Hall Ticket No Question Paper Code: CMB001
INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
(Autonomous)
MBA I Semester End Examinations (Regular) February, 2017
Regulation: IARE-R16
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR
(Master of Business Administration)
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 70
Answer ONE Question from each Unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
All parts of the question must be answered in one place only
UNIT I
1. Briefly write about perspectives of an 'Organization', 'Administration' and 'Management'.
What is scientific management and what are the basic principles of scientific management? Highlight
what F.W. Taylor