Description : Various moderating variables determine whether a manager will act in an ethical or unethical manner. Which of the following individual characteristics indicates the degree to which people believe they are masters of their own fate? (a) Perception ; (b) Value ; (c) Attitude ; (d) Locus of Control
Last Answer : (d) Locus of Control
Description : While considering the seven leadership styles described by the leadership continuum, all of the following are variables that need to be considered for a manager, EXCEPT, (a) manager's preferred style ... style based on knowledge. (d) manager's preferred style based on confidence in upper management.
Last Answer : (d) manager's preferred style based on confidence in upper management.
Description : Which of the following is not an attribute of psychological individual difference? (a) Motivation ; (b) Learning ; (c) Personality ; (d) Complexion
Last Answer : ; (d) Complexion
Description : ---------------is the ability of influencing people to strive willingly for mutual objectives (a) Motivation ; (b) Control ; (c) Leadership ; (c) Supervision
Last Answer : (c) Leadership ;
Description : Hersey and Blanchard present a form of situational leadership based on the ___________ of the people the leader is attempting to influence. (a) Readiness ; (b) personality ; (c) intelligence ; (d) motivation
Last Answer : (a) Readiness ;
Description : Vroom and Yetton s contingency model of leadership is based on certain aspects of a leader s decision, they are (a) decision quality (b) decision acceptance (c) both of the above (d ... and decision acceptance refers to the motivation and commitment of group members in implementing the decision.]
Last Answer : (c) both of the above
Description : Transformational leadership is about change, _________, and entrepreneurship. (a) Motivation ; (b) innovation ; (c) loyalty ; (d) enthusiasm
Last Answer : (b) innovation ;
Description : According to the text, the categories of antecedent conditions for conflict include all of the following except: (a) communication. ; (b) structure. ; (c) group interaction. ; (d) personal variables.
Last Answer : (c) group interaction. ;
Description : Contingency theories of leadership are based on the belief that (a) there is no single style of leadership appropriate to all situations (b) there is a single style of leadership ... the interactions between the variables involved in a leadership situation and patterns of leadership behaviour.]
Last Answer : (a) there is no single style of leadership appropriate to all situations
Description : A change in an individual's behavior prompted by information and experience is called 1. learning 2. role selection 3. perception 4. inculturation 5. motivation
Last Answer : learning
Description : A change in an individual's behaviour prompted by information and experience is called: A)learning. B)role selection. C)perception. D)inculturation. E)motivation.
Last Answer : A)learning.
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 : …………is the dynamic organization within the individual that determine his unique adjustment to the environment (a) Perception ; (b) Attitude ; (c) Behavior ; (d) Personality
Last Answer : ; (d) Personality
Description : Allocating extrinsic rewards for behaviour that has been previously intrinsically rewarded tends to decrease the overall level of motivation, and is called: (a) Reward Evaluation Theory ; (b) Extrinsic Evaluation Theory ; (c) Cognitive Evaluation Theory (d) Intrinsic Evaluation Theory
Last Answer : (c) Cognitive Evaluation Theory
Description : An individual's perception of whether performing at a particular level will lead to attainment of a desired outcome is termed: (a) Relevance ; (b) Expectancy ; (c) Expectation ; (d) Instrumentality
Last Answer : (d) Instrumentality
Description : Which could provide an individual with the motivation to start a new business venture? A. The financial rewards. B. A desire to be independent. C. Risk taking D. All the above.
Last Answer : D. All the above.
Description : ICT is used extensively in i) Wider access to learning and participation ii) Antisocial activities involving harassment of individuals iii) Flexibility to study where, when and how best suits individual needs and preferences iv) Both A & C
Last Answer : iv) Both A & C
Description : Sharon Moro, office manager at Willow Manufacturing stated, We d had manufacturing work cells in place for at least two years, but change didn t really happen until we added teamwork. To ... Individual employee success was recognized and celebrated. (d) Employees believed in what they were doing.
Last Answer : (c) Individual employee success was recognized and celebrated.
Description : The three factors that influence the ethical decision-making process include A)individual factors, corporate culture, and peer influence. B)opportunity, personal moral philosophies, and ... relationships, and opportunity. D)peer influences, personal moral philosophies, and opportunity.
Last Answer : C)individual factors, organisational relationships, and opportunity.
Description : Perception is a three-step process that involves 1. motivation, personality and attitudes 2. collecting, eliminating and organizing information inputs 3. selecting, organizing and interpreting information inputs 4. anticipating, classifying and discarding information inputs 5. none of these
Last Answer : selecting, organizing and interpreting information inputs
Description : Perception is a three-step process that involves A)motivation, personality, and attitudes. B)collecting, eliminating, and organising information inputs. C)selecting, organising, and interpreting information inputs. D)anticipating, classifying, and discarding information inputs.
