Description : Which management theorist is responsible for the motivation-hygiene theory? (a) Abraham Maslow ; (b) Dale Hawthorne ; (c) Peter Drucker ; (d) Frederick Herzberg
Last Answer : (d) Frederick Herzberg
Description : Theory ‘X’ and Theory ‘Y’ of Motivation was propounded by– (A) Herzberg (B) Maslow (C) Elton Mayo (D) McGregor
Last Answer : Answer: McGregor
Description : Who propounded X and Y theory of motivation (a) Maslow ; (b) F. Herzberg ; (c) Alderfer ; (d) Mc Gregor
Last Answer : ; (d) Mc Gregor
Description : In Need Hierarchy Theory of Abraham H. Maslow, Self Actualisation needs are at level– (A) Lower level needs (B) Middle level needs (C) Higher level needs (D) Highest level needs
Last Answer : Answer: Lower level needs
Description : ERG theory of motivation was proposed by (a) Maslow ; (b) F. Herzberg ;(c) Alderfer ; (d) Mc Gregor
Last Answer : ;(c) Alderfer ;
Description : Dual structure approach of motivation is developed by (a) Maslow ; (b) F. Herzberg ; (c) Alderfer ; (d) Mc Gregor
Last Answer : (b) F. Herzberg ;
Description : Who proposed that achievement, affiliation and power are three important needs that help explain motivation in workplace situations? (a) McClelland ; (b) Maslow ; (c) Alderfer ; (d) Herzberg
Last Answer : (a) McClelland ;
Description : Under Herzberg‟s theory, factors causing dissatisfaction is called (a) Demotivators ; (b) Negative stimuli ; (c) Hygiene factors ; (d) Defectors
Last Answer : (c) Hygiene factors ;
Description : Hawthorne Experiments were conducted by– (A) Elton Mayo (B) Henry Fayol (C) F. W. Taylor (D) Peter F. Drucker
Last Answer : Answer: Elton Mayo
Description : Which of the following would be classified by Herzberg as a hygiene factor? (a) Responsibility ; (b) Company policy ; (c) Personal growth ; (d) Achievement
Last Answer : (b) Company policy ;
Description : The theory that an individual tends to act in a certain way, with the expectation that the act will be followed by a given outcome and according to the attractiveness of the outcome is _____. (a) Equity theory ; (b) Three-needs theory ; (c) Motivation-hygiene theory (d) Expectancy theory
Last Answer : (a) Equity theory ;
Description : ‘3-D’ Model of leadership is propounded by– (A) Likert Reinsis (B) Kurt Levis (C) William Ridin (D) Henry Fayol
Last Answer : Answer: William Ridin
Description : According to the textbook, the most valuable framework to help managers better understand differences between national cultures was developed by ______________. A. Milton FriedmanB. Michael Porter C. Geert Hofstede D. Abraham Maslow
Last Answer : Geert Hofstede
Description : _________ concluded that managers perform 10 interrelated activities that relate to decision making, using information and interpersonal relationships. (a) Mintzberg ; (b) Abraham Maslow ; (c) Robert Owen ; (d) Henri Fayol
Last Answer : (a) Mintzberg ;
Description : According to Abraham Maslow, the most elevated type of need is _____. (a) Self-actualization ; (b) Physiological ; (c) Esteem ; (d) Safety
Last Answer : (a) Self-actualization ;
Description : In which State the Mitakshara form of H.U.F. business does not apply ? (A) Rajasthan (B) Gujarat (C) West Bengal (D) Kerala
Last Answer : Answer: West Bengal
Description : MBO approach in management was introduced by– (A) M. P. Follet (B) Keith Davis (C) Peter Drucker (D) Oliver Sheldon
Last Answer : Answer: Peter Drucker
Description : Who among the following propounded the concept of paradigm? (A) Peter Haggett (B) Von Thunen (C) Thomas Kuhn (D) John K. Wright
Last Answer : (C) Thomas Kuhn
Description : Scientific Management approach is developed by (a) Elton Mayo ; (b) Henry Fayol ; (c) F.W. Taylor ; (d) (A) Maslow
Last Answer : (c) F.W. Taylor ;
Description : Who is Father of Scientific Management ? (A) Henry Fayol (B) Elton Mayo (C) Chester Bernard (D) F. W. Taylor
Last Answer : Answer: F. W. Taylor
Description : Who is called ‘The Father of Scientific Management’ ? (A) Elton Mayo (B) Henry Fayol (C) E. F. L. Breach (D) F. W. Taylor
Description : The principle of ‘Unity of Command’ was introduced by– (A) Elton Mayo (B) Henry Fayol (C) F. W. Taylor (D) Urwick
Last Answer : Answer: Henry Fayol
Description : Which, institution is known as the ‘Soft Loan Window’ of World Bank ? (A) I.F.C. (International Financial Corporation) (B) I.D.A. (International Development Association) (C) I.M.F. (International Monetary Fund) (D) Indian Development Forum
Last Answer : Answer: I.D.A. (International Development Association)
Description : What is C.I.F. (Cost Insurance Freight)?
