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The desire to withdraw or suppress a conflict is ______.

  1. process conflict

  2. avoiding

  3. dysfunctional conflict

  4. functional conflict


Correct Option: B

_____________ of job design scientifically analyses workers tasks to discover those procedures that produce the maximum output with the minimum input of energy and resources.

  1. Socio-technical systems

  2. Engineering Approach

  3. Job characteristic Approach

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Certainly, risk and uncertainty are the three possible conditions of _______________.

  1. risk management

  2. decision making

  3. planning

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Decision making includes taking correct course of actions which help in getting desired results and choosing of the best alternatives. The three possible conditions of decision making includes certainty, uncertainty and risks which influence the extend of decision making.

Equity theory of motivation focuses on____________.

  1. The motivational force involved in a person's actions at work

  2. People's expectation of the different out comes for a given action

  3. People's perception of how they should perform in a given situation at work

  4. The fact that people are influenced by the expected results of their actions.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Equity theory focuses on determining whether the distribution of resources is fair to both relational partners. Equity is measured by comparing the ratio of contributions and benefits for each person.

Managers should also use their directional devices of______to develop acceptance to change.

  1. Leadership

  2. Leadership & motivations

  3. Leadership motivations and communication

  4. None of above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Motivation plays a critical role in employee productivity, quality and speed of work.Leaders are typically held accountable to motivate their team, which is quite challenging. On the other hand, intrinsic motivation occurs when people are motivated to perform a behavior or activity because it is personally rewarding

In which style of leadership there is centralization of authority and decission making and very limited paricipation by subordinates?

  1. Free rain style

  2. Autocratic style

  3. Democratic style

  4. Laissez-faire


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Autocratic leadership, also known as authoritarian leadership, is a leadership style characterized by individual control over all decisions and little input from group members. Autocratic leaders typically make choices based on their ideas and judgments and rarely accept advice from followers.

In the Pyramid levels of management, non managerial staff is placed at _________.

  1. top

  2. middle

  3. bottom

  4. non of the given option


Correct Option: C

A leader high in initiating structure would do which of the following?

  1. Help subordinates with personal problems.

  2. Have concern for subordinates status and satisfaction.

  3. Treat all subordinates as equal.

  4. Assign group members to particular tasks.


Correct Option: D

The two dimensions of leader behaviour explained in the Ohio State studies are __________.

  1. coercion and motivation.

  2. motivation and charisma.

  3. employee-oriented and production-oriented.

  4. initiating structure and consideration.


Correct Option: D