Which of the following isnota defining feature of an organisation?

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a.

It has nominal boundaries.

b.

It has managers.

c.

It is goal directed.

d.

It makes a profit.

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Which of the following is a reason for studying the behaviour of Organisational Behaviour and Management?

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a.

So that managers can control the behaviour of their subordinates.

b.

Because organisations are the dominant institution in modern society.

c.

In order to make organisations more profitable.

d.

In order to avoid breaking the law.

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Which of the following isnota characteristic of scientific management?

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a.

Identification of the one best way to perform a task.

b.

Separation of the planning and organising of work from the performance of tasks.

c.

The use of schemes of incentive payment.

d.

A concern for the social aspects of work.

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Which of the following is one of the key principles of scientific management?

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a.

A happy worker is a productive worker.

b.

Separate the thinking about work organisation from the doing of work.

c.

The aims and interests of workers and management are so diametrically opposed that they cannot be reconciled.

d.

People are motivated as much by the social content ofwork as their monetary needs.

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Which of the following was a major conclusion of the Hawthorne studies?

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a.

Money is the most important motivator to hard work.

b.

Satisfying social needs at work is as important as satisfying financial needs.

c.

People usually enjoy their work.

d.

People are usually glad to leave work at the end of the day.

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Which of the following isnotsomeone who is associated with the ideas of Classical Management Theory?

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a.

Plato.

b.

Brech.

c.

Mary Parker-Follet.

d.

Henri Fayol.

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The strongest criticism of Classical Organisation Theory concerns its:

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a.

assumption that there is a valid set of universally applicable design principles that are suitable for all organisations.

b.

use of contingency perspectives.

c.

strong focus on the human aspects of organisations.

d.

complexity, which makes it too difficult for managers to understand.

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Which of the following is a characteristic common to both contemporary OB and OA?

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a.

The use of concepts and theories from the social sciences.

b.

A multidisciplinary focus.

c.

The use of an open systems perspective.

d.

All of the above.

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Which of the following typifies the multi-disciplinary nature of OB and OA?

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a.

Problems are always studied by teams from different social science disciplines.

b.

A strong psychological focus.

c.

Large numbers of people are punished if they draw the wrong conclusions.

d.

Different disciplines often produce competing explanations for the same phenomenon.

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Which of the following is not usually intended as a practical aim of OB and OA?

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a.

To inform a wider audience about what goes on in organisations.

b.

To better understand organisational phenomena.

c.

To inform other scholars, managers and teachers about what is uncovered.

d.

To better equip managers to be able to control their subordinates.

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Which of the following most accurately reflects a contingency perspective?

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a.

Identifying the one best way to do something that applies in all circumstances.

b.

Identifying the circumstances in which human behaviour is unpredictable.

c.

A search for solutions to problems that can be applied in a wide range of circumstances.

d.

None of the above.