MGT502 Online Quiz # 2

Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 04:06:20 PM ) Total Marks: 1

The highest level of trust is exhibited in which of the following type of trust?

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Reward-based

Deterrence-based

Knowledge-based

Identification-based

Question # 2 of 20 ( Start time: 04:06:56 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following is NOT a key component of emotional intelligence?

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Self-awareness

Self-management

Commitment

Empathy

Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 04:07:25 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Eden Corp has installed a new email system, but many staff members do not know of its features. Upper management decides to allocate a small portion of the company’s budget to solving this problem. A team that uses rational decision making to arrive at a solution should be aware that this case deviates from the assumptions of the rational decision making model in what way?

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There are cost constraints

The problem is not clearly defined

The options available to the team are not known

There are constraints on the options available

Question # 4 of 20 ( Start time: 04:08:20 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Ahmed believes that men perform better in oral presentations than women. What shortcut has been used in this case?

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The halo effect

The contrast effect

Projection

Stereotyping

Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 04:08:46 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following is LEAST likely to create dependency?

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Importance

Non substitutability

Power legitimacy

Supply and demand

Question # 6 of 20 ( Start time: 04:09:06 PM ) Total Marks: 1

According to the goal-setting theory of motivation, highest performance is reached when goals are set to which level?

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Impossible but inspirational

Difficult but attainable

Only marginally challenging

Easy and attainable

Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 04:09:35 PM ) Total Marks: 1

The tendency to be sociable,outspoken and friendly is known as

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Openness to Experience

Self Monitoring

Extroversion

Introversion

Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 04:09:54 PM ) Total Marks: 1

In Maslow's Hierarchy of needs, the individual's sence of belonging and love is classified in which of the following needs?

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Self-Actualization Needs

Esteem Needs

Safety Needs

Social Needs

Question # 9 of 20 ( Start time: 04:10:15 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following is the official right of a person to manipulate or change others?

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Influence

Authority

Integrity

Trust

Question # 10 of 20 ( Start time: 04:11:39 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Celebrities are paid millions of dollars to endorse products in commercials because the advertisers believe the celebrities have which of the following power?

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Coercive

Referent

Expert

Legitimate

Question # 11 of 20 ( Start time: 04:12:03 PM ) Total Marks: 1

The OB topic of motivation has been most influenced by which behavioral science discipline?

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Psychology

Sociology

Political science

Corporate strategy

Question # 12 of 20 ( Start time: 04:12:31 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following sources of power is obtained because of the titles or position a person have?

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Expert power

Legitimate power

Referent power

Information power

Question # 13 of 20 ( Start time: 04:13:09 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which one of the following is NOT a component of an organization

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People

Place

Structure

Task

Question # 14 of 20 ( Start time: 04:13:31 PM ) Total Marks: 1

The managers of a multinational company are located in Taiwan, India, Brazil, and the United States. Which ***** decision-making technique seems most reasonable for this organization?

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A postal service interaction

A brainstorming session

A nominal *****

An electronic meeting

Question # 15 of 20 ( Start time: 04:14:05 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the six universal emotions, as agreed upon by most contemporary researchers?

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Anger

Fear

Hate

Sadness

Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 04:14:35 PM ) Total Marks: 1

An OB study would be least likely to be used to focus on which of the following problems?

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An increase in absenteeism at a certain company

A fall in productivity in one shift of a manufacturing plant

A decrease in sales due to growing foreign competition

Excessive turnover in volunteer workers at a non-profit organization

Question # 17 of 20 ( Start time: 04:15:00 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Decrease in tenure can increase

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Innovation

Productivity

Creativity

Absenteeism

Question # 18 of 20 ( Start time: 04:15:31 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Alia has just presented her paper and has done a really good job. Why should you not want to present your own paper directly after she does?

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To avoid the stereotyping effect

To avoid the halo effect

To avoid the contrast effect

To avoid the projection effect

Question # 19 of 20 ( Start time: 04:15:51 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following is an important moderator of the satisfaction-turnover relationship?

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Organization’s culture

Management style

Employee’s level of performance

Employee’s values and attitudes

Question # 20 of 20 ( Start time: 04:16:15 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following term is used to define tendency to draw a general impression about an individual on the basis of a single characteristic?

