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Organizational Behavior And Management
A sound organization• Prevents corruption• Enhances creativity• None of the above• All of the above
Which of these is a hierarchical approach of subordination of individuals that work together and contribute to serve a common goal?• Formal organization• Informal structures• Functional
In which of these is an employee accountable to two immediate overseers: a functional overseer and a divisional overseer?• Formal organization• Informal structures• Functional structure•
The ________ networks are usually temporary in nature.• Line-and-staff organization• Network organizational• Virtual organization• Tall organizational
Span of control denotes the count of people that a__________ can supervise.• Manager• Leader• CEO• All of the above
A narrow span of control does not aid better communication between the superior and the subordinates.• True• False
Which of these operates on group psychology?• Formal organization• Informal structures• Functional structure• Divisional structure
Which of these is a process where the concentration of decision-making is in a few hands?• Span of control• Centralization• Decentralization• None of the above
Decentralization results in effective• Supervision• Coordination• Faster operation• None of the above
The external environment of the organization includes:• Technological factors• Economic factors• Demographic factors• All of the above
Three core value disciplines that distinguish a business from the race:• Operational excellence• Customer intimacy• Product leadership• All of the above
The __________ approach is based upon machine theory.• Systems• Human relations• Contingency• Classical
Neliphen Hitech Ltd. is a large-scale private-sector manufacturing company that has been running with a huge profit for the past 13 years. It has an exceptionally good sales force and marketing
Why is decentralization becoming a more prevalent practice in modern-day organization?
Which organizational structure would you prefer to work on as an employee? Least preferred? Why?
Develop a different organizational structure for your company or college. What would be the advantages of the newly suggested structure over the existing organizational structure?
Discuss the impact of IT on organizational structure.
The staffing function is said to be a ___________ activity.• Persuasive• Continuous• All of the above• None of the above
Which of these is the process of putting the right persons in the right job?• Internal recruitment• External recruitment• Selection• Placement
Off-the-job training is imparted outside of the work environment.• True• False
Which of these is also called T-group training?• Role enactment• In-basket training• Sensitivity training• Simulation training
Recruitment involves less time and money as compared to selection.• True• False
Mentoring is focused on which of the following?• Development of attitudes• Tutoring• Job instructional technique• Understudy
Which of these is a method of providing fiscal and non-fiscal aid to employees?• MBO• Psychological appraisals• Compensation management• None of the above
The piece rate system is not suitable where the nature of work is repetitive, and quantity is emphasized more than quality.• True• False
Which of these includes employee benefits such as provident fund, gratuity, medical care, hospitalization, accident insurance, health and group insurance, mess facilities, uniform, entertainment, and
Which of the following is incorrect?• MBO means that employees’ performance should align with the objectives set by the management• 360-degree feedback is a mechanism where an assessee is
Esicizo Technologies manufactures a wide range of hydraulic products. It has a workforce of 2,700, which includes 297 supervisors and executives. A performance appraisal for these supervisors and
How can you evaluate the effectiveness of training?
Comment on whether external sources of recruitment such as advertisements, employment exchanges, employment agencies, educational institutes, labor contractors, recommendations, and so on will speed
How will you review your subordinates’ performance regularly and provide them with feedback about their work?
According to you, which is the best among on-the-job and off-the-job training?
The purpose of planning, organizing, and staffing is achieved only when there is a certain _____________ to the plan.• Actions• Directions• Control• None of the above
Directing is a complex management function since it requires the manager to understand the motives, needs, and attitudes of their subordinates.• True• False
Which of the principles of directing states that all the employees working in the organization have their objectives?• Principle of maximum individual contribution• Principle of efficiency of
________ if not exercised properly can drastically impact the organization from every aspect.• Actions• Directions• Control• None of the above
Which of these statements is incorrect?• Control is at every level of management• Control is exercised to achieve only the long-term goals• Control is a constant process• Exercise of control
When an attempt is made to anticipate the deviations that can occur while realizing the plan, it is called feed-forward control.• True• False
Which of these controls focuses on organizational culture through shared goals, objectives, norms, policies, and procedures and exercises appropriate control?• Market control• Clan control•
Which of these promotes forward-thinking?• Controlling• Directing• Budgeting• None of the above
To take others’ opinions and finally take their own decision are a part of which technique?• Autocratic style• Consultative style• Free rein• None of the above
Variance analysis helps to identify the difference between planned and actual results and its effect on the performance of the organization.• True• False
Koudran Engineering Company is a multinational company that manufactures automotive and hydraulic parts. It has manufacturing locations in Nasik, Nagar, Pondicherry, and Hyderabad. The company gives
Comment on whether understanding human behavior helps in directing.
You are the chief financial officer of a restaurant. How will you use the current year’s financial statement to set the budget for the next operating year?
Can an organization function without control? Comment.
