CBSE Questions for Class 12 Commerce Business Studies Organising Quiz 4 - MCQExams.com

Which of the following structure (s) is/ are centralized?
  • The simple structure only
  • The functional structure only
  • The divisional structure only
  • Both the simple and functional structures
What type of control is most important for effective delegation?
  • Feed forward
  • Spontaneous
  • Feedback
  • None of the above
Arrange the various steps of organizing in the correct sequence.
(i) Identifying (ii) Grouping (iii) Delegating (iv) Establishing relationship
  • (i)-(ii)-(iii)-(iv)
  • (ii)-(i)-(iii)-(iv)
  • (iv)-(iii)-(i)-(ii)
  • None of the above
Matrix structure mixes characteristics of functional departmentalization and 
  • Product departmentalization
  • Process departmentalization
  • A dual chain of command
  • A narrow span of control
Organizing includes
  • Defining organizational goals
  • Hiring organizational members
  • Motivating organizational members
  • Determining who does what tasks
Low level management has a complete authority to make decisions in case of 
  • Decentralization
  • Centralization
  • Scalar Chain
  • Order
Organizing, as a management function, is accomplished by doing all of the following except:
  • Determinism work activities and dividing up tasks
  • Monitoring performance to measure what is taking place
  • Grouping jobs and employees
  • Assigning authority and responsibilities
Assessment of competitive rivalry does NOT include an understanding of ________.
  • The extent to which competitors are in balance
  • Market growth rates
  • Fixed costs, exit barriers and operational efficiency
  • The management structure of an organization
The term 'corporate strategy' concerns strategy and strategic decisions _______________.
  • In certain types of organizations.
  • At all levels of management in an organization.
  • Developed by the senior management in an organization for the marketing.
  • In the public sector only.
An organisation invests money in plant and machinery because ________.
  • it expects a positive rate of return over cost in future
  • it expects a positive rate of return over cost in past
  • it will experience a negative rate of return over cost in future.
  • it experienced a negative rate of return over cost in past.
A small business with low departmentalization, wide spans of control, centralized authority, and limited formalization can be said to possess a ___________ structure.
  • Simple
  • Functional
  • Divisional
  • Matrix
The matric approach violates what classical principle?
  • Unity of command
  • Decentralization
  • Customer focus
  • Linear lines of responsibility
The maximum number of partners for a firm carrying on banking business is ________.
  • Ten
  • Twenty
  • Seven
  • One
Who developed the concept that tension between worker's 'logic of sentiment' and manager's 'logic of cost and efficiency' could lead to conflict within the organisation?
  • Herbert Simon
  • Chester Barnard
  • Fredrick W. Taylor
  • Elton Mayo
Authority should be commensurate with ________.
  • degree of coordination
  • position in the hierarchy
  • degree of responsibility
  • degree of supervision
_____________ management is a continuous process and it does mean that the organisation never finishes its strategic work.
  • Financial
  • Strategic
  • Marketing
  • Cost
Ways in which individuals translate power bases into specific action is __________.
  • expert power
  • referent power
  • reward power
  • power tactics
Consider the following statements:
Computer technology has made the concept of _________.
authority more relevant
authority less relevant
chain of command more relevant
unity of command less relevant
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • 1 and 3
  • Only 3
  • 2 and 4
  • 1 and 4
An employee working in a unit or plant who is a citizen of the country in which the unit or plant is located but where the unit or plant is operated by an organisation headquartered in another country __________.
  • Home Country National
  • Host Country National
  • Third Country National
  • Host Country
An employee working in a unit or plant who is not a citizen of the country in which the unit or plant is located but is a citizen of the country in which the organisation is headquartered is called ________.
  • Home Country National
  • Host Country National
  • Third Country National
  • Host Country Ant
A structure that is flat, uses cross-hierarchical and cross-functional teams, has low formalisation, possesses a comprehensive information network, and relies on participative decision making is known as ___________.
  • Boundary less organisation
  • Organic model
  • Mechanistic model
  • Virtual organisation
The degree to which operations are carried out in an economical way is called ____________.
  • Effectiveness
  • Efficiency
  • Budgeting
  • Ethics
Decision discretion pushed down to lower-level employees is known as _________.
  • Unity of Control
  • Centralisation
  • Chain of Command
  • Decentralisation
Who has given five different techniques of recruitment - recruitment policy, recruitment organisation, forecast of manpower, development of sources of recruitment and different techniques?
  • Haroid Koontz
  • Famularo
  • Stephen Robbins
  • Hippo
What are the factors that influence perception?
  • Target, perceiver, situation
  • Target, perceiver, condition
  • Time, proximity, situation
  • Time, perceiver, experience
It is a recruitment method, in which there is no Identification of the organisation Respondents are asked to reply to post office box number; or consultant ____________.
  • Unconsolidated application
  • Blind advertisement
  • Direct recruitment
  • Blind application
The increasing heterogeneity of organisations with the inclusion of different groups is called ________.