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Contrast Effect

Halo effect

Self-Serving bias

Selective Perception

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Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 04:49:01 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following statements about the determinants of personality is true?

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Personality appears to be a result of external factors

Personality appears to be a result of mainly hereditary factors

Personality appears to be a result of mainly environmental factors

Personality appears to be a result of both hereditary and environmental factors

Question # 2 of 20 ( Start time: 04:49:25 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following statement is TRUE about Type B individuals?

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They are extremely competitive.

They have a sense of urgency,impatient and hostile.

They are fast workers and prefer quantity over quality

They are more relax and easy going.

Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 04:50:00 PM ) Total Marks: 1

The employee writes a complaint letter to his manager. Putting his thoughts onto paper is an example of:

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Encoding

Messaging

Channeling

Cryptography

Question # 4 of 20 ( Start time: 04:50:20 PM ) Total Marks: 1

All of the following are Decision-making styles EXCEPT:

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Analytical

Conceptual

Ethical

Behavioral

Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 04:50:45 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following terminal values was ranked as the most important by executives?

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Freedom

Self-respect

Family security

Social security

Question # 6 of 20 ( Start time: 04:51:04 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following is not a core topic of organizational behavior?

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Motivation

Attitude development

Conflict

Resource allocation

Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 04:51:24 PM ) Total Marks: 1

What term is used for the extent to which an individual displays different behaviors in different situations?

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Continuity

Integrity

Stability

Distinctiveness

Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 04:51:45 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Ali migrated from Pakistan to a foreign country. He is disorientated by the country’s customs and has difficulty in adapting it. He also feels homesickness. What is Ali experiencing?

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Culture shock

Foreign culture

Alien culture

Adventure

Question # 9 of 20 ( Start time: 04:52:07 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Emotional intelligence appears to be especially relevant in jobs that demand which of the following?

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Social Interaction

Commitment

Charisma

Leadership Skills

Question # 10 of 20 ( Start time: 04:52:27 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Job satisfaction is best described as ____________.

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A result

A value

An attitude

A discipline

Question # 11 of 20 ( Start time: 04:52:49 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which one of the following is NOT included in the 4-Ps of Continuous Improvement:

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Product

Place

People

Processes

Question # 12 of 20 ( Start time: 04:53:17 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following is LEAST likely to create dependency?

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Importance

Non substitutability

Power legitimacy

Supply and demand

Question # 13 of 20 ( Start time: 04:53:54 PM ) Total Marks: 1

The CEO of an engineering firm noticed a great deal of difference between the styles of the various department directors. He noticed that some are more charismatic and enthusiastic than others. In identifying this difference, he is looking at the directors’ ______________

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Behaviors

Traits

Personalities

Attitudes

Question # 14 of 20 ( Start time: 04:54:22 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Explaining, measuring and changing behavior of humans or animals are concerned with:

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Operational analysts

Scientists

Psychologists

Sociologists

Question # 15 of 20 ( Start time: 04:54:53 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Alia has just presented her paper and has done a really good job. Why should you not want to present your own paper directly after she does?

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To avoid the stereotyping effect

To avoid the halo effect

To avoid the contrast effect

To avoid the projection effect

Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 04:55:04 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Groups based on support for a given sports team are examples of what sort of *****?

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Booster

Interest

Friendship

Sports

Question # 17 of 20 ( Start time: 04:55:23 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Every cricketer of Pakistan values the advice of Wasim Akram. He has which of the following power?

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Expert power

Legitimate power

Coercive power

Reward power

Question # 18 of 20 ( Start time: 04:55:48 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Trust and trustworthiness affect a leader’s access to:

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Dedication and achievement

Persuasion and control

Power and influence

Knowledge and cooperation

Question # 19 of 20 ( Start time: 04:56:09 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Decrease in tenure can increase

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Innovation

Productivity

Creativity

Absenteeism

Question # 20 of 20 ( Start time: 04:56:49 PM ) Total Marks: 1

_______________ refers to the network of personal and social relations that is developed spontaneously between people associated with each other.

