Organizational Behavior: Culture and Work Redesign

Why is a strong culture considered as a substitute for formalization?

Which of the following is NOT a dysfunctional aspect of culture?

When a group of workers report to their supervisor, this kind of authority is known as:

In city hotel, housekeeping staff is not only responsible for cleaning rooms, vacuuming, and making beds, but also replacing burned out bulbs and restocking of mini bars. Which work redesign option is described above?

In Performance Appraisal, we DO NOT evaluate:

Increasing the number of tasks and variety of tasks with no change in authority level of employee are characteristics of which work redesign option?

What is meant by the term 'appraisal'?

An employee in the administrative department spent the first two days in customer dealing and inquiries, the next two days in handling the reception area, and entered data for the last day of the week. Which work redesign option describes the above situation?

Which of the following is considered an outcome of job analysis?

The matrix structure combines which two forms of departmentalization?

Which of the following work redesign option described involves replacing burned out bulbs and restocking mini bars?

After failure in the market, if the top management of SOFTRINIX decides to change the size, structure, and functioning of the organization to achieve its objectives, what type of change is it an example of?

Which of the following is NOT a step in Kurt Lewin’s three-step model for change?

If an organization’s culture is ___________, the management needs to be less concerned about the development of formal rules and regulations to guide employee behavior.

A process that collects and illustrates aspects of a job and identifies the skills required to perform the job is:

Which of the following is NOT considered as a driving force of internal change?

Who developed a three-step model for change that included unfreezing, movement, and refreezing?

ABC Company always adopts the latest technology and cutting-edge equipment to stay ahead in competition. This is an example of which type of change?

Which of the following is NOT a work redesign option?

Culture is most likely to be a liability when:

The change which is unforeseen and a result of an unanticipated event or a response to some outside influence refers to:

Which one of the following problems is most likely to occur in a matrix structure?

AMA Corporation is going to obtain the ownership and possession of another company to enhance its business volume. This process is termed as:

Which of the following is a method for collecting information for job analysis?

Which of the following is NOT a function of Organizational Culture?

Which of the following statement defines individual-organizational fit?

HRM refers to which of the following activities?

The major objective of planned change in organizations is ____________.

Which of the following terms is part of the definition of a strong culture?

Strong organizational culture puts considerable pressure on employees for conformity and limits the range of values. In such a way, strong culture is a liability as:

Which refers to the network of personal and social relations that is developed spontaneously between people associated with each other?

The cognitive process through which an individual selects, organizes, but misinterprets environmental stimuli is known as ______.

The more consistent a behavior, the more the observer is inclined to ___.

People with which type of personality trait commonly make poor decisions because they make them too fast?

Which of the following is an environmental force that shapes personality?

Factors other than satisfaction that impact one’s decision to leave a current job include all of the following EXCEPT:

Hanif's approach to his job problem, where he believes conditions will improve if he waits, is termed as:

Sadaf has a low absenteeism rate, takes responsibility for her health, and has good health habits. She is likely to have a(n):

Which theory is proposed by Clayton Alderfer?

When a bank robber points a gun at a bank employee, his base of power is:

Explain why teams are popular.

What quality is not found in work groups?

What results in a level of performance greater than the sum of individual inputs?

What is not one of the most common types of teams?

What type of team meets to discuss ways to improve quality, efficiency, and the work environment?

Which type of team would most likely empower its team members to make work-related decisions?

What type of teams are made up of employees from about the same hierarchical level?

Which of the following conflicts are almost always dysfunctional?

What conflict stimulation technique involves bringing in outsiders?

Self-managed teams are typically comprised of how many members?

The theory which attempts to determine whether an individual's behavior is internally or externally caused is called:

Mr. Ahmed is influenced by Mr. Ali because he is attractive and has desirable resources or personal characteristics. Which of the following sources of power is exhibited by Mr. Ali?

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of Group Development?

ALL of the following are perception shortcuts EXCEPT:

The application of negative consequences or the withdrawal of positive consequences to reduce the likelihood of repetition of that same behavior is known as:

Robert Katz identified three essential skills that managers need to have in order to reach their goals. What are these skills?

A national culture characteristic describing the extent to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them is called what?

Difficulty in expressing emotions by an individual and understanding others' emotions is termed as:

Positive Mood includes all the following feelings EXCEPT:

The tendency to be sociable, outspoken, and friendly is known as:

Which of the following is NOT an individual factor related to political behavior?

Mr. Fahad's one-day salary was deducted because of his uninformed leave, as he was already warned about this behavior. It is an example of which method of shaping behaviors?

Values are important to organizational behavior because they:

Asifa telephones her mother to inform her that she will come late from college because of late practical. In this communication process, the telephone is the:

Mr. Ehsan, Manager ABC Company found that the skills of workers and machinery used by them as compared to the competitors in the market are obsolete within a year. What type of challenge is ABC Company facing?

Decrease in tenure can increase which of the following?

What is the relationship between what one perceives and objective reality?

Every cricketer of Pakistan values the advice of Wasim Akram. He has which of the following power?

Political behaviors usually ____________________.

Manager praised Mr. Waqar for best performance and announced a bonus of Rs.8000 for him. This is an example of which method of shaping behavior?

Which one of the following is NOT implied in the definition of power?

Questionnaire is used in which of the following OD techniques for bringing change?

Which of the following is consistent with efforts to reduce costs, speed up decision-making, increase flexibility, and empower employees?

Which of the following can be used in shaping behavior?

A permanent change that occurs in behavior due to experience is known as:

The two parties eventually agree to ask Mr. Qureshi, an attorney and trusted friend, to help them informally to solve their problem. Mr. Qureshi is playing which of the following roles?

Which source of power depends on fear?

Miss Manaal, HR Executive of XYZ company, rejected all those candidates who graduated from ABC University. It is an example of:

Today’s managers understand that the success of any effort at improving quality and productivity must include _____.

Which of the following leadership behaviors are identified by the path-goal theory?

In which stage of the conflict process does conflict become visible?

What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize?

Which of the following would be least likely to pose a barrier to cross-cultural communications?

Resistance is the consequence of ___________

An individual most likely to engage in political behavior would have all of the following except a/an:

In courtrooms which conflict handling style mostly comes under observation?

Mr. Hassan always lets his subordinates know about expectations from them, schedules work, and provides specific guidance. He can be termed as:

The conflict that a mother feels between being a friend to their children and also being a disciplinarian explains which of the following type of conflict?

The consequence of Legitimate and Reward power is_________

Saad comes to you with a request for funds for a project. He reminds you that company policy supports his position. He is using the tactic of:

A structure that creates dual lines of authority and combines functional and product departmentalization is known as:

The degree to which certain tasks are subdivided in separate jobs in an organization is referred to as:

In a leader-follower dyad, individuals who belong to the in-group have:

Regarding the role of personality traits in negotiations, which of the following statements is true?

Which process refers to attempting to determine the causes of others’ behavior?

Which strategy can help avoid moving from arguments to aggression in a disagreement or conflict?

Which of the following is NOT a function of communication?

Which of the following is NOT a trait of a manager?

What conflict type is Zahid most likely experiencing if his duties interfere with each other?