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Management and Organizational Behavior
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Management and organizational behavior explore how individuals and groups interact within an organization. This hub covers motivation theories, leadership styles, and delegation. These topics are essential for commerce students and competitive exam aspirants.
Work motivation theoriesLeadership stylesDelegation of authorityOrganizational structure typesPerformance appraisal aimsGroup dynamics and social loafing
Management and Organizational Behavior Questions
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Primary group
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Formal group
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<span style="font-size:" new="">Informal group
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Team
B
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Explanation
From its definition, formal group means collection of employees who are made to work together by the organization to get the job done.
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Conflict between two persons of the same group
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Conflict between two persons of different groups
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Conflict within one individual
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Conflict with management
C
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Explanation
Conflict within an individual is called intra-personal conflict.
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Conflict due frustration
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Role conflict
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Goal conflict
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Intra-group conflicts
A
Correct answer
Explanation
When a person gets frustrated he will try to stop the concerned work and tries to shift or avoid it, thus this gives rise to blocking of motivated drive before reaching the desired goal.
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Importance of motivation of customer development.
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Why people are driven by particular need at particular times.
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Where human needs are arranged in a hierarchy.
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All of these
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Only (2) and (3)
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Human resource information system
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Incentive alignment
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Calibration
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Streamlined workflow
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Automatic compliance monitoring
B
Correct answer
Explanation
It links compensation to behaviour, so that the employees are rewarded for doing the right thing.
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Gift or event to recognise employee's anniversary
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Gift for being awarded employee of the month
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Casual dress code on Friday
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Quarterly social outings at a local restaurant/bar
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Photo within office to recognise employee of the month
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Gift or event to recognise employee's anniversary is a short term motivation incentive.
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Job content
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Supervision
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Experience
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Promotion
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Pay and compensation
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, it is the correct answer. It is a personal characteristic not an environmental factor.
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Lack of pride in work
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Leadership confidence
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High-order need satisfaction
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Offer time off
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Unity of interest
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Lack of pride in work is an effect of low morale of employees.
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Independent
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Inspirational
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Initiative
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Practical
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Charismatic
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Practical is one of the feature of a Transational leader.
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Vision
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Communication
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Empowerment
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Organisational ability
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Persistence
C
Correct answer
Explanation
It is the ability to create a structure that harness the energies of others to achieve the desired results.
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Reward
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Information
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Consultation
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Legitimate
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Coercive
C
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Explanation
Yes, it is the corect answer. Consultation is not a type of power, but is a type of tactic influence.
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Geocentric approach
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Regiocentric
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Polycentric approach
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Ethnocentric
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Democentric
B
Correct answer
Explanation
In regiocentric approach, operations of a global firm are divided into a few geographical regions.
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expert
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participant
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bureaucratic
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autocratic
B
Correct answer
Explanation
A participative leader involves subordinates in the decision-making process and builds close relationships with them. This style focuses on collaboration rather than strict hierarchy.
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Programmed Decisions
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Unprogrammed Decisions
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Middle Level Decisions
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Operational Decisions
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Herbert Simon defined programmed decisions as those that are repetitive and routine, for which a definite procedure has been worked out. These are typical for administrative tasks.
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Exploitive authoritative
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Benevolent authoritative
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Consultative
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Non-participative