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Organizational Behavior Practice Test Questions: Group Behavior and Change in Organization
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Organizational Behavior Practice Test Questions: Group Behavior and Change in Organization
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1. 'Logical instrumentalism' can be described as:
2. Teamwork is the willingness people have to work with others toward common goals.
3. An approach, in which an external consultant recommends a solution to organizational problems according to technical view point, is known as:
4. Theorists have identified two main styles of leadership. These are Transformational leadership and
5. Which of the following terms is used to refer to the potential negative effects of group identification that stem from processes like stigma and rejection?
6. The Social Cure (Jetten et al. 2009 & 2012) refers to
7. Diner’s (1980) explanation of deindividuation posited that deindividuation is the result of
8. What pair are methods of making team decisions?
9. Which of the following is NOT suggested as an explanation for poor group motivation?
10. Which of the following did Wilfred Bion (1961) NOT observe as a quality that was likely to be present in a group with ‘good group spirit’?
11. Which of the following is NOT a type of theory seeking to explain group polarization?
12. The problem-solving method in which all members of a group fully accept and support a decision.
13. Staff must have both qualities: positive motivation and teamwork to work effectively.
14. According to Moscovici (1980), the best way for a minority to exert influence on the majority’s opinion is to
15. The tendency whereby a group reaches a decision by trying to minimize conflict, neglecting to critically test and evaluate ideas, is termed
16. In circumstances of incremental change, strategic change is likely to be more successful if:
17. The term ‘groupthink’ was coined by
18. According to Farfel and Turner (1979), which of the following is a primary reason for choosing to identify with a group?
19. A major problem with a task force type of management is ______
20. ____________ embodies a team concept, is based on the principle of mutual contribution by employer and employees
21. The tendency whereby groups make decisions that are more extreme than the individuals’ opinions within the group is termed
22. Members of a(n) ______ team have been cross-trained so each person is able to perform the duties of all the other team members.
23. Organization structure primarily refers to ________
24. According to Tuchman (1965), which of the following is NOT a stage of the life cycle of a group?
25. The so-called ‘Hawthorne effect’ refers to which group-related phenomenon?