MGT502 Current Quiz

1.      What is the last step in the Rational Decision-Making Model?
Select correct option:
Developing alternatives
Collecting relevant data
Weighing the decision criteria
Computing the optimal decision

REF.
Step 6: The final step is to compute the optimal decision:

• Evaluating each alternative against the weighted criteria and selecting the alternative with the

highest total score.

2.      Which of the following is NOT a key component of emotional intelligence?
Select correct option:
Self-awareness
Self-management
Commitment
Empathy

REF

…..Emotional Intelligence
a. Self-awareness
b. Self-management

c. Self-motivation

d. Empathy

e. Social skills.

3.      Which of the following network structure requires high emergence of leadership?
Select correct option:
Wheel
Chain
All-channel
Diverse

4.      Leaders achieve goals, and power is:
Select correct option:
A goal in and of itself
Usually used by poor leaders
A means of achieving goals
A strong influence on leaders’ goals

REF.

Leaders use power as a means of

attaining group goals

5.      Which of the following is NOT an individual factor related to political behavior?
Select correct option:
Organizational investment
Perceived job alternatives
Zero-sum reward practices
Level of self-monitoring

REF.
Individual Factors Which Contribute to Political Behavior

• Level of self monitoring

• Need for power

• Internal locus of control

• Investment in the organization

• Perceived alternatives

• Expectations of success

6.      In attribution theory, what is distinctiveness?
Select correct option:
Whether an individual displays consistent behaviors in different situations
Whether an individual displays different behaviors in different situations
Whether an individual displays consistent behaviors in similar situations
Whether an individual displays different behaviors in similar situations

REF.

Distinctiveness: shows different behaviors in different situations.

7.      What do we call the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment?
Select correct option:

Perception
Interpretation
Social verification
Environmental analysis
REF.Perception …A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment

8.      Mr. Rahman discusses job related problems with supervisor and attempts to improve conditions actively. It is an example of which of the following ways through which employees express dissatisfaction?
Select correct option:
Neglect
Loyalty
Exit
Voice
REF.3. Voice: Actively and constructively attempting to improve conditions, including suggesting improvements, discussing problems with superiors, and some forms of union activity.

9.      What does consensus refer to in attribution theory?
Select correct option:

There is general agreement about a perception
Different people perceive a situation similarly
Different people respond the same way in the same situation
All people behave precisely the same way in certain situations
REF.
• Consensus: Response is the same as others to same situation.

10.  Which of the following is NOT true of charismatic leaders?
Select correct option:

They have behavior that is unconventional
They are willing to take high personal risk
They have a vision and the ability to articulate the vision
They show consistency with their followers’ behaviors
REF.
key characteristics of  Charismatic Leader

• Vision and articulation

• Personal risk

• Sensitivity to follower needs

• Unconventional behavior

11.  When your superior offers you a pay raise if you will perform additional work beyond the requirements of your job, he/she is exercising which of the following power?
Select correct option:

Referent
Coercive
Reward
Personal
REF.
Reward power Obtaining compliance with promised or actual rewards

12.  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?
Select correct option:
Agreeableness
Open to Experience
Conscientiousness
Emotional Stability
REF.4. Conscientiousness
The Big Five trait of conscientiousness refers to the extent to which an individual is careful, scrupulous, and persevering. Individuals high on this dimension are organized and self-disciplined

13.  The more consistent a behavior, the more the observer is inclined to ___.
Select correct option:

Attribute it to interpretation
Attribute it to internal causes
Attribute it to consensus
Attribute it to external causes
REF.
6. Consistency in a person’s actions. Does the person respond the same way over time? The more consistent the behavior, the more the observer is inclined to attribute it to internal causes.

14.  When all communication is channeled through one person, which of the following communication network exists?
Select correct option:
Direct
Chain
Lateral
Wheel

REF.
Communication Networks

In a wheel network, most information travels through one member, who receives all messages from other group members and is the sole sender of messages to them. Other members communicate only with the central member and do not communicate directly with each other.

15. 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________________.
Select correct option:
Selective Perception
Mood
Behavior
Social Perception
REF
Social Perception The process through which individuals attempt to combine, integrate, and

interpret information about others

16  Achievements, Honesty, Fairness and Concern for other are related with _________ Values.Select correct option:
Personal
Work
Instrumental
Terminal
REF.
Work Values

– Achievement (career advancement)

– Concern for others (compassionate behavior)

– Honesty (provision of accurate information)

– Fairness (impartiality

17. Which one of the following group types is organizationally determined?
    Select correct option:
    Task
    Work
    Authority
    Social
    Formal Groups

• Result from the demands and processes of an

organization

• Designated by the organization as a means to

an end

– Command group

• Comprises subordinates reporting

directly to a give supervisor

– Task group

• Comprises employees who work

together to complete a particular task

or project

18. The cognitive process through which an individual selects, organizes but misinterprets environmental stimuli is known as_________
    Select correct option:
    Perception
    Projection
    Selective Perception
    Mis-Perception
    REF.
    Misperception

Misperception is the cognitive process by which an individual selects and organizes, but misinterprets, environmental stimuli

19. Which one of the following is NOT a component of an organization
    Select correct option:
    People
    Place
    Structure
    Task
    
    

REF.Components of an Organization

Task - an organization’s mission, purpose, or goal for existing

People - the human resources of the organization

Structure - the manner in which an organization’s work is designed at the micro level; how departments, divisions, & the overall organization are designed at the macro level

Technology - the intellectual and mechanical processes used by an organization to transform inputs into products or services that meet organizational goals

20. Mr.Fahad's one day salary was deducted because of his uninformed leave, as he was already warned about this behavior. It is an example of which method of shaping behaviors?
    Select correct option:
    Reinforcement
    Positive Reinforcement
    Punishment
    Negative Reinforcement