MGT502 Final Term Past Paper 1

Q1. We can expect individuals to work considerably below their potential if which of the following conditions occurs? (1 marks)

1. Employees are expected to achieve unclear objectives
2. The criteria for measuring performance objectives are vague
3. Employees lack confidence on their evaluation process
4. All of the given options

Q2. If an organization used an outside consultant as opposed to an insider as a change agent, the result would probably be more _____. (1 marks)

1. Conservative
2. Risk averse
3. Objective
4. Prone to bias

Q3. Which of the following change is imposed on the organization and often unforeseen? (1 marks)

1. Planned change
2. Unplanned change
3. Evolutionary change
4. Revolutionary change

Q4. All of the following are factors that serve to sustain organizational cultures EXCEPT: (1 marks)

1. Selection
2. Orientation
3. Socialization
4. Economy

Q5. The primary or dominant values that are accepted throughout the organization are called: (1 marks)

1. Uniform cultures
2. Formalization
3. Core values
4. Cultural Liabilities

Q6. degree feedback evaluation can be used in organizations to incorporate which of the following ? (1 marks)

1. Encourage employees’ involvement
2. Support bureaucratic management style
3. Mantain closed communication system
4. Show resistance for change

Q7. Whichof the following type of questionnaire is used in collecting job analysis information? (1 marks)

1. Structured

Unstructured Both structured and unstructured None of the above

1. Unstructured
2. Both structured and unstructured
3. None of the given options

Q8. McDonald’s has been training thousands of its employees at its Hamburger University, it is an example of which one of the following? (1 marks)

1. On the job training
2. Off the job training
3. Apprenticeship
4. Informal training

Q9. Job rotation, apprenticeships, understudy assignments, and formal mentoring programs are considered as a part of which one of the following? (1 marks)

1. On the job training
2. Off the job training
3. Informal training
4. None of the given options

Q10. Human Resource Manager in an organization possesses_____________. (1 marks)

1. Staff authority
2. Line authority
3. Top level authority
4. Middle level authority

Q11. Training is most relevant to which relationship in the expectancy theory of motivation? (1 marks)

1. Effort-goal
2. Reward-goal
3. Performance-goal
4. Effort-performance

Q12. Which of the following has proven to be a particularly good predictor for jobs that require cognitive (1 marks)

complexity?

1. Intelligence tests
2. Integrity evaluations
3. Work sampling
4. Aptitude tests

Q13. A business firm that has extensive international operations in more than one foreign country is an example of________________. (1 marks)

1. National organization
2. Multinational organization
3. Foreign organization