Organizational Behavior | Unit 1 | OB & HRM | Multiple Choice Questions With Answer

 











Organizational Behavior

Organization structure primarily refers to ________

a. how activities are coordinated & controlled

b. how resources are allocated

c. the location of departments and office space

d. the policy statements developed by the firm

Answer A

 

 

 

 

The purpose of job enrichment is to ______

a. expand the number of tasks an individual can do

b. increase job efficiency

c. increase job effectiveness

d. increase job satisfaction of middle management

View Answer: B

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic planning as a broad concept consists of ______

a. corporate strategy and business strategy

b. strategy formulation and strategy implementation

c. inputs and outputs

d. environmental analysis and internal analysis

View Answer

b. strategy formulation and strategy implementation

 

 

According to Herzberg, which of the following is a maintenance factor?

a. Salary

b. Work itself

c. Responsibility

d. Recognition

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d. Recognition

 

 

 

 

 

 

A major problem with a task force type of management is ______

a. there is no logical basis for task force information

b. its status is too inflexible

c. accountability

d. lack of planning

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b. its status is too inflexible

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individuals such as Albert Einstein, Edwin Land and Steven Jobs lead through

which type of power?

a. Legitimate

b. Reward

c. Expert

d. Charismatic

Answer: c

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communication begins with _____

a. encoding

b. idea origination

c. decoding

d. channel selection

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b. idea origination

 

 

 

 

 

 

Functional managers are responsible _____

a. for a single area of activity

b. to the upper level of management and staff

c. for complex organizational sub-units

d. for obtaining copyrights and patents for newly developed processes and

equipment

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a. for a single area of activity

 

 

 

 

Policies are sometimes defined as a(n)

a. shortcut for thinking

b. action plan

c. substitute for strategy

d. substitute for management authority

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d. substitute for management authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The problem-solving process begins with

a. clarification of the situation

b. establishment of alternatives

c. identification of the difficulty

d. isolation of the cause

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c. identification of the difficulty

 

 

 

 

 

 

A study of the culture and practises in different societies is called

a) Personality

b) Anthropology

c) Perception

d) Attitudes

Answer:b

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b) Anthropology

 

 

 

 

 

____________ is known as “the father of scientific management.”

a) Fredrick W. Taylor

b) Henry Fayol

c) Robert Owen

d) None of these

View Answer

a) Fredrick W. Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________ a young Welsh factory owner was one of the first to emphasise

the human needs of employees: He refused to employ young children

a) Andrew Ure

b) J.N. Tata

c) Robert Owen

d) None of these

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c) Robert Owen

 

 

 

 

_____________ embodies a team concept, is based on the principle of mutual

contribution by employer and employees

a) Autocratic model

b) Custodial model

c) Supportive Model

d) Collegial Model

View Answer

d) Collegial Model

 

 

 

 

Contribution/s of human relations movement is/are

a) Great Depression

b) Labour Movement

c) Hawthorne Studies

d) All of these

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d) All of these

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edward Tolman is related to

a) Behaviourist Framework

b) Cognitive approach

c) Social Cognitive Framework

d) None of these

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b) Cognitive approach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forces affecting organisational behaviour are

a) People

b) Environment

c) Technology

d) All of the above

View Answer

d) All of the above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawthorne Studies is related to which stage of the organisational behaviour

evolution

a) Industrial revolution

b) Scientific management

c) Organisational behaviour

d) Human relations movement

View Answer

d) Human relations movement

 

 

 

 

 

In present context, challenges for OB are

a) Employee expectation

b) Workforce diversity

c) Globalization

d) All of the above

View Answer

d) All of the above

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meso organisation behaviour is related with

a) Individual behaviour

b) Group behaviour

c) Organisational behaviour

d) None of these

View Answer

b) Group behaviour

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Leadership motivates the people to work and not the power of money”, this

concept is related to _______

a) Autocratic model

b) Custodial model

c) Supportive Model

d) Collegial Model

View Answer

b) Custodial model

 

 

 

 

 

Organisational Behaviour is a field of study backed by a body of associated with

growing concern for people at the workplace

a) Theory

b) Research

c) Application

d) All of the above

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d) All of the above

 

 

 

 

 

Organisational behaviour is

a) A science b

b) How resources are effectively managed.

c) Control processes and interactions between organisations, external context.

d) Both a and c.

