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Organizational Behavior MCQs
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"______________ are social inventions for accomplishing goals through group efforts"
Management
Organization
Leadership
Behavior
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Which organization theory can be understood by IF and THEN relationship
System approach
Contingency approach
Process approach
Scientific approach
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Which of the following is/are not job related source of stress
Role ambiguity
Role overload
Ethical dilemmas
Career concerns
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Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory?
Goal specificity
Equity among workers
Feedback
Defining the goal
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Raju believes that men perform better in oral presentations than women. What shortcut has been used in this case?
The halo effect
The contrast effect
Projection
Stereotyping
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Concept of MBO was introduced by:
Peter. F.Drucker
Mary Parker
Henry Fayol
Philip Kotler
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Which dimension of Big 5 personality traits represents artistically sensitive, refined etc.
Culture
Emotional stability
Conscientiousness
Extroversion
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If everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way, attribution theory states that the behaviour shows ______________.
Consensus
Similarity
Reliability
Consistency
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What term is used for the extent to which an individual displays different behaviors in different situations?
continuity
integrity
flexibility
distinctiveness
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As a manager, one of James’s duties is to present awards to outstanding employees within his department. Which Mintzberg managerial role is Jam...
leadership role
liaison role
monitor role
figurehead role
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According to Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations, they possess skills.
Technical
Leadership
problem-solving
conceptual
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Psychology’s major contributions to the field of organizational behavior have been primarily at what level of analysis?
the level of the group
the level of the individual
the level of the organization
the level of the culture
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Which of the following OB topics is not central to managing employees’ fears about terrorism?
Emotion
Motivation
Communication
work design
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Experiments performed by Ivan Pavlov led to what theory?
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
social learning
behavior shaping
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According to operant conditioning, when behaviour is not reinforced, what happens to the probability of that behaviour occurring again?
It increases.
It declines.
It remains unchanged.
It becomes zero.
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The application of reinforcement concepts to individuals in the work setting is referred to as
classical conditioning
self-management
Reengineering
OB Mod
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In attribution theory, what is distinctiveness?
whether an individual displays consistent behaviors in different situations
whether an individual displays different behaviors in different situations
whether an individual displays consistent behaviors in similar situations
whether an individual displays different behaviors in similar situations
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______________ is the process of screening out information that we are uncomfortable with or that contradict to our beliefs
Perceptual context
Selective perception
Halo effect
Stereotyping
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Basis of "Collegial Model of OB is
Economic resources
Power
Leadership
Partnership
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Employees needs met by Supportive Model is
Subsistence
Security
Status and Recognition
Self-actualization
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As per Stimulus-Response Model, input for behaviour process is
Drive
Organism
Stimuli
Response
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Some people strongly believe that each person have control of his own life. This is
extroversion
conscientiousness
internal locus of control
external locus of control
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______________ indicates the level of uncertainty that people can tolerate to work efficiently without experiencing undue stress
Risk propensity
Authoritarianism
Tolerance for ambiguity
Workahollism
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______________ indicates the level of uncertainty that people can tolerate to work efficiently without experiencing undue stress
Risk propensity
Authoritarianism
Tolerance for ambiguity
Workahollism
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______________ persons are easy going people and do not feel time urgency
Authoritarianism
Dogmatism
Type A
Type B
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Dual structure approach of motivation is developed by
Maslow
F. Herzberg
Alderfer
Mc Gregor
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According to ______________ employees love work as play or rest
X theory
Y theory
Z theory
None of these
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Porter Lawler Model is an extension of
Maslow’s theory
Mc Clelland’s theory
Stacy Adams theory
Vroom’s theory
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Believes, attitudes, traditions and expectations which are shared by group members is called
Group norms
Group cohesiveness
Group communication
Group structure
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_____________ leader is self confident and can attract followers by his great influence
Charismatic
Autocratic
Laissez-faire
Bureaucratic
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Path-goal model of Leadership was introduced by
Martin Evans & Robert House
Fred Fielder
Whetton
Cameron
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Which of the following is not a contingency theory of leadership
LPC theory
Path Goal theory
Vroom-Yetton-Jago theory
Job centered Leadership
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Which of the following is/are the key features of organization
Social invention
Accomplishing goals
Group efforts
All of these
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Organization Behavior is
An interdisciplinary approach
A humanistic approach
Total system approach
All of these
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Which of the following is/are not organizational factors causing stress
Task demand
Role demand
Role conflict
Satisfaction
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A study of human behavior in organizational settings is
Individual behavior
Group behavior
Organizational behavior
None of these
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Organization Behavior is not a /an
A separate field of study
Applied science
Normative science
Pessimistic approach
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______________ is "the reactions of individuals to new or threatening factors in their work environments"
Attitude
Stress
Dissonance
Disappointment
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Behaviour, power, and conflict are central areas of study for ______________.
