MCQ Bank
Ahmad is working in ABC Corporation and he desires to get job continuity and he also wants security from company lay offs. Ahmad wants to fulfill the--------------need.
- A) Social need
- B) Safety
- C) Self Actualization
- D) Esteem
Global competition, accelerated product development by competitors, and increased demands by customers for better service have encouraged organizations to become more _____________.
- A) Task oriented
- B) Organic
- C) Mechanistic
- D) Technologically pure
On what basis are jobs grouped together to achieve organizational goals?
- A) Centralization
- B) Departmentalization
- C) Coordination
- D) Formalization
Which of the following is not a suggestion for motivating employees?
- A) Individualize rewards
- B) Match people to jobs
- C) Makes goals very difficult to achieve
- D) Recognize individual differences
Which of the following is NOT a form of divisional structure?
- A) Customer-based division
- B) Product-based division
- C) Skill-based division
- D) Geographic-based division
The three key elements in the definition of organizational motivation are _______, organizational goals, and needs.
- A) Personality
- B) Ability
- C) Tenure
- D) Effort
Which one of the following concepts defines the number of subordinates that report to a manager and that indirectly specifies the number of levels of management in an organization?
- A) Span of control
- B) Responsibility factor
- C) Authorized line of responsibility
- D) Unity of command
Sales responsibilities divided into the Southwest, Midwest, southern, northern, and western regions would be an example of what type of departmentalization?
- A) Process
- B) Geographic
- C) Product
- D) Outcome
According to Maslow's need hierarchy theory, a healthy work environment is an example of which of the following type of need?
- A) Esteem
- B) Physiological
- C) Social
- D) Safety
According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, achieving one’s potential, self-fulfillment, and the drive to become what one is capable of becoming are characteristics of which of the following needs?
- A) Social
- B) Physiological
- C) Self-actualization
- D) Esteem
Position in the direct chain of command and is responsible for the achievement of an organization’s goals/profits is called:
- A) Hybrid position
- B) Line position
- C) Staff position
- D) Functional position
The theory that each person should report to only one manager is called:
- A) Responsibility factor
- B) Unity of command
- C) Chain of command
- D) Span of control
Theory of Motivation that is more useful for understanding the outcome of behavior is_________________
- A) ERG Theory
- B) Acquired Needs Theory
- C) Reinforcement Theory
- D) Two-Factor Theory
At ABC company, jobs are grouped by functions such as production, marketing, and finance. What type of organization is this?
- A) Product
- B) Customer
- C) Functional
- D) Matrix
Which of the following plan cannot be used if rewards are allocated only on seniority?
- A) Employee recognition
- B) Pay-for-Performance
- C) Stock option programs
- D) Open-book management
According to the Herzberg’s motivation theory, which of the following factors are associated with job satisfaction and motivation?
- A) Intrinsic factors
- B) Extrinsic factors
- C) Control factors
- D) Fundamental factors
According to the Ohio State Studies, a leader who is high in _____ is characterized by mutual trust and respect for employees' ideas and feelings. He/she also shows concern for employees' comfort, well-being, and satisfaction.
- A) Consideration
- B) Production-orientation
- C) Autocratic structure
- D) Initiating structure
When a young child emulates a professional sports star’s behavior, the star has what kind of power over the child?
- A) Legitimate
- B) Referent
- C) Coercive
- D) Expert
Your firm’s attorney has which of the following power when giving legal advice?
- A) Coercive
- B) Legitimate
- C) Expert
- D) Status
According to reinforcement theory, rewards are effective if they ________ a desired behavior.
- A) Follow
- B) Precede
- C) Coincide with
- D) Decrease