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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

Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

Division of work among people and coordination of their efforts to achieve specific objectives are the fundamental aspects of ___________.

  1. Forecasting

  2. Organization

  3. Motivation

  4. None of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Division of work among people and coordination of their efforts to achieve specific objectives are the fundamental aspects of organization.Organization results in creation of an organizational structure which shapes the system of working. It can be defined as identifying and grouping different activities in the organization for the achievement of specific goal of organization.

Multiple choice business organisation management - process or functions, managerial role and levels functional areas of management levels and functions of management management functions

Identify which of the following statement is correct $(\surd)$ and which is incorrect $(\chi)$?
X. Co-ordination should be viewed as a responsibility of only top level manager of the organization.
Y. Co-ordination and co-operation are same things.
Select the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. $\surd$ $\surd$
  2. $\chi$ $\surd$
  3. $\surd$ $\chi$
  4. $\chi$ $\chi$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

a) Co-ordination should be viewed as a responsibility of only top level manager of the organization- this statement is false since co-ordination is a responsibility of all levels of managers.
b) Co-ordination and co-operation are same things- this statement is also incorrect.Co-operation is a voluntary collective action to serve a common purpose. Whereas co-ordination is the orderly synchronization of group efforts so as to provide unity of action in the pursuit of common purpose.Co-operation is a voluntary effort of employees. Co-ordination deals with harmonizing the work relations and efforts at all levels for common purpose.

Multiple choice elements of business classification of human activities characteristics of business activities economic and non-economic activities human activities - commercial and non-commercial activities

_________ in any organization must have characteristics like skills, quality, high morale, commitment towards the work, attitude, etc.

  1. Marketing Resources

  2. Financial Factors

  3. Human resource

  4. All of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Human resource are the people who make up the work force of an organisation. They must have characteristics like skills, quality, high morale, commitment towards the work, attitude etc which are essentials for reaching the organisational goals.

Multiple choice elements of accounts accounts from incomplete records stakeholders and their information requirements ascertainment of profit and loss calculation of profit or loss under single entry system of accounting and statement of affairs accounts from incomplete records - single entry system

__________ influence the behavior of others through their personality, skills, or other factors.

  1. Opinion leaders

  2. Direct reference groups

  3. Indirect reference groups

  4. Lifestyle groups
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Opinion leaders are individuals who exert social influence on others due to their expertise, personality, or status.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management social responsibility of management and csr concept of social responsibility social responsibility social responsibility - concept corporate social responsibility

Workers will often behave unethically because ___________________.

  1. They have planned to be unethical.

  2. They come from dysfunctional families.

  3. Other issues seem more important at that time.

  4. Management pressures them into unethical behaviour.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

There are number of reasons why people act unethically at workplace. But what is unethical behavior? It is defined as behavior that contradicts with the rules designed to maintain the justice, integrity and decency in the organization. An example of unethical behavior is employees providing fake bills for money redemption against approved funds. Behavior like this is motivated by various things such as :-

  1. Resentment feeling: When employees feel that they are not being treated fairly and are not being rewarded substantially for the amount of effort they are placing into their work they tend to cheat the company they are working for. Their most common perception is that they should not worry about the organization and its well being when the organization is not worrying about them.
  2. Misguided loyalty: It is another reason for unethical conduct on the job. People sometimes lie because they think in doing so they are being loyal to the organization or to their bosses. Examples of this type of behavior are not hard to find. For example, managers at automobile companies who hide or falsify information about defects that later cause accidents and kill people or managers at pharmaceutical companies who hide information about dangerous side effects of their drugs. No doubt these managers believed they were protecting their employers. They may well have seen themselves as good, loyal employees.
  3. Environment: Sometimes, employee acts unethically in business because his employer condones the behavior. For example, in the stock market traders are supposed to cheat a little to create the market hype necessary for its efficient working. This is unethical, but the behavior is so common on the trading floor that it is never questioned.
  4. Individual factor:Employees who obey authority figures’ unethical directives or act merely to avoid punishment. They manipulate others for their own personal gain, fail to see the connection between their actions and outcomes, and believe that ethical choices are driven by circumstance.
  5. Pressure: It can drive people to do things they wouldn’t normally do. Pressure to succeed, pressure to get ahead, pressure to meet deadlines and expectations, pressure from co-workers, bosses, customers, or vendors to engage in unethical activities or at least look the other way.
  6. Career Advancement: A person acts unethically because she believes it helps her career. An unethical act is used as a means of impressing a superior or hurting the career of a competitor. For example, a person sabotages a co-worker’s project as a means of making him/herself to look better in comparison.
  7. Issue-specific: Issues can vary in the degree of harm they impose on the victim, and on the degree of agreement among peers. Sometimes, a particular issue requires unethical behavior from the employee and there is not other option they can utilize.
  8. Greed: Of course, some people do not just do something wrong in a weak moment or because they are not sure about what is the right thing to do. Some people know exactly what they are doing and why. Self-interest, personal gain, ambition, and downright greed are at the bottom of a lot of unethical activity in business.
  9. Ignorance: Ethical conflicts or violations are not always transparent, and it’s easy for an employee to perform an unethical act without knowing it. For this reason, it is important for companies to make employees aware both of the company’s general ethics policy, and specific examples of ethical and unethical behavior.
  10. Insensitivity towards others: Unethical behavior also increases when employees feel that their actions will not harm a potential victim and that their peers will not condemn their actions. They will engage in more unethical behavior when the company promotes an “everyone for him or herself” atmosphere instead of an environment that focuses employee attention on the company’s stakeholders
Multiple choice organization of commerce and management social responsibility of management and csr concept of social responsibility social responsibility social responsibility - concept corporate social responsibility

Self appraisal refers to _________________________________.

