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Organizational Behavior And Management
Change often brings• Fear of losing the jobs• Lack of reliance• Substantial uncertainty• None of the above
__________ is an important part of project management.• Change management• Organizational culture• Pragmatic culture• Organizational change
The word ADKAR is an acronym for the ____ outcomes an individual needs to accomplish in order for the change to be successful: awareness, ____, knowledge, ability, and reinforcement.• Four,
The analogy given by Lewin correlates to how an ice block transforms into a cone of ice through the process of_____.• Unfreezing• Freezing• No change• Transformation
Ravisti Industrial Limited powers businesses worldwide by manufacturing and supplying industrial products. The major markets that the company deals with is from the USA. There is an IT department to
What are the factors that make organizations and people resist change?
Identify the role of change agents in organizations.
How can the changes be incorporated into an organization in the best possible manner?
Compare and contrast the various change management models using examples.
______ is a feeling experienced when a person thinks that the demands exceed the personal and social resources an individual is able to mobilize.• Conflict• Stress• Want• None of the above
A stressor leads the body to use its alarm reaction.• True• False
Unpleasant situations that cause negative stress are called:• Eustress• Harm• Distress• None of the above
Which kind of sign of stress is mood swing?• Sensitive syndrome• Physical• Mental• None of the above
Stress is not contagious.• True• False
Which type of stress occurs due to the day-to-day demands and pressures faced by every individual?• Acute• Chronic• Episodic acute• None of the above
When acute stress is experienced frequently, it is termed as:• Acute• Episodic acute• Chronic• None of the above
Hobbies are a very good way to manage stress.• True• False
Which kind of sign of stress is less concentration?• Physical• Sensitive syndrome• Mental• None of the above
_________ focuses on slowing your mind down and clearing it of unimportant matter or things.• Regular exercise• Excessive alcohol• Meditation• None of the above
Infobridge Private Limited is a product development company. It started with two employees and has now grown to 275 employees. This huge growth occurred because of its innovative product development
Give an example of a work situation that really stressed you to the maximum.
What are the most effective strategies to cope up with stress?
Under stressful situations what will push you to excel?
_________ is the ability to control an employee’s behavior and a way of attaining it.• Rational persistence• Expert power• Coercive power• Charismatic power
A worker who behaves in a manner that portrays a healthy boss–subordinate relationship exudes____________ power.• Expert• Coercive• Legitimate• Referent
The three basic power relationships that are approaches to success within an organization are ____________.• Upward, downward and laterally• Upward, downward and oblique• Downward, lateral and
In which direction a manager would find the usage of both position and personal power impactful?• Upward• Lateral• Downward• Workflow
Ethics in politics should be ____________.• Equitable and justifiable• Equitable and not justifiable• Not equitable and justifiable• Not equitable and not justifiable
An employee of a chemical company, Ariola, was concerned about some harmful carbon emissions, and increased carbon footprints which had been overlooked by environmentalists and political groups or
Power, authority, and leadership to be compared and contrasted with suitable examples.
A narrative on the five bases of power with the most commonly occurring base within an organization.
Discuss the concept of power dependencies and its relationship with the bases of power.
What is the significance of political behavior within organizations?
Define politics and explain how politics differs from power.
Identify several specific power tactics used in organizations with examples.
Ethical handling of authority and the positive polity within an organization add to the organization’s benefits. Discuss
Impetus Solutions manufactures automotive and vehicle parts in Cleveland. To increase the core functioning of manufacturing operations, it has decided to implement SAP in its IT operations. Its IT
What are your expectations when you join a new team?
Do you think the team members should work out their interpersonal differences on their own?
How does the teamwork affect the organization’s day-to-day operations?
Leadership is the ability of a _______ to induce subordinates (followers) to work with confidence and zeal.• HR• Manager• COO• All of the above
In which leadership style, employees play no role in decision-making?• Autocratic style• Participative style• Free-rein style• None of the above
Which type of leadership style has lower resistance to change?• Free-rein style• Participative style• Autocratic style• None of the above
In which type of leadership, leaders take in opinions from the group members before coming to the final decision?• Autocratic style• Participative style• Free-rein style• None of the above
A _____ helps in building cordial relations among their team members which in turn helps in easy coordination.• HR• Manager• COO• Leader
________ is the one in which the leader decides and instructs and the subordinates follow and implement.• Autocratic style• Consultative style• Democratic style• Free-rein style
In which style of leadership, employees do not get a chance in decision-making and sometimes may be demotivated?• Autocratic style• Consultative style• Democratic style• Free-rein style
In which style of leadership, the entire authority lies with the group?• Autocratic style• Consultative style• Democratic style• Free-rein style
Leader receives and follows directions.• True• False
_______ is a key determinant of the leader’s effectiveness.• Change• Stress• Motivation• None of the above
Which of these theories states that a leader’s action directly correlates to the approval, keenness, and performance of their team member?• Situational leadership• Path–goal• Managerial
________ encourages participative decision-making and emphasizes people and collaboration with respect to leadership styles.• Situational leadership theory• Path–goal theory• Trait theory•
The participative leader behavior is not directed toward showing concern for the group’s psychological well-being where the work leads to stress.• True• False
In which of these, leaders encourage followers to come up with new ideas and explore new ways and opportunities.• Intellectual stimulation• Individualized consideration• Inspirational
In which of these theories, the authority and the level of responsibility for the transactional leader are very high and followers have to obey the instructions of the leaders.• Trait theory•
Pragstamin Private Limited is a manufacturing company of automotive parts. It has remarkable footprints in the market. Customers say that they want to do more business with Pragstamin. Shareholders
Leadership is situational. Comment.
