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Maharshi Dayanand University,Rohtak

MBA 2nd Semester

MBA- 2-26

JAN 2006 EXAM

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Time : Three Hours

Maximum Marks : 70

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.

Unit-I

1. Spell out the meaning and causes of increasing workforce diversity and analyze major
advantages and disadvantages resulting there from in modern organizations.
2. Individuals are alike and yet different from one another. Explain the statement and
discuss what managers can do about the individual differences.

Unit-II

3. What are the six personality type identified by Holland? Why might managers today pay
more attention to the person-organization fit than the person-job fit?
4. Clearly define and explain the meaning of learning and discuss specific organizational
applications of learning theory.
Unit-III

5. What is Group Cohesiveness? What measures would you suggest to encourage group
cohesiveness?
6. Bring out the meaning of Emotional Intelligence (EI). Discuss its various dimensions and
important in the organizational context.

Unit-IV

7. What defines an Organizations culture? How does a strong culture affect an Organizations
efforts to improve diversity?
8. All things being equal, which is more efficient, a wide or narrow span of control?
Why?

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Maharshi Dayanand University,Rohtak

MBA 2nd Semester

MBA- 2-26

JAN 2007 EXAM

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Time : Three Hours

Maximum Marks : 70

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1.

Cleary define and explain the meaning of Organisational Behaviour and discuss briefly the contributing
disciplines and their contributions to OB.

2.

Explain the concept of Individual Differences and discuss the role and significance of the concept in the context
of Organisational Behaviour.

3.

While illustrating the concepts of cognitive and social learning, bring out the relevance of social learning in
modern organizations.

4.

Distinguish between relation decisions and decisions by intuition. Why should decisions be rational in modern
organizations?

5.

What do you understand by Group Cohesiveness? Highlight the various factors that determine the degree of
group cohesiveness.

6.

Explain the meaning and significance of empowerment and describe the strategies for accomplishment of the
same.

7.

Distinguish between Stress and Burnout and comment upon the nature of relationship between individual
personality and stress.

8.

Explain the meaning and characteristics of organizational culture and bring out the impact of culture on modern
organizations.

JULY 2007 EXAM

1.

What is organizational Behaviour? Outline its scope and the importance of its study as a discipline.

2.

Job related attitudes are significant for understanding organizational Behaviour. Explain the statement.

3.

Bring out the main attributes of a cohesive group and highlight the factors that influence that influence group
cohesiveness.

4.

Explain with the help of examples the concept of cognitive and social learning. What is the relevance of social
learning in a modern organization?

5.

Define and explain the concept of Emotional Intelligence and highlight the major applications of the concept.

6.

What is empowerment? Discuss how empowerment should take place to be genuinely effective?

7.

Define the term stress and discuss the major organizational strategies for coping with the same.

8.

Define organizational culture and discuss its functional and dysfunctional consequences.

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Maharshi Dayanand University,Rohtak

MBA 2nd Semester

MBA- 2-26

JAN 2008 EXAM

ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Time : Three Hours

Maximum Marks : 70

Note : Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1.

Explain the concept of Individual Differences and discuss its implications of managing a modern business
enterprise.

2.

Distinguish attitudes from beliefs and values and discuss briefly the importance characteristics of attitudes.

3.

Define personality and discuss how the study of personality helps in understanding organizational Behavior.

4.

Explain in detail the ERG theory of motivation./ Can it be of any help to you in motivating your workforce?
Discuss.

5.

Familiarize with some of the modern techniques of group decision making.

6.

Define a work-team and distinguish it from a group. Explain briefly the chief stages in team development.

7.

How can you enhance your effectiveness as a leader on the basis of your knowledge of leadership theories?
Expalin.

8.

Highlight the importance of organizational culture and discuss how culture can be created and sustained?

JULY 2008 EXAM

Q:1

Define and explain the meaning of Organizational Behavior and discuss, briefly, the contemporary
challenges faced by OB.

Q:2

What do you mean Individual Differences? Why these need to be studied for the effective
management of individual behavior.

Q:3

Explain the concept of Learning and briefly examine the various theories of learning.

Q:4

While discussing the applications of perception in Organization Behavior, Explain how to develop
perceptual skills?

Q:5

Define Group and describe its salient characteristics. Also provide guidelines to practicing managers
for effective utilization of informal groups.

Q:6

Outline the features of organizational politics and highlight the tactics which the group employ to
gain power in organization.

Q:7

Leadership effectiveness is contingent upon whether the style used is appropriate to the demands
of the situation. Critically examine the leadership theory that advocates this view.

Q:8

How does Lewins model of change deal with resistance to change? Explain.