Which of the following is/are the ways of oraganising stimuli in perception process?
A. Grouping
B. Closure
C. Simplification
D. All of these
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Michigan leadership studies are based on the following approach to the study of leadership
A. trait approaeh
B. attitude criterion
C. behaviour approach
D. situational approach
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Which of the following statement about the basic characteristics of the phenomenon of motivation is not correct?
A. It derives people's behaviour towards goals that are pay-offs or incentives
B. Like needs, the goals also originate within the individual only
C. An internal need within the individual creates a desire or drive
D. Achievement of goals creates satisfaction which in turn reinforce perpetuation of the needs
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Which one of the following concepts are not associated with scientific management?
1. Rule of Thumb
2. Mental Revolution
3. Unity of-Command
4. Time and Motion Study
5. Differential Piece Rate System
A. Both 1 and 2
B. Both 1 and 3
C. 3, 4 and 5
D. 1, 2, 3 and 5
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Managing well is obviously an important factor in organizational success. We know that the best companies to work for have low turnover and generally more satisfied employees. In this type of setting, all of the following have been expressed by employees as reasons for choosing to stay with a company for long periods of time except
A. exciting and challenging work
B. chance to change careers within the same company
C. chance for challenging overseas assignments
D. focus solely on salary
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. . . . . . . . is an attribute of work teams which results in a level of performance that is greater than the sum of the individual inputs.
A. Synergy
B. Enthusiasm
C. Energy
D. Initiative
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Which of the following is not the external factor responsible for selecting a stimulus?
A. Size
B. Motion
C. Contrast
D. Perceptual defense
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The benefits of MBO consists of
A. Basis of salary
B. Special emphasis on managerial efforts
C. Achievement of goals
D. All of the above
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Non-financial incentives consists
A. Goals
B. Participation
C. Effective leadership
D. All of these
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Which is the process to resolve conflict according to March and Simon?
A. Problem solving
B. Politics
C. Persuation
D. All of these
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The benefits of motivation include
A. Industrial democracy
B. Decreases employee turnover
C. Job satisfaction
D. All of the above
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Theory 'Y' approximates to
A. employee orientation
B. employment orientation
C. production orientation
D. input orientation
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When an organization fails to change a processing method that has been proven to be less effective than newer methods now available, it can be stated that the organization is dealing with . . . . . . . .
A. company inertia
B. habit
C. fear of the unknown
D. fear of economic threats
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The type of leader most apt to utilize coercion methods of responding to resistance to change is . . . . . . . .
A. autocratic
B. democratic
C. narcissistic
D. insecure
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Which of the following statement implies motivation correctly?
A. Exert more effort to accomplish the desired goals of the organisation
B. Exert more efforts to accomplish the individual goals
C. Exert more effort to accomplish the common goals of employees
D. Exert more effort to accomplish the desired goals of the employer, employees and the government
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The principles by which the process of perceptual organisation works was first identified by Max Werthermer in the year
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Match the following.
List-I (Motivators)
List-II (Factors)
a. Abrahm Maslow
1. Personality
b. Herzberg
2. Working conditions
c. Victor Vroom
3. Work
d. Lawler
4. Motivation in work organisation
A. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
B. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
C. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
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Which of the following is/are factor of organisation theory as per Hodge and Anthony?
A. Work
B. Power & Authority
C. Goal
D. All of these
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Contact hypothesis is based on the belief that
A. the more are interact with someone, the less prejudiced or perceptually based we will be against that period
B. familiarity breeds contempt
C. contact among group members lead to conflict
D. mutual discussion leads to reframing of problems
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Who suggested that changes in organisations occurin three phases called unfreezing, changing and refreezing?
A. David Nadler
B. Kurt Lewin
C. Gary Hamel
D. Noel Tichy
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