Examination Paper Semester I: Organizational Behaviour
IIBM Institute of Business Management
IIBM Institute of Business Management
Semester-1 Examination Paper MM.100
Organizational Behaviour
1. It is the degree to which a person identifies with a particular organization and its goals, & wishes
to maintain membership in the organization
a. Job involvement
b. Terminal value
c. Attitude
d. Value
2. _________ means moving information from the hidden area to the open area
a. blind area
b. unknown area
c. public area
d. self disclosure
3. An approach in which the goals of one party are in direct conflict with the goals of the other party
a. Negotiation
b. Distributive bargaining
c. Stress
d. None
………………………3. Write a note on ‘Reinforcement theory’.
4. Explain the terms ‘Attitudes and Values’.
Case let 1
M/s. ABC Ltd is a medium-sized engineering company producing a large-range of product lines
according to customer requirements. It has earned a good reputation as a quick and reliable supplier to its
customers because of which its volume of business kept on increasing. However, over the past one year,
the Managing Director of the company has been receiving customer complaints due to delays in dispatch
of products and at times the company has to pay substantial penalty for not meeting the schedule in time.
The Managing Director convened an urgent meeting of various functional managers to discuss the issue.
The marketing manager questioned the arbitrary manner of giving priority to products in manufacturing
line, causing delays in wanted products and over-stocking …………………………
o appoint
you, a bright management consultant with training in business management to suggest ways and means to
put his “house in order”.
Questions
1. How would you examine if there is any merit in the remarks of various functional managers?
2. What, in your opinion, could be the reasons for different Managerial thinking in this case?
3. How would you design a system of getting correct information about job status to identify delays
quickly?
4. What would you suggest to promote co-ordinate interaction of various people to meet the
scheduled dates?
Examination Paper Semester I: Organizational Behaviour
IIBM Institute of Business Management
Case let 2
Rajender Kumar was a production worker at competent Motors Limited (CML) which made components
and accessories for the automotive industry. He had worked at CML for almost seven years as a welder,
along with fifteen other men in the plant. All had received training in welding both on the job and through
company sponsored external programmes. They had friendly relations and got along very well with one
another. They played Volleyball in the playground regularly before retiring to the quarters allotted by the
company. They work together in the company canteen, cutting Jokes on each other and making fun of
everyone who dared to step into their privacy during lunch hour. ……………
At that point of time, silence descended on the canteen. Both groups looked at Rajender anxiously,
waiting to see which group he would choose to eat with.
Questions
1. Whom do you think Rajender will eat with? Why?
2. If you were one of the other foremen, what could you do to make Rajinder’s transition easier?
1. A large unit manufacturing electrical goods which has been known for its liberal personnel
policies and fringe benefits is facing the problem of low productivity and high absenteeism. How
should the management improve the organizational climate?
2. The leader is expected to play many roles & therefore he must be qualified to guide others to
organizational achievement. On the basis of this explain the leadership skills & leadership traits.
IIBM Institute of Business Management
IIBM Institute of Business Management
Semester-1 Examination Paper MM.100
Organizational Behaviour
1. It is the degree to which a person identifies with a particular organization and its goals, & wishes
to maintain membership in the organization
a. Job involvement
b. Terminal value
c. Attitude
d. Value
2. _________ means moving information from the hidden area to the open area
a. blind area
b. unknown area
c. public area
d. self disclosure
3. An approach in which the goals of one party are in direct conflict with the goals of the other party
a. Negotiation
b. Distributive bargaining
c. Stress
d. None
………………………3. Write a note on ‘Reinforcement theory’.
4. Explain the terms ‘Attitudes and Values’.
Case let 1
M/s. ABC Ltd is a medium-sized engineering company producing a large-range of product lines
according to customer requirements. It has earned a good reputation as a quick and reliable supplier to its
customers because of which its volume of business kept on increasing. However, over the past one year,
the Managing Director of the company has been receiving customer complaints due to delays in dispatch
of products and at times the company has to pay substantial penalty for not meeting the schedule in time.
The Managing Director convened an urgent meeting of various functional managers to discuss the issue.
The marketing manager questioned the arbitrary manner of giving priority to products in manufacturing
line, causing delays in wanted products and over-stocking …………………………
o appoint
you, a bright management consultant with training in business management to suggest ways and means to
put his “house in order”.
Questions
1. How would you examine if there is any merit in the remarks of various functional managers?
2. What, in your opinion, could be the reasons for different Managerial thinking in this case?
3. How would you design a system of getting correct information about job status to identify delays
quickly?
4. What would you suggest to promote co-ordinate interaction of various people to meet the
scheduled dates?
Examination Paper Semester I: Organizational Behaviour
IIBM Institute of Business Management
Case let 2
Rajender Kumar was a production worker at competent Motors Limited (CML) which made components
and accessories for the automotive industry. He had worked at CML for almost seven years as a welder,
along with fifteen other men in the plant. All had received training in welding both on the job and through
company sponsored external programmes. They had friendly relations and got along very well with one
another. They played Volleyball in the playground regularly before retiring to the quarters allotted by the
company. They work together in the company canteen, cutting Jokes on each other and making fun of
everyone who dared to step into their privacy during lunch hour. ……………
At that point of time, silence descended on the canteen. Both groups looked at Rajender anxiously,
waiting to see which group he would choose to eat with.
Questions
1. Whom do you think Rajender will eat with? Why?
2. If you were one of the other foremen, what could you do to make Rajinder’s transition easier?
1. A large unit manufacturing electrical goods which has been known for its liberal personnel
policies and fringe benefits is facing the problem of low productivity and high absenteeism. How
should the management improve the organizational climate?
2. The leader is expected to play many roles & therefore he must be qualified to guide others to
organizational achievement. On the basis of this explain the leadership skills & leadership traits.
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