MGT602 MID 31May2010

Question No: 1    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Individuals who help the entrepreneur in business activities are called:

       ► Role models

       ► Moral support networks

       ► Professional support networks

       ► Business support networks

   

Question No: 2    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Following are the problems in developing the economies EXCEPT:

       ► Gap of knowledge

       ► Variable rate of return

       ► Same communication style

       ► Different accounting system

   

Question No: 3    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which one the following is the best protection against product liability?

       ► Avoid negligence

       ► Warn consumers of any potential hazards

       ► Give warranty

       ► Avoid misrepresentation

   

Question No: 4    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which one of the following reviews the trends and competitive strategies?

       ► Environmental analysis

       ► Product forecast

       ► Contingency plan

       ► Industry analysis

   

Question No: 5    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 A utility patent has a term of:

       ► 10 years

       ► 40 years

       ► 20 years

       ► 80 years

   

Question No: 6    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following body issues patents?

       ► GATT

       ► NAFTA

       ► FTA

       ► PTO

   

Question No: 7    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following is a more structured method of problem solving, including principles and rules for concept formation, making observations and experiments, and finally validating the hypothesis?

       ► Scientific method

       ► Heuristics

       ► Attribute listing

       ► Value analysis

   

Question No: 8    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which one of the following gives suggestions for new product and also help to market new products?

       ► Existing products and services

       ► Distribution channels

       ► Federal government

       ► Consumers

   

Question No: 9    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 GATT is established in 1947, under:

       ► German leadership

       ► French leadership

       ► U.S. leadership

       ► U.K. leadership

   

Question No: 10    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Factors contribute to the creation of new venture EXCEPT:

       ► Government

       ► Finance

       ► High interest rates

       ► Role models

   

Question No: 11    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 A foundation company is formed  through which of the following?

       ► Fashion

       ► Most popular business

       ► A winding up company

       ► Research and development

   

Question No: 12    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which one of the following is the primary cause of failure in small businesses?

       ► Poor financial control

       ► Poor location

       ► Management mistakes

       ► Improper inventory control

    

Question No: 13    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following is a fourth step in the entrepreneurial process?

       ► Developing successful business ideas

       ► Deciding to become an entrepreneur

       ► Growing the entrepreneurial firm

       ► Moving from an idea to an entrepreneurial firm

   

Question No: 14    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which one of the following is NOT a phase of entrepreneurial process?

       ► Identification and evaluation of opportunity

       ► Development of business plan

       ► Deciding to become an entrepreneur

       ► Determination of required resources

   

Question No: 15    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which one of the following is not the intrapreneurial leadership characteristic?

       ► Understands environment

       ► Encourage the team work

       ► Not flexible

       ► Persistent

   

Question No: 16    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following system is necessary for expansion or elimination of intrapreneurial units?

       ► Management

       ► Evaluation

       ► Reward

       ► Training

   

Question No: 17    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following factor does not affect a person for being an entrepreneur?

       ► Nationality

       ► Education

       ► Personal values

       ► Work history

   

Question No: 18    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Professional support network includes all of the following EXCEPT:

       ► Personal affiliations

       ► Mentor

       ► Trade associations

       ► Friends

   

Question No: 19    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Following are the types of foreign direct investment EXCEPT:

       ► Joint venture

       ► Management contracts

       ► Minority interest

       ► Merger

   

Question No: 20    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Following are the types of non-equity arrangements EXCEPT:

       ► Licensing

       ► Management contracts

       ► Direct export

       ► Turnkey projects

   

Question No: 21    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 According to which of the following, an entrepreneur is the person who brings resources, labor, materials and other assets into combinations that increase their value?

       ► Economist

       ► Psychologist

       ► Businessman

       ► Sociologist

   

Question No: 22    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following abilities must be possessed by an entrepreneur?

       ► Creative

       ► Conceptualization

       ► Understanding environment

       ► All of the given options

   

Question No: 23    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following options can be very helpful to start-up new ventures?

       ► Seed Capital

       ► Infrastructure

       ► Technology

       ► Experience

   

Question No: 24    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 According to Henning and Jardim, female executives tend to be the firstborn. Which of the following supports this research?

       ► Because firstborn has to be more responsible

       ► Because firstborn needs special care

       ► Because firstborn tends to be more flexible

       ► Because firstborn receives special attention

   

Question No: 25    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 In terms of personality, there are strong similarities between men and women entrepreneurs. Which of the following does not refer to this statement?

       ► Both are energetic

       ► Both are goal oriented

       ► They want to be independent

       ► Males are more confident than women

   

Question No: 26    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following businesses women entrepreneurs prefer to start?

