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Seat No.: ___________ Enrolment No.___________________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER - 1 ? EXAMINATION ? SUMMER - 2016
Subject Code: 2810004 Date: 17/05/2016
Subject Name: Organizational Behaviour (OB)
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 (a) Answer the following multiple choice questions:
06
1. Which of the following is/are the key features of organization?
A. Social invention B. Accomplishing goals
C. Group efforts D. All of these
2. _______________is a relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a
result of experience.
A. Behaviour modification B. Learning
C. Motivation D. Skills
3. _____________refers to the negotiation or an agreement between two groups.
A. Contracting B. Co-opting
C. Pressure tactics D. None of these
4. Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory?
A. Goal specificity B. Equity among workers
C. Feedback D. Defining the goal
5. ?Person-Job fit? means ____________________.
A. Persons physical fitness match
with the job
B. Persons attitude match with the job
C. Persons contributions match with
the incentives offered by the
organization
D. Persons education match with the
job
6. What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize?
A. Tangible, verifiable and
measurable
B. Achievable, controllable and
profitable
C. Challenging, emotional and
constructive
D. Hierarchical, attainable and
effective
Q.1 (b) Define following terms briefly:
1. OCB
2. Whistle blower
3. Pygmalion effect
4. Efficiency
04
Q.1 (c) What are the ?Big Five? personality traits? Which one seems to have the
biggest impact on performance?
04
Q.2 (a) Explain the Concept of Johari Window. 07
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Seat No.: ___________ Enrolment No.___________________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER - 1 ? EXAMINATION ? SUMMER - 2016
Subject Code: 2810004 Date: 17/05/2016
Subject Name: Organizational Behaviour (OB)
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 (a) Answer the following multiple choice questions:
06
1. Which of the following is/are the key features of organization?
A. Social invention B. Accomplishing goals
C. Group efforts D. All of these
2. _______________is a relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a
result of experience.
A. Behaviour modification B. Learning
C. Motivation D. Skills
3. _____________refers to the negotiation or an agreement between two groups.
A. Contracting B. Co-opting
C. Pressure tactics D. None of these
4. Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory?
A. Goal specificity B. Equity among workers
C. Feedback D. Defining the goal
5. ?Person-Job fit? means ____________________.
A. Persons physical fitness match
with the job
B. Persons attitude match with the job
C. Persons contributions match with
the incentives offered by the
organization
D. Persons education match with the
job
6. What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize?
A. Tangible, verifiable and
measurable
B. Achievable, controllable and
profitable
C. Challenging, emotional and
constructive
D. Hierarchical, attainable and
effective
Q.1 (b) Define following terms briefly:
1. OCB
2. Whistle blower
3. Pygmalion effect
4. Efficiency
04
Q.1 (c) What are the ?Big Five? personality traits? Which one seems to have the
biggest impact on performance?
04
Q.2 (a) Explain the Concept of Johari Window. 07
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(b) What do you mean by ?Culture?? Explain what are the core values of Indian
culture?
07
OR
(b) In today?s dynamically changing work environment, understanding human
behavior has become very important. What are the challenges and
opportunities that managers have in applying OB concepts?
07
Q.3 (a) In your own words, explain briefly Maslow?s theory of motivation. Relate it
to Alderfer?s ERG model.
07
(b) Discuss the concept of ?Hofstede?s framework?? In context of Hofstede?s
framework, compare India & USA cultural values.
07
OR
Q.3 (a) What is Power? Describe the five bases of power in detail with example of
each one.
07
(b) Discuss ?LMX? theory of leadership in detail. Suppose you are a Chief
Minister of any state & you need to use this theory, then how it can be
implemented in your situation? Discuss in brief.
07
Q.4 (a) Write down short note on: Stages of Group development process 07
(b) What do you mean by ?Kurt Levin?s Change Model?? As a HR manager you
need to change the working of your bank branches from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
instead of 10:00 am to 05:00 pm. How employees will react in this situation?
As a HR manager how can you use Kurt Levin?s change model in this
situation?
07
OR
Q.4 (a) Define Conflict. Outline the various conflict management techniques in
brief.
07
(b) Write down strategies to show job dissatisfaction? Relate following
situations with types of strategy followed in each case to express
dissatisfaction:
1. Workers are doing candle walk in the street against mill owner policies.
2. Employees are waiting to resolve problem by itself.
3. Union leader writes down an application to narrate their problems to
general manager.
07
Q.5 Discuss the case study with answers of following questions.
