Final Sınavı - Organızatıonal Behavıor

Soru 1:

"People are in conflict when the actions of one person are interfering or making another’s behavior …………...." Which of the following fills in the blank correctly?

A) more interesting B) more meaningful C) less effective D) more effective E) less interesting

Soru 2:

Which of the following is not one of the features of bureaucratic forms?

A) a hierarchy of offices B) a flexible division of labor among participants C) a set of general rules that governs performance D) a separation of personnel from official property E) selection of personnel based on technical qualifications

Soru 3:

Which of the following is one of the results of the study conducted by Herzberg in 1968?

A) The factors causing satisfaction are the same with the factors leading to dissatisfaction. B) Removing dissatisfying characteristics from a job makes the job satisfying. C) There are two different group of individual needs. D) Factors causing dissatisfaction are the motivators. E) Factors leading to satisfaction are the hygiene factors.

Soru 4:

'........................... refers to the number of managerial levels in an organization, and it is closely related to span of control – the number of employees reporting to a supervisor.' Which of the following best completes the blank?

A) Hierarchy of authority B) Too much red tape C) Formalization D) Centralization E) Specialization

Soru 5:

Which of the following is a true statement?

A) Task-oriented leaders emphasize the feelings of the subordinates and tend to share decision-making responsibility with their subordinates. B) Directive leadership means that the leader lets subordinates know what’s expected of them. C) Supportive leadership involves leader behavior that encourage and enable subordinate involvement in decision making. D) Participative leadership means encouraging subordinates to reach the highest performance by settings clear and challenging goals. E) Achievement oriented leadership contains leader behaviors that concerns subordinates’ satisfaction of needs and preferences, as well as well-being of them.

Soru 6:

___________________ describes a positive feeling about a job, resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics. Which of the following is most appropriate for the blank in the above sentence?

A) Organizational commitment B) Job involvement, C) Job satisfaction D) Psychological empowerment E) Person-organization fit

Soru 7:

------- occurs when the employee is in charge of various role sets, which are impossible to perform in a given set. Which of the fallowing completes the sentence above?

A) Role underload B) Role overload C) Role ambiguity D) Role specialisation E) Role discrimination

Soru 8:

Which of the following is NOT among the traits that effective leadership should entail?

A) Intelligence B) Being self-centered C) Task-relevant knowledge D) Integrity and honesty E) Tolerance for stress

Soru 9:

Which of the following is TRUE about the followers in a transformational leadership?

A) They are aware of their needs for personal growth, development, and accomplishment. B) They prioritize their personal growth rather than the task to be performed. C) They tend to lose their motivation when their personal gain is ignored by the leaders. D) They fail to work fo the good of the organization in the absence of incentives. E) Performing well on the tasks given by the organization is considered mandatory, hence demotivating.

Soru 10:

Which one of the following is not among the results of dysfunctional conflict

A) Eliminate group-thinking and predispose alternative ways/solutions B) Damage social relations and organizational trust C) Decrease organizational commitment D) Slow down the pace of decision making E) Impair individual/group performance

Soru 11:

Which one of the following level is responsible for developing long-term plans and strategies for organizations

A) Middle Managers B) First-Lines Managers C) Nonmanagerial Employees D) Top Level Managers E) Managerial Assistants

Soru 12:

I. a flexible division of labor among participants II. a hierarchy of offices III. employment viewed as a career by participants Which one/ones of the statement(s) above is/are among the basic features of bureaucratic forms?

A) Only I B) Only II C) Only III D) I and II E) II and III

Soru 13:

Which of the given pair is correct?

A) Avoidance-avoidance conflict -where the individual is motivated to approach two or more positive but mutually exclusive goals. B) Avoidance-avoidance conflict - where the individual is motivated to avoid two or more negative but mutually exclusive goals C) Avoidance-avoidance conflict -where the individual is motivated to approach a goal and at the same time is motivated to avoid it. The single goal contains both positive and negative characteristics for the individual. D) Approach-approach conflict - where the individual is motivated to approach a goal and at the same time is motivated to avoid it. The single goal contains both positive and negative characteristics for the individual. E) Approach-avoidance conflict - where the individual is motivated to approach two or more positive but mutually exclusive goals

Soru 14:

What is the correct order of level of conflict from low to high?

A) Intergroup conflict - Intrapersonal conflict - Interpersonal conflict - Intragroup conflict B) Interpersonal conflict - Intragroup conflict - Intergroup conflict - Intrapersonal conflict C) Intrapersonal conflict - Interpersonal conflict - Intergroup conflict - Intragroup conflict D) Intrapersonal conflict - Interpersonal conflict - Intragroup conflict - Intergroup conflict E) Interpersonal conflict -Intrapersonal conflict - Intragroup conflict - Intergroup conflict

Soru 15:

Which of the following is a trait of a task-oriented leader?

A) He/she is closely interested in the personal development and progress of the subordinates. B) He/she tries to improve the working conditions that will improve the satisfaction of the group members. C) He/she involves behaviors such as showing trust and respect for subordinates. D) He/she is being concerned about subordinates wellbeing. E) He/she is concerned with specifying and identifying the roles and tasks of subordinates.

Soru 16:

A leader in a company tries to improve the working conditions because she believes that it will improve the satisfaction of the subordinates who have shared their ideas on what should be improved in the work environment. Which of the following best describes the leader illustrated above?

A) Task-oriented leader B) Product-oriented leader C) People-oriented leader D) Goal-oriented leader E) Company-oriented leader

Soru 17:

Which stage of conflict do violence, infighting, sabotage, physical Intimidation, lack of communication and open aggression belong to?

A) Manifest B) Conflict Aftermath C) Percieved D) Felt E) Latent

Soru 18:

Which of the following statements expresses the weak side of charismatic leadership?

A) Charismatic leaders influence followers based on individual inspirational qualities. B) The superficies power may result in a tendency to reject criticisms and expect full admiration and loyalty. C) The leaders need high sensitive to both environment constraints and follower needs. D) Valuing innovation and focusing on the future are their basic characteristics. E) Charismatic leaders have strong and inspirational articulation of future vision.

Soru 19:

Which one of the following refers to the degree to which organizational tasks or work processes are subdivided into separate jobs

A) Specialization B) Departmentalization C) Centralization D) Hierarchy of Authority E) Formalization

Soru 20:

I. High work pressure, dense level of competition among coworkers, perception of injustice politics, perception of being inadequate to performn the job, and goal conflict can create intrapersonal level of conflict. II. Intragroup conflict is conflict that takes place among different groups. III. Interpersonal conflict is the dyadic conflict between two or more organizational members who can be in different/same department or at different/same hierarchical position. IV. Intergroup conflict is the conflict that takes place in the same team or in the same group. Which of the above sentences are correct?

A) I and III B) II and III C) II and IV D) I, II and III E) I, III and IV