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MGT502 Quiz 4 with solution/reference

What sort of actions is most likely to be attributed to external causes?  
Actions that have high distinctiveness, high consensus and high consistency
Actions that have high distinctiveness, high consensus and low consistency
Actions that have high distinctiveness, low consensus and low consistency
Actions that have low distinctiveness, low consistency and high consensus
Consensus occurs if everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way. If consensus is high, you would be expected to give an external attribution.
Consistency: The more consistent the behavior, the more the observer is inclined to attribute it to internal causes.
A threatened strike action by a labor union to force the management to accept their demands is an example of which of the following power?

       Referent power
       Legitimate power
       Reward power
       Coercive power
 When a bank robber points a gun at a bank employee, his base of power is:
       Coercive
       Punitive
       Positional
       Authoritative

Which of the following departmentalization can be considered necessary in an organization where the company’s products fall into several categories with very different production methods for each category?

       Customer
       Production
       Process
       Matrix
 Values like working hard, being creative and honest are the means which lead towards achieving organizational goals. Which of the following term best describes these values?

       Terminal values
       Instrumental values
       Theoretical values
       Social values
Instrumental values are preferences for the means to be used in achieving desired ends.
Which of the following techniques most restricts discussion or interpersonal communication during the decision-making process?

       Nominal group
       Brainstorm
       Electronic meeting
       Groupthink

According to attribution theory, which of the following is an example of externally caused behavior?

       An employee is late because of a flat tire
       An employee was promoted because of his abilities
       An employee was fired because he slept on the job
       An employee was promoted because he was hard working
Several key dimensions to any organization’s environment have been found. Which of the following is one of these key dimensions?

       Productivity
       Complexity
       Interdependence
       Collaboration
 Which of the following tactics involves an individual in the decision-making process?

       Ingratiation
       Exchange
       Pressure
       Inspirational appeals
As a manager, one of Ali’s duties is to present awards to outstanding employees within his department. Which Mintzberg managerial role is Ali performing, when he does this?

       Leadership role
       Monitor role
       Figurehead role
       Spokesperson role
Which of the following types of teams would most likely empower its team members to make work-related decisions?
       Technical
       Self-managed
       Problem-solving
       Management

What do we call the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment?

       Perception
       Interpretation
       Social verification
       Environmental analysis
 Which of the following factors make it imperative that organizations be fast and flexible?

       Temporariness
       Corporate excess
       Advances in corporate strategy
      Globalization
 “Fahad is easy-going at home, but at work he becomes very tense and anxious.” This statement attributes Fahad’s personality more to which of the following?

       Heredity
       Environment
       Situation
       Locus of control
People with which type of personality trait commonly make poor decisions because they make them too fast?

       Type As
       Type Bs
       Self-monitors
       Extrovert
 The belief that “violence is wrong” is an evaluative statement. Such an opinion constitutes which of the following component of an attitude?

       Cognitive
       Affective
       Behavioral
       Reflective
Values like working hard, being creative and honest are the means which lead towards achieving organizational goals. Which of the following term best describes these values?

       Terminal values
       
Instrumental values       Theoretical values
       Social values

How is the satisfying decision maker best characterized?

       As using rationality
       
As using bounded rationality       As affected by anchoring bias
       As relying on others to make decision
A person or group with a direct interest, involvement, or investment in organization is called ____________.

       Shareholder
       Stakeholder
       Stockholder
       Patron
One of the shortcuts used to judge others involves evaluating a person based on how he/she compares to other individuals on the same characteristic. What is this shortcut called?

       Selective perception
       The contrast effect
       The halo effect
       Stereotyping
Contrast Effects
– Evaluations of a person’s characteristics that are affected by comparisons with other people recently encountered who rank higher or lower on the same characteristics.
 Which of the following abilities one should have to perform the job of a beach lifeguard?

       To have strong muscles only
       To have inductive reasoning skills
       To have deductive reasoning skills
       Strong spatial-visualization abilities and body coordination
Sabohi has a job which pays an excellent salary. She has a good relationship with her peers and her supervisors. She also likes the fact that the company policy fits well with what she personally believes, and that she has received considerable recognition for her achievements at the company. Which of these factors is 'MOST likely' responsible for the fact that Sabohi loves her job?

       High compensation
       Good nature of peer relationships
       Good nature of supervisor relationships
       Recognition for her achievements
Asad, one of your newest employees, is an extravert. Which of the following statements is LEAST likely to be true?

       Asad will probably attend the company picnic
       Asad will be suited to a managerial or sales position
       Asad will probably have a large number of relationships
       Asad will perform well on specialized, detail-oriented tasks
Which is NOT a type of conflict identified by the interactionist view?

