Which one of the following refers to the level of hierarchy with authority to make decision?

• A) flexible hierarchy
• B) Centralization
• C) Personnel Ratios
• D) Decentralization

Which one of the following types of organizations is most successful type of organization according to the latest business trends as also mentioned in the Fortune magazine?

• A) None of the above
• B) Large Size Organization
• C) Medium Size Organization
• D) Small Size Organization

The warning of ministry of health on a pack of cigarettes about its harmful effects is an example of which one of the following ethical issues category?

• A) Communications
• B) Conflict of interest
• C) None of the above
• D) Business relations

Which one of the following is a mechanism of tacit knowledge management in which people are engaged in the face to face discussion or through a medium like video conference or interactive media?

• A) Completed learning history
• B) Communities of practice
• C) Storytelling
• D) Dialogue

At which stage of organization life cycle development, organization faces a temporary decline and needs revitalization for proper alignment with its environment?

• A) Formalization stage
• B) Elaboration stage
• C) Entrepreneurial stage
• D) Collectivity stage

Which one of the following was perceived as a threat to basic personal liberties?

• A) Decentralization
• B) Democracy
• C) flexible hierarchy
• D) Bureaucracy

Which of the following is the set of values, guiding beliefs, understandings, and ways of thinking that is shared by members of an organization and taught to new members as correct?

• A) Organization Life Cycle
• B) Culture
• C) Job Satisfaction
• D) External Environment

Which of the following is the level of formalization in an organization with a bureaucratic approach?

• A) None of the given options
• B) Remains unchanged
• C) Remains high
• D) Remains low

Which of the following is a part of organizational culture?

• A) Beliefs
• B) Feelings
• C) Values
• D) All of the given options

Which one of the following is a type of culture that is characterized by strategic focus on the external environment through flexibility and change to meet customer needs and it can also detect signals for the external environment?

• A) The Adaptability Culture
• B) The Clan Culture
• C) The Bureaucratic Culture
• D) The Mission Culture

At which stage of organization life cycle development, activities like installation of rules, procedures and development of control systems are performed?

• A) Entrepreneurial stage
• B) Elaboration stage
• C) Collectivity stage
• D) Formalization stage

Stuff we can surface and articulate through reflection, observation and dialog is called:

• A) Explicit knowledge
• B) Codified facts
• C) Raw data
• D) Implicit knowledge

Which of the following is a conclusion drawn from the information after it is linked to other information and compared to what is already knows?

• A) Database
• B) Data
• C) Information
• D) Knowledge

In the changing external environment, CEO of a large firm wants his employees and mangers to have full authority for managing their respective department and to take relevant timely decisions themselves. What will be the name of his new strategy?

• A) Centralization
• B) Bureaucracy
• C) Formalization
• D) Delegation

Which of the following means that what is taken out of the environmental system for food, shelter, clothing, energy, and other human uses is restored to the system in waste that can be reused?

• A) Environmental hazard
• B) Environmental natural cycle
• C) Environmental balance
• D) Environmental sustainability

What should be the best strategy for an organization in an external business environment with constant changes?

• A) No innovation at this stage
• B) The company should have only one strategy for types of situations
• C) Following the preset rules
• D) Innovation of current strategies

What is meant by the code of moral principles and values that govern the behaviors of a person or group with respect to the concept of right or wrong?

• A) None of the given options
• B) Company Policy
• C) Ethics
• D) Business Plan

A better practice with respect to code of ethics in an organization includes which of the following?

• A) Making exceptions when necessary
• B) Putting it on notice board
• C) Setting up a committee to monitor the code
• D) Making it a confidential document

The process of identifying where knowledge is located in an organization and how to use it is known as:

• A) Knowledge building
• B) Knowledge searching
• C) Knowledge mapping
• D) Knowledge structuring

What is the benefit of ethical and socially responsible decision making for an organization?

• A) All of the given options
• B) It shows that the organizational behaviour is ethical
• C) It shows that organization is a part of larger community
• D) It shows that organization considers impact of decisions on all stake holders