All India Management Association (AIMA) 2006 M.B.A Marketing Management Organizational Behavior – II - Question Paper
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15. The brainstorming technique is widely used in the idea generation phase of a decision making process and aims
at generating all the possible option courses of action. Which of the subsequent statement(s) is/are actual
regarding brainstorming?
I. Members of the group are encouraged to randomly offer option suggestions to solve a particular
issue on hand.
II. Brainstorming aims to encourage active participation of group members and to prevent them from selfcensoring.
III. Ideas generated during brainstorming tend to be much more innovative and comprehensive.
(a) Only (I) above
(b) Only (II) above
(c) Both (I) and (II) above
(d) Both (I) and (III) above
(e) All (I), (II) and (III) above.
16. If disagreement ranging from 2 parties increases beyond a certain level, it develops into a serious conflict. Which
of the subsequent is not a conflict stimulation technique?
(a) Appointing a devil’s advocate
(b) Bringing in outsiders
(c) Communication
(d) Authoritative command
(e) Restructuring the organization.
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17. Although the terms group and team are often used interchangeably, they do not mean the identical. Which of the
subsequent is not actual regarding work teams?
I. In work teams, the primary motive of interaction is to share info and to take decisions, thereby
helping every other to perform within his or her area of responsibility.
II. The performance in a work team is greater than the group member’s individual inputs.
III. Effectiveness of performance is measured directly by assessing the collective work product.
(a) Only (I) above
(b) Only (II) above
(c) Only (III) above
(d) Both (I) and (II) above
(e) Both (II) and (III) above.
18. Newport News, a division of Tenneco Corporation, is 1 of the largest shipbuilding corporations in the world.
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