All India Management Association (AIMA) 2006 M.B.A Marketing Management Organizational Behavior - I - Question Paper
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24. Theory Y recommends empowerment of employees for improving work performance. This was later
termed as ‘job enrichment’ by Frederick Herzberg. Job enrichment refers to
(a) The vertical expansion of jobs
(b) Authority to take a decision within one’s area of operations without having to get anyone’s approval
(c) Redesigning of jobs
(d) Manager exercising control on job
(e) Bringing about radical change in the definition of business and its role.
25. Mr. David, an employee in a fashion designing firm came out with a new textile design for customers. The
design became popular in the market, therefore the other employees simply replaced and added more
colors and changed shapes to it and released it into the market later. According to the grouping principle of
perceptual organization, the employees referred in the example used the principle of
(a) Proximity
(b) Closure
(c) likeness
(d) Continuity
(e) Constancy.
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26. Ms. Suma has determined that her subordinate has high willingness to perform, but has low ability.
According to the Hersey and Blanchard situational leadership model, she should use which of the
subsequent leadership styles?
(a) Telling
(b) Selling
(c) Participating
(d) Delegating
(e) Consulting.
27. Which of the subsequent statements is/are actual regarding ‘human relations’?
I. Human relations deal with the interaction of people in a work situation that helps to generate team
spirit.
II. Human relations bring about an integration of individual and organizational goals.
III. Human relations is the outcome of the unique blend of the related disciplines-psychology, sociology and
anthropology.
(a) Only (I) above
(b) Only (II) above
(c) Both (I) and (II) above
(d) Both (II) and (III) above
(e) All (I), (II) and (III) above.
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