Organizational Behavior Test

Organizational Behavior Test

 

Which of the following effects refers to a cognitive bias whereby the perception of a trait is influenced by the perception of former traits?

a. Halo effect

b. Contrast effect

c. Stereotyping

d. Projections

In the Fiedler model, the degree to which job assignments are procedurized is called

a. Leader-member relations

b. Task structure

c. Position power

d. Least preferred co-workers questionnaire

_________ is a form of organizational resistance to change which includes lack of emotion and motivation

a. Informal resistance

b. Neural resistance

c. Core resistance

d. General apathy

To which of the following can the growing interest in workplace spirituality be attributed?

a. Workplace conflict

b. The desire to counterbalance the pressures and stress of a turbulent pace of life

c. Ill health of the employees

Based on the findings of the Managerial Grid, managers were found to perform best under the__________.

a. 9,1 style

b. 9,9 style

c. 1,9 style

d. 1,1 style

The ________theory determines the stability and instability of causes related to success or failure.

a. Critical

b. Decision

c. Credibility

d. Attribution

_________ power is based upon the power holder's superior abilities

a. Coercive

b. Definitive

c. Core

d. Expert

Which among the following is a technique of impression management?

a. Avoiding Change

b. Self Promotion

c. Avoiding Blam

Which of the following is an informal group bound together by the active pursuit of a single issue?

a. Coalition

b. Power

c. Politics

d. Consistency

A personality test that taps four characteristics and classifies people into 1 of the 16-personality types is called the:

a. Big Five Model

b. Four-component model

c. Myers-Briggs type indicator

d. Johan window

State whether True or False

A strong culture is a culture in which the core values are intensely held and widely shared.

a. True

b. False

Who proposed the concept of Managerial Grid?

a. Peter Drucker

b. Margaret Thatcher

c. John Kotter

d. Blake and Mouton

Which theory of motivation uses the concepts of motivation and hygiene factors?

a. ERG Theory

b. Two-Factor theory

c. Goal setting theory

d. Cognitive evaluation theory

Which theory contains the assumptions that employees dislike work, are lazy, dislike responsibility and must be coerced to perform'?

a. Theories X and Y

b. Theory Y

c. Theory X

d. Theory Z

Which of the following is the period of learning that occurs before a new employee joins an organization?

a. Pre learning stage

b. Pre arrival stage

c. Encounter stage

d. Metamorphosis stage

What is the term for the process whereby workers organize themselves to meet, discuss, and negotiate matters related to their work with their employers?

a. Alternative bargaining

b. Distributive bargaining

c. Collective bargaining

d. Converse bargaining

Which of the following is an effective way of making decisions when people in an organization show resistance to change?

a. Facilitation

b. Coercion

c. Manipulation

d. Negotiation

State whether True or False

Personality is the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others

a. True

b. False

Which personality trait involves attentiveness to inner feelings, preference for variety, and intellectual curiosity?

a. Openness to experience

b. Agreeableness

c. Extraversion

d. Neuroticism

Distinctiveness, an aspect of the Attribution theory, refers to whether an individual displays:

a. the same response in similar situations like everyone

b. the same behavior in different situations

c. different behavior in different situations

Which of the following is a/are primary characteristic/s of organization culture?

a. Expansion

b. Diversification

c. Innovation and risk taking

The tendency to underestimate the influence of external factors and overestimate that of internal factors, when making judgments about the behavior of others is called:

a. the Attribution theory

b. Self-serving bias

c. Fundamental attribution error

d. Estimation error

The conflict that supports the goals of a group and improves its performance is called:

a. dysfunctional conflict

b. functional conflict

c. task conflict

d. relationship conflict

Which view regarding conflict shows that conflict is a natural and inevitable outcome in a group?

a. Individual view

b. Macro view

c. Human relations view

During which of the following does an employee express organizationally desired emotions during interpersonal transactions?

a. Emotional labor

b. Felt emotions

c. Displayed emotions

d. Moods

Which of the following personality characteristics is associated with an individual who is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance and believes that ends can justify means?

a. Self esteem

b. Machiavellianism

c. Self-monitoring

d. Risk taking

With which of the following factors is stress associated?

a. Limitations and uncertainty

b. Restrictions and supply

c. Winning and losing

d. Constraints and demands

Which term can be used for voluntary actions that violate established norms, and threaten the organization or its members or both?

a. Employee grievances

b. Employee conflict

c. Interpersonal conflict

d. Employee deviance

State whether True or False

Unhealthy changes in eating habits, such as untimely meals or binge eating, or a sudden increase in the consumption of alcohol are behavioral symptoms of stress.

a. True

b. False

________ are the persons who act as catalysts and assume the responsibility for managing change activities.

a. Change agents

b. Change managers

c. Change executives

d. Change personnel

State whether True or False

Legitimate political behavior is extreme political behavior that violates the implied rules of the game.

a. True

b. False

Through which of the following can an individual organize and interpret his sensory impressions to give meaning to his environment?

a. Decision making

b. Perception

c. Analytical ability

d. Personality

_________ is a type of organizational stress caused by sudden over-joy.

a. Eustress

b. Euphoria

c. Hyper work stress

d. Hypo stress

__________is the extent to which an individual believes they control the events which affect them.

a. Machiavellianism

b. Locus of control

c. Integration

d. Risk seeking propensity

_________is/are developed through external adaptation and internal integration.

a. Organizational culture

b. Organizational politics

c. Organizational philosophy

d. Organizational ceremonies

From among the following, which survey feedback tool is used in organizational development?

a. High interaction among team members

b. Assisting members to understand the processes/events with which they deal

c. The use of questionnaires to identify the discrepancies in the members' perception

d. Training employees through unstructured group interactions

Which structure creates dual lines of authority and combines functional and product departmentalization?

a. Entrepreneurial

b. Matrix organization

c. Strategic Business Unit

d. Divisional organization

In which leadership style do followers make attributions of heroic leadership abilities when they observe certain behavior?

a. Charismatic

b. Transformational

c. Visionary

d. Autocratic

Which of the following is a behavioral theory of leadership?

a. Ohio State Studies

b. University of Michigan studies

c. Fiedler model

d. Scandinavian studies

What is referent power?

a. Power dependent on personal traits such as charisma and good character

b. Power dependent on personal traits such as superior skills and abilities

c. Power dependent on personal traits such as authority and seniority

d. Power dependent on personal traits such as high level of identification with, admiration of, or respect for the power-holder