sociologist
Anthropologists
Social psychologists
Operations analysts
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LMr. Manoj, Manager ABC Company found that skills of workers and machinery used by them as compared to the competitors in the market are obsolete with...
High Quality and Low Quality
Globalization and Culture
Rapid Pace of Change
Multiple Stakeholders
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Which of the following is an environmental force that shapes personality?
Gender
Height
Experience
Brain size
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______________ 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
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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
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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.
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According to Mintzberg, one of management’s interpersonal roles is.
spokesperson
leader
Negotiator
monitor
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While the Functions, Roles, Skills, and Activities approaches to management all differ, they all recognize that effective and successful managers must...
People skills
technical skills
Efficiency
entrepreneurialism
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The subject of organizational culture has been most influenced by which behavioural science discipline?
Anthropology
Psychology
social psychology
political science
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What role did the meat play in Pavlov’s experiment with dogs?
an unconditioned response
a conditioned stimulus
a conditioned response
an unconditioned stimulus
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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
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______________ are those factors that exists in the environment as perceived by the individual
Physiological drive
Psychological drive
Cue stimuli
Reinforcement
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Managerial orientation of "Autocratic Model" of OB is
Authority
Money
Support
Teamwork
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Employees needs met by Collegial Model is
Subsistence
Security
Status and Recognition
Self-actualization
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An enduring attribute of a person that appears constantly in a variety of situation is
behavior
trait
attitude
culture
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Some people think that what happens to them is a result of fate, chance, luck etc. this is
extroversion
conscientiousness
internal locus of control
external locus of control
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______________ is an attitude reflects the extent to which an individual is gratified or fulfilled by his work
Motivation
Job satisfaction
Contribution
Cognitive dissonance
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In Two Factor theory, "Salary" coming under ______________
Satisfiers
Maintenance factors
Both of these
None of above a and b
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Who developed Equity theory of motivation?
Porter Lawler
Mc Clelland
Stacy Adams
Vroom
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______________ is the ability of influencing people to strive willingly for mutual objectives
Motivation
Control
Leadership
Supervision
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An extent to which an organization achieves its predetermined objectives within given resources and without undue strain to its members
Organization behavior
Organizational culture
Organizational spirit
Organizational effectiveness
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The concept of Work- Week is related with
Quality of Work life
Quality Circle
Alternative Work schedule
Job Redesign
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Scientific Management approach is developed by
Elton Mayo
Henry Fayol
F.W. Taylor
A. Maslow
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"Cognitive theory" of learning was given by
Skinner
Pavlov
Tolman
Piajet
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Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is designed to understand
Perception of individual
Personality of individual
Learning of individual
None of these
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Which of the following is / are method of managing stress
Job relocation
Career counseling
Recreational facility
All the above
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When a bank robber points a gun at a bank employee, his base of power is:
Coercive
Punitive
Positional
Authoritative
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Mr. Sunil’s one-day salary was deducted because of his uninformed leave, as he was already warned about this behaviour. It is an example of whi...
Reinforcement
Positive Reinforcement
punishment
Negative Reinforcement
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The cognitive process through which an individual selects, organizes but misinterprets environmental stimuli is known as ______________
Perception
Projection
Selective Perception
Mis-Perception
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Mr.Dirash has a job which pays an excellent salary. He has a good relationship with his peers and his supervisors. He also likes the fact that the com...
High compensation
Good nature of peer relationships
Good nature of supervisor relationships
Recognition for his achievements
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Mintzberg concluded that managers perform 10 different, highly interrelated roles. Which of the following is one of the broad categories into which th...
