Monday, December 27, 2010

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

Another Quiz:-

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

 Another Quiz:-

 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:
Select correct option:

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?
Select correct option:

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?
Select correct option:

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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1
2
3
4

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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