Behavioural and Allied Sciences MCQ

Behavioural and Allied Sciences MCQ

241. What is measurement ship?

1. Trying to agree low objectives so as to look good later.
2. Surveying by naval architects.
3. Concentrating on measurable targets at the expense of others.
4. Collecting too much performance data.

242. The function of arranging the work to be done and assigning tasks, authority and resources to people so that they can work to support the purposes of the organization is known as:

1. Planning.
2. Controlling.
3. Leading.
4. Organizing.

243. We identify three levels of planning. What are they?

1. Strategic, administrative and functional.
2. Top, middle and bottom.
3. Operational, intermediate and strategic.
4. Headquarters, divisional and local.

244. Which of the following is characterized by wide spans of control, little formalization, a low degree of departmentalization, and authority centralized in a single person?

1. bureaucracy.
2. simple structure.
3. matrix organization.
4. team structure.

245. Which of the following functions may be described as ‘task’ functions?

1. Production.
2. Quality control.
3. Personnel.
4. All of the above.

246. Which approach recognizes that there is no optimal organizational design?

1. Contingency.
2. Boundless organizations.
3. Flexible organizations.
4. Virtual organizations.

247. Centralization refers to:

1. the decision-making process.
2. team decision-making.
3. the geographic dispersion of an organization.
4. the degree to which decision-making is concentrated at a single point in the organization.

248. Which of the following structures is characterized by centralization, high formalization, extensive departmentalization, and a limited information network?

1. mechanistic model.
2. organic model.
3. job structure model.
4. job satisfaction model.

249. How did Lawrence and Lorsch refer to problems of trying to cope with varied environmental demands from the same department or the same demands from different departments?

1. Integration failure.
2. Differentiation errors.
3. Insufficient collaboration.
4. Cognitive and emotional conflict.

250. Organizational structure is made up of key elements. Which of the following is not one of these elements?

1. co-ordination.
2. chain of command.
3. decentralization.