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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Motivation - Hygiene Theory was propounded by– (A) Abraham H. Maslow (B) Fredrick Herzberg (C) Peter F. Druker (D) Argyris Chris
Last Answer : Answer: Fredrick Herzberg
Description : ERG theory was introduced by _____________. (a) Clayton Alderfer ; (b) McClelland ; (c) Douglas McGregor ; (d) J. Stacey Adams
Last Answer : (a) Clayton Alderfer ;
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 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 : 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 : 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 : Under ERG theory, “R” stands for--------- (a) Rationality ; (b) Responsibility ; (c) Remuneration ; (d) Relatedness
Last Answer : (d) Relatedness
Description : __________ is counter to goal-setting theory. (a) Expectancy Theory ; (b) Reinforcement Theory ; (c) ERG Theory ; (d) None of given option
Last Answer : (b) Reinforcement Theory ;
Description : The theory of inheritance of acquired characters are proposed by a. J.B. Lamarck b. Charles Darwin c. Gregor Mendel d. Hugo De vries
Last Answer : b. Charles Darwin
Description : Porter Lawler Model is an extension of (a) Maslow’s theory ; (b) Mc Clelland’s theory ; (c) Stacy Adams theory ; (d) Vroom’s theory
Last Answer : d
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 : In Maslow‟s Need hierarchy which needs are shown between Esteem needs and Safety needs (a) Social needs ; (b) Esteem needs ; (c) Security needs ; (d) Basic need
Last Answer : (a) Social needs ;
Description : Maslow‟s “basic needs” are also known as (a) Social needs ; (b) Esteem needs ; (c) Safety needs ; (d) Physiological needs
Last Answer : (d) Physiological needs
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : What does ERG stand for? (a) Excellent, relationship, growth ; (b) Expectancy, real, exist (c) Employee, related, greatness ; (d) Existence, relatedness, growth
Last Answer : ; (d) Existence, relatedness, growth
Description : Who proposed “ bureaucratic structure” is suitable for all organization (a) Elton Mayo ; (b) Henry Fayol ; (c) F.W. Taylor ; (d) Max Weber
Last Answer : (d) Max Weber
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 : The five domain taxonomy of instructional objective was proposed by (a) Anderson & Krathwohl (b) Mc Cormack and Yager (c) Jerome S. Bruner (d) Benjamin S. Bloom
Last Answer : (b) Mc Cormack and Yager
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 : ---------------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 : 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 : Individual-level independent variables include all of the following except. (a) Leadership ; (b) Learning ; (c) Perception ; (d) Motivation
Last Answer : (a) Leadership ;
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Johann Gregor Mendel is famous for propounding - (1) Theory of mutation (2) Laws of heredity (3) Cell theory (4) Theory of acquired characters
Last Answer : (2) Laws of heredity Explanation: The Laws of Heredity are few; their implications for life are vast. The simplest genetic characteristics are those whose presence depends on the genotype ... about the way certain characteristics are transmitted from one generation to another in an organism.
Description : The ‘Theory of Evolution’ wasput forward by - (1) Louis Pasteur (2) Aristotle (3) Gregor Mendel (4) Charles Darwin
Last Answer : (4) Charles Darwin Explanation: Charles Darwin had proposed "theory of Evolution". The theory of evolution came into view by the reawakening of ancient materialistic philosophies and became widespread ... the matter, so it tries to explain the universe and nature through purely material factors.
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 : The earliest experiments on chromosome theory and inheritance were developed by? w) Gregor Mendel x) Jonas Salk y) Charles Sternak z) Robert Oppenheimer
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- GREGOR MENDEL
Description : Johann Gregor Mendel is famous for propounding (1) Theory of mutation (2) Laws of heredity (3) Cell theory (4) Theory of acquired characters
Last Answer : Laws of heredity
Description : The ‘Theory of Evolution’ was put forward by (1) Louis Pasteur (2) Aristotle (3) Gregor Mendel (4) Charles Darwin
Last Answer : Charles Darwin
Description : Game theory became popular when the book “Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour” was published in 1944 by .............................. a. Von Neumann b. Mc Closky c. Von-Neumann and Mc Closky d. Von-neumann and Morgenstern
Last Answer : d. Von-neumann and Morgenstern