MCQS OTD FINAL

1.

"When an organization does something better than its rival organization, it represents its __ "

Core competency

Distinctive competency

Competency

Competitive advantage

2

"A departmental manager is tactfully trying to take the union leader on his side because he is resisting the change program. The aim is not to seek a better solution from him rather, to obtain his endorsement for the change. The manager is using __ tactic to deal with the resistance to change program."

Education and communication

Co-optation

Coersion

Develop positive LMX relationship

3

The survival strategies followed by advocates of Resource Dependency includes;

Alter interdependent relationships

Create Joint Ventures only

Both A & B

Isomorphism

4

___ directs officers of the organizations towards crafting organizational strategies and goals.

Competitive advantage

Strategic intent

Business model

Competitive pressure (rivalry)

5

"Automobile assembly lines and bank teller departments have tasks that are formalized and standardized. There is little task variety in them and they use objective, computational procedures. It can be stated they most likely use which one of the following?"

Routine technologies

Flexible manufacturing systems

Intensive technologies

Craft technologies

6

"""People don't resist change. They resist being changed! This is the famous quote of ___"

Peter Senge

Kurt Lewin

John P. Kotter

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

7

Rational decision-making approach ideally implies __ decisions.

Programmed

Non-programmed

Rational

Non-rational

8

"A senior vice president of a large multinational pharmaceutical company seems to be quite concerned about the employee turnover rate i.e. 30% (last year it was 15%). Considering the given situation, she should not take which one of the following course of action?"

To motivate employees for better in-role performance.

To provide them with better opportunities for career progression.

To unnecessarily intensify the employee performance appraisal system.

To develop an organizational climate where employees can freely convey their occupational problems and issues with the top management.

9

"In OT, the dominant coalition is generally referred to___"

a group of people who are involved in grapevine.

a group of people who spread negative word of mouth.

"a group of people who has the ""power to influence the outcomes of decisions"""

a group of people who resist organizational change initiatives.

10

Company C provides job training programs for all of its employees. It offers a fast track to promotion for all interested workers and conducts safety seminars that are given by professional safety experts. It is most likely Company C is strongly interested and concerned about which one of the following?

Productivity

Innovation

Market goals

Employee development