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Formal organization

Informal organization

Business organization

Government organization

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Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 05:10:40 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following theory is proposed by Clayton Alderfer?

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Theory X and Theory Y

Hierarchy of Needs

ERG Theory

Theory Z

Question # 2 of 20 ( Start time: 05:11:06 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Why most organizations develop multiple suppliers rather than give their business to only one?

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To increase knowledge and information

To develop interdependence

To reduce dependency

To maximize power

Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 05:11:34 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Mr.Ajmal is considered as one of the most organized and self-disciplined employee of XYZ company. He is exhibiting which of the following dimension of the Big five model of personality?

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Agreeableness

Open to Experience

Conscientiousness

Emotional Stability

Question # 4 of 20 ( Start time: 05:11:50 PM ) Total Marks: 1

What is the term used for the situation where employees are allowed to pick and choose from among a menu of benefit options?

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Flexible pay

Benefit menu options

Flexible benefits

Benefit participation

Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 05:12:09 PM ) Total Marks: 1

The smell of fresh cake baking makes Saima’s mouth water is an example of which one of the following learning theory?

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Classical conditioning

Operant conditioning

Social learning

Reinforcement theory

Question # 6 of 20 ( Start time: 05:12:29 PM ) Total Marks: 1

When we rank an individual’s values in order of their __________, we obtain the person’s value system.

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Intensity

Content

Context

Social needs

Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 05:12:52 PM ) Total Marks: 1

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?

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High compensation

Good nature of peer relationships

Good nature of supervisor relationships

Recognition for her achievements

Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 05:13:10 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Explaining, measuring and changing behavior of humans or animals are concerned with:

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Operational analysts

Scientists

Psychologists

Sociologists

Question # 9 of 20 ( Start time: 05:13:32 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Emotional intelligence appears to be especially relevant in jobs that demand which of the following?

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Social Interaction

Commitment

Charisma

Leadership Skills

Question # 10 of 20 ( Start time: 05:13:50 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following sources of power is obtained because of the titles or position a person have?

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Expert power

Legitimate power

Referent power

Information power

Question # 11 of 20 ( Start time: 05:14:38 PM ) Total Marks: 1

How many determinants of human behavior in an organization are studied in Organizational Behavior(OB)?

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Question # 12 of 20 ( Start time: 05:14:56 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Ability to understand what is read or heard and the relationship of words to each other is called ___________

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Verbal comprehension

Non verbal comprehension

Perceptual speed

Memory

Question # 13 of 20 ( Start time: 05:15:12 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Individuals with a high need to achieve prefer all of the following EXCEPT:

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Job situations with personal responsibility

A high degree of risk

Overcoming obstacles

Personal empowerment

Question # 14 of 20 ( Start time: 05:15:31 PM ) Total Marks: 1

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:

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Exit

Voice

Loyalty

Neglect

Question # 15 of 20 ( Start time: 05:15:50 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Asma has composed a list of concerns along with her suggestions for improving conditions. Asma is dealing with her dissatisfaction through _____.

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Exit

Voice

Loyalty

Neglect

Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 05:16:07 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Workers in Pakistan are entitled to receive pension, medical facilities and gratuity come under:

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Human Rights

Moral Rights

Legal Rights

Personal Rights

Question # 17 of 20 ( Start time: 05:16:35 PM ) Total Marks: 1

The time at which an object or event is seen is an example of what type of factor influencing the perceptual process?

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Perceiver

Target

Reality

Situation

Question # 18 of 20 ( Start time: 05:16:54 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Two people see the same thing at the same time yet interpret it differently. Where do the factors that operate to shape their dissimilar perceptions reside?

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The perceivers

The target

The context

The situation

Question # 19 of 20 ( Start time: 05:17:12 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following is not a core topic of organizational behavior?

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Motivation

Attitude development

Conflict

Resource allocation

Question # 20 of 20 ( Start time: 05:17:29 PM ) Total Marks: 1

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 in the months after that improved considerably. Now she consistently processes her forms without errors and above quota. However she has found 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?

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Rewards-personal goals

Performance-reward

Effort-performance

Rewards-effort

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