingly for mutual objectives

Correct : C. Leadership

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

Correct : B. Autocratic

88. In---------- in fact “No leadership at all”

Correct : C. Free rein

89. Free rein leadership is also known as

Correct : C. Laissez-faire

90. -----------leadership emphasize on rules and regulation in an organization

Correct : D. Bureaucratic

91. ---------- leader is self confident and can attract followers by his great influence

Correct : A. Charismatic

92. Which one of the following is/are leadership theories?

Correct : D. All of these

93. Least Preferred Co-worker ( LPC) model of leadership was developed by

Correct : C. Fred Fielder

94. Path-goal model of Leadership was introduced by

Correct : A. Martin Evans & Robert House

95. Which of the following is not a contingency theory of leadership

Correct : D. Job centered Leadership

96. When a group gives some of its leadership positions to the members of other group, it is

Correct : B. Co-opting

97. Which one of the following characteristics is part of the definition of a group?

Correct : B. interdependent effort

98. Sharon Moro, office manager at Willow Manufacturing stated, “We‟d had manufacturing work cells in place for at least two years, but change didn‟t really happen until we added teamwork.” To effectively integrate teamwork into their corporate strategy, all of the following actions were undertaken by Willow except:

Correct : C. Individual employee success was recognized and celebrated.

99. While business firms have traditionally been organized around ________, athletic groups have long recognized the importance of ________.

Correct : D. individuals; teamwork

100. All of the following statements help to explain the current popularity of teams except…….

Correct : D. Teams expertly focus on individual performance.