The democratic leadership style goes with
A. Theory X
B. Theory Y
C. Theory Z
D. None of these
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Who has defined OD as a planned, organisation wide and managed from the top effort aiming to increase an organisation's effectiveness and health through planned interventions in the organisational process employing behavioural science knowledge?
A. Bennis
B. Beckhard
C. French
D. None of these
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The basis of influence in informal organisations is
A. position
B. person
C. authority
D. None of these
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The managerial grid's axis are divided into
A. Five units
B. Six units
C. Nine units
D. Two units
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In . . . . . . . ., the behaviour that one should engage in are stipulated by and directed towards organisational goals
A. Formal group
B. Secondary group
C. Reference group
D. Informal group
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Which of the following statement is false?
A. People with internal locus of control are masters of their own fate and ready to take challenges
B. People with external locus of control remain inactive and are willing to follow orders and do routine jobs
C. People with internal locus are successful managers
D. People with external locus takes initiative for achievement
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The ultimate aim of all leadership theories and model is to build
A. a cause and effect relationship
B. a leadership model
C. a process that leads to optimisation
D. postulate for maximising benefits
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Grid Training's steps are
A. Inter-group development
B. Goal attainment
C. Stabilisation
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is not suggested to help in evaluating change efforts?
A. Specify the criteria to be affected
B. Develop goals for the program at the outset
C. Incorporate an evaluation component from the start
D. Do not specify the criteria or measures that should be affected by the change effort
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Match the following.
List-I (Theories)
List-II (Developers)
a. General principles of management
1. Max Weber
b. Neo-classical theory
2. Fayol
c. Classical theory
3. Elton Mayo
d. Western electric company
4. Hawthorne studies
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
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Who has (have) defined QWL as a process by which an organisation responds to employee needs for developing mechanisms to allow them to share fully in making the decisions that design their lives at work?
A. Hackman and Suttle
B. Walton
C. Lehrer
D. None of these
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Who concluded that in a structured situation with 'oriented followers' style and identified goal paths the desirable leader style is high on relations and low on task?
A. L. P. Bradford
B. Fred E. Fiedler
C. R. Likert
D. Robert J. House
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As per Robbins, the scope of organisation behaviour consists
A. Learning
B. Leadership behaviour and power
C. Motivation
D. All of the above
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The Organisation Theory includes
A. Adaptation and change
B. Boundary and Environment
C. Technology
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is not the classical theorist?
A. Winslow Taylor
B. Fayol, Crulik and Urwick
C. Elton Mayo
D. Max Weber
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The characteristics of contingency theory includes
A. Wide theory
B. Co-ordination with external environment
C. Emphasis on situation
D. All of the above
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Which one is not the element of Johari Window?
A. Private area
B. Personal area
C. Dark area
D. Blind area
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The major goal of informal organisation is
A. satisfaction of their members
B. profitability of the enterprise
C. service to the society
D. None of the above
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The central principle McGregor's Theory Y is
A. direction and control
B. coordination
C. scalar principle
D. integration
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Models of organisational behaviour consists of
A. management oriented
B. employee oriented
C. employee psychological results
D. All of the above
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