Management Introduction
Questions 131 to 140
131.
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Delegate
means to grant or confer on subordinates certain tasks and duties along with
sufficient authority, to accomplish these. Which of the following points is most likely to increase the
effectiveness of delegation?
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Which
of the following is/are reason(s) for line-staff conflict from the viewpoint
of staff personnel?
I. Line managers do not seek input from
staff personnel.
II. Staff function dilutes the line manager’s
authority.
III. Line managers resist new ideas.
IV. Staff
personnel lack a first-hand experience of operations.
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In
modern times, organizations have been trying to create a corporate culture
with a distinct identity by moulding the behavior of their members. The
original source of an organization’s culture is most strongly associated with
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The
selection process involves choosing the candidates who best meet the
qualifications and have the greatest aptitude for the job. Different kinds of
selection devices are used for the purpose. Which of the following selection
devices involves presenting applicants with a miniature model of a job and
have them perform a task that is central to that job?
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The
success of an organization greatly depends on the decisions that managers
make. What are the three decision-making conditions, which managers deal
with, in analyzing decision alternatives?
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Apart
from on-the-job training, there are many other approaches to manager
development. Development of organizing and intervening skills in group
processes, usually takes place in case of
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Every
organization makes minor structural adjustments in reaction to changes. The
forces of change can be internal or external to the organization. Which of
the following is not an internal
force of change?
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Lyman
Porter and his colleagues classified the underlying nature of people into six
models. Which of the following views proposes that people are unpredictable,
subjective, relative and unique in nature?
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Different
behavioral scientists have developed different theories on motivation. One
such behavioral scientist by the name of Herzberg gave the two-factor theory
of motivation. According to Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory, which of
the following are hygiene factors?
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The managerial grid identified five specific
leadership styles. Which leader believes that thoughtful attention to the
needs of people for a satisfying relationship leads to a comfortable,
friendly organizational atmosphere and work tempo?
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Answers
131.
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Answer : (c)
Reason: Delegate means to grant or
confer. Thus, a manager grants or confers on subordinates certain tasks and
duties along with sufficient authority, to accomplish these.
Explaining
the relevance of delegated tasks to larger projects or to department or
organization goals is most likely to increase the effectiveness of
delegation.
Hence, from above discussion, we can infer that option
(c) is correct.
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Answer : (c)
Reason : The following are reasons for line-staff conflict from the
viewpoint of staff personnel:
·
Line
managers do not seek input from staff personnel.
·
Line
managers resist new ideas.
Statement
(II) and (IV) are reasons for line-staff conflict from the viewpoint of line
personnel.
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Answer : (d)
Reason: The original source of an
organization’s culture is most strongly associated with the vision of the
organization’s founder(s).
Hence, from above discussion, we can infer that option
(d) is correct.
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Answer : (b)
Reason: Work Sampling Test is a selection device which involves
presenting applicants with a miniature model of a job and has them perform a
task that is central to that job.
Hence, option (b) is correct.
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Answer : (a)
Reason : The three decision-making conditions, which managers face in
analyzing decision alternatives are certainty, uncertainty and risk.
Hence,
from above discussion, we can infer that option (a) is correct.
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Answer : (a)
Reason: Sensitivity training is concerned with (i) better understanding
of group processes, (ii) development of organizing and intervening skills in
group processes and (iii) better insight into one's own behavior and the way
one is viewed by others. Hence, option (a) is correct.
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Answer : (b)
Reason: Technology is an external force of change.
Hence, option (b) is not an internal force of change.
Options (a), (c), (d) and (e) are
all internal forces of change.
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Answer : (e)
Reason: The phenomenological view proposes that people are unpredictable,
subjective, relative and unique in nature.
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Answer : (c)
Reason: According to Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory, relationship
with peers, status, supervision and security are the four responses that are
all hygiene factors.
Hence, option (c) is correct.
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Answer : (c)
Reason: According to the managerial grid, the country club leader believes that thoughtful attention
to the needs of people for a satisfying relationship leads to a comfortable,
friendly organizational atmosphere and work tempo.
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