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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Introduction to Management-II (MB112): April 2006: Suggested Answers

Suggested Answers
Introduction to Management-II (MB112): April 2006
1. Answer : (a)
Reason : According to the University of Michigan studies, leaders
who were employee-oriented were associated with higher
group productivity and higher job satisfaction.
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90. Answer : (a)
Reason : Structured interviews yield more valid data than
unstructured interviews, therefore, option (a) is the answer.
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91. Answer : (b)
Reason : Linear programming is a technique for selecting an
optimum combination of factors from a series of
interrelated alternatives, each subject to limitations, to
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achieve a desired goal.
92. Answer : (d)
Reason : Simulation exercises create conditions to depict the reality.
Problem-solving skills are most effectively acquired using
these exercises. Hence, from above discussion, we can infer
that option (d) is correct.
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93. Answer : (b)
Reason : The intuition stage of the creative process links the
unconscious state of mind with the conscious state.
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94. Answer : (a)
Reason : Preventive control is based on the idea that most of the
negative deviations from standards can be overcome by
applying the fundamentals of management.
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95. Answer : (d)
Reason : The characteristics of the planning process usually adopted
in Japanese Management style are: (1) Long-term
orientation, (2) Collective decision-making, (3) Decisions
flowing bottom to top and back, (4) Slow decision-making.
Hence, (d) is the correct answer.
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96. Answer : (b)
Reason : Standard cost centers are also referred to as engineered
expense centers.
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97. Answer : (d)
Reason : The following are characteristics of adaptable organizations
• Employees are given more freedom in decision-making
• Management sets broad goals and objectives
• Organizational learning is ongoing
• Accountability revolves around projects and not
positions
Hence, option (d) is the answer.
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98. Answer : (b)
Reason : Organization should shift ownership of inventory to
suppliers as a measure of inventory control. Hence option
(b) is the answer.
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99. Answer : (a)
Reason : Luck plays an important role in the performance of an
individual is a weakness of appraisal against verifiable
objectives.
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100. Answer : (c)
Reason : In Vroom’s expectancy theory, instrumentality refers to the
probability that successful performance will lead to certain
outcomes.
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