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 propounded X and Y theory of motivation (a) Maslow ; (b) F. Herzberg ; (c) Alderfer ; (d) Mc Gregor
Last Answer : ; (d) Mc Gregor
Description : ERG theory of motivation was proposed by (a) Maslow ; (b) F. Herzberg ;(c) Alderfer ; (d) Mc Gregor
Last Answer : ;(c) Alderfer ;
Description : Who developed Equity theory of motivation? (a) Porter Lawler ; (b) Mc Clelland ; (c) Stacy Adams ; (d) Vroom
Last Answer : (c) Stacy Adams ;
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 : 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 : 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 : ERG theory was introduced by _____________. (a) Clayton Alderfer ; (b) McClelland ; (c) Douglas McGregor ; (d) J. Stacey Adams
Last Answer : (a) Clayton Alderfer ;
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 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 : 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 : The following four different approaches to management thinking were developed in the first half of the 20th century: (a) Scientific management, general administrative, quantitative, and ... . (d) Systems approach, scientific management, general administrative, and organizational behaviour.
Last Answer : (b) Scientific management, general administrative, quantitative, and organizational behavior.
Description : That some human diseases are genetically controlled was first established by (a) Gregor Mendel (b) A E Garrod (c) Watson and Crick (d) William Bateson
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : The scientist who explained about blood circulation for the first time was - (1) Antonyvan Leewen Hock (2) William Harvey (3) Gregor Mendel (4) Ronald Ross
Last Answer : (2) William Harvey Explanation: William Harvey was an English physician, who described completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the ... his birthplace of Folkestone. He is not well recognized for his accomplishments in today's society.
Description : Who first discovered how blood circulates in the human body? A. Edward Jenner B. Joseph Lister C. William Harvey (Answer) D. Gregor Mendel
Last Answer : C. William Harvey (Answer)
Description : The scientist who explained about blood circulation for the first time was (1) Antonyvan Leewen Hock (2) William Harvey (3) Gregor Mendel (4) Ronald Ross
Last Answer : William Harvey
Description : The Management Science Approach, includes A. Computer modelling & simulations B. Mathematical forecasting & projections C. Queuing theory D. All of these options are correct
Last Answer : All of these options are correct
Description : A motivational approach in which an organization‟s financial statements are opened to and shared with all of the employees is called ___________ (a) Open Book Management ; (b) Pay for Performance Program ; (c) Reinforcement Theory (d) Feedback
Last Answer : (a) Open Book Management ;
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 : Who developed the Game Theory a. J.R. Hicks b. William J. Baumol c. Neumann Morgenstern d. Samuelson P.T.
Last Answer : c. Neumann Morgenstern
Description : DNA test was developed by – (1) Dr. Alec Jeffreys (2) Dr. V.K. Kashyap (3) Watson and Crick (4) Gregor Mendel
Last Answer : (3) Watson and Crick Explanation: A genealogical. DNA test looks at a person's genetic code at specific locations. Results give information about genealogy or personal ancestry. James D. Watson and Francis Crick are the two scientists who discovered the structure of DNA in 1953.
Description : DNA test was developed by (1) Dr. Alec Jeffreys (2) Dr. V.K. Kashyap (3) Watson and Crick (4) Gregor Mendel
Last Answer : Watson and Crick
Description : According to ---------- the managers and workers should work together as partners and of equal importance for the organizations success (a) X theory (b) Y theory ; (c) Z theory ; (d) 2 Factor theory
Last Answer : (c) Z theory ;
Description : According to ----------employees love work as play or rest (a) X theory ; (b) Y theory ; (c) Z theory ; (d) None of these
Last Answer : (b) Y theory ;
Description : --------------- theory believes that employees dislike work (a) X theory ; (b) Y theory ; (c) Z theory ; (d) None of these
Last Answer : (a) X theory ;
Description : If the average human being prefers to be directed, wishes to avoid responsibility, has relatively little ambition and wants security above all, the management attitude would be: (a) Theory Y manager ; (b) Theory X manager ; (c) Theory Z manager ; (d) All of the given options
Last Answer : (b) Theory X manager ;
Description : In -------------- theory management assumes that employees may be ambitious, self-motivated, and anxious to accept greater responsibility, and exercise self-control, self-direction, autonomy and empowerment. (a) Theory Y manager ; (b) Theory X manager ; (c) Theory Z manager ; (d) All of the above
Last Answer : (d) All of the above
Description : Douglas McGregor's view that suggests that employees will exercise self-direction and self-control when they are committed to the objectives of the work is called: (a) Theory X ; (b) Theory Z ; (c) Theory Y ; (d) Theory A
Last Answer : (c) Theory Y
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.