Surviving Plant World?s in Hard Times
In ten years, ?Plant World? had grown from a one-person venture into
the largest nursery and landscaping business in its area. Its lady founder,
Myta Ong, combined a lifelong interest in plants with a botany degree to
provide a unique customer service. Ong had managed the company?s growth
so that even with twenty full-time employees working in six to eight crews,
the organization culture was still as open, friendly, and personal as it had
been when her only "employees" were friends who would volunteer to help
her move a heavy tree.
To maintain that atmosphere, Ong involved herself increasingly with
people and less with plants as the company grew. She kept track of the
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Seat No.: ___________ Enrolment No.___________________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER - 1 ? EXAMINATION ? SUMMER - 2016
Subject Code: 2810004 Date: 17/05/2016
Subject Name: Organizational Behaviour (OB)
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 (a) Answer the following multiple choice questions:
06
1. Which of the following is/are the key features of organization?
A. Social invention B. Accomplishing goals
C. Group efforts D. All of these
2. _______________is a relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a
result of experience.
A. Behaviour modification B. Learning
C. Motivation D. Skills
3. _____________refers to the negotiation or an agreement between two groups.
A. Contracting B. Co-opting
C. Pressure tactics D. None of these
4. Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory?
A. Goal specificity B. Equity among workers
C. Feedback D. Defining the goal
5. ?Person-Job fit? means ____________________.
A. Persons physical fitness match
with the job
B. Persons attitude match with the job
C. Persons contributions match with
the incentives offered by the
organization
D. Persons education match with the
job
6. What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize?
A. Tangible, verifiable and
measurable
B. Achievable, controllable and
profitable
C. Challenging, emotional and
constructive
D. Hierarchical, attainable and
effective
Q.1 (b) Define following terms briefly:
1. OCB
2. Whistle blower
3. Pygmalion effect
4. Efficiency
04
Q.1 (c) What are the ?Big Five? personality traits? Which one seems to have the
biggest impact on performance?
04
Q.2 (a) Explain the Concept of Johari Window. 07
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(b) What do you mean by ?Culture?? Explain what are the core values of Indian
culture?
07
OR
(b) In today?s dynamically changing work environment, understanding human
behavior has become very important. What are the challenges and
opportunities that managers have in applying OB concepts?
07
Q.3 (a) In your own words, explain briefly Maslow?s theory of motivation. Relate it
to Alderfer?s ERG model.
07
(b) Discuss the concept of ?Hofstede?s framework?? In context of Hofstede?s
framework, compare India & USA cultural values.
07
OR
Q.3 (a) What is Power? Describe the five bases of power in detail with example of
each one.
07
(b) Discuss ?LMX? theory of leadership in detail. Suppose you are a Chief
Minister of any state & you need to use this theory, then how it can be
implemented in your situation? Discuss in brief.
07
Q.4 (a) Write down short note on: Stages of Group development process 07
(b) What do you mean by ?Kurt Levin?s Change Model?? As a HR manager you
need to change the working of your bank branches from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
instead of 10:00 am to 05:00 pm. How employees will react in this situation?
As a HR manager how can you use Kurt Levin?s change model in this
situation?
07
OR
Q.4 (a) Define Conflict. Outline the various conflict management techniques in
brief.
07
(b) Write down strategies to show job dissatisfaction? Relate following
situations with types of strategy followed in each case to express
dissatisfaction:
1. Workers are doing candle walk in the street against mill owner policies.
2. Employees are waiting to resolve problem by itself.
3. Union leader writes down an application to narrate their problems to
general manager.
07
Q.5 Discuss the case study with answers of following questions.
Surviving Plant World?s in Hard Times
In ten years, ?Plant World? had grown from a one-person venture into
the largest nursery and landscaping business in its area. Its lady founder,
Myta Ong, combined a lifelong interest in plants with a botany degree to
provide a unique customer service. Ong had managed the company?s growth
so that even with twenty full-time employees working in six to eight crews,
the organization culture was still as open, friendly, and personal as it had
been when her only "employees" were friends who would volunteer to help
her move a heavy tree.
To maintain that atmosphere, Ong involved herself increasingly with
people and less with plants as the company grew. She kept track of the
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birthdays of every employee and even those of their children. She was up
every morning by five-thirty arranging schedules so that John could get his
son out of daycare at four o?clock and Martina could be back in town for her
afternoon high school equivalency classes.
Paying all this attention to employees may have led Ong to make a single
bad business decision that almost destroyed the company. She provided
extensive landscaping to a new mall on credit, and when the mall never
opened and its owners went bankrupt, Plant World found itself in deep
trouble. The company had virtually no cash and had to pay off the bills for
the mall plants, most of which were not even salvageable.
One Friday, Ong called a meeting with her employees and leveled with
them: either they would not get paid for a month or Plant World would fold.
