All India Management Association (AIMA) 2007 M.B.A Marketing Management Organizational Behavior – II - Question Paper
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IV. To enhance the ability of organizations to adapt themselves to the modifications in the external environment.
(a) Both (I) and (II) above
(b) Both (I) and (III) above
(c) Both (II) and (III) above
(d) Both (II) and (IV) above
(e) Both (III) and (IV) above.
36. Which of the subsequent statements is/are actual in the situation of formal vs. informal organizations?
I. In a formal organization, the focus is on people and their relationships with every other.
II. In an informal organization, power is derived from the position held by an individual.
III. In an informal organization, group norms decide the improper behavior of its members.
(a) Only (I) above
(b) Only (II) above
(c) Only (III) above
(d) Both (I) and (II) above
(e) Both (II) and (III) above.
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37. When decisions are made by a cohesive group of individuals, their motivation to appraise and appreciate
option courses of action are overpowered by their desire for unanimity of decision. This phenomenon which is
commonly observed in group decision making processes is referred to as
(a) Groupthink
(b) Bounded rationality
(c) Heuristics
(d) Group polarization
(e) Group issue solving.
38. In the client-consultant relationship, the consultant should avoid playing which of the subsequent roles, because it
decreases his effectiveness as an OD consultant?
(a) Facilitator
(b) Content expert
(c) Educator
(d) Model
(e) Supporter.
39. Organizational politics is a reality in most organizations of reasonable size. Which of the subsequent statements is not
actual regarding organizational politics?
(a) The political behavior is outside the practitioner’s sphere of work and it involves a few effort on the part
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