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 style of leadership relies primarily on transactional exchanges, such as contingent rewards and management-by-exception, to secure employee compliance?
ATransformational Leadership
BTransactional Leadership
CServant Leadership
DCharismatic Leadership
Bernard Bass expanded Transformational Leadership into four key operational components known as the ‘4 Is’. Which of the following is NOT one of these components?
AIdealized Influence
BInspirational Motivation
CIntellectual Stimulation
DInstitutional Standardization
Kurt Lewin’s classic organizational change model consists of three sequential phases. What is the correct sequence of these phases?
AUnfreezing -> Changing -> Refreezing
BChanging -> Unfreezing -> Refreezing
CRefreezing -> Unfreezing -> Changing
DUnfreezing -> Refreezing -> Changing
What term refers to the informal, unofficial communication network that operates across organizational channels?
AScalar Chain
BGrapevine
CFormal Network
DDiagonal Line
Douglas McGregor’s ‘Theory X’ operates under the assumption that workers inherently:
AAre self-motivated and creative
BDislike work, avoid responsibility, and require close supervision
CSeek autonomy and personal growth
DStrive naturally to achieve organizational goals
Which management perspective conceptualizes an organization as a set of interconnected sub-components that continuously interact with their external environment?
AClosed System View
BSystems Approach
CContingency Approach
DClassical Approach
Which leadership style is characterized by giving complete freedom to group members to make decisions and complete tasks without leader intervention?
AAutocratic Leadership
BDemocratic Leadership
CLaissez-faire Leadership
DTransactional Leadership
In the BCG Growth-Share Matrix, a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) operating with a low market share in a high-growth market is classified as a:
AStar
BCash Cow
CQuestion Mark
DDog
The total number of direct subordinates a manager can effectively and efficiently control is known as the:
AChain of Command
BSpan of Control
CUnity of Command
DDelegation of Authority
Which organizational structure deliberately violates the single Unity of Command principle by utilizing dual report lines (functional and project managers)?
AFunctional Structure
BDivisional Structure
CMatrix Structure
DNetwork Structure