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d) Both a and c.

 

 

 

 

 

Which of the following represents the correct sequencing of historical

developments of Organisational Behaviour?

a) Industrial revolution —> Scientific management –> Human relations movement –>

OB

b) Industrial revolution —> Human relations movement —> Scientific management

–> OB

c) Scientific management —> Human relations movement –> Industrial revolution –>

OB

d) None of these.

View Answer

a) Industrial revolution —> Scientific management –> Human relations movement –>

OB

Which of the following frameworks is used in the development of the overall

model of OB?

a) The cognitive framework

b) The behaviouristic framework

c) The social learning framework

d) All of the above

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d) All of the above

 

 

 

 

 

Which of the following frameworks is based on the expectancy, demand and

incentive concepts

a) The cognitive framework

b) The behaviouristic framework

c) The social learning framework

d) The supportive framework

View Answer

a) The cognitive framework

 

 

 

 

 

Which of the following forms the basis for the autocratic model of OB

a) Obedience

b) Authority

c) Power

d) Dependence on boss

View Answer

c) Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Might is right” is the motto of

a) Autocratic Model

b) Custodial Model

c) Supportive Mode

d) Collegial Model

View Answer

a) Autocratic Model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Which one of the following is the definition given by Fred Luthans

a) “Organisational behaviour is to understand, predicting and controlling human

behaviour at work”

b) “Organisational behaviour is subset of management activities concerned to human

behaviour”

c) “Organisational behaviour is a branch of social sciences that seeks to build

theories”

d) “Organisational behaviour is a field of study that investigates the impact on

behaviour”

View Answer

a) “Organisational behaviour is to understand, predicting and controlling human

behaviour at work”

 

Which of the following is not correct for the organisational behaviour?

a) Organisational behaviour is an integral part of management

b) Organisational behaviour is a disciplinary approach

c) Organisational behaviour helps in analysis of behaviour

d) “Organisational behaviour is goal-oriented

View Answer

b) Organisational behaviour is a disciplinary approach

 

The____________ is based on the environment. Though____________ like

thinking, expectations and perception do exist, and they are not needed to

manage or predict behaviour.

a) Behaviouristic approach, Cognitive processes,

b) cognitive processes, behaviouristic approach

c) Social cognitive, behaviouristic approach

d) Cognitive processes, social cognitive

View Answer

a) Behaviouristic approach, Cognitive processes,

1. OB is the study of _____________ in the organisation

A. Human

B. Employer

C. Human Behaviour

D. Employees

View Answer

C. Human Behaviour

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Nowadays a lot of stress is being put on the __________ of the employee in

the organisation

a. Character

b. improvement

c. Behaviour

d. Rewards

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c. Behaviour

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. OB focuses at 3 Levelsa. Individuals, Organisation, Society

b. Society, Organisation, Nation

c. Employee, Employer, Management

d. Individual, Groups, Organisation.

View Answer

d. Individual, Groups, Organisation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Scope of OB does not include

a. Leadership

b. Perception

c. Job Design

d. Technology

View Answer

d. Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. High rate of ______________ increase cost and tend to place less

experienced employee in job

a. Training

b. Absenteeism

c. Employee Turnover

d. Strikes

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c. Employee Turnover

 

 

 

 

6. Job Satisfaction have ________________ related to Absenteeism and

Turnover

a. Positively

b. Negatively

c. directly

d. Elastically

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b. Negatively

 

 

 

 

 

7. ________________________ advocated that humans are essentially

motivated by levels of needs

a. A. Maslow

B.Follet

c. Elton mayo

d. Ivon Pavlov

View Answer

a. A. Maslow

 

 

 

 

 

8. Scientist of OB recognize that organisations are not static but dynamic and _________________

a) Processing

b) systematic

c) ever changing

d) researching

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c) ever changing

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. _______________ and fringe benefits are no longer employees first priority

a) Wages

b) bonus

c) rewards

d) promotions

View Answer

a) Wages

 

