IMT SOLVED ASSIGNMENTS AVAILABLE – HRME002 Test1
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Question 1:
Which of the following conditions would LEAST encourage political activity?
a) abundant resources
b) unclear goals
c) performance appraisal process
d) uncertainty
Question 2:
If a manager asks an employee to purchase a gift for his wife, the employee would think this request:
a) falls within his zone of indifference
b) falls outside his zone of indifference
c) should be based on the manager’s authority base
d) is in conflict with the employee’s value system
Question 3:
The specific setting within which organizational behavior is enacted would be called the:
a) situation
b) external environment
c) rganizational context
d) group
Question 4:
A transnational organization is one where:
a) an organization’s nationality is held strongly in the consciousness of managers even though the organization competes on a global scale
b) the global viewpoint supersedes national issues
c) the global and national interests are linked in an overriding perspective
d) a prevalent ethnic viewpoint begins to be held strongly in the consciousness of managers
Question 5:
The type of organizational commitment that is based on an individual’s perceived obligation to remain in an organization is called:
a) intentional commitment
b) normative commitment
c) affective commitment
d) attitudinal commitment
Question 6:
Group polarization results in:
a) group members moving from extreme attitudes toward more moderate attitudes
b) group members driving decisions toward consensus
c) the tendency for group discussion to produce shifts toward more extreme attitudes among members
d) the tendency for group members who were initially more cautious to become significantly less cautious
Question 7:
According to Edgar Schein, the essence of culture is:
a) the interpretation of the artifact
b) values
c) assumptions
d) the intention behind the story
Question 8:
Values reflected in the way individuals actually behave are called:
a) behavioral values
b) enduring values
c) enacted values
d) observable values
Question 9:
Assume you are a senior accounting major. A friend who is taking a Principles of Accounting course seeks you out for tutorial assistance. This is an example of____power.
a) reward
b) expert
c) referent
d) legitimate
Question 10:
Which of the following is considered a key benefit of diversity?
a) cohesiveness
b) flexibility and adaptation
c) less time in making decisions
d) less thinking that is considered critical
Question 11:
Denise and Teresa are two students in a course on organizational behavior. Denise outperforms Teresa on the first exam in OB, and Teresa convinces herself that Denise is not really a good person to compare herself to because Denise is a psychology major and Teresa is majoring in accounting. Which of the following is the best explanation for Teresa’s reaction?
a) Teresa’s high self-esteem is protecting her from this unfavorable comparison.
b) Teresa is a low self-monitor.
c) Teresa has an external locus of control.
d) Teresa probably has an inflated generalized belief of her capabilities.
Question 12:
Emotional Intelligence (EI) relates to the ability to manage
a) Intelligence Quotient
b) conflict
c) technical skills
d) conceptual skills
Question 13:
When an employee remains with a firm because he or she faces significant exit barriers, this can be characterized as:
a) organizational citizenship
b) withdrawal syndrome
c) continuance commitment
d) dysfunctional attachment
Question 14:
The first discipline to take the modern corporation as the unit of analysis and emphasize the design, implementation, and coordination of various administrative and organization systems was:
a) psychology
b) sociology
c) management
d) anthropology
Question 15:
The Leadership and Strategy Council (LSC) is a feature of
a) Networked Organisation
b) Traditional Organisation
c) Circle Organisation
d) Virtual Organisation
Question 16:
The impoverished manager is one who:
a) exerts just enough effort to avoid being fired
b) creates a happy, comfortable work environment.
c) emphasizes efficient production.
d) maintains the status quo.
Question 17;
A pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experiences reflects:
a) job involvement
b) job satisfaction
c) loyalty
d) job morale
Question 18;
Which of the following personality types would most likely display the most consistent behavior “across situations”?
a) External locus of control
b) High self efficacy
c) High self monitor
d) Low self monitor
Question 19:
The importance and value placed on a reward in expectancy theory is known as:
a) need satisfaction
b) instrumentality
c) likelihood
d) valence
Question 20:
According to the MBTI a successful top executive is likely to be a/an:
a) introvert, intuitor, feeler, and perceiver
b) introvert, sensor, thinker, and perceiver
c) extrovert, intuitor, feeler, and judger
d) extrovert, sensor, thinker, and judger
Question 21:
Which of the following would not be considered a weakness of expectancy theory?
a) The theory assumes a person is total rational.
b) The theory’s complexity has made it difficult to test.
c) The measures of instrumentality, valence, and expectancy have only weak validity.
d) The values for each construct have been relatively stable over time.
Question 22:
All of the following are considered important work process issues except:
a) diversity
b) creativity
c) dissimilarity
d) role specification
Question 23:
The development of group cohesiveness is negatively influenced by:
a) internal competition
b) prestige of the group
c) external pressure
d) group size when there are only five to eight members
Question 24:
An example of an internal force for change is:
a) an increased grievance rate
b) technology
c) shrinking applicant pool
d) government regulations
Question 25:
An effective team exhibits:
a) no weaknesses
b) shared leadership
c) intergroup conflict
d) formal, designated leadership
Question 26:
A deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment resulting from in-group pressures defines:
a) group polarization
b) groupthink
c) the risky shift
d) the recency effect
Question 27:
Job satisfaction and employee performance are likely to be positively related when:
a) pay is linked to attendance
b) non-participative techniques are used
c) rewards are valued by employees and are tied directly to performance
d) employee turnover is high
Question 28:
As a manager that understands the implications of self-esteem on work behavior, you should:
a) clearly measure the results of employee tasks
b) provide continual positive feedback
c) clearly tie rewards to performance
d) give them appropriate challenges and opportunities for success
Question 29:
The dynamic process through which the emotions are transferred from one person to another is called
a) emotional contagion
b) emotional adaptability
c) Emotional Quotient
d) none of these
Question 30:
Projection occurs most often when you:
a) surround yourself with others similar to you
b) attempt to control the impressions others have of you
c) let your expectations affect your interaction with others in a way that we get what
we wish for
d) surround yourself with others dis-similar to you