Please answer as soon as possible Organizational Behaviour - MC Question 19 (1 p
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Please answer as soon as possibleOrganizational Behaviour - MC Question 19 (1 point) Unlike needs hierarchy models, recent studies suggest that a) values, self-concept, and social identity influence a person's unique needs h b) all needs are learned rather than formed from innate drives. O c) physiological and safety needs are always the lowest level needs. O d) people do not have a needs hierarchy. O e) everyone has the same needs hierarchy. Save Question 20 (1 point) Compared to people with low need for affiliation, people with a high need for affiliation tend to: a) be less effective in jobs requiring social interaction and be better at mediating conflicts. b) be better at mediating conflicts. c) be less effective in jobs requiring social interaction. d) have higher absenteeism. e) All of the answers are correct.
Explanation / Answer
19.Unlike needs hierarchy models, recent studies suggest that:
A. values, self-concept, and social identity influence a person's unique needs hierarchy.
The recent studies suggest that there cannot be universal application of the needs hierarchy as it could be unique to each person based on values, self-concept and social identity
20. Compared to people with low need for affiliation, people with a high need for affiliation tend to:
B. be better at mediating conflicts.
People with high need for affiliation like to interact with people and they are also good team players, sensitive to the other’s feelings and therefore may be better at mediating conflicts.
21. Goal setting is most effective when
E. The supervisor sets the goals before discussing them with the employee and the goals stretch the employee's abilities and motivation.
The Goal setting theory shall only make more sense when the practical implications of the same are pre-discussed with the employees before setting the same and thereby further motivating them to take part in achieving the goals. Moreover, it shall also help the employees to stretch themselves to the best of their abilities to achieve the goals due to high morale levels in them.
22. During a meeting, senior executives of a consumer products company tackled the problem that they were late in detecting several consumer trends, such as the trend towards using see-through plastics in kitchenware. While trying to determine the source of this problem, one executive said: "The main problem here is that we need to find a better industrial design firm to design our products." Which of the following best describes the decision-making problem that this executive is exhibiting?
E. The executive is defining the problem in terms of a solution
The decision process begins with defining of the problem and in the above case, the executive defines the problem first in order to proceed with finding the solution for the same.