 

 

 

 

10) A manager with good ________________________ can make the work place

more pleasant

a) Communication

b) knowledge

c) experience

d) Interpersonal Skills

View Answer

d) Interpersonal Skills

 

 

 

 

11) ______________________ is called as father of scientific management

a) Elton Mayo

b) Hendry Fayol

c) F.W.Taylor

d) Robert Owen

View Answer

c) F.W.Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

12) The book “The Psychology of management” was published by

a) William Gilbreth

b) Hendry Fayol

c) F.W.Taylor

d) Robert Owen

View Answer

a) William Gilbreth

 

 

 

 

 

 

13) ___________________ is recognised as father of “Human relations”

a) William Gilbreth

b) Hendry Fayol

c) F.W.Taylor

d) Elton Mayo

View Answer

d) Elton Mayo

 

 

 

 

 

 

14) The Hawthome experiment was conducted by

a) William Gilbreth

b) Hendry Fayol

c) F.W.Taylor

d) Elton Mayo

View Answer

d) Elton Mayo

 

 

 

 

 

 

15) The most significant management skills are

a) Technical, Human and Conceptual

b) Technical, behavioural and Conceptual

c) Systematic, Human and Conceptual

d) Technical, Human and cognitive

View Answer

a) Technical, Human and Conceptual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16) The 3 Theoretical Framework of OB are

a) Cognitive, Social and Technical

b) Cognitive, Behaviouristic, Social

c) leadership, attribution, motivation

d) attribution, Perception and motivation

View Answer

b) Cognitive, Behaviouristic, Social

 

 

 

 

 

17) ______________ explains internal processes of choice among different

behaviours

a) Equity Theory

b) Expectancy theory

c) Goal attain theory

d) Goal setting Theory

View Answer

b) Expectancy theory

 

 

 

 

 

18) _____________ explains how and why people react when they feel unfairly

treated

a) Equity Theory

b) Expectancy theory

c) Goal attain theory

d) Goal setting Theory

View Answer

a) Equity Theory

 

 

 

 

 

19) _____________ focuses on how to set goals for people to reach

a) Equity Theory

b) Expectancy theory

c) Goal attain theory

d) Goal setting Theory

View Answer

c) Goal attain theory

 

 

 

 

 

 

20) Concerning organizational cultures,

a. a strong culture is a more productive environment

b. a weak culture is a more productive environment

c. the specific culture that contributes to positive effectiveness is well known

d. the stronger the culture, the more influential it is on employee behavior

View Answer

d. the stronger the culture, the more influential it is on employee behavior

 

 

 

21) Shared organizational values are

a. unconscious, affective desires or wants that guide society’s behavior

b. influenced by international values

c. different for the various components of a diverse work force

d. a myth

View Answer

c. different for the various components of a diverse work force

 

 

 

 

22) Which of the following best explains why an employee behaves as s/he

does?

a. The environment is the most important consideration in understanding individual

employee behavior.

b. Both the environment and individual differences are important considerations in

understanding

individual employee behavior.

c. Neither the environment nor individual differences are important considerations in

understanding individual employee behavior.

d. Employee personality and attitudes are primarily dictated by the environment.

Answer: b. Both the environment and individual differences are important

considerations in understanding individual employee behavior.

23) In order from lowest to highest, what are Maslow’s five classes of needs?

a. Social-esteem-physiological-safety-self-actualization

b. Physiological-safety-social-self-actualization-esteem

c. Physiological-safety-social-esteem-self-actualization

d. Self-actualization-esteem-safety-social-physiological

Answer: c. Physiological-safety-social-esteem-self-actualization

 

 

24) A lack of clarity concerning what will happen is referred to as

a. temporal

b. predisposition

c. uncertainty

d. negation

Answer: c. uncertainty

 

 

 

 

 

 

25) Employees with relatively weak higher- order needs are _______ concerned

with variety and autonomy.

a. less

b. more

c. very

d. extremely

Answer: a. less

 

 

 

 

 

26) Which of the following is a strategy of job design that increases job depth

by meeting employees needs for psychological growth?