Last Answer : This includes the cost of goods, insurance, freight and all charges upto to the port of import.
Description : What is C & F (Cost & Freight)?
Last Answer : This includes the cost of goods plus the freight charges and other expenses for delivering the goods at the importer’s port.
Description : What is F.A.S.(Free Along Side)?
Last Answer : This includes all expenses like packing charges, delivery of goods to the side of the ship etc. But it doesn’t include charges for putting them on board.
Description : What is F.O.B (Free On Board)?
Last Answer : This includes cost of the goods and all other expenses to be incurred in placing the goods on board the ship.
Description : What is F.O.R. (Free On Rail)?
Last Answer : This indicates that the price covers the cost of goods and all other expenses till the goods are put into the railway wagon.
Description : Application of Theory ‘X’ implies practising of– (A) Free leadership (B) Democratic leadership (C) Autocratic leadership (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Autocratic leadership
Description : ‘Carrot and Stick’ principle is given in Theory– (A) McGregor Theory X (B) McGregor Theory Y (C) William Ouchi Theory Z (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: William Ouchi Theory Z
Description : What is the theory of social responsibility that focuses on how companies respond to issues, rather than trying to determine their ultimate social responsibility, called ? (A) Corporate social performance (B) Corporate social responsiveness (C) Stewardship principle (D) Enlightened self-interest
Last Answer : Answer: Corporate social performance
Description : Which one of the following is not correct in respect of the Theory X? (A) It emphasizes that most average human beings avoid to be led, want to lead (B) According to the theory X ... achieve organizational goals (D) The theory X assumes that most individuals have little ambition and want security
Last Answer : Answer: It emphasizes that most average human beings avoid to be led, want to lead
Description : According to force-field theory, every behaviour is the result of equilibrium between which of the following ? (A) Push and pull effect (B) Strong and weak forces (C) Positive and negative forces (D) Driving and restraining forces
Last Answer : Answer: Driving and restraining forces
Description : To successfully motivate a team in today's high tech - high demand environment, which motivational theories should the PM use to maintain a happy, productive team? 1. Expectancy and Theory X ... 3. Theory Y, Expectancy and Herzberg's Hygiene Factors 4. Herzberg's Hygiene Factors and Expectancy
Last Answer : 3. Theory Y, Expectancy and Herzberg's Hygiene Factors
Description : By whom was Cell theory was propounded? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Theory of Continuity of Germplasm was propounded by `:`
Last Answer : Theory of Continuity of Germplasm was propounded by `:` A. Wesimann B. Mendel C. Lamarck D. Darwin
Description : The theory of Expanding Universe ' was first propounded by? A. Einstein B. Newton C. Hubble D. Galileo
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : Wage fund theory was propounded by (1) J.B. Say (2) J.S. Mill (3) J.R. Hicks (4) J.M. Keynes
Last Answer : (2) J.S. Mill Explanation: J.S. Mill developed the wagesfund theory. This theory of wage was an attempt to show that in certain circumstances wages could rise above subsistence level. According to this ... be paid. This fund of capital is called wages-fund out of which wages are paid to labourers.
