MIDTERM EXAMINATION Spring 2010
MGT502- Organizational Behaviour (Session - 1)
Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following is not considered as a part of organizational output?
口 Finished goods
口 Services 口 Dividends 口 Capital
Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is not one of the types of attitude?
口 Job satisfaction 口 Job Involvement 口 Organizational Behavior
口 Organizational commitment
Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following
is NOT included in the
ways
employees
can express dissatisfaction?
口 Exit
口 Voice
口 Loyalty
口 Noise
Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which dimension
of the
Big Five model refers to be
pleasant
and accommodating in social situations?
口 Extroversion
口 Openness to experience
口 Emotional
stability
口 Agreeableness
Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following
is NOT a key component
of emotional intelligence?
口 Self-awareness
口 Self-management
口 Commitment
口 Empathy
Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What effect does stress typically have on mood?
口 Positive 口 Negative 口 Unbiased 口 No effect
Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
It is not possible for Mr. Asim to understand everything
he sees, he notices a few of the things, we can say that he engages in:
口 Assimilating 口 Selective perception 口 Halo Effect
口 Target Perception
Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The most well-known theory of
motivation is Abraham Maslow’s
.
口 Theories x and y
口 Hierarchy of needs
口 Goal setting theory
口 Equity theory
Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Our intrinsic desire for personal development is included
in Alderfer’s
_ needs.
口 Existence
口 Relatedness
口 Esteem
口mGrowth
Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following
is NOT
an important issue
relating to goal- setting theory?
口 Defining the goal
口 Goal difficulty 口 Goal specificity 口 Equity among co-workers
Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What sort
of
plan
is a company-established benefit plan
where employees acquire stock as part of their benefits?
口 MBO program
口 Gain sharing plan
口 Employee stock ownership plan
口 Piece-rate plan
Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
What happens in the second stage of group development?
口 Close relationships are developed
口 The group demonstrates cohesiveness
口 Intra-group conflict often occurs
口 The job task is performed
Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of
the following
is one
of
the
drawbacks of group decision making?
口 More knowledge through pooling of group resources
口 More amount of time is required to make a decision
口 Increased acceptance &
commitment due to voice in decisions
口 Greater understanding due to involvement in decision stages
Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is traditionally followed by the formal channels of communication within an organization?
口 Authority chain
口 Influence chain
口 Transmission chain
口 Social chain
Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Clarification to employees about how well they are doing, and what can be done to improve performance, are examples of which function of communication?
口 Information 口 Control 口 Motivation
口 Emotional
expression
Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The _ network best serves to promote high member
satisfaction.
口 Direct 口 Circle 口 Wheel
口 All-channel
Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
A communication channel with greater channel richness is most likely to provide:
口 Greater feedback density
口 Greater filtering capability
口 Greater perceptual
wellness
口 Larger amounts of information
Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The study of organizational behavior is primarily concerned with all of the following dynamics in organizations EXCEPT:
口 Interpersonal
口 Behavioral
口 Astrology
口 Psychosocial
Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
How do proponents of reinforcement theory view behavior?
口 As a product of heredity
口 As a function of one’s power need
口 As the result of a cognitive process
口 As environmentally caused
Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is true for the people who adopt
a thinking style based on logics and rationality?
口 They process information serially
口 They perceive things as a whole
口 They perceive things on the basis of past experiences
口 Their decisions depend upon situation
Question No: 21 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Sheraz wants to become
a surgeon, not only because
achieving
this goal
will give him self-respect and
autonomy, but also because he wants
a job
with high
status and
recognition
from others. Which of Maslow’s needs is Sheraz trying to meet?
口 Self-actualization
口 Social
口 Esteem
口 Safety
Question No: 22 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Teams are very useful in which of the following situations?
口 The work to be performed is very basic
口 The tasks are interrelated
口 No one wants to be accountable
口 The group is homogeneous
Question No: 23 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
All of the following are studied in Organizational Behavior, EXCEPT
口 Human behaviors in organizations
口 International trade laws
口 Organizational culture
口 The relationship between people and organizations
Question No: 24 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following behavior of an individual makes a positive contribution
to an organization?
口 Motivational behavior
口 Performance behavior
口 Organizational citizenship
口 Perceptive contribution
Question No: 25 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
CEO of a computer
manufacturing organization rewards his employees with computers, vacations or bonuses for meeting
personal or organizational goal. He is practicing which of the following method of shaping behavior?
口 Positive reinforcement 口 Negative reinforcement 口 Punishment
口 Extinction
Question No: 26 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The suspension of a construction employee for one day without pay for not wearing hard hat when instructed strictly, is an example of which of the following method
of shaping behavior?
口 Negative reinforcement
口mPunishment
口 Extinction
口 Positive reinforcement
Question No: 27 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The founder of TL Corporation has to face many difficulties while establishing
his company
even banks were not ready to grant loan. But he showed persistence and after four years he was able to generate finance by the mortgage
of his own house. He was exhibiting which of the following personality trait of Big Five Personality Model?
口 Agreeableness
口 Emotional Stability 口 Conscientiousness 口 Extroversion
Question No: 28 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Mr. Ahmed started his career as a clerk, now after 6 years of hard work he has earned the position of finance manager. He
believes that
all his success is because of his own hard work and devotion. Ahmed has:
口 Self-efficacy
口 Internal locus of control
口 Emotional
intelligence
口 High self-esteem
Question No: 29 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following is an example of positive emotions? 口 Anger
口 Sadness
口 Pride
口 Disgust
Question No: 30 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which one of the following set of skills is best representing
the required competencies
of managers?
口 Technical skills, human skills and conceptual skills
口 Leading skills, motivational skills and human skills
口 Organizing
skills, interpersonal
skills and leading skills
口 Motivating skills, intrapersonal skills and conceptual skills
Question No: 31 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
The rational decision-making approach assumes that decision makers: 口 Have complete information
口 Are motivated by greed
口 Are often distracted by the environment
口 Are subjective
Question No: 32 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Mr. Ahmad is HR manager
in an organization. He
has ten employees who directly report to him. They are the part of which of the following group?
口 Command group
口 Task group
口 Friendship group
口 Interest group
Question No: 33 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following
is a structured
approach to decision making that
focuses on generating
alternatives silently, prevents criticism of
alternatives, and uses a voting process to identify group choices?
口 Devil's advocacy
口 The Delphi technique
口 Dialectical inquiry
口 The nominal group
Question No: 34 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one
Which of the following determines requirements of organization conversion process?
口 Machinery, computers and human skills
口 Raw material and capital
口 Finished products and services
口 HR and information
system
Question No: 35 ( Marks: 3 )
Discuss when formal leadership may not be that important?
Question No: 36 ( Marks: 5 )
List and explain different barriers to effective communication.
Question No: 37 ( Marks: 5 )
It is argued that
most
of the
time
managers use
rational
decision making
model
when risk is high. Do you agree with this statement or not? Give logical reasons to support your answer.
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