a. Job rotation

b. Job enrichment

c. Job enlargement

d. Job engagemnt

Answer: b. Job enrichment

 

 

 

 

 

27) What is the key word in understanding organization structure?

a. Control

b. Change

c. Process

d. Delegation

Answer: a. Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28) Organization structures

a. affect group behavior more than individual behavior

b. change rapidly to meet environmental and market changes

c. contribute positively to organizational performance

d. can be defined simply as activities that occur regularly

Answer: d. can be defined simply as activities that occur regularly

 

 

 

29) Groups created by managerial decision in order to accomplish stated goals

of the organization are called

a. formal groups

b. informal groups

c. task groups

d. interest groups

Answer: a. formal groups

 

 

 

 

 

30) Continued membership in a group will usually require

a. supporting the group leader

b. conforming to group norms

c. encouraging cohesiveness in the group

d. developing a status system

Answer: b. conforming to group norms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31) The definition of communication implies that

a. communication is mostly verbal

b. communication is mostly written

c. most communication is in a vertical direction

d. understanding must occur to have communication

Answer: d. understanding must occur to have communication

 

 

 

 

 

32) The Least used communication channel in an organization is usually

a. upward

b. downward

c. diagonal

d. Horizontal

Answer: d. horizontal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33) ____________ means the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge

and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

a) Learning b) development c) Cognition d) Training

Answer: c) Cognition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34) _____________ framework is based o the concept of Expectancy, demand

and Intention of the human being.

a) Behaviouristic

b) Expectancy

c) Cognitive

d) Social learning

Answer: c) Cognitive

 

 

 

 

 

35) According to Edward Tolman, ______________ consists of the expectancy

that a particular event will lead to a particular consequence.

a) eventual

b) Behaviour

c) Learning

d) Attitude

Answer: c) Learning

 

 

 

 

 

36) Every individual set his goal and he also know the _____________ which

will take him to achieve the goal.

a) Process

b) Behaviour

c) Event

d) way

Answer: b) Behaviour

 

 

 

 

 

 

37 ) ________ insist that it is advisable and fruitful to the study the behaviour

of the human being which is visible than studying the mind which is elusive in

nature.

a) Ivan Pavlov and Jon B. Watson

b) Ivan Pavlov

c) Jon B. Watson Ivan Pavlov and A.Maslow

Answer: a) Ivan Pavlov and Jon B. Watson

 

 

 

 

38) _____________ is the force of action or motivation.

a) Behaviour

b) Stimulus

c) Perception

d) Attitude

Answer: b) Stimulus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39) ___________ is the behaviour for a stimulus.

a) Stimulus

b) response

c) Perception

d) Attitude

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40) Behavioural framework based on ______ behaviour and ___environmental

variables.

a) Observable —- Non Observable

b) Observable —- Observable

c) Non Observable —- Observable

d) Non observable —- Non Observable

Answer: b) Observable —- Observable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41) Human can project ____ behaviour for ____ stimulus and he exhibit a

response depending on environmental consequences.

a) different—– different

b) same——same

c) same———different

d) different—— same

Answer: d) different——– same

 

 

 

 

 

42) As per _________ Behaviour is not the outcome of stimulus alone, but it is

an outcome which also depends on contingent environmental consequences

of a behaviour

a) Behaviouristic Framework

b) Cognitive Framework

c) Sinner Framework

d) Behaviour Theory

Answer: a) Behaviouristic Framework

 

 

 

 

43) The social cognitive theory states that the person and the external

situations are _________ with each other along with the behaviour itself to

determine the behaviour.

a) related

b) linked

c) interdependence

d) combined

Answer: c) interdependence

 

 

 

 

44) ___________ states that along with cognitive and external situation the

experiences faced through relevant past events determines what a person

becomes and this will create an impact in subsequent behaviour.

a) Behaviouristic Framework

b) Cognitive Framework

c) Social Cognitive Framework

d) Social Framework

Answer: c) Social Cognitive Framework

 

 

 

45) _________ developed social learning theory into the more comprehensive

social cognitive theory (SCT).

a) Bandura

b) Luthans

c) Sinner

d) I Pavlo

Answer: a) Bandura

 

 

