Management
Management MCQs with Answers and Explanations
Management MCQs with answers and detailed explanations for MBA, BBA, NTS, PPSC and job tests. Covers planning, organising, leading and controlling. Take a scored quiz instead →
Which classic management study tool developed by Kaoru Ishikawa uses a cause-and-effect diagram to identify root causes of quality defects?
APareto Chart
BScatter Diagram
CFishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram
DControl Chart
What conflict resolution style under Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument exhibits low assertiveness and high cooperativeness?
ACompeting
BCollaborating
CAccommodating
DAvoiding
What decision-making phenomenon occurs when group members prioritize harmony and conformity over critical evaluation of alternative ideas?
AGroup Polarization
BGroupthink
CSocial Loafing
DCognitive Dissonance
According to Edwin Locke’s Goal-Setting Theory, employee performance is maximized when goals are:
AVague and easily achievable
BSpecific, challenging, but attainable with feedback
CSet entirely by management without employee input
DUnlimited with no explicit deadlines
In Victor Vroom’s Expectancy Theory of motivation, what element represents the belief that successful performance will lead to a specific desired reward?
AExpectancy
BInstrumentality
CValence
DSelf-Efficacy
What strategic management approach focuses on exploiting a firm’s unique internal resources and core competencies to achieve sustainable competitive advantage?
AIndustrial Organization (I/O) View
BResource-Based View (RBV)
CGame Theory Model
DBlue Ocean Strategy
Which organization structural type groups activities together based on shared professional skills, specializations, or resource usage (e.g., Marketing, HR, Finance)?
ADivisional Structure
BFunctional Structure
CMatrix Structure
DNetwork Structure
What form of workplace conflict occurs between two different functional departments over resource allocations or operational boundaries?
AIntrapersonal Conflict
BInterpersonal Conflict
CIntergroup Conflict
DIntragroup Conflict
What leadership theory asserts that effective leadership depends on matching a manager’s leadership style to the specific situational favorableness?
AFiedler's Contingency Theory
BTrait Theory of Leadership
CBehavioral Leadership Theory
DTransformational Leadership Model
In Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership Theory, leadership style should be adapted based on subordinates’:
AFormal educational qualifications
BTask readiness or maturity (ability and willingness)
CPersonality traits and age
DPosition power in the company hierarchy