Imagine that you are appointed as a leader of a project and you are preparing for the first meeting, identify important actions you could take to have a positive influence on the team members.
The leader brings changes into people’s life at work. Comment.
Motivation is• Psychological concept• Continuous process• Positive or negative• All of the above
Intrinsic motivation refers to the motivation that arises from the inside of an individual rather than from any external rewards.• True• False
_______ is a kind of mechanism that can raise the incentives of employees to get work done with increased speed.• Theories X and Y• Expectancy theory• Goal-setting theory• None of the above
Two-factor theory was given by• Frederick Herzberg• David McClelland• Clayton Alderfer• None of the above
______ is the belief that better efforts will result in better performance.• Expectancy• Outcome• Competency• Instrumentality
According to McGregor, under theory Y, creativity is not encouraged by self and others.• True• False
_________ are related to relational aspects and involve a sense of belongingness.• Safety needs• Social needs• Esteem needs• Self-actualization
Integrative motivational theory is also called TMT.• True• False
Which of these has a ‘frustration–regression’ element?• Safety needs• Social needs• Growth needs• Self-actualization
Job security, health security, and so on come under:• Security needs• Social needs• Esteem needs• Self-actualization
According to Mitchell, motivation can be characterized as:• Intentional• An individual phenomenon• Multifaceted• None of the above
Expectations between an individual and the organization on the whole, which are not defined but which will influence the motivation to work, are:• The psychological aspect• The sociological
Which of the following is a positive reaction to the barrier encountered in achieving a desired goal?• Restructuring• Withdrawal• Fixation• Regression
Maslow and Herzberg propound to _______ motivation theories.• Content• Equity• Process• Expectancy
Jennifer Vas used to work at Zenich Solutions, and joined Trigen Solutions in March as a programmer. Jennifer was career oriented. Zenich Solutions is a relatively small company. She enjoyed working
A company operating in a global business landscape needs to effectively manage and motivate employees from different backgrounds and experiences. The most justified way was to assess the performance
How does motivation affect human behavior and performance?
Discuss a few strategies for motivating employees.
Which factors affect individual performance?
How does the job situation affect performance?
Explain the effective management across cross-cultural teams to ensure employee motivation with an example.
_______ can be referred to as a combination of emotions and thought processing.• Attitude• Learning• Behavior• Values
_________ refers to the attitude of an individual which has been created through self or community interest.• Rationale and knowledge• Ego defensive• Value expressive• Utilitarian
Proximity does not refer to considering the factors that are close to each other as a group.• True• False
A negative attitude is not responsible for creating mistrust among employees, whereas in a workplace with a positive attitude, inducing competitiveness is taken positively which inspires employees to
Operant conditioning theory of learning is used in educational research, control of alcoholism, and control of deviant children in a classroom.• True• False
___________ can be defined as a process by which individuals select, organize, and interpret their sensory impressions, so as to give meaning to their environment.• Attitude• Learning•
The perceptual process consists of six phases:• Receiving, selecting, organizing, interpreting, checking, reacting• Receiving, organizing, interpreting, selecting, checking, reacting•
Overconfidence bias will lead to wrong decisions.• True• False
Characteristics such as talkativeness and assertiveness belong to:• Agreeableness• Introversion• Extraversion• Conscientiousness
Social values emphasize the attainment of authority and influence.• True• False
Firoz, a 28-year-old woman, works in a mental hospital as a technician for the last three years. In the beginning, she found the job interesting and value added. As time passed, the environment began
Explain the factors that influence an individual’s perception.
How does the workplace influence an individual’s behavior?
Which type of group model is for transitory groups with deadlines and the formation of the group does not follow the five-stage process?• Five-stage model• Punctuated equilibrium model• Star
Which of these refers to the extent to which members interacting with each other in the group are influenced by the thought process of the members within the group?• Role ambiguity• Role
An autocratic form of group decision-making is where• Decisions are taken solely by the leader of that group and the success or failure of implementing that decision lies with the leader
It is said there is power in number, so groupthink and group decisions are more effective than done individually.• True• False
Group dynamics do not relate to a group’s formation, structure, interaction between people of the group, the processes followed by the group, and so on.• True• False
Which of these roles helps maintain participation and obligation to the group by the group members on an emotional level?• Work roles• Maintenance role• Blocking role• None of the above
Leadership traits in a person can increase or decrease a group’s cohesiveness.• True• False
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