       Organizational
       Relationship
       Process
       Institutional
  Which of the following is not a core topic of organizational behavior?

       Motivation
       Attitude development
       Conflict
       Resource allocation
 Which of the following term refers to how an organization transfers its inputs into outputs?

       Production
       Technology
       Operations
       Process

Which of the following option shows the quality of continuing steadily despite of problems or difficulties?

       Persistence
       Intensity
       Direction
       Meditation
Hanif is dissatisfied with his job but believes that his supervisor is a good man who will do the right thing. Hanif has decided that if he just waits, conditions will improve. Henry’s approach to this problem is termed as:

       Exit
       Voice
       Loyalty
       Neglect
Loyalty: Passively but optimistically waiting for conditions to improve, including speaking up for the organization in the face of external criticism, and trusting the organization and its management to “do the right thing.”
 Which of the following is NOT a key component of emotional intelligence?
       Self-awareness
       Self-management
       Commitment       Empathy

Your physician has advised you to take a series of medications. You comply because of his _________power.

       Referent
       Formal

       Expert
       Personal
Expert power: Obtaining compliance through one's knowledge or information
Ability to understand what is read or heard and the relationship of words to each other is called _________

       Verbal comprehension
       Non verbal comprehension
       Perceptual speed
       Memory
Which of the following network structure requires high emergence of leadership?

       Wheel
       Chain
       All-channel
       Diverse
Handouts, Lesson 21
What is generally the result of groupthink?

       Higher quality decisions
       More risky decisions
       Less critical analysis
       Unpopular decisions

How is gain-sharing an improvement on profit sharing?

It focuses on productivity gains rather than profits
Superior employees can receive incentive even when the organization isn’t profitable
It does not distribute profits, only gains in profits
It rewards behaviors that are less influenced by external factors
 The ___ of an environment refers to the degree to which it can support growth.

Capacity  
Qualifications
Capability
Permeability
 The management of Z&H Corporation is rethinking and redesigning those processes by which the organization can create value and get-ridding itself from operations that have become antiquated in the computer age. What is Z&H doing?  :

Merger
Downsizing
Rightsizing
Reengineering
 Asim telephones her employee, Nadeem, to let him know that today’s meeting has been moved to one o’clock. In the communication process, Asim is: The sender  The receiver
The channel
The encoder
 Which of the following is one of the relationships proposed in expectancy theory?  

Reward-satisfaction relationship
Satisfaction-performance relationship
Rewards-personal goals relationship
Effort-satisfaction relationship
 A threatened strike action by a labor union to force the management to accept their demands is an example of which of the following power?  

Referent power
Legitimate power
Reward power
Coercive power
 Rizwan is low on conscientiousness. This would lead you to suspect that which of the following statements is most likely to be true about Rizwan?

He will be easily distracted (not sure)
He will find comfort in the familiar
He will be comfortable with solitude
He will be nervous, depressed, and insecure
Individuals low in conscientiousness may lack direction and self-discipline.
 Which of the following is not considered as a characteristic of organizations?  

Social entities
Goal oriented
Closed system
Deliberately structured
Organizations are:
Social entities
Goal oriented
Deliberately structured
Linked to the external environment
 Which of the following in NOT one of the six universal emotions, as agreed upon by most contemporary researchers?

       Anger
       Fear
       Hate
       Sadness
There are many emotions. Six universal emotions have been identified: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, disgust, and surprise.
 A reduction in the rank, status, or position of somebody or something is known as:

       Layoff
       Attrition
       
Demotion       Firing
 The process of forming impression( through combining, integrating and interpreting information) of someone on the basis of previous attitude of ours, stimulus and current mood is called__________________.

Selective Perception
Mood
Behavior
Social Perception


Your company’s director of human resources suggests that the problem with the recruitment process is not the interviewers, but rather the fact that the interviewers lack a clear understanding of the traits and skills required for each position. Which type of team would be most likely to assemble to compile a list of the required skills?

Virtual team
Self-managed team
Task force
Problem-solving team

Task force is a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective
The study which enables us to learn about human beings, their activities and societies is known as:


Political Science

Sociology

Anthropology

Organizational Behavior

Mr.Muneeb is responsible for corrective actions when his organization faces important and unexpected disturbance. What management role is he playing?

Negotiator
Disturbance handler
Resource Allocator
Dissemenator

Miss Manaal, HR Executive of XYZ company, rejected all those candidates who graduated from ABC University. It is an example of:

Projection
Selective Perception
Stereotyping
Halo effect

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