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Management MCQs with Answers and Explanations
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The cognitive bias where managers over-rely on initial information (such as a baseline quote) when making subsequent estimates is known as:
AAvailability Bias
BAnchoring Bias
CConfirmation Bias
DEscalation of Commitment
What term describes a manager continuing to allocate additional resources to a failing project simply because significant resources have already been invested?
AEscalation of Commitment
BFraming Effect
CGroup Polarization
DFundamental Attribution Error
Which performance evaluation technique relies on forced distribution bell-curves to categorize employees into predetermined performance groups?
AGraphic Rating Scale
BBehaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS)
CForced Distribution Method
DCritical Incident Method
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS) improve performance appraisal accuracy by combining elements of traditional rating scales with:
AFinancial ROI calculations
BCritical incident narratives
CPeer-review questionnaires
D360-degree feedback tools
Which motivational theory assumes that human needs are arranged in a hierarchical continuum of ‘Deficiency’ and ‘Growth’ needs?
AHerzberg's Two-Factor Theory
BMaslow's Hierarchy of Needs
CVroom's Expectancy Theory
DMcClelland's Learned Needs
What inventory management technique classifies inventory items into three distinct categories based on their annual consumption value?
AJIT Analysis
BEOQ Model
CABC Analysis
DVMI System
The degree to which tasks in an organization are standardized and guided by explicit rules and procedures is termed:
AFormalization
BCentralization
CSpecialization
DDepartmentalization
In strategic planning, the BCG Matrix classifies high market share business units in low-growth industries as:
AStars
BDogs
CCash Cows
DQuestion Marks
Which organizational culture dimension measures the degree to which management decisions focus on outcomes rather than techniques and processes?
APeople Orientation
BOutcome Orientation
CAttention to Detail
DTeam Orientation
Which form of power described by French and Raven is based on a leader’s formal title and position within an organizational hierarchy?
AExpert Power
BReferent Power
CLegitimate Power
DReward Power