Behavioural and Allied Sciences MCQ

Behavioural and Allied Sciences MCQ

181. ______________ involves the grouping of jobs into working units.

1. segmentation.
2. departmentalization.
3. empowerment.
4. unity of command.

182. A task force is a ______________ group of employees responsible for bringing about a particular change.

1. virtual.
2. temporary.
3. managerial.
4. low-level.

183. The extent to which authority is delegated throughout an organization determines its degree of ______________.

1. decentralization.
2. centralization.
3. power.
4. empowerment.

184. A ______________ span of management exists when a manager supervises a very large number of employees.

1. good.
2. flawed.
3. stretched.
4. wide.

185. ______________ corporations often use geographical departmentalization.

1. outsourcing.
2. foreign.
3. U.S.
4. multinational.

186. ______________ is characteristic of organizations that operate in complex, unpredictable environments.

1. decentralization.
2. centralization.
3. power.
4. empowerment.

187. The belief that “discrimination is wrong” is a value statement. Such an opinion is the ______________ component of an attitude.

1. cognitive.
2. affective.
3. reactive.
4. behavioral.

188. ______________ refers to an individual’s general attitude toward his or her job.

1. Job satisfaction.
2. Job involvement.
3. Job stability.
4. Organizational commitment.

189. Which of the following is true about the relationship between satisfaction and absenteeism?

1. There is a consistent positive relationship between satisfaction and absenteeism.
2. There is a consistent negative relationship between satisfaction and absenteeism.
3. No relationship can be established between satisfaction and absenteeism.
4. Liberal sick leave policies reduce absence among satisfied employees.

190. ______________ represent basic convictions that “a specific mode of conduct or end state of existence is’personally or socially preferable to an opposite mode of conduct.”

1. Values.
2. Attitudes.
3. Convictions.
4. Preferences.