All India Management Association (AIMA) 2006 M.B.A Marketing Management Organizational Behavior – II - Question Paper
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(a) Role identity
(b) Role expectations
(c) Role modeling
(d) Role perception
(e) Role analysis.
86. Although the definition of organizational culture implies that it involves a shared meaning and a common
perception held by all its members, the extent to which the values and culture are shared may vary. Hence, there
arises a dominant culture and a subculture within the organization. In this regard, which of the subsequent
statements is/are true?
I. Subculture represents the core values shared by a majority of members in the organization.
II. Subculture of an organization guides the day-to-day behavior of the organization’s members.
III. Subcultures prevent employees from blindly subsequent the prevailing norms and values and help them to
discover anomalies in the dominant culture.
(a) Only (I) above
(b) Only (II) above
(c) Only (III) above
(d) Both (I) and (II) above
(e) All (I), (II) and (III) above.
87. Innovation is the process of creating and doing new things that are introduced into the market as products,
processes or services. Which of the subsequent is/are the main source(s) of innovation in organizations?
I. The structural variables of an organization.
II. Perceptual differences.
III. The organizational culture and the management’s support to the human resources of an organization.
(a) Only (I) above
(b) Only (II) above
(c) Both (I) and (II) above
(d) Both (I) and (III) above
(e) Both (II) and (III) above.
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88. In spite of their merits, informal organizations also create certain issues for the management. Which of the
subsequent is not a issue created by informal organizations?
(a) Prevent organizational change
(b) Role conflict in members
(c) Conflicts ranging from members of informal organizations
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