All India Management Association (AIMA) 2007 M.B.A Marketing Management Organizational Behavior – I - Question Paper
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(e) Employee-oriented.
27. Which of the subsequent disciplines that contributed to human relations and organizational behavior has given
many useful insights in attitude change, communication patterns, group processes and group decision-making?
(a) Psychology
(b) Social psychology
(c) Industrial psychology
(d) Sociology
(e) Economics.
28. Which of the subsequent statements is/are not actual regarding the Argyris’ Immaturity–Maturity Continuum?
I. As an individual progresses from infancy to adulthood along the continuum, there is continual change in the
level of development along various dimensions.
II. The model cannot measure and define the development of an individual ‘s personality but it can predict any
specific behavior of the individual.
III. The latent characteristics of personality, which form the basis of the 7 dimensions, may be quite various
from the externally visible behavior of people.
(a) Only (I) above
(b) Only (II) above
(c) Only (III) above
(d) Both (I) and (II) above
(e) Both (II) and (III) above.
29. Lohith has recently completed his master’s degree in English literature. He is enthusiastic about his new job,
reviewing loan applications at a major regional bank, where his uncle happens to be CEO. Loan-review is a fairly
tech. area and the other employees in the department have finance or accounting education. Lohith has a high
level of self-esteem and is sure that he can make a success in his new job. A leader using the situational leadership
model would use which leadership style to manage Lohith?
(a) Telling
(b) Participating
(c) Selling
(d) Delegating
(e) Directing.
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30. Self-monitoring is the ability of an individual to adapt one’s behavior to external situational factors. High selfmonitors
are very sensitive to external clues and behave according to the needs of the situation. Which of the
subsequent is not actual regarding the self-monitors?
(a) They are more mobile in career
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