All India Management Association (AIMA) 2007 M.B.A Marketing Management Organizational Behavior – I - Question Paper
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Organizational Behavior – I (MB1B1): January 2009
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1. E In the role of an entrepreneur, they seek to improve an organization’s
performance by initiating new projects and monitoring their progress. Here, they
have to choose the project which they plan to implement.
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2. D The reengineering approach seeks to improve quality and productivity by
bringing about radical modifications in the business process, unlike the TQM approach
that emphasizes on small and continuous improvement.
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3. C The cognitive component shows the opinions, values or beliefs of an
individual about a few thing.
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4. C Collegial: The basis of collegial model is partnership with a managerial
orientation of teamwork. The employees in turn are oriented towards responsible
behavior and self-discipline.
Autocratic: The basis of autocratic model is power with a managerial orientation
of authority.
Supportive: The basis of supportive model is leadership with a managerial
orientation of support.
Custodial: The basis of custodial model is economic resources with a
managerial orientation of money.
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5. D Self-managing team is lead by a team leader who ensures that group performs
well. He also acts as a mentor for the group. The main role of the team leader is
to assist the group finds find inputs from and give info to, different
parts of the organization. This form of participation requires delegation of
considerable authority and is an ongoing process.
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6. B In the maintenance stage, the productivity of an employee reaches its peak and
he feels the need to contribute something to the next generation. He may even act
as a mentor to his subordinates.
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7. E The cognitive approach emphasizes too much on psychological process whereas
the behavioristic approach stresses on stimulus, response and consequences.
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8. B Consultative management method of participation is informal and brief in nature
and involves the direct participation of employees at a modest level.
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9. D In the supportive model of OB the employee that is met is status and recognition. < TOP >
10. C Pavlov’s standard procedure involved a quiet, distraction-free laboratory, which
gave the experimenter full control over events experienced by a lightly restrained
dog. From time to time, the dog was provided access to food, and every presentation
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