MGT502 Midterm Quiz

MGT502

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Maha Malik Organizational Behavior

1. The relatively stable set of psychological attributes that distinguishes one person from another is called _______. (Personality)
2. “Compassionate behavior” refers to which of the following work value? (Concern for others)
3. In _______the needs are arranged in an order as per their importance (basic to complex) (Maslow)
4. Passively and optimistically waiting for conditions to improve, trusting management to do right things is: (Loyalty)
5. Mr. Usman is a manager in XYZ Company; he is currently monitoring the activities going on to ensure that they are being accomplished as planned and correct any significant deviations. He is performing which of the following management function? (Controlling)
6. Managing workforce diversity is really big challenge for________________ professionals. (Human Resource Management)
7. The tendency to be sociable,outspoken and friendly is known as: (Extroversion)
8. Robert Katz identified three essential skills that managers need to have in order to reach their goals. What are these skills? (Technical, human, and conceptual)
9. Which one of the following theories suggests that “workers pay attention to relationship between inputs they contribute and outcomes they receive”? (Equity theory)
10. Researches indicate that great salespersons are usually: (Type As)
11. Organizational Behavior focuses upon ALL of the following primary determinants of behavior EXCEPT: (Job Satisfaction)
12. ________ is a generic term that covers a broad range of feelings that people experience. Affect
13. Which of the following statements describe the short term orientation? (People value the present, accept change readily and don’t see commitments as impediment to change)
14. A manager performing the role of disseminator is most likely to do which of the following activity? (Inform subordinates about newly founded competitors)
15. An area of study that blends concepts from psychology and sociology and focuses on the
16. When a manager in a Company motivates employees, directs others to do their job by selecting most effective communication channels and resolves their conflicts. He/she performs
17. Positive Mood includes all the following feelings EXCEPT: (Hostility)
18. Which group decision-making technique seems most reasonable for the management of a multinational company whose offices are located in China, India, Australia and England? (Brainstorming session)
19. Which of the following would not be considered as an organization? (Dairy farmers)
20. The job design strategy in which employees are exposed to a variety of tasks as they move from one job to another job is known as: (Job Rotation)
21. A national culture characteristic describing the extend to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situation and tries to avoid them is called_________. (Uncertainty Avoidance)
22. Explaining, measuring and changing behavior of humans or animals are concerned with: (Psychologists)
23. Characteristics such as age, gender and marital status are known as ______________. (Biographical characteristics)
24. The Big Five Model of Personality contains all of the following dimensions EXCEPT:
25. Management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling were first classified by: (Henri Fayol)
26. Difficulty in expressing emotions by an individual and understanding other's emotions is termed as: (Alexithymia)
27. Which of the following is NOT a factor in the individual perceiver? (Location)
28. According to attribution theory, which of the following is an example of externally caused
29. Sheraz has the ability to balance anxiety, fear, and anger while working on tough projects. He possesses which component of emotional intelligence? (Self-management)
30. People with which type of personality trait commonly make poor decisions because they make them too fast? (Type A)
31. Which of the following approach evaluates the organization’s ability to innovate and function quickly and responsively? (The Internal System Approach)
32. Which of the following factors make it imperative that organizations be fast and flexible? (Advances in corporate strategy)
33. Machineries, computers, human skills and abilities are essential elements in: (Organization’s
34. Old age workers are perceived to be resistant to new ____________ (Technology)
35. The ability to manage one’s own emotions and impulses. (Self-management)
36. A high level of job satisfaction equals _____________ toward the job and vice versa. (Positive attitudes)
37. Individuals who score high in ____ tend to take their jobs seriously, organized and act responsibly at work. (Conscientiousness)
38. Suspending an employee for dishonest behavior is an example of which method of shaping behavior? (Punishment)
39. The model of value differences was first designed by ____________. (Milton Rokeach)
40. Hadia is an office worker who processes health insurance forms. She has worked at her present job for three years. Initially she was criticized by her supervisor for careless work, but she improved considerably in next few months. Now she consistently processes her forms without errors and more than her quota. However, she found that her supervisor has not responded to the extra effort she puts in, giving her no praise and no financial reward. Hadia will most likely perceive that there is a problem in which of the following relationships? (Performance reward)
41. Which of the following is the most effective communication network for facilitating the emergence of a leader? (Wheel)
42. The degree to which a person actively participates in his/her job and considers his/her performance as being important to self worth, refers to __________. (Job involvement)
43. Biological Characteristics include the following EXCEPT: (Color)
44. If you accept orders from your supervisor solely because he or she is "the boss,” you highly believe in: (Authoritarianism)