The news hit the employees hard. Many counted on the Friday paycheck to
buy groceries for the week. The local unemployment rate was low, however,
and they knew they could find other jobs.
But as they looked around, they wondered whether they could ever find
this kind of job. Sure, the pay was not the greatest, but the tears in the eyes of
some workers were not over pay or personal hardship; they were for Ong,
her dream, and her difficulties. They never thought of her as the boss.
Ong gave her employees the weekend to think over their decision:
whether to take their pay and look for another job or to dig into their savings
and go on working. Knowing it would be hard for them to quit, she told them
they did not have to face her on Monday; if they did not show up, she would
send them their checks. But when she arrived at seven-forty Monday
morning, she found the entire group already there; ready to work even harder
to pull the company through.
Comment on the following aspects of the case study:
(a) How would you describe the organization culture at Plant World?
(b) According to Managerial Grid theory, where you can put Myta Ong as a
leader? Justify your stand.
OR
Q.5 Discuss the case study with answers of following questions.
SUCCESS STORY OF NIIT
NIIT was founded in 1981 by two IIT, Delhi graduates, Rajendra S.
Pawar and Vijay K. Thadani with a vision of meeting basic requirements for
IT talent in a world moving into information based economy. They had
anticipations about the unpreparedness of Indian society to cope with the
forthcoming information age and adopted the mission ?bringing people and
computers together, successfully?. Initially, NIIT delivered IT training to a
broad spectrum of people ? from students seeking a career in computers to
IT professionals requiring advanced skills; from managers giving their
careers an edge, to school children using computers as a learning too. NIIT?s
innovative offerings demonstrated the company?s ability to constantly renew
itself to anticipate future technology trends. From a computer training
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Seat No.: ___________ Enrolment No.___________________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER - 1 ? EXAMINATION ? SUMMER - 2016
Subject Code: 2810004 Date: 17/05/2016
Subject Name: Organizational Behaviour (OB)
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 (a) Answer the following multiple choice questions:
06
1. Which of the following is/are the key features of organization?
A. Social invention B. Accomplishing goals
C. Group efforts D. All of these
2. _______________is a relatively permanent change in behaviour that occurs as a
result of experience.
A. Behaviour modification B. Learning
C. Motivation D. Skills
3. _____________refers to the negotiation or an agreement between two groups.
A. Contracting B. Co-opting
C. Pressure tactics D. None of these
4. Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory?
A. Goal specificity B. Equity among workers
C. Feedback D. Defining the goal
5. ?Person-Job fit? means ____________________.
A. Persons physical fitness match
with the job
B. Persons attitude match with the job
C. Persons contributions match with
the incentives offered by the
organization
D. Persons education match with the
job
6. What sort of goals does Management By Objectives (MBO) emphasize?
A. Tangible, verifiable and
measurable
B. Achievable, controllable and
profitable
C. Challenging, emotional and
constructive
D. Hierarchical, attainable and
effective
Q.1 (b) Define following terms briefly:
1. OCB
2. Whistle blower
3. Pygmalion effect
4. Efficiency
04
Q.1 (c) What are the ?Big Five? personality traits? Which one seems to have the
biggest impact on performance?
04
Q.2 (a) Explain the Concept of Johari Window. 07
Page 2 of 4
(b) What do you mean by ?Culture?? Explain what are the core values of Indian
culture?
07
OR
(b) In today?s dynamically changing work environment, understanding human
behavior has become very important. What are the challenges and
opportunities that managers have in applying OB concepts?
07
Q.3 (a) In your own words, explain briefly Maslow?s theory of motivation. Relate it
to Alderfer?s ERG model.
07
(b) Discuss the concept of ?Hofstede?s framework?? In context of Hofstede?s
framework, compare India & USA cultural values.
07
OR
Q.3 (a) What is Power? Describe the five bases of power in detail with example of
each one.
07
(b) Discuss ?LMX? theory of leadership in detail. Suppose you are a Chief
Minister of any state & you need to use this theory, then how it can be
implemented in your situation? Discuss in brief.
07
Q.4 (a) Write down short note on: Stages of Group development process 07
(b) What do you mean by ?Kurt Levin?s Change Model?? As a HR manager you
need to change the working of your bank branches from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
instead of 10:00 am to 05:00 pm. How employees will react in this situation?
As a HR manager how can you use Kurt Levin?s change model in this
situation?
07
OR
Q.4 (a) Define Conflict. Outline the various conflict management techniques in
brief.
07
(b) Write down strategies to show job dissatisfaction? Relate following
situations with types of strategy followed in each case to express
dissatisfaction:
1. Workers are doing candle walk in the street against mill owner policies.
2. Employees are waiting to resolve problem by itself.
3. Union leader writes down an application to narrate their problems to
general manager.