  • Workforce diversity
  • Work cohorts
  • Both (a) and (b)
  • Work group
The progression of jobs in an organisation's specific occupational fields ranked from lowest to highest in the hierarchical structure is called _________.
  • Career development
  • Career ladder
  • Career path
  • Career planning
BATNA stands for _____________.
  • Best alternative to a negotiated agreement
  • Best assumption to a negotiated agreement
  • Best alternative to a negotiated assumption
  • None of these
__________ occurs when an employee has reached the highest position level he or she can possibly obtain within an organisation and has no future prospect of being promoted due to a lack of skills, corporate restructuring or other factors.
  • Career stagnation
  • Career plateau
  • Career break
  • None of these
Consider the following statements:
Motivation cannot be used as a tool to arrange job relationships in organisations.
Individuals make conscious decisions about, their behaviour in the organisation.
Motivating factors are related to the job content and the rewards of work performance.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • Only 1 and 2
  • Only 2 and 3
  • Only 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements about managerial grid In the context of leadership theories:
It portrays a three-dimensional view of leadership style.
The grid shows dominating factors in a leaders thinking in regard to getting results.
The grid does not show results produced.
The grid offers a framework for conceptualising leadership style. Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • Only 1, 2 and 3
  • Only 2, 3 and 4
  • Only 1 and 4
  • 1, 2, 3 and 4
_____________ occurs when an organisation diversifies into related, but distinct business.
  • Forward Integration
  • Horizontal integration
  • Concentric diversification
  • Conglomerate diversification
Assertion (A): Effective motivation is moderated by organisational complexity and conflict.
Reason (R): An individual's motives may he complex and conflicting.
  • Both A and R are true. and R is the correct explanation of A.
  • Both A and R are true. but R is nor a coned explanation of A.
  • A is true but R is false.
  • A is false but R is true.
The practice of having two or more people split a 40-hour-a week-job is called ___________.
  • job sharing
  • job splitting
  • job division
  • none of these
Minicultures within an organisation typically defined by department designations geographical separation is known as __________.
  • core values
  • dominant culture
  • subculture
  • culture
Human Resource Management aims to maximise employees as well as organisational _________.
  • effectiveness
  • cost
  • efficiency
  • performance
RSDQ model, 'D' stands for?
  • Dedication
  • Delication
  • Delegation
  • Destiny
Who among the following expressed the view that virtually all the decisions in an organisation are such that they do not maximise, but only suffice?
  • George Miller
  • Herbert A. Simon
  • Kurt Lewin
  • Abraham Maslow
The term 'Organisational Climate' best represents _____________.
  • Human environment prevailing in an organisation
  • Union-management relations within an organisation
  • Problems introduced by faculty organisational structure
  • Socio-cultural environment in an organisation
Who proposed Path Goal Theory?
  • Fred Fiedler
  • Joe Garcia
  • Paul Hersey
  • Robert House
Consider the following statements:
Defects in co-ordination inherent in large-scale organisations may apply to an organisation whether the organisation is bureaucratic or not.
Chester Barnard criticised Weber for failing to analyse the correspondence of behaviour in organisations with organisational blueprints.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
Transactional Analysis can give employees fresh insights into their own personalities.
  • True
  • False
  • Partly true
  • Partly false
Answer the following question.
Which of the following is not an element of delegation?
  • Accountability
  • Authority
  • Responsibility
  • Informal organisation
As per the principle of unity of command of delegation _______.
  • individual reporting relation ship should be more clear to his superior
  • the line of authority should be more clear from top manager
  • responsibility can not be delegated
  • delegation to be constant
In additional goal setting, the goals are set at the top level of management and after that they ___________.
  • become the responsibility of first-time management
  • are broken down into sub goals for each level of the organization
  • all the efforts to achieve the goals are directed by top management
  • are delegated to the next lower level to be achieved
Amit qualified in engineering and really enjoyed the work assignment. The reorganization changed some of his work assignment to include working on a team with production workers and marketing specialists designing the newest products the company will offer. This could be described as a
  • Alternative work assignment
  • Career degrading assignment
  • Centralized work assignment
  • Cross-functional team assignment
Which basis model combination organization structure, is followed by all of the organizations?
  • Structural or organic
  • Mechanistic or structural
  • Organic or mechanistic
  • Rigid or linear
Consider the following statements:
Model synthesis of organisation is based on the fact that all organisations must deal with uncertainty
Sources of uncertainty are external as well as internal
If the sources of organisational uncertainty are internal, then the organisation will try to reduce uncertainty by decentralising
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • Only 1 and 2
  • Only 2 and 3
  • Only 1 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements:
Activities classified for line authority differ in each organisation.
For small organisations, all positions may be line positions.
Staff authority is based on expert power.
Which of the statements given above are correct'?
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • Only 1 and 2
  • Only 2 and 3
  • Only 1 and 3
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