MBA Program,

Organization Behavior and Leadership; Final-Exam for 1st Year students

Name________________________________IdNo____________Time allowed 2:15

Part one-multiple choice (1.5 points each)

1) One of the followings is not belongs to Interpersonal roles of a manager.
A. Figurehead B. Spokesperson C. Leader D. Liaison E. None
2) _________ is a type of distortion in Perception in which one form an impression of an individual
based on a single trait.
A. Stereotyping B. Selective Perception C. The Halo Effect D. Causal Attribution
3) Of the followings one is not true about Equity Theory
A. weighting input to a job against get from it (outcome)
B. Comparing your input-outcome ratio with the input-outcome ratio of relevant others
C. One of a strategy for Resolution of Inequity is alter the person’s outcomes or inputs
D. All of the above E. None of the above
4) Of the following one is true about Physiological response
A. It is a fast reaction B. It varies among people
C. It may involves the sympathetic nervous system D. All E. All except B
5) _________ is the tendency for individuals to expend less effort when working collectively than when
working individually
A. Social Loafing B. Group Norms C. Group Cohesion D. Multicultural Teams

Part two: Write true or false (1.5 points each)

1) Internet is a company-wide system of computer networks for information sharing by employees only
inside the firm.
2) Legitimate Power comes from the position that someone holds or it is associated with the jobs
3) Authority is a potential ability to influence others. people have authority even they don’t use and
may not know they possess
4) Democratic leadership is a type of leadership in which a leader provides a chance to active
involvement in decision making activities
5) The Cognitive Component comprises personal knowledge that contributes to your attitude
Part three: Choose your best 10 questions from the followings 13 questions
and Write short answers on the separate sheet (3.5 points each)
1) Elucidate essential Management Skills
2) Write the necessary phase of evolution of OB thought
3) Describe the major Five Personality Traits
4) How can you differentiate distress and Eustress? Explain Results of a distress response
5) Describe the necessary stages in Group Development and give detail explanation for each
6) With considering the General Adjustment Syndrome of stress, distinguish Fight response and Flight
responses
7) Suppose you are a team leader in Ayka Addis Textile Factory; and you want to build an Effective
Team. What you have to do to create an effective Team?
8) Describe the types of Communication Networks in Groups and Teams.
9) Sketch the process of conflict. Explain the conflict management styles
10) Let’s say you are a manager of XYZ Spring Water Company; and responsible one to the strategic
change management. You are expecting some degree of resistance to Change from employees.
How can you minimising their resistance to change.
11) Write the major sources of leadership powers and their Consequences
12) Write something about Expectancy Theory of Motivation
13) How can you differentiate between Internal and External attributions