Deck 3: Leadership, Motivation, and Organization Theories

Question 1

Who proposed " bureaucratic structure" is suitable for all organization

A)Elton Mayo
B)Henry Fayol
C)F.W. Taylor
D)Max Weber

Answer 1

Max Weber

Question 2

Believes, attitudes, traditions and expectations which are shared by group members is called

A)Group norms
B)Group communication
C)Group cohesiveness
D)Group structure

Answer 2

Group norms

Question 3

In---------- in fact "No leadership at all"

A)Democratic
B)Autocratic
C)Free rein
D)Bureaucratic

Answer 3

Free rein

Question 4

----------leader is self confident and can attract followers by his great influence

A)Charismatic
B)Autocratic
C)Laissez-faire
D)Bureaucratic

Question 5

Grid Organisation Development was developed by

A)Blake and Mounton
B)Elton Mayo
C)F W Taylor
D)Max weber

Question 6

An extent to which an organisation achieves its predetermined objectives within given resources and without undue strain to its members

A)Organization behavior
B)Organizational culture
C)Organizational spirit
D)Organizational effectiveness

Question 7

When a group gives some of its leadership positions to the members of other group, it is

A)Contracting
B)Co-opting
C)Co-alition
D)Competition

Question 8

Which of the following is not a contingency theory of leadership

A)LPC theory
B)Path Goal theory
C)Vroom-Yetton-Jago theory
D)Job centered Leadership

Question 9

Path-goal model of Leadership was introduced by

A)Martin Evans & Robert House
B)Fred Fielder
C)Whetton
D)Cameron

Question 10

Under ERG theory, "R" stands for---------

A)Rationality
B)Responsibility
C)Remuneration
D)Relatedness

Question 11

Dual structure approach of motivation is developed by

A)Maslow
B)F. Herzberg
C)Alderfer
D)Mc Gregor

Question 12

--------------persons are easy going people and do not feel time urgency

A)Authoritarianism
B)Dogmatism
C)Type A
D)Type B

Question 13

Maslow's "basic needs" are also known as

A)Social needs
B)Esteem needs
C)Safety needs
D)Physiological needs

Question 14

ERG theory of motivation was proposed by

A)Maslow
B)F. Herzberg
C)Alderfer
D)Mc Gregor

Question 15

. -------------is manipulating and influencing others as a primary way of achieving one's goal

A)Authoritarianism
B)Dogmatism
C)Risk propensity
D)Machiavellianism

Question 16

. ……..is the tendency of individual, which directs them to be inward and process ideas and thought within themselves

A)extroversion
B)Introversion
C)internal locus of control
D)external locus of control

Question 17

Some people strongly believe that each person have control of his own life. This is

A)extroversion
B)conscientiousness
C)internal locus of control
D)external locus of control

Question 18

Imaginative, artistically sensitive etc. are features of

A)Openness
B)agreeableness
C)extroversion
D)conscientiousness

Question 19

An enduring attribute of a person that appears constantly in a variety of situation is

A)behavior
B)trait
C)attitude
D)culture

Question 20

As per Stimulus-Response Model, input for behaviour process is

A)Drive
B)Organism
C)Stimuli
D)Response

Question 21

Which organization theory can be understood by IF and THEN relationship

A)System approach
B)Contingency approach
C)Process approach
D)Scientific approach

Question 22

Which of the following is / are not a method of managing stress

A)Time management
B)Supervisor training
C)Role Analysis techniques (RAT)
D)Rorschach test

Question 23

According to operant conditioning, when behaviour is not reinforced, what happens to the probability of that behaviour occurring again?

A)It increases.
B)It declines.
C)It remains unchang
D)It becomes zero

Question 24

Which of the following processes deals with how well an individual remembers a model's action after it is no longer readily available?

A)Attitudinal
B)Retention
C)motor reproduction
D)reinforcement