Intrapersonal
Institutional
Decisional
affective
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An OB study would be least likely to be used to focus on which of the following problems?
an increase in absenteeism at a certain company
a fall in productivity in one shift of a manufacturing plant
a decrease in sales due to growing foreign competition
an increase in theft by employees at a retail store
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According to management guru Tom Peters, almost all quality improvement comes from of design, manufacturing, layout, processes, and procedures.
Modification
Stratification
Integration
simplification
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Which of the following is not a biographical characteristic?
political affiliation
age
Sex
tenure
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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
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Syam is always late coming to work and the manager cut his increment. This is an example of.
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
Punishment
extinction
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Most of the learning that takes place in the Class room is
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Cognitive learning
Social learning
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Managerial orientation of "Supportive Model" of OB is
Authority
Money
Support
Teamwork
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Select the correct hierarchical order of qualities of an individual
Ability-Skills- Aptitude- Competency
Aptitude-Ability- Skills- Competency
Skills- Aptitude- Competency- Ability
Competency-Ability-Skills- Aptitude
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Tensed, insecurity and nervousness are features of
emotional instability
agreeableness
extroversion
conscientiousness
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The extent to which individual believes in importance of power, status difference in organization
Self esteem
Authoritarianism
Tolerance for ambiguity
Workahollism
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Under Herzberg’s theory, factors causing dissatisfaction is called
Demotivators
Negative stimuli
Hygiene factors
Defectors
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Which one is not a Process Based Theory of motivation?
Porter Lawler theory
Mc Clelland’s theory
Stacy Adams theory
Vroom’s theory
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In ______________ leadership, there is a complete centralization of authority in the leader
Democratic
Autocratic
Free rein
Bureaucratic
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______________ refers to the basic changes in the content and responsibilities of job so as to satisfy higher motivational needs
Job enrichment
Job enlargement
Work relocation
Process consultation
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When a group gives some of its leadership positions to the members of other group, it is
Contracting
Co-opting
Co-alition
Competition
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Who proposed "bureaucratic structure" is suitable for all organization
Elton Mayo
Henry Fayol
F.W. Taylor
Max Weber
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Extension of behavior modification into organization is called
Enrichment
Enlargement
OB Mod
OB Ext
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Which of the following is / are not a method of managing stress
Time management
Supervisor training
Role Analysis techniques (RAT)
Rorschach test
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The managers of a multinational company are located in France, India, Brazil, and the United States. Which decision-making technique seems most reason...
A postal service interaction
A brainstorming session
A nominal discussion
An electronic meeting
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Which of the following theory is proposed by Clayton Alderfer?
Theory X and Theory Y
Hierarchy of Needs
ERG Theory
Theory
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In which stage of the conflict process does conflict become visible?
Illumination
Intentions
Behaviour
Cognition
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Your boss never gives you the benefit of the doubt. When you were late back from lunch, he assumed that you had simply taken too much time. He never c...
Self-serving bias
Selective perception
Fundamental attribution error
Inconsistency
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Job appraisal is the part of ______________
Sociology
Anthropology
Psychology
Political science
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Robert Katz identified three essential skills that managers need to have in order to reach their goals. What are these skills?
technical, decisional and interpersonal
technical, human, and conceptual
interpersonal, informational and decisional
conceptual, communication and networking
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If a person responds the same way over time, attribution theory states that the behaviour shows.
Distinctiveness
Consensus
Consistency
continuity
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Which of the following fields has most helped us understand differences in fundamental values, attitudes, and behaviour among people in different coun...
Anthropology
Psychology
political science
operations research
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In Pavlov’s experiment, the bell was a/an.
unconditioned stimulus
unconditioned response
conditioned stimulus
conditioned response
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What is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment?
Interpretation
environmental analysis
Outlook
perception
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The extent to which individuals consistently regard themselves as capable, worthy, successful etc. is
Self esteem
Authoritarianism
Tolerance for ambiguity
Workhollism
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Managerial orientation of "Custodial model" of OB is
Authority
Money
Support
Teamwork
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______________ is a person’s belief about his chances of successfully accomplishing a specific task
Self esteem
Job satisfaction
Self efficacy
Self appraisal