MGT502 Current Quiz

Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 04:08:55 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Saad comes to you with a request for funds for a project. He reminds you that company policy supports his position. He is using the tactic of :
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Coalitions

Consultation

Legitimacy

Pressure


Question # 2 of 20 ( Start time: 04:10:16 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following words is the best synonym for “ability”, as the term is used in organizational behavior?
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Motivation
Capacity
Experience

Wisdom

Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 04:11:16 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 # 4 of 20 ( Start time: 04:12:25 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Several key dimensions to any organization’s environment have been found. Which of the following is one of these key dimensions?
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Productivity

Complexity

Interdependence

Collaboration


Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 04:13:42 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following type of leader is likely to have the most profound effect on his or her followers?
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Educational

Directive

Transformational

Transactional

Question # 6 of 20 ( Start time: 04:14:33 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following statements is true pertaining to the role of personality traits in negotiations?
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Charming personalities quickly resolve the conflicts

Competent individuals make excellent negotiations

Extraverts are less effective negotiators than introverts

Individuals with an internal locus of control are better negotiators


Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 04:15:49 PM ) Total Marks: 1
In the communication process, which of the following steps occurs first?
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Transmitting

Decoding

Encoding

Understanding


Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 04:16:23 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Asifa telephones her mother to inform that she will come late from college because of late practical. In this communication process, telephone is the:
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Receiver

Medium

Message

Decoder


Question # 9 of 20 ( Start time: 04:17:36 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Ahmed is responsible to transmit information to outsiders on organization’s plans, policies, actions and results. Which managerial role is he playing in organization?
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Disseminator
Spokesperson
Representative
Figurehead

Question # 10 of 20 ( Start time: 04:18:12 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is a drawback of a narrow span of control?
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It reduces effectiveness

It encourages overly tight supervision

It is more efficient way of empowering employees

It increases participatory decision-making

Question # 11 of 20 ( Start time: 04:19:19 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is one of the relationships proposed in expectancy theory?
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Reward-satisfaction relationship
Satisfaction-performance relationship

Rewards-personal goals relationship

Effort-satisfaction relationship


Question # 12 of 20 ( Start time: 04:20:09 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following structure violates the unity of command concept?
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Simple

Virtual

Matrix

Team


Question # 13 of 20 ( Start time: 04:21:18 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The degree to which a person identifies with a job, actively participates in it, and considers performance important to self-worth is known as __________:
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Job Satisfaction
Job Enrichment
Job Specification
Job Involvement

Question # 14 of 20 ( Start time: 04:21:47 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following is NOT implied in the definition of power?
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Influence
Potential
Dependency

Actualization


Question # 15 of 20 ( Start time: 04:23:09 PM ) Total Marks: 1
According to Robert Katz, when managers have the mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex situations, they possess _____________ skills.
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Technical
Leadership
Problem-solving
Conceptual

Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 04:23:37 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Conflict a mother feels between being a friend to their children and also being a disciplinarian explains which of the following type of conflict?
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Intergroup Conflict

Interpersonal Conflict

Interrole Conflict

Intrarole Conflict


Question # 17 of 20 ( Start time: 04:24:07 PM ) Total Marks: 1
ALL of the following are perception shortcuts EXCEPT:
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Projection
Stereotyping
Consensus
Halo effect

Question # 18 of 20 ( Start time: 04:25:16 PM ) Total Marks: 1
When all communication is channeled through one person, which of the following communication network exists?
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Direct

Chain

Lateral

Wheel


Question # 19 of 20 ( Start time: 04:25:45 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 # 20 of 20 ( Start time: 04:26:45 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following methods of third-party negotiation always results in a settlement?
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Mediation

Consultancy

Arbitration

Conciliation

Another Quiz:-

Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 04:37:03 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Research suggests that which of the following increases with increase in tenure?
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Absenteeism
Job Productivity
Turnover
Dissatisfaction

Question # 2 of 20 ( Start time: 04:37:42 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The power that the College Dean has been granted by the University over the faculty is termed as which of the following power?
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Academic

Personal

Legitimate

Organizational


Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 04:38:11 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 # 4 of 20 ( Start time: 04:38:40 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Mr.Nasir usually achieves high goals and perform well in difficult tasks because he believes in his abilities. It shows which of the following personality characteristic of Mr. Nasir in organization?
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Self Efficacy
Locus of Control
Self Monitoring
Self Esteem

Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 04:39:08 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Your boss never gives you the benefit of the doubt. When you were late back from lunch, he assumed that you had simply taken too much time. He never considered that the elevators were out and you had to walk up 10 flights of stairs. Your boss is guilty of _____.
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Self-serving bias

Selective perception

Fundamental attribution error

Inconsistency


Question # 6 of 20 ( Start time: 04:39:28 PM ) Total Marks: 1
In East, people like to work in groups and teams to achieve goals. It can be termed as which of the following cross cultural values:
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Collectivism
Individualism
Power Distance
Quantity of Life

Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 04:39:55 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What is the major problem with the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator as a measure of personality?
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It is very difficult to administer

It is very difficult to accurately interpret
It tends to overemphasize intuitive personality traits
It categorized individual’s as either one type or another

Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 04:40:23 PM ) Total Marks: 1
What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize?
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Tangible, verifiable and measurable

Achievable, controllable and profitable

Challenging, emotional and constructive

Hierarchical, attainable and effective


Question # 9 of 20 ( Start time: 04:40:58 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following source of power depends on fear?
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Coercive power
Reward power

Referent power

Expert power


Question # 10 of 20 ( Start time: 04:41:49 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Conflict a mother feels between being a friend to their children and also being a disciplinarian explains which of the following type of conflict?
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Intergroup Conflict

Interpersonal Conflict

Interrole Conflict

Intrarole Conflict


Question # 11 of 20 ( Start time: 04:42:19 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The organizational design of ZIA enterprise is characterized by a low degree of departmentalization, wide spans of control, authority centralized in a single person, and little formalization. What is the organizational design of ZIA enterprise?
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Bureaucracy

Matrix organization

Simple structure

Team structure



Question # 12 of 20 ( Start time: 04:43:03 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Activities that influence the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within an organization are known as:
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Human resources
Political behaviors
Influential power moves
Interactive initiatives

Question # 13 of 20 ( Start time: 04:43:32 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 # 14 of 20 ( Start time: 04:43:55 PM ) Total Marks: 1
The cognitive process through which an individual selects, organizes but misinterprets environmental stimuli is known as___________
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Perception
Projection
Selective Perception
Mis-Perception

Question # 15 of 20 ( Start time: 04:44:20 PM ) Total Marks: 1
If you have a narrow span of control, you have a(n) _____ organization structure.
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Efficient

Short

Tall

Matrix


Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 04:44:48 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is a conflict stimulation technique?
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Expansion of resources

Compromise

Bringing in outsiders

Problem solving


Question # 17 of 20 ( Start time: 04:45:56 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following countries ranks highest in long-term orientation?
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Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Russia
China

Question # 18 of 20 ( Start time: 04:46:17 PM ) Total Marks: 1
“Fahad is easy-going at home, but at work he becomes very tense and anxious.” This statement attributes Fahad’s personality more to which of the following?
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Heredity

Environment
Situation

Locus of control

Question # 19 of 20 ( Start time: 04:46:39 PM ) Total Marks: 1
People who consistently believe they control their own destinies have a/an _____________.
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Type A personality
High self esteem
Internal locus of control
External locus of control

Question # 20 of 20 ( Start time: 04:47:03 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following values would be most likely to be considered a terminal value by Rockeach?
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Ambition

Self-control
Broad-mindedness
Sense of accomplishment