       ► Manufacturing

       ► Construction

       ► Educational services

       ► High-technology fields

   

Question No: 27    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 “Paying for goods indirectly through another source” refers to:

       ► Barter

       ► Trading

       ► Third-party arrangement

       ► Balance of payment

   

Question No: 28    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following best defines “diversified activity merger”?

       ► It refers to combining two firms with noncompeting products

       ► It refers to forming a third company by combining two companies

       ► It refers to combining at least two totally unrelated firms

       ► It refers to combining at least two firms at different market levels

   

Question No: 29    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following statements best defines “brainstorming”?

       ► It refers to groups of individuals providing in a structured format

       ► It refers to a group method for obtaining new ideas and solutions

       ► It refers to a method for obtaining new ideas and solutions by focusing on problems

       ► It refers to a method for obtaining new ideas focusing on the parameters

   

Question No: 30    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Identify the statement which refers to “licensing”.

       ► It grants holder protection from others making, using or selling similar idea

       ► It may be a word, symbol, design or some combination that identifies the source of certain goods

       ► It protects original works of authorship

       ► It is a contractual agreement giving rights to others to use intellectual property in return for a royalty or fee

   

Question No: 31    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following denote no relationship between the mark and the goods or services?

       ► Coined marks

       ► Arbitrary marks

       ► Suggestive marks

       ► Descriptive marks

   

Question No: 32    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following trademarks is used to suggest certain features, qualities, ingredients or characteristics of a product or service?

       ► Coined mark

       ► Arbitrary mark

       ► Suggestive mark

       ► Descriptive mark

   

Question No: 33    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Data that support the opportunity for the venture should be briefly stated in the executive summary. If this venture is an internet business, all of the following facts should be stated by an entrepreneur EXCEPT:

       ► Growth in the number of internet users

       ► Growth in the average amount of time spent on the internet

       ► Growth in sales dollars generated on the internet

       ► Growth rate of population

   

Question No: 34    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following make the business plan difficult to control and implement?

       ► Too general goals and objectives

       ► Too specific goals and objectives

       ► Realistic goals and objectives

       ► None of the given options

   

Question No: 35    ( Marks: 3 )

 Describe any three issues that should be addressed in executive summary.

   

Question No: 36    ( Marks: 5 )

 Briefly discuss the status of entrepreneurship in Europe.

   

Question No: 37    ( Marks: 5 )

 Discuss what kind of information should be mentioned in “description of venture” section of a business plan.

MGMT628 MID 31May2010

MIDTERM  EXAMINATION

Spring 2010

MGMT628- Organizational Development (alt. code=HRM628) (Session - 4)

Time: 60 min

Marks: 44

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Question No: 1    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Organizational  Development (OD) applies to which of the following features of an entire system?

       ► Strategy, structure and technological innovation

       ► Strategy, structure and processes

       ► Training, technological innovation and operation management

       ► Training, structure and operations management

Question No: 2    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 A structural/ behavioral focus is required to bring which change in the organizations?

       ► Quantitative

       ► Qualitative

       ► Cultural

       ► Rapid

Question No: 3    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Finding the reasons that why a high-performing manager suddenly became a low-performer  is an example of which of the following consulting models?

       ► Purchase of Expertise Model

       ► Doctor-patient Model

       ► Process Consultation Model

       ► Organization model

 

Question No: 4    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Organizations should adopt which of the following features in order to be successful in future?

       ► Slower and more focused on objective

       ► Employee involvement

       ► Profit oriented

       ► Bigger in size

  

Question No: 5    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Within the framework of participative management the System 1 relates to:

       ► Exploitative authoritative system

       ► Benevolent authoritative system

       ► Consultative system

       ► Participative group system

  

Question No: 6    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Word “Company’s culture” can be replaced by which of the following?

       ► Vision

       ► Values

       ► Strategic priorities

       ► None of the given options

   

Question No: 7    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Culture is created and reinforced on:

       ► The time of hiring an employee

       ► The time of starting a new venture

       ► Daily basis through different methods

       ► Yearly basis and adjusted with the changing external environment

   

Question No: 8    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following change model conceives the change as a modification of some forces that keep a system’s behavior stable?

       ► Lewin’s Change Model

       ► Action research model

       ► General model of change

       ► None of the given options

 

 

Question No: 9    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 “What OD practitioner and the client expect to get from the relationship” is a critical area to be accessed in which of the following stages of action research model?

       ► Problem identification

       ► Contracting

       ► Diagnosis

       ► Planning Change

 

Question No: 10    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 In under organized organizations which of the following factors is not present?