Which of the following is a programmed decision?• Buying your favorite toothpaste or shampoo at the supermarket• Acquire another organization• Formulating the budget for the department•
Which one of them is not a decision-making tool?• Force field analysis• Grid analysis method• Pros and cons method with benefits• Carrot and stick approach
In which of the following situations decision-making is easy?• You have complete information• You are new to a domain• You are an expert in a domain• Market is fluctuating
Which of the following is the decision style where a leader gives up total control of a decision to their team?• Autocratic• Participative• Consultative• Democratic
Which decision-making style is useful when our priorities are not very discrete?• Force field analysis• Paired comparison analysis• Pros and cons method with benefits• Decision trees
In which model does an individual seek to make decisions with an aim to satisfy their own or an organization’s interests or goals?• Administrative model• Political model• Statistical model•
Is the grid analysis method a technique for doing analysis for each of the options based on the factors used to arrive at a decision?• True• False
Which decision-making tool allows one to check whether or not a course of action will actually improve the situation and is worth taking?• Force field analysis• Grid analysis method• Pros and
Which among the following is the correct order for Herbert Simon’s model of decision?• Intelligence, design, choice phase• Design, intelligence, choice phase• Choice, design, intelligence
In which decision-making environment are the consequences of every alternative known?• Decision-making under risk• Decision-making under uncertainty• Decision-making under certainty• None of
You promised your grandparents to spend the coming weekend with them for the whole day, but in the meantime, your office team outing is planned. What will you do?
Pretend that you are playing cricket in your society and you break the window of a nearby house. The owner of the house hears the window break and comes running to see. What will you do?
You have one more test question left to answer and time is about to finish. You know the answer, but you just could not recall it at that time. What would you do? Would you ask your neighbor to show
Sanjana has been taking violin lessons since she was eight. Now a teenager, she misses other fun activities because of her hectic schedule, as she has to practice violin lessons every day after
There are already huge websites available to resell used goods like furniture, home appliances, machinery, and many more. You decide to start with a similar kind of website.What decisions would you
The Foodpanda group is a worldwide mobile food delivery marketplace headquartered in Berlin, Germany. It was launched in March 2012. It allows you to select from local restaurants and place orders
Management is• Ongoing process• Social process• Integrated process• All the above
Which of the following approaches is used to study management?• Art• Process• Science• Profession
Which objective of management takes care of the conservation of the environment and natural resources?• Organizational objectives• Personal objectives• Social objectives• None of the above
Which level of management includes departmental managers, deputy managers, and assistant managers?• Strategic-level management• Middle-level management• Operative-level management• None of
Which is the correct order for the process of management?• Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling• Planning, organizing, directing, staffing, and controlling• Planning,
Which managerial skill refers to the ability to view the entire situation in totality?• Technical skills• Human skills• Conceptual skills• None of the above
Are line managers accountable for activities that have a direct influence on the organization’s output?• True• False
Who among these comes under the specialist manager?• Training manager• Finance manager• Purchase manager• HR manager
Which of the following are the environmental factors affecting business?• Suppliers• Customers•Physical resources• All of the above
Planning is• A social process• An intellectual process• An integrated process• None of the above
What are the different skills and functions of a manager?
Define management and list its functions. What is meant by ‘management process’?
Explain the basic functions of management. Do they differ from industry to industry? Discuss.
Define management and explain the functions involved in the process of management.
Explain the meaning, need, and scope of management.
Explain the nature of management.
What do you understand by the systems approach? Explain the management information system contingency approach of management.
Management is not administration. Discuss using an exemplary approach.
In the year 1998, Nokia became the world’s number one mobile maker by giving a tough competition to the telecom company Motorola. It produced high-quality and user-friendly mobile phones, with its
Classical management theory evolved as a result of• Industrial Revolution• Socio-economic revolution• Political revolution• None of the above
Scientific management was led by• Henri Fayol• Henry Gantt• F.W. Taylor• Max Weber
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth focused on time and motion study.• True• False
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the bureaucratic form of organization?• Approved policies and procedures• Democratic form of ruling• Work’s best practices aptly followed•
Mary Follett was thought to be a pioneer in the field of• Market analysis• Human psychology• HR management• Finance
Which approach acts as a single unit composed of subcomponents, inputs, output, processing, and feedback?• Quantitative approach• Contingency approach• Operational approach• Systems approach
MBO was introduced by• Peter F. Drucker• Elton Mayo• Henry Gantt• Max Weber
Which of these helps us improve the quality of process output by recognizing and eliminating the causes of faults and reducing inconsistency in manufacturing and business processes?• Knowledge
Who conducted several experiments on Hawthorne Plant workers?• Peter F. Drucker• Elton Mayo• Henry Gantt• Max Weber
Which approach explores the optimal ways of doing things where the performance of one subunit is reliant on its surroundings?• Contingency approach• Quantitative approach• Operational
The Zenibeth Factory, which manufactured Quasar television sets, was taken over by a Japanese company in the USA in the 1980s. After overtaking the company, it was decided to make changes in the way
Describe your experience where you have developed a good rapport with your peers and supervisors.
Describe your experience where you have used creative ways to solve a problem.
Tell us about a time when you had to implement a change in your area of work as you had the responsibility for it.
Planning is an approach which helps us decide on the path to achieve the set of objectives an individual, an organization, or a group of people have.• True• False
Planning is a process followed by every ______ to achieve better performance.• Employee• Manager• All• None
Planning is an ______ process.• Ongoing• One-time• Autocratic• None of the above
Which of these is being devised by the managers?• Long-term plans• Short-term plans• Medium-term plans• None of the above
With proper planning, material and human resources are optimally procured and utilized.• True• False
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