07
Q.5 Discuss the case study with answers of following questions.
Surviving Plant World?s in Hard Times
In ten years, ?Plant World? had grown from a one-person venture into
the largest nursery and landscaping business in its area. Its lady founder,
Myta Ong, combined a lifelong interest in plants with a botany degree to
provide a unique customer service. Ong had managed the company?s growth
so that even with twenty full-time employees working in six to eight crews,
the organization culture was still as open, friendly, and personal as it had
been when her only "employees" were friends who would volunteer to help
her move a heavy tree.
To maintain that atmosphere, Ong involved herself increasingly with
people and less with plants as the company grew. She kept track of the
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birthdays of every employee and even those of their children. She was up
every morning by five-thirty arranging schedules so that John could get his
son out of daycare at four o?clock and Martina could be back in town for her
afternoon high school equivalency classes.
Paying all this attention to employees may have led Ong to make a single
bad business decision that almost destroyed the company. She provided
extensive landscaping to a new mall on credit, and when the mall never
opened and its owners went bankrupt, Plant World found itself in deep
trouble. The company had virtually no cash and had to pay off the bills for
the mall plants, most of which were not even salvageable.
One Friday, Ong called a meeting with her employees and leveled with
them: either they would not get paid for a month or Plant World would fold.
The news hit the employees hard. Many counted on the Friday paycheck to
buy groceries for the week. The local unemployment rate was low, however,
and they knew they could find other jobs.
But as they looked around, they wondered whether they could ever find
this kind of job. Sure, the pay was not the greatest, but the tears in the eyes of
some workers were not over pay or personal hardship; they were for Ong,
her dream, and her difficulties. They never thought of her as the boss.
Ong gave her employees the weekend to think over their decision:
whether to take their pay and look for another job or to dig into their savings
and go on working. Knowing it would be hard for them to quit, she told them
they did not have to face her on Monday; if they did not show up, she would
send them their checks. But when she arrived at seven-forty Monday
morning, she found the entire group already there; ready to work even harder
to pull the company through.
Comment on the following aspects of the case study:
(a) How would you describe the organization culture at Plant World?
(b) According to Managerial Grid theory, where you can put Myta Ong as a
leader? Justify your stand.
OR
Q.5 Discuss the case study with answers of following questions.
SUCCESS STORY OF NIIT
NIIT was founded in 1981 by two IIT, Delhi graduates, Rajendra S.
Pawar and Vijay K. Thadani with a vision of meeting basic requirements for
IT talent in a world moving into information based economy. They had
anticipations about the unpreparedness of Indian society to cope with the
forthcoming information age and adopted the mission ?bringing people and
computers together, successfully?. Initially, NIIT delivered IT training to a
broad spectrum of people ? from students seeking a career in computers to
IT professionals requiring advanced skills; from managers giving their
careers an edge, to school children using computers as a learning too. NIIT?s
innovative offerings demonstrated the company?s ability to constantly renew
itself to anticipate future technology trends. From a computer training
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institute, NIIT has emerged as a global IT solutions corporation offering
knowledge solutions along with developing software solutions along with
developing software solutions. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, NIIT
operated through 100% subsidiaries in the US, Asia Pacific, Europe, and
Japan and has operations in about 40 countries.
Its mission keeps pace with the developments in the field of IT is evolved
through organization wide discussions which helps develop commitment
among employees. The organization operates with the help of task teams
designed for specific customer requirements for a specific period to carry out
the work. Team culture and openness are emphasized a great deal. NIIT?s
corporate culture focuses on values such as quality, creativity, and customer
satisfaction. The quality culture of NIIT has been the result of the sustained
efforts of its management ? perpetuated through induction, socialization,
reinforcement, innovation, and concern for internal and external customers.
The quality culture is ingrained at NIIT in such a way that the priority is to
prevent mistakes rather than rectify them. Also, quality efforts are backed by
results, which are rewarded. Employees are treated as intellectual capital and
are looked after well. The happy and committed employees ensure customer
satisfaction and this has got them wide acceptance across the globe. It has
got well designed mechanisms for monitoring the quality for its products,
services and or software processes. Most of NIIT?s businesses have ISO
9000 certification. The work culture at NIIT has gone through all the stages
of culture development like symbols, behavior, organizational values,
attitudes, and shared assumptions, and probably this is the reason it has been
able to sustain it.
Comment on the following aspects of the case study:
(a) What is the different between vision and mission? State vision and
mission of NIIT.
(b) How corporate culture can be imbibed amongst the employees according
to NIIT philosophy?
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