       ► Too little constraint or regulation for effective task performance

       ► Communication is fragmented

       ► Job responsibilities are ambiguous

       ► Conflicts are avoided

   

Question No: 11    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 An organization member who initiates change in his or her work group or a member of the human resources or organization development department can be called:

       ► External practitioner

       ► Internal practitioner

       ► Chief executive officer

       ► Organization development

  

Question No: 12    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 “Prac­titioners need to know how to manage their own stress” for this which of the following skill is necessary?

       ► Intrapersonal skills

       ► Interpersonal skills

       ► General consultation skills

       ► Self assessment skills

   

Question No: 13    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 When seeking help from organization practitioner, organization typically starts with which of the following?

       ► Ways of implementating change

       ► Evaluating the change

       ► Presenting problem

       ► Planning change

Question No: 14    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 The part of the contracting process that focuses on the expectations of the client and the OD practitioner is called:

       ► Mutual Expectations

       ► Time and Resources

       ► Ground Rules

       ► Describing

  

Question No: 15    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 “Organization development practitioner should present a verbal report of his findings along with written documents”. This is an example of which of the following contracting process?

       ► Describing

       ► Mutual Expectations

       ► Time and Resources

       ► Ground Rules

  

Question No: 16    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 In development oriented diagnosis, managers are involved in organization development process in which of the following situations?

       ► When the organization is not facing a problem

       ► When the organization is facing small problems

       ► When the organization is facing small but not significant problems

       ► When the organization is facing major problems

Question No: 17    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 The two major areas that are examined by an organization development practitioner are which of the following?

       ► Interacting sub-elements of an organization and processes

       ► Processes and people

       ► Sub-elements and people

       ► Relationship between organization and people

 

  

Question No: 18    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following is the second level in an organization having open system? 

       ► Divisions, subsidiaries, or strategic business units

       ► Group or department

       ► Individual position or job

       ► Ways of doing job

   

Question No: 19    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Determining the level of differentiation in the organization is done through which of the following?

       ► Dividing by functions

       ► Dividing by products

       ► Dividing by product and functions

       ► Dividing with the similarity or differences in departments

   

Question No: 20    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 “Employees of company ABC are free to adopt their own methods to achieve final goals”. This is an example of which of the following task structure?

       ► Mutually supported tasks

       ► Interdependent tasks

       ► Mutually exclusive tasks

       ► Self regulatory tasks

  

Question No: 21    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 “Employees of company ABC can set their own goals to achieve overall long term objectives of company”. This is an example of which of the following task structure?

       ► Mutually supported tasks

       ► Interdependent tasks

       ► Mutually exclusive tasks

       ► Self regulatory tasks

   

Question No: 22    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following can affect the kinds of job designs that are considered acceptable?

       ► Group performance norms

       ► Group composition

       ► Goal clarity

       ► Task structure

 

 

Question No: 23    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following identifies the degree to which a job requires a range of activities and abilities to perform the work?         

       ► Skill variety

       ► Task identity

       ► Task significance

       ► Autonomy

  

Question No: 24    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Building a data-collection contract can ensure that organization members provide:

       ► A good chance of promotion for practitioner

       ► Honest, reliable, and complete information

       ► Reliable but restricted amount of information

       ► A help in strategy making

 

Question No: 25    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Multivariate analysis is used for which type of data?

►Quantitative

►Qualitative

►Precise

►Accurate

  

Question No: 26    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Finding solution of being over budget and behind schedule on a major project is an example of which of the following consulting models?

►Purchase of Expertise Model

►Doctor-patient Model

►Process Consultation Model

►Organization model

   

Question No: 27    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 Which of the following consulting models encourages greater collaboration between clients and consultants, engages the resources and talents of the clients, and strengthens clients’ abilities to improve their work processes?

       ► Purchase of Expertise Model

       ► Doctor-patient Model

       ► Process Consultation Model

       ► Organization model

 

 

Question No: 28    ( Marks: 1 )    - Please choose one

 “Acceptance of team leader as a communicator between supervisor and lower level staff” is an example of which of the following?

       ► Personal unfreezing

       ► Relational unfreezing

       ► Personal movement

       ► Relational movement

  

Question No: 29    ( Marks: 3 )

 Briefly explain the change activity within marginality.

   

Question No: 30    ( Marks: 3 )

 Discuss skill variety as a major design component at individual level diagnosis.

   

Question No: 31    ( Marks: 5 )

 What are the two features of technological core that influence other design components of organization? Discuss in detail.

    

Question No: 32    ( Marks: 5 )

 “Term diagnosis is deceptive in its nature when applied to organization”. Discuss.