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JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, JAIPUR
School of Distance Education &
Learning
Internal Assignment No. 1
Master of Business Administration
Paper Code: MBA – 207
Paper Title: Organization Behaviour
Last date of submission:
Max. Marks: 30
Note: Question No. 1 is of short
answer type and is compulsory for all the students.
It carries ONE mark.
Q. 1. Answer all the questions:
(i) “Management is a continuous
process”. Elucidate the statement.
Answer
: Management is q continues process not one time action. Managers identify
problems and try to solve them by taking appropriate action on a regular basis.
Thus, management is known as a continues process.
A
basic
(ii) Enumerate the steps of
control process.
Answer : Control as a management
function involves the following steps:
1.
Establishing Standards:
Standards are criteria against which results are measured. They
are norms to achieve the goals. Standards
(iii) Distinguish between “Line”
and Line and staff organization.
Answer : Line organization is the most oldest and simplest method of
administrative organization. According to this type of organization, the
authority flows from top to bottom in a concern. The line of
(iv) Write a short note on:
a) Locus of Control and
Answer
: Locus of Control as a principle was originated
by Julian Rotter in 1954. It considers the tendency of people to believe
that control resides
internally within them, or externally, with others or the
b) Machiavellianism
Answer
: In business, Machiavellian behavior describes
someone who is willing to exploit the weaknesses of others to get ahead. He
(v) Compare and contrast Maslow‟s
need hierarchy theory of motivation with herzberg‟s
two factor theory of motivation.
Answer : Maslow's hierarchy of
needs is a description of the needs that motivate human behavior. In 1943,
Abraham Maslow proposed five different kinds of human needs, beginning with the
most basic: survival. Physiological needs, such
(vi) Define coordination
Answer : Co-ordination is the unification, integration,
synchronization of the efforts of group members so as to provide unity of
action in the pursuit of common goals. It is a hidden force which binds all the
other functions of management. According to Mooney and Reelay, “Co-ordination is
orderly arrangement of group
(vii) “Controlling is looking
back.” Comment.
Answer
: Controlling is looking back as it is like a
post-mortem of past activities to find out deviations from the standards
established. In fact,
(viii) “Human Behavior is
generally caused and predictable.” Explain
Answer
: This concept refers to the fact that human
behaviour is not a spontaneous and unpredictable process, rather it can be
scientifically analysed and pre-empted because humans follow psychological
patterns, and most
(ix) Write a short note on
application of perception in organization.
Answer
: A perception is a belief held by a person, or
many people, based upon how they see the world around them. the process of
selecting, organising and interpreting information in order to make sense of
the world around us the dynamic and complex way in which individuals select
information from the environment
(x) What do you mean by group
cohesiveness?
Answer : Group cohesiveness
is one of the characteristic features of the groups, which is very important
from behaviouristic point of view. Cohesiveness is the degree to which the
group members are attracted to each other and are motivated to stay in the
groups. Cohesiveness defines the degree of
Note: Answer any four questions.
Each question carries 5 marks. (Word limits 500)
Q. 2. “Management is the art of
getting things done through other people.” Explain the
importance of management in the
light of this statement.
Answer : Management is
the process by which human efforts are coordinated and combined with other
resources to accomplished organizational goals and objectives. Mary Parker
Folett defines management as “the art of getting things done through people.”
Yes,
of course it is the art of getting things done through people. A good
management requires a good manager in directing or leading his subordinates, as
well as a good subordinate in doing things in a right way in order to meet the
Q. 3. What do you mean by learning? Discuss the elements which form the
part of learning
process.
Answer
: Learning is a key process in human behaviour. All living is learning. If we
compare the simple, crude ways in which a child feels and behaves, with the
complex modes of adult behaviour, his skills, habits, thought, sentiments and
the like- we will know what difference learning has made to the individual.
Attention:
Q. 4. Discuss the situations under
which group decision making is better than individual
decision making. Suggest some
measures to improve group decision making.
Answer : Fayol's principles are listed below:
·
Division
of Work – When employees are specialized, output can increase because they
become increasingly skilled and efficient.
·
Authority
– Managers must have the authority to give orders, but they must
also keep in mind that with authority comes responsibility.
·
Discipline
– Discipline
Q. 5. Discuss the 14 principles of
management as given by Henry Fayol.
Answer
: The fourteen principles of management created by Henri Fayol are explained
below.
1.
Division of Work-
Henri
believed that segregating work in the workforce amongst the worker will enhance
the quality of the product. Similarly, he also concluded that the division of
work improves the productivity, efficiency, accuracy
Q. 6. What are the leadership
qualities that you would look for in a manager? Distinguish
between innate and acquirable
qualities with examples.
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