  1. developing useful goals

  2. formulating programmes

  3. fefining assumption

  4. appraisal of the company's strengths and weaknesses in the market
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Self appraisal report is the report which is developed by the company that defined the strength and the weaknesses of the company in the market so that the company can handle its threats and opportunities accordingly.

Multiple choice geography for a safer future disaster and management disaster management and precautionary measures disaster management: responding to disasters man made disaster tsunami and floods

The _____ heads the Block Disaster Management Committee.

  1. SDO

  2. BDO

  3. DSO

  4. PSO
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

B.  BDO

As the head of the Block administration, Block Development Officer plays a very significant role in the implementation of Disaster Management operations like Preparedness, Prevention and Mitigation. As the main functionary of the Block administration, he will act in the following sectors:

  1. Monitoring of functioning of all kinds of Disaster Management operations in his area and sending report to the Sub Divisional Officer and other higher authorities,
  2. To monitor the functioning of all committees related to Disaster Management at the Panchayat Samity and Gram Panchayat level,
  3. To visit every part of his area and to see that the social assistance measures are promptly, properly & effectively given to disaster victims whenever required and make periodical routine examination/assessment of the socio-economic status of his area,
  4. To make assessment of fund required for infrastructural reconstruction after any disaster,
  5. Will maintain all the accounts of the Disaster Management operations that have to be started during any natural calamity,She/he will prepare Block Disaster Management Plan every year and also revise it from year to year.
  6. She/he will undertake preparedness, mitigation and rehabilitation measurers every year.She/he will keep the Block level India Disaster Resource Network updated every year.
  7. After every calamity, s/he will prepare and send preliminary report in CAII form to the Sub Divisional Officer at once.
Multiple choice book keeping and accountancy sub-division of journal - 2 (subsidiary books) introduction, meaning, types and advantages of subsidiary books journal proper or general journal meaning and types of subsidiary books

The number of subordinates a superior can effectively handle is called ______________.

  1. Cooperation

  2. Coordination

  3. Supervision

  4. Span of control
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Span of control refers to the number of subordinates that a manager or supervisor can effectively manage or oversee.

Multiple choice commercial studies marketing and sales difference between products and services product marketing

Which of the following is NOT normally a sign of poor morale amongst a workforce?

  1. High levels of absenteeism.

  2. High levels of turnover.

  3. Increased levels of personal productivity.

  4. A poor external image and difficulties attracting good recruits.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Poor morale typically leads to lower productivity, not higher. High absenteeism, high turnover, and a poor public image are all classic symptoms of a disengaged or unhappy workforce.

Multiple choice social science employment: growth, informalisation and other issues employment - trends and structure workers and employment sources of income

_________ is given to improve motivation and productivity among employees.

  1. Salary

  2. Incentive wages

  3. Fringe benefits

  4. Compensation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Incentive wages are payments linked to performance or output, designed to encourage employees to work more efficiently and increase productivity.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management principles and techniques of management henri fayol's principles of management principles of management management of business

"Unity of Objectives" principle states that there should be ____________.

  1. Only one objective

  2. Pre-determined objectives

  3. Coordination among objectives

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The principle of 'Unity of Objectives' emphasizes that all organizational activities should be directed toward a single, common goal to ensure efficiency and harmony.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management principles and techniques of management henri fayol's principles of management principles of management management of business

A group of activities with common objectives shall have one head and one plan. This principle is known as _________.

  1. scalar chain

  2. unity of discipline

  3. unity of command

  4. unity of direction
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Unity of Direction means that all activities having the same objective must be directed by one manager using one plan.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management principles and techniques of management henri fayol's principles of management principles of management management of business

An employee shall receive orders from one senior only. This principle is known as __________.

  1. scalar chain

  2. unity of discipline

  3. unity of command

  4. unity of direction
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Unity of command dictates that an employee should receive orders from only one superior to avoid confusion and conflict. Unity of direction, by contrast, focuses on having one plan for a group of activities.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management principles and techniques of management henri fayol's principles of management principles of management management of business

An employee shall receive orders from one senior only. This principle is known as _____________.

  1. Scalar chain

  2. Unity discipline

  3. Unity of command

  4. Unity of direction
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Unity of command ensures that an employee reports to only one superior, preventing conflicting instructions and maintaining accountability.