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BBA OB Unit-3
BBA OB Unit-3
BBA OB Unit-3
A) punctuated-equilibrium
B) authority structure
C) formal regulation
D) performance evaluation
Answer A
A) Informal
B) Formal
C) Friendship
D) Interest
Answer B
3) refers to the attitudes and behaviors that are consistent with a role.
A)Role perception
B) Role identity
C) Role expectations
D) Role conflict
Answer B
A) Performance norms
B) Appearance
C) Termination
D) Arrangement
Answer C
Answer B
Answer D
Answer B
A) Problem-solving skills
B) Technical expertise
C) Interpersonal skills
D) All of the above
Answer D
9) Formal leadership, roles, group norms, group status and group size are examples of:
A. structural variables.
B. role definitions.
C. status symbols.
D. perceptions of reality.
E. organizational structure.
Answer A
10) Roles performed by group members to maintain good relationships within the group are
referred to as:
a) norms.
b) task-oriented roles
c) maintenance roles.
d) individual roles.
e) role expectations.
Answer C
a. Democratic c. Laissez-faire
b. Autocratic d. Bureaucratic
Answer C
a. Democratic c. Laissez-faire
b. Autocratic d. Bureaucratic
Answer D
13) Believes, attitudes, traditions and expectations which are shared by group members is called
Answer A
14) ---------------is the ability of influencing people to strive willingly for mutual objectives
a. Motivation c. Leadership
b. Control d. Supervision
Answer C
b. Autocratic d. Bureaucratic
Answer B
b. Autocratic d. Bureaucratic
Answer C
b. Power d. Partnership
Answer B
18) Which of the following leadership behaviours are identified by the path-goal theory?
Answer C
19) Which of the following is / are not direct method to solve intergroup conflicts
Answer D
20) “Leadership motivates the people to work and not the power of
a. Autocratic model
b. Custodial model
c. Supportive Model
d. Collegial Model
Answer: b
a. Participative
b. Delegative
c. Authoritarian
Answer: d
22) _________ considers the age, sex, race, educational level, and length of service of team
members.
A) Diversity training
B) Cognitive dissonance
C) Cohorts
D) Organizational demographics
Answer D
C) The formal rights associated with management provide assurance that managers can lead
effectively.
Answer D
24) Fiedler's contingency model assumes that an individual's leadership style is______
A) changeable
B) trained
C) situational
D) fixed
Answer D
25) Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership theory differs from other leadership theories
most clearly because it .
26) Acceptable standards of behaviour that are shared by the group's members are:
A. group norms.
B. group rules.
C. ideas.
D. opinions.
E. psychological contracts.
Answer A
27) A leadership style, identified by House in path-goal theory, leads to greater satisfaction when
tasks are ambiguous or stressful than when they are highly structured and well laid out.
A) directive
B) supportive
C) participative
D) achievement-oriented
Answer A
A) Robert House
B) Fred Fiedler
C) George Graen
Answer D
29) Leadership motivates the people to work ans not the power of money. This concept is related
to _______ .
A) Autocratic model
B) custodial model
C) supportive model
D) collegial model
Answer B
A) energy
B) vision
C) credentials
Answer B
31) A ______ leader has five essential qualities: (1) individual capability; (2) team
skills; (3) managerial competence; (4) the ability to stimulate others to high performance;
level-5
A) transactional
B) charismatic
C) transformational
D) Charismatic Leadership”
Answer A
32) The overall evidence indicates that transformational leadership is more strongly correlated
than transactional leadership with .
B) higher productivity
Answer D
33) leaders know who they are, know that they believe in and value, and act on those values and
beliefs openly and candidly.
A) Transformational
B) Transactional
C) Charismatic
D) Authentic
Answer D
A) Integrity
B) Competence
C) Loyalty
D) Distance
Answer D
Answer D
D) the individual who acts solely as the figurehead for the organization.
D) the individual who deals with the political issues of organizational function.
37) Which one of the following characteristics is not part of the definition of a group?
a) interdependent
e) Interacting
Answer C
Answer D
Answer C
40) After which stage of a group's development has the group formed a common set
A. norming
B. storming
C. forming
D. performing
E. Planning
Answer A
41) According to the punctuated-equilibrium model, all of the following are true
b) A transition takes place at the end of the first phase which occurs exactly when the group
has used up one third of its allotted time.
Answer B
42) The work group has a distinct set of resources determined by its membership. All
C. external structure.
Answer C
43) Work groups of employees and supervisors that meet regularly to discuss their quality
problems and recommend solutions is a form of participative management called:
A. department teams.
B. cooperative groups.
C. evaluation teams.
D. quality circles.
E. goal-oriented teams.
Answer D
a) Diversity
b) Education
c) Teamwork
d) Trust
e) Accountability
Answer A
45) A leader high in initiating structure would be characterized as doing which of the
following?
Answer D
46) Leaders who emphasize interpersonal relations are described in the University of
b) employee-oriented.
d) contingency-oriented.
e) relationship-oriented.