Description : Who propounded the Innovation theory of profits? (1) J.A. Schumpeter (2) P.A. Samuelson (3) Alfred Marshall (4) David Ricardo.
Last Answer : (1) J.A. Schumpeter Explanation: Schumpeter's (1934) original theory of innovative profits emphasized the role of entrepreneurship (his term was entrepreneurial profits) and the ... innovation, in which independent inventors typically fed discoveries as potential inputs to entrepreneurial firms.
Description : Who propounded Dynamic Theory of profit? (1) Clark (2) Schumpeter (3) Knight (4) Hawly
Last Answer : (1) Clark Explanation: Dynamic Theory of Profit is associated with the name of an American Economist J. B. Clark. In the world of reality, according to J. B. Clark profit arises only in a dynamic economy.
Description : The Liquidity Preference Theory of Interest was propounded by : (1) J.M. Keynes (2) David Ricardo (3) Alfred Marshall (4) Adam Smith
Last Answer : (1) J.M. Keynes Explanation: In macroeconomic theory, liquidity preference refers to the demand for money, considered as liquidity. The concept was first developed by John May-nard Keynes in his book ... Money (1936) to explain determination of the interest rate by the supply and demand for money.
Description : Who propounded the theory of natural selection? (1) Mendal (2) Lamark (3) Darwin (4) De Vries
Last Answer : (3) Darwin Explanation: Natural selection is Darwin's most famous theory that was formulated in 1859.
Description : Which of the following events occurred first? (1) Albert Einstein propounded the General Theory of Relativity (2) Max Planck unveiled the Quantum Theory (3) Marconi first transmitted a wireless signal (4) Madame Marie Curie be-came the first woman Nobel Prize winner
Last Answer : (2) Max Planck unveiled the Quantum Theory Explanation: General Theory of Relativity: a theory of gravitation developed by Einstein in the years 1907-1915; Quantum Theory of Max Planck: 1900; ... woman Nobel Prize winner: shared her 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband Pierre Curie.
Description : Which of the following events occurred first? (1) Albert Einstein propounded the General Theory of Relativity (2) Max Planck unveiled the Quantum Theory (3) Marconi first transmitted a wireless signal (4) Madame Marie Curie became the first woman Nobel Prize winner
Last Answer : (2) Max Planck unveiled the Quantum Theory Explanation: General Theory of Relativity: a theory of gravitation developed by Einstein in the years 1907-1915; Quantum Theory of Max Planck: 1900; ... transmission on December 11, 1901; and Madame Curie becoming the first woman Nobel Prize winner.
Description : Which of the following occurred first? (1) Albert Einstein propounded the General Theory of Relativity (2) Max Planck unveiled the Quantum Theory (3) Guglielmo Marconi sent out the first wireless signals (4) Wright Brothers successfully flew an aircraft
Last Answer : (3) Guglielmo Marconi sent out the first wireless signals Explanation: Guglielmo Marconi sent out the first wireless signals. In the early summer of 1895 and despite an intervening hill, ... a gun. The theory of relativity transformed theoretical physics and astronomy during the 20th century.
Description : The theory of inheritance of acquired characters was propounded by - (1) Charles Darwin (2) Gregor Mendel (3) J. B. Lamarck (4) Weismann
Last Answer : (3) J. B. Lamarck Explanation: Lamarckism (or Lamarckian inheritance) is the hypothesis that an organism can pass on characteristics that it has acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime to its offspring.
Description : Electromagnetic theory was propounded by?
Last Answer : James Clark Maxwell
Description : Quantum Theory was propounded by?
Last Answer : Max Planck
Description : Wave theory was propounded by?
Last Answer : Christiaan Huygens