 

 

 

 

46) ____have translated this SCT into the theoretical framework for

organizational behavior.

a) Stajkovic and Luthans

b) Stajkovic and Sinner

c) Sinner and Luthans

d) Stajkovic and Pavlo

Answer:a) Stajkovic and Luthans

 

 

 

 

 

 

47) Bandura identified _____ basic human capabilities as a part of SCT.

a) 4

b) 3

c) 5

d) 6

Answer: c) 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48) People process visual experiences into cognitive models. They help in

future action is

a) Symbolizing

b) Forethought

c) Observational

d) SelfAnswer:regulatory

Answer: a) Symbolizing

 

 

 

 

 

 

49) Employees plan their actions is called as

a) Symbolizing

b) Forethought

c) Observational

d) Self-regulatory

Answer: b) Forethought

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50) Employees learn by observing the performance of the referent group

(peers, supervisors and high performers) and the consequences of their

actions is referred as.

a) Symbolizing:

b) Forethought

c) Observational

d) Self-regulatory

Answer: c) Observational

 

 

 

 

51) Employees self regulate their actions by setting internal standards

a) Self-reflective

b) Forethought

c) Observational

d) Self-regulatory

Answer d) Self-regulatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52) Employees reflect back on their actions (how did I do?) and perceptually

determine how they believe then can successfully accomplish the task in the

future given the context

a) self- reflective

b) Forethought

c) Observational

d) Self-regulatory

Answer a) self-reflective

 

 

 

 

53) OB Helps to understand behaviour of human in ___________.

a) work place and Society

b) work place only

c) Society only

d) Department only

Answer: b) work place only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54) OB does Not contributed to improve

a) Motivation

b) Efficiency

c) interpersonal relations

d) Communication

Answer c) interpersonal relations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55) Common uniform, canteen, office does not mean common treatment is a

limitation of

a) Organizational Cultural

b) Organizational Structure

c) Organizational Behaviour

d) Organisational Value

Answer: c) Organizational Behaviour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56) Due to emphasis on productivity & efficiency employee are not allowed

work with harmony with one another is a limitation of

a) Organizational Cultural

b) Organizational Structure

c) Organizational Behaviour

d) Organisational Value

Answer: c) Organizational Behaviour

 

 

 

 

57) If modern day managers donot positively address and manage work force

diversity of the following may become negative outcomes for an organisation

except

a) more difficult communication

b) Increased creativity and innovation

c) more interpersonal conflicts

d) potential for higher employee turnover

Answer: b) Increased creativity and innovation

 

 

58) The structure of an OB model includes 3 levels of analysis individual,

group and organizational systems. Issues that influence all 3 levels in various

ways and thus affect behavioural dynamics are

a) change and stress

b) Organisational culture and commitment

c) Power and politics

d) work design and technology

Answer: a) change and stress

 

 

59) some of OB’s challenges and opportunities include all of the following

except

a) reinforcing the importance of traditional methods of management

b) offering specific insights to improve interpersonal and people skills

c) helping us learnt to cope in a continues changing world

d) facilitating the improvement of quality and employee productivity

Answer: a) reinforcing the importance of traditional methods of management

 

 

60) A program that asks managers to reconsider how work would be done and

the organisation structured if they were starting to develop the company from

the beginning is

a) reengineering

b) MBO

c) TQM

d) Diversity training

Answer: a) reengineering

 

 

 

 

 

61) Which of the following is not a contributing discipline of OB

a) Anthropology

b) Psychology

c) physiology

d) sociology

Answer: c) physiology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62) ____________________ is a Study of individual Behaviour

a) Anthropology

b) Psychology

c) political science

d) sociology

Answer: b) Psychology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63) ____________________ is a Study of Group Behaviour

a) Anthropology

b) Psychology

c) physiology

d) sociology

Answer: d) sociology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64) _______________________ is a Study of man, his work and Culture

a) Anthropology

b) Psychology

c) Social psychology

d) sociology

Answer: a) Anthropology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65) ______________ focuses on the influence of people on one another

a) Anthropology

b) Psychology

c) Social psychology

d) sociology

Answer: c) Social psychology


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