Organisational Behavior

191. Which one of the following is/are leadership theories?

1. Trait theory
2. Behavior theory
3. Contingency theory
4. All of these

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192. Which of the following is / are not direct method to solve intergroup conflicts

1. Problem solving
2. Domination by the management
3. Removing key figures in conflict
4. Persuasion

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

1. Tone difference
2. Word connotations
3. Political correctness
4. Differences among perceptions

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194. Maslow grouped the five needs into two categories

1. Higher-order needs and Lower-order needs.
2. Supreme needs and local needs
3. Self needs and others needs
4. Luxurious needs and comfort needs

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195. What does consensus refer to in attribution theory?

1. There is general agreement about a perception.
2. Different people respond the same way in the same situation.
3. There is general agreement about how people desire to respond to the same situation.
4. Different people perceive a situation similarly.

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196. According to Katz, technical skills encompass the ability to.

1. analyze and diagnose complex situations
2. exchange information and control complex situations
3. apply specialized knowledge or expertise
4. initiate and oversee complex projects

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197. Which of the following is a reason that the study of organizational behaviour is useful?

1. Human behavior does not vary a great deal between individuals and situations.
2. Human behavior is not random.
3. Human behavior is not consistent.
4. Human behavior is rarely predictable.

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198. What term is used to describe voluntary and involuntary permanent withdrawal from an organization?

1. Absenteeism
2. Turnover
3. Downsizing
4. truancy

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199. Four processes have been found to determine the influence that a model will have on an individual. Which of the following is not one of those processes?

1. attention processes
2. retention processes
3. motor reproduction processes
4. consequential processes

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200. What is the name of the theory that deals with how we explain behaviour differently depending on the meaning we assign to the actor?

1. behavioral theory
2. judgment theory
3. selective perception theory
4. attribution theory

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