MIDTERM  EXAMINATION

Spring 2009

MGT502- Organizational Behaviour (Session - 2)

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

Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of  group in organization?

► Common goal

► Interaction with one another

► Accept expectations and obligations

► Mutually independent

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

Jobs in which success demands stamina, leg strength and manual dexterity require management to identify an employee’s which characteristics?

► Physical abilities

► Motor abilities

► Mental abilities

► Emotional abilities

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

Which of the following communication network is best illustrated by an unstructured committee?

► Vertical

► Wheel

► All-channel

► Chain

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

When all communication is channeled through one person, which of the following communication network exists?

► All-channel

► Chain

► Horizontal

► Wheel

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

Formal guidelines and authority hierarchies are examples of which function of communication?

► Control

► Agreement

► Motivation

► Information

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

Which of the following is an example of downward communication flow?

► Suggestion boxes

► Disscussing problem with boss

► Feedback on job performance

► Letters to your boss

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

The means by which a communication is passed is called:

► Medium

► Instrument

► Conductor

► Transmission

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

On the Leadership Grid, a manager who has a medium concern for both, people and production is a (n):

► Team manager

► Country club manager

► MIddle of the road manager

► Authority-obedience manager

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

If a leader’s main concern is accomplishing his/her group’s tasks, the University of Michigan studies label this leader as:

► Production-oriented

► Laissez-faire

► Consideration-oriented

► Employee-oriented

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

Which of the following are the two dimensions of leadership behavior identified in the University of Michigan studies?

► Emotional and rational

► Autocratic and democratic

► Initiating structure and consideration

► Employee-oriented and production-oriented