Answer B
47) If a leader's main concern is accomplishing his/her group's tasks, the University of Michigan
studies labels this leader:
A. achievement-oriented.
B. employee-oriented.
C. single-minded.
D. production-oriented.
E. goal-oriented.
Answer D
Answer C
49) The type of leaders who guide or motivate their followers in the direction of
A. transactional leaders.
B. charismatic leaders.
C. transformational leaders.
D. employee-oriented leaders.
E. process-oriented leaders.
Answer A
ANswer C
a) director.
b) coach.
c) follower.
d) high power.
e) autocrat.
Answer B
52) All of the following are differences in the inherent leadership styles between women and men
except:
B. Men are more likely to use a directive command and control style.
D. Women tend to lead through inclusion and rely on interpersonal skills to influence others.
53) Currently the two most popular approaches to leadership are contingency models and the
study of:
A. leadership neutralizers.
B. traits.
C. charisma.
D. leadership substitutes.
Answer C
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Eric Berne
c) Gordon Allport
d) John Watson
Answer B
Answer C
a) Adult ego
b) Child ego
c) Parent ego
d) Compliant ego
Answer D
Answer A
a) Blind Spot
b) Unknown Area
c) Hidden Area
d) Changing Area
Answer D
a. By giving time
b. By giving disclosure
c. By giving focus
d. By giving knowledge
Answer B
Answer D
Answer C
62) Feedback is important then disclosure when an individual is in hidden in johari window-
a. True
b. False
Answer A
63) According to Tuckman (1965), which of the following is NOT a stage of the life cycle of a
group:
A. performing
B. norming
C. reforming
D. Storming
Answer C
64) The phenomenon whereby an individual in a group will tend to end up agreeing with a strong
majority opinion in spite of their own judgment is known as
a) normative influence
b) informative influence
c) critical mass influence
d) bullying influence
Answer A
65) The tendency whereby groups make decisions that are more extreme than the individuals’
opinions within the group is termed
a. group polarization
b. group cohesion
c. group deindividuation
d. group extremism
Answer A
B. people in groups tend to try to get away with doing as little as possible
D. there is usually one person in a group who will try to argue against the majority
Answer C
67) Groups created by managerial decision in order to accomplish stated goals of the organization
are called
a. formal groups
b. informal groups
c. task groups
d. interest groups
Answer A
Answer B
a. leader roles are unnecessary in organizations like Gore-Tex, where a self-leadership approach
is used
b. it is likely that a particular set of leader characteristics and behaviors do suit specific
c. it is likely that the need for leaders will decline in the 21st century due to more decentralized
structures
d. the military model of leadership will become more popular in the 21st century
Answer C
70) Group behavior, power, and conflict are central areas of study for_______ .
A. Sociologists
B. Anthropologists
C. Social psychologists
D. Operations analysts
Answer A
a. product.
b. function.
c. geography.
d. process.
Answer B
Answer C
73) Which of the following is one of the drawbacks of group decision making?
Answer B
Answer D
75)are the approaches to the study of leadership which emphasise the personality of the leader:
A. Contingency theories
B. Group theories
C. Trait theories
D. Inspirational theories
Answer C
Answer C
Answer D
78) Which of the following types of power requires acceptance of the leader’s authority by
members of the organization?
a) Personal
b) Organizational
c) Legitimate
d) Positional
Answer C
Answer D
80) Which of the following statements about gender difference in leadership is correct?
Answer D
81 When the group energy is focused on the task at hand, the group has moved to the stage.
a) Storming
b) Norming
c) Maturation
d) Performing
Answer B
Answer A
83) Once the causes of difficulty have been identified, the groups can move to the______ to
develop solutions that will improve relations between the groups.
A. Process Consultation
B. Appreciative Inquiry
C. Integration phase
D. Team Building
Answer C
a) Common goal
d) Mutually independent
Answer D
85) Which of the following leadership style gave the group members complete freedom?
a. Autocratic
b. Democratic
c. Laissez-faire
d. Consideration
Answer C
B) Effective on-line leaders need to develop the skill of deciphering the emotional
components of messages.
C) Managers whose face-to-face leadership skills are less than satisfactory will not shine online.
D) The on-line leader has received considerable attention from organizational behavior
researchers.
Answer B
87) If trait theories of leadership are valid, then leaders are .
a) Educated
b) Trained
c) Born
d) Authoritarian
Answer C
88) Which of the following is one of the drawbacks of group decision making?
Answer B
89) If behavioral leadership theories are correct, then which of the following statement is true?
Answer D
90) Needs, setting standards and maintaining discipline, and appointing sub-leaders according to
Adair’s approach, called as:
A. Work functions
B. Task functions
C. Individual functions
D. Team functions
Answer D
91) Which of the following is one of the drawbacks of group decision making?
Answer B
Answer C
93) A group which is raising funds from public for a medical research on a disease that can affect
the population can be called as:
a) Command group
b) Formal group
c) Task group
d) Interest group
Answer D
94) What result does group shift have on the decisions a group makes?
Answer B
95) According to the Ohio State studies, the extent to which a leader’s behavior is
a) Initiating structure
b) Consideration
c) Maximization
d) Path-goal
Answer A
Answer A
A. Positive rewards
B. Interpersonal trust
C. Structural position
D. Expert knowledge
Answer C
Answer D
99) Which of the following is the most productive stage in group development?
a. Producing
b. Increasing
c. Maturity
d. Performing
Answer D
100) Transactional leadership is addressed by all of the following leadership theories EXCEPT:
B. Path-goal theory
Answer A