1915105-Organisational Behaviour PDF
1915105-Organisational Behaviour PDF
1915105-Organisational Behaviour PDF
QUESTION BANK
I SEMESTER
Regulation – 2019
Prepared by
QUESTION BANK
Level 1
11 Elaborate the role & skillsets required for managers. Remembering
3 Think as you are a Manager in Production firm – Which leadership model would you adopt?
BT
S.NO QUESTIONS LEVE COMPETENCE
L
a) Explain the concept of Personality (5 Marks)
1 Level 1 Remembering
b) Discuss the factors influencing Personality (8 Marks)
PART - C
S.No Questions
1. ‘Perception is key factor in Managerial Efficiency’ – How would you defend this statement?
‘Attitude determines your Altitude’ – Substantiate your views about this quote with
2.
relevant examples from corporate.
Describes the types of Motivational Patterns used to motivate employees in the Indian
3.
Organizations.
Cool Products, company dealing in production & distribution of packed condiments in the state of M.P.
Company is a Market Leader in the state of M.P Company decided to expand the business in the state of
Rajasthan. They have identified Kota as a place for establishing production unit for which they have two
tenable post by marketing or production manager since the job involves the skill of both. There are two
profiles of managers for the post of GM of the unit.Mr. Varun Tyagi (Production Manager) and Mr.
Avinash Kale (Marketing Manager). As the consultant, we have to choose one of them for the post of GM.
Case Highlights: -
Mr. Varun Tyagi is a mechanical engineer. He has 10 years’ work experience in Food Preservation Industry
Qualities: hardworking, sincere, honest, dependable manager, foresighted, technically sound, pleasant
4.
personality, can handle employee grievances, provides employees satisfaction, goes by rule of law when in
difficulty, good reputation in industry.
Mr. Avinash Kale has done MBA from IMS(Nagpur). His performance in academics were excellent
Qualities- Calculative (as thinks ten times before taking any decisions), hardworking, task master, obedient,
maintains distance from workers, Task oriented leader,good communication skills, considered to be a
Management Man.
Question:
Evaluates the pros & cons of the candidate and suggest a suitable candidate for the organisation.
UNIT – III – GROUP BEHAVIOUR
SYLLABUS: Organization structure – Formation – Groups in organizations – Influence – Group dynamics
–Emergence of informal leaders and working norms – Group decision making techniques – Team building-
Interpersonal relations – Conflict Management – Dimensions of Conflict
PART - A
BT
S.NO QUESTIONS COMPETENCE
LEVEL
1 Define Organisation Structure. Level 1 Remembering
2 What are the needs for a formal organisation structure? Level 2 Understanding
PART - C
S.NO QUESTIONS
The T Aerospace company in the early stages of planning the development of latestcommercial jet,
the 007. The aircraft industry is a fiercely competitive one, dominated by a fewlarge global players
who operate at the forefront of technology. In this industry, competitorsquickly copy and advance in
1 technology or new management technique that might providethem with P/ID 37503/PBAC 3
competitive edge. Some of the T Aerospace Company’scompetitors have adopted team working as
means of speeding up their development andproduction process. The TAerospace Company is thus
considering the adoption of teamworking in its operations but some of the traditionalists in the
company are doubtful. They areconcerned that the benefits of work specialization will be lost. Some
of the managers have hadnegative experiences with team working and so have strong reservations
about the proposedchanges.
1) List the four key components involved in making an effective team. (4 Marks)
2) Identify the benefits that the T Aerospace Company can expect to gain from the adoption
of team working. (4 Marks)
3) Describe the difficulties that the company is likely to encounter in the management of its
teams and recommend ways to turn individuals into team players. (5 Marks)
“High Cohesiveness in a group leads to higher group productivity”. Do you agree or disagree?
2
Explain.
If group decisions consistently achieve better quality outcomes than those achieved byindividuals,
3 how did the phrase “a camel is a horse designed by a committee” become sopopular and ingrained
in the culture?
Working with others is not always easy. Simply working in the same group or for the samecompany
does not guarantee that people will be motivated to work together. Differentindividuals will have
different work ethics, will be looking to satisfy different needs from work,and will have their own
4
ways of doing things. There is no guarantee that a work group willfunction smoothly or cohesively.
a. Do you think group efforts are not successful? (8 Marks)
b. How will you substantiate designing jobs around group is necessary? (7 Marks)
SYLLABUS: Meaning – Importance – Leadership styles – Theories – Leaders Vs Managers – Sources of power –
Power centers – Power and Politics-Women and corporate Leadership
PART - A
BT
S.NO QUESTIONS COMPETENCE
LEVEL
Compare merits and Demerits of Power
1 Level 1 Remembering
What is Power?
6 Level 1 Remembering
BT
S.NO PART - B QUESTIONS COMPETENCE
LEVEL
(i) Define Leadership. Explain the major styles of Leadership (7 Marks)
1 (ii) Write a Detailed note on the nature and importance of Level 1 Remembering
Leadership (6 Marks)
4 Illustrate the managerial grid developed by Blake and Mouton. Level 4 Analysing
5 What are the reasons for Organisational Politics? Explain Level 5 Evaluating
What are the sources of power? Explain how the power and
8 politics contribute towards effective management of human Level 2 Understand
resources in a democratic country like India
i) Can you identify the factors influencing organizational politics?
9 Explain. (6 Marks) Level 3 Applying
ii) Discuss the tactics used to gain political Power. (7 Marks)
Define: Leadership. Briefly Explain the different theories of leadership
10 Level 1 Remembering
with suitable examples from Indian politics
i)Define and discuss about various leadership theories. (7 Marks)
11 Level 2 Understanding
ii)What are the different levels of Political reason? (6 Marks)
i) What are the contingencies of power and how does it moderate the
12 effectiveness of power? Discuss in detail. (7 Marks) Level 3 Applying
ii)State the ways to effectively use power Centres. (6 Marks)
Describe the strengths and weaknesses in the trait approach to
13 Level 4 Analysing
leadership.
Define political behavior. Why is politics a fact of life in
14 Level 2 Understanding
organizations?
PART - C
S. No Questions
You are a sales representative for an international software company. After four excellent years, sales in
2. your territory are off 30 percent this year. Describe three defensive responses you might use to reduce the
potential negative consequences of the decline in sales
3. What effect if any, do you expect in the leadership practices of Modern organizations?
4. Write briefly the functional power distribution and write the various tactics employed to gain power
3 Give the major external reasons for change in organizations. Level 3 Applying
4 What are the causes of stress? How to Manage them? Level 4 Analysing
S.N BT
Part - B Questions Competence
o Level
12 Explain the steps in the process of OD and discuss its values. Level 2 Understanding
Briefly discuss the proactive and reactive changes and how do you
13. Level 4 Analysing
plan for the change.
Describe the characteristics and importance of OD-Organizational
14 Level 1 Remembering
Development.
PART - C
S.No Questions
4 Discuss the major OD interventions. Which of those interventions is most effective in India?