Which statement is true?
A. The classical approach was criticised vehementaly by sociologists and social psychologists
B. Henry Fayol stressed the functional approach
C. Frederick Taylor is the father of scientific management
D. All of the above
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Match the following:
List-I (Classical School)
List-II (Experiments)
a. Scientific management approach
1. Guidelines to managing work
b. Administrative theory
2. Economic motive
c. Human relation Era
3. Efficiency of the worker
d. Beyond classical
4. Howthorne studies
5. Research
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-5, b-4, c-3, d-2
C. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
D. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-5
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Which statements is/are true?
A. The arbitrary setting of goals without taking the environment into consideration is dangerous to an organisation
B. Organisation can be viewed as a structure of status, power, rules and employees
C. Groups are relatively small units and can be differentiated on the basis of statuses and objectives
D. All of the above
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Michigan leadership studied two variables. These were
1. Employee orientation
2.Employment orientation
3. Input orientation
4. Production orientation
The correct answer is given above
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 4
C. 1 and 4
D. 1 and 3
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Authority is of . . . . . . . . types.
A. Legal Authority
B. Chromatic Authority
C. Traditional Authority
D. All of the above
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Why is the classical theory of organisation known as mechanistic theory?
A. Because it has formal declared pattern of relationship established by law
B. Because it does not explain the dynamics of organisational behaviours
C. Because it underestimated human factor and oversimplified human motivation
D. Because it treats organisation as a closed system unconcerned with and uninfluenced by its external environment
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The achievement of goals with the least amount of resources is
A. effectiveness
B. efficiency
C. productivity
D. Both A and B
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Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Maslow's need theory considers needs to explain human behaviour.
2. McGregor's theory considers opposite perceptions based on managerial assumption of employee behaviour.
3. Vroom's theory considers force, valence, expectancy, and instrumentality to explain motivation.
4. Cognitive evaluation theory classifies persons as intrinsically and extrinsically motivated.
A. 1 and 4 are true, 3 and 2 are false
B. 1, 2 and 4 are true, 3 is false
C. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are true
D. 1 and 3 are true, 2 and 4 are false
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Potential effectiveness of a person in both personal and interpersonal situations while in performance in a position is known as
A. role effectiveness
B. role efficacy
C. role making
D. role linking
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Who has (have) concluded that his (their) OD experiences at International Services were rewarding?
A. Chattopadhyay and Pareek
B. Appley
C. Pillai
D. None of the above
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Which is not a centralised communication network system?
A. Wheel Network
B. Y shape Network
C. Circle Network
D. Chain Network
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Who has (have) formulated 'Life Cycle Theory' of leadership?
A. Reddin
B. Fiedler
C. Hersey and Blanchard
D. None of these
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An individual's involvement with, satisfaction and enthusiasm for, the work he does is known as
A. employee engagement
B. job involvement
C. job satisfaction
D. organisational commitment
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Assertion (A): The neglect of the human side of the organisation has been one of the major criticisms of Taylorism.
Reason (R): Taylor and his followers had viewed organisation mechanistically.
A. A and R are true and R is the true explanation of A
B. A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
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The organisation as a social system includes
A. Role
B. Status
C. Conflict
D. All of these
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A project organisation is a
A. Temporary arrangement
B. Task
C. Cost
D. Permanent arrangement
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Which of the following is considered to be a source of resistance to organizational change at the individual-level?
A. Firm inertia
B. Selective perception
C. Threats to power structures
D. Job restructuring
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Individuals with a high need to achieve prefer all of the following EXCEPT . . . . . . . .
A. job situations with personal responsibility
B. a high degree of risk
C. overcoming obstacles
D. feedback
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Match the following:
List-I (Developers)
List-II (Ideas)
a. Merton
1. Political parties
b. Michels, R.
2. The Succession of Goals
c. Taylor, F. W.
3. Operational Research
d. Sills
4. Scientific Management
5. Social Theory and Social Structure
A. a-5, b-1, c-4, d-2
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
D. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
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The essence of exchange theory regarding formation of a group is
A. people are attracted to one another on the basis of exchange of similar attitudes towards common objects and goals
B. people are attracted to one another interacting with one another and cooperating to achieve the goals
C. people are attracted to one another by having propinquity to each other
D. people are attracted to one another by interacting through reward-cost outcomes
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