Last Answer : C)selecting, organising, and interpreting information inputs.
Description : An analysis of the economic segment of the external environment would include all of the following EXCEPT …. A. Interest rates. B. International trade tariffs C. Strength of the U.S. dollar. D. Move toward a contingent outsourcing workforce.
Last Answer : Move toward a contingent outsourcing workforce.
Description : Current trends in operations management include all of the following except (a) Just-in-time performance ; (b) rapid product development ; (c) mass customization (d) mass production
Last Answer : (d) mass production
Description : Maslow’s “Needs Hierarchy” theory relates to: A. Motivation B. Leadership C. Communication D. Upward mobility
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : What is defined as “the ability to influence and align others towards a common purpose”? a. Teamwork. b. Motivation. c. Management. d. Leadership.
Last Answer : d. Leadership.
Description : The ‘Contingency View’ in management A. is a management principle of motivation based on human behaviour B. Proposes that ‘one best way’ for all management action C. Recognizes that the appropriate management actions depend on the situation D. None of these options is correct
Last Answer : Recognizes that the appropriate management actions depend on the situation
Description : The ‘Classical View’ in management… A. is a management principle of motivation based on human behaviour B. Proposes that ‘one best way’ for all management action C. Recognizes that the appropriate management actions depend on the situation D. None of these options is correct.
Last Answer : Proposes that ‘one best way’ for all management action
Description : Hierarchy of Needs’, is a theory …. A. Of motivation based on human behaviour B. That proposes that ‘one best way’ for all management action C. Recognizes that the appropriate management actions depend on the situation D. None of these options is correct.
Last Answer : Of motivation based on human behaviour
Description : Who developed Equity theory of motivation? (a) Porter Lawler ; (b) Mc Clelland ; (c) Stacy Adams ; (d) Vroom
Last Answer : (c) Stacy Adams ;
Description : Which one is not a Process Based Theory of motivation? (a) Porter Lawler theory ; (b) Mc Clelland’s theory ; (c) Stacy Adams theory ; (d) Vroom’s theory
Last Answer : (b) Mc Clelland’s theory ;
Description : Z theory is a Japanese approach of motivation developed by (a) Mc Clelland ; (b) William Ouchi ; (c) Alderfer ; (d) Mc Gregor
Last Answer : (b) William Ouchi ;
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 : Dual structure approach of motivation is developed by (a) Maslow ; (b) F. Herzberg ; (c) Alderfer ; (d) Mc Gregor
Last Answer : (b) F. Herzberg ;
Description : ERG theory of motivation was proposed by (a) Maslow ; (b) F. Herzberg ;(c) Alderfer ; (d) Mc Gregor
Last Answer : ;(c) Alderfer ;
Description : ______ is discretionary behaviour that is not part of an employee‟s formal job requirement, but that promotes the effective functioning of the organization. (a) Productivity ; (b) Motivation ; (c) Organizational citizenship ; (d) Organizational behavior
Last Answer : (c) Organizational citizenship ;
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 : The resources within an organization, used to achieve its goal, make up the _________ of a business. (a) External environment ; (b) Internal environment ; (c) Social responsibility ; (d) Workers motivation
Last Answer : External environment
Description : Which of the following problems is most likely to occur in a matrix structure? (a) Decreased employee motivation ; (b) Employees receiving conflicting directives (c) Decreased response to environmental change ; (d) Decreased coordination
Last Answer : (b) Employees receiving conflicting directives
Description : What three words define motivation? (a) Persistence, fairness, ambition ; (b) Ambition, direction, intensity (c) Desire, persistence, fairness ; (d) Intensity, direction, persistence
Last Answer : (d) Intensity, direction, persistence
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 : For an efficient and durable learning, learner should have (A) ability to learn only (B) requisite level of motivation only (C) opportunities to learn only (D) desired level of ability and motivation
Last Answer : (D) desired level of ability and motivation
Description : What are the three phases of disaster management planning? (a) Evacuating, Rebuilding and Re-branding (b) Preparation, Planning and Perception (c) Planning, Evacuating and Recovery (d) Preparation, Response and Recovery
Last Answer : (d) Preparation, Response and Recovery
Description : Product differentiation refers to the: A. Ability of the buyers of a product to negotiate a lower price. B. Response of incumbent firms to new entrants. C. Customer perception that a product is unique. D. Fact that as more of a product is produced the cheaper it becomes per unit
Last Answer : Customer perception that a product is unique.
Last Answer : Fact that as more of a product is produced the cheaper it becomes per unit