Behavioural and Allied Sciences MCQ

Behavioural and Allied Sciences MCQ

411. Postmodern studies of organizational culture invoke:

1. thick description.
2. cultural dynamics.
3. dramaturgy.
4. intertextuality.

 

412. Which of the dimensions Hofstede used to define differences between national cultures refers to the degree to which members of a culture are expected to act independently of other members?

1. Individualism.
2. Power distance.
3. Masculinity.
4. Uncertainty avoidance.

 

413. What does Hofstede mean by the concept of ‘individualism’?

1. A concern with dominant values such as success and money.
2. The degree to which individuals are required to act independently.
3. The manner in which individuals have learned to cope with uncertainty.
4. The extent to which members are willing to accept an unequal distribution of power, wealth, and privilege.

 

414. A strong culture will have the greatest impact on:

1. absence.
2. productivity.
3. satisfaction.
4. turnover.

 

415. A list of corporate values presented to employees on a laminated wallet-sized card would be classified by an ethnographer as an example of cultural:

1. assumptions.
2. beliefs.
3. values.
4. artifacts.

 

416. Culture is comprised of which of the following characteristics?

1. Values.
2. Norms.
3. Assumptions.
4. All of the above.

 

417. Narrative approaches to organizational culture:

1. study the stories told in organizations and how they are told.
2. are based around the theatre metaphor.
3. are part of the fragmentation perspective.
4. study the stories told in organizations and how they are told, are based around the theatre metaphor and are part of the fragmentation perspective.

 

418. The ultimate source of an organization’s culture is:

1. the country in which it operates.
2. the business planning process.
3. the selection process.
4. its founders.

 

419. According to Hofstede, national cultures such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and Denmark, in which people are more accepting of innovative ideas and eccentric or deviant behavior, are which of the following?

1. High in uncertainty avoidance.
2. Low in uncertainty avoidance.
3. More masculine.
4. High power distance.

 

420. According to Hofstede, there are four dimensions of difference between national cultures. Which of the following is not one of the dimensions Hofstede studied?

1. Uncertainty avoidance.
2. Power distance.
3. Masculinity.
4. Paradoxicality.