Quiz for HuRdang

1. Amrita has been the HR manager in ABC Pvt. Ltd for the past 5 years. She is responsible for the appraisal and performance system. During assessment she takes feedback from the manager, clients and employees peers. She also stresses a lot on self-evaluation. What method of Feedback did Amrita adopt?

2. MDI Consultants are known for their excellent client oriented services. They also have a unique culture imbibed within their employees. When they seek new recruitments they approach and give preference to their alumni who are who are well versed with the company norms and are an easy fit in the culture. What technique of hiring has MDI Consultants adopted?

3. Mr. Malhotra was praised for his innovative ideas and out of the box thinking. He came up with unique solutions to problems. But off late his boss was not happy with the outcome. Most of the ideas were not executed as propounded. The employees working under Mr. Malhotra often complained that he kept changing the POA and the strategy. No substantial results came of the fabulous ideas given earlier. What kind of managerial style had Mr. Malhotra adopted?

4. Moon Pvt. Ltd was in the process of being acquired by Sun Ltd. The CEO of Moon Pvt. Ltd Mr. Chandaram was worried about the cultural change his employees might face when the acquisition is completed in full measure. But he is relaxed that his employees will not face any injustice like forced leaving of the company because of ________ contract signed

5. Salim sounded very unhappy after his performance appraisal meeting. He said, I worked extra hours, weekends even. All dead lines were met and the client seems pretty happy

with the work. And all I get is a pat on the back and an appreciation mail? I refused to work like a dog for a bag of peanuts! What theory justifies his demotivation?

6. When Annapurna found out about the bribes that her boss took to take construction contracts she confronted. She decided to raise the alarm and inform the higher authorities. Her boss tried all means to stop her outcry by threating her to emotionally blackmailing. This is often seen to happen to people like Annapurna. What are they called?

7. Bajarang Bazooka manufacturing plant is facing grave problems. Despite of being in term of binding contract the workers are refusing to work. They have declared a strike till the working and sanitary conditions in the plants dont improve. They also demand an increase in wages and other benefits. What kind of a strike have the workers gone on?

8. Mr. Sam flew down to Malaysia for a few days to complete a contract of outsourcing. When he interacted with the employees he was surprised to know that they never referred to their boss with his first name. Neither did they have lunch with their superiors. Being only the executive, back home in California he enjoyed full freedom of expression with his seniors and participated with them in all discussions. Why did he feel this sudden change of value system in Malaysia?

9. It is often observed by managers that people working in a team do not work to their maximum capacity. Either because their individual efforts are not recognized or because they see lack of efforts from other team members, they reduce the output that they would have normally shown in case of an individual task. What is this behavior called?

10. While seeking business opportunities in a third world country, Mr. Funsuk CEO of Company XYZ is looking for high potential and high growth markets. Along with the financial data and the current market trends, Mr. Funsuk is also keen on knowing the diversity of population in terms of education, life expectancy, standard of living etc. What data/indices would you recommend Mr. Funsuk to analyze?

11. Suzanne has been nominated by her organisation for a behavioural test, she has to look at various pictures, frame stories on them .What is the name of the test being taken by her?

12. James has been working in an organisation known for its culture. James style of working is in sync with his organisations culture but at times he makes decisions based on acceptable norms and values rather than on seeing the practicality of his decision. This way of decision is known as:

13. In ABC organisation its employees are encouraged show confidence and to develop a risk taking attitude. It encourages its employees to be innovative and try to produced changes and focus on the changing needs of the customers. This culture is termed as:

14. John is a great manager. He participatively develops and uniformly and fairly implements guidelines and norms of behaviour. He has a salutary effect on work climate and morale. He is successful because he honours the norms designed by him. a)He follows which style: b) He is high on which attribute?

15. Mr Ken, the CEO of company XYZ was suddenly forced to leave the firm the company paid its top 25 executives three times their pays. The contract or agreements this is practised is known as:

16. Due to the continued recession and high fuel prices Nippon Steel finally decided to eliminate some of the senior level positions to restructure the organisation. The people occupying those posts had the right to take over positions of the junior employees provided they had the proper qualifications. This procedure is known as :

17. An organisation in order to evaluate its training and development system asked the students various questions like: 1) What they thought and felt about the training 2) What was their resulting increase in knowledge or capability 3) To what extent was their behaviour and capability improved It also evaluated the effects on the business or environment resulting from the trainee's performance What model was the organisation following for the evaluation?

18. Mr A ,the union leader of XYZ construction industry is preparing a plan to train and educate his union organisers, so that when needed they can apply for jobs in the organisation(XYZ) and thus make the union stronger .This methodology is known as:

19. Mr Thomas, a military pilot gets extra money, every time he flies a light in a war. a) The extra money is termed as: A) Flight pay b) This comes under which compensation.

20. In company ABC, during induction time, new employees are trained by making them play management games, they are made to do group discussions and mock interviews, simulate conditions if they were the CEO Etc. What is this training known as?

21. Ashok used to perform a certain kind of task in his office. Now his job is of different domain for the past one year. His new manager wants him to perform similar kind of work again on some project. He feels confident of doing it. What is it called?

22. Ford and general motors have offered cash payments to their employees to leave their jobs. Which kind of motivation theory applies here?

23. Company A have been organizing a full day cricket tournament fo r their employees for the past two months on every second Sunday. Hence employees have become more happy and satisfied. David now remains cheerful in the office and finishes his work on time. Which factor has not changed in this situation?

24. People remain happy at their workplace at more than 50% of their time. Which phenomenon is leading to this kind of observation?

25. Suresh is an experienced and hardworking person who is working in a team where his boss has also given him clear goals and directions and is also supportive. Still Suresh is not able to perform well. a. what term used for the reason behind Sureshs bad performance? b. What is the term used for the approach that his boss could use to tackle this situation?

26. In manufacturing industry, the labour is trained in how to operate the machine by its supervisor. What kind of training method it is?

27. A labour during training sessions is also being told about the role, duties and responsibilities of his supervisor. What kind of activity does it encompass as part of training and development?

28. There are stories and myths about a company that act as factors to influence organizational culture. There is a build-up about people and events that convey a message about what is valued within the organization. What did this kind of knowledge of organizational culture called?

29. Employee A values autonomy in the workplace and Employee B is indifferent about autonomy. Employee A would be more satisfied in a position that offers a high degree of autonomy and less satisfied in a position with little or no autonomy compared to Employee B. What is the affective element associated with employees in this case

30. Company A provides autonomy to their employees and also give proper feedback. They have been experiencing high job satisfaction and low absenteeism in employees. Which psychological state is being addressed by their job characteristics?

31. Mr. Bakshi is known for making decisions based on internal sources of information about the organization. His decisions are mainly based on his internal insights, feelings and hunches. What is the thinking style known as?

32. All employees of BCL pvt ltd were very surprised when XYZ team suddenly started performing above expectations after Mr. Ericsson took over t he charge. He molded himself to the team dynamics and encouraged participative decision making. He refrained from intervening unless absolutely necessary. He allowed more freedom and innovative thinking which the team highly appreciated. What leadership theory is apparent from Mr. Ericssons approach?