POIC MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Besides technical and conceptual skills a manager should possess
- hominid skills
- leading skills
-human skills
-planning skills - Answers human skills
Managers involved in traditional management activities undertake which of the following tasks?
- motivating
-socialising
-decision making
-training
-politicking - Answers Decision making
A major finding of the Hawthorne studies is that?
- working condition impact productivity
-employees work best without close supervision
-organisations are social systems
- employees are economic creatures - Answers Organisations are social systems
According to attribution theory the more consistent a behaviour the more we are inclined to attribute
external causes?
-true
-false - Answers false
When 2 people witness something at the same time and in the same situation yet intercept it differently
factors that operate to shape their perceptions reside in the?
- target
-timing
-perceivers
, -context
-situation - Answers perceivers
Samantha is never late for work but last Monday she arrived an hour late because of some heavy traffic.
According to attribution theory Samantha's behaviour on the day scores? - Answers low on consistency
According to expectancy theory, the belief that good performance will be rewarded is known as?
- instrumentality
-expectancy
-valance
-procedural justice - Answers instrumentality
To avoid perceptions of inequity an employer should?
-make pay rates public information
-pay competitive salaries
- give bonuses based on performance
-pay all employees the same - Answers make pay rates public information
Which tenet of Maslow's theory has been refuted by modern research?
-fulfilling lower order needs is required to for the pursuit of higher order needs
-everyone is driven to achieve self-actualisation
-once met lower goals cease to motivate
-lower needs must be satisified externally. - Answers fulfilling lower order needs is required to for the
pursuit of higher order needs
Social loafing is more likely to occur when a group of people combine their efforts to work on an
additive task?
-true
-false - Answers true
A major reason that teams fail is because?
-management does not support them
-conflicting personalities of team members
Besides technical and conceptual skills a manager should possess
- hominid skills
- leading skills
-human skills
-planning skills - Answers human skills
Managers involved in traditional management activities undertake which of the following tasks?
- motivating
-socialising
-decision making
-training
-politicking - Answers Decision making
A major finding of the Hawthorne studies is that?
- working condition impact productivity
-employees work best without close supervision
-organisations are social systems
- employees are economic creatures - Answers Organisations are social systems
According to attribution theory the more consistent a behaviour the more we are inclined to attribute
external causes?
-true
-false - Answers false
When 2 people witness something at the same time and in the same situation yet intercept it differently
factors that operate to shape their perceptions reside in the?
- target
-timing
-perceivers
, -context
-situation - Answers perceivers
Samantha is never late for work but last Monday she arrived an hour late because of some heavy traffic.
According to attribution theory Samantha's behaviour on the day scores? - Answers low on consistency
According to expectancy theory, the belief that good performance will be rewarded is known as?
- instrumentality
-expectancy
-valance
-procedural justice - Answers instrumentality
To avoid perceptions of inequity an employer should?
-make pay rates public information
-pay competitive salaries
- give bonuses based on performance
-pay all employees the same - Answers make pay rates public information
Which tenet of Maslow's theory has been refuted by modern research?
-fulfilling lower order needs is required to for the pursuit of higher order needs
-everyone is driven to achieve self-actualisation
-once met lower goals cease to motivate
-lower needs must be satisified externally. - Answers fulfilling lower order needs is required to for the
pursuit of higher order needs
Social loafing is more likely to occur when a group of people combine their efforts to work on an
additive task?
-true
-false - Answers true
A major reason that teams fail is because?
-management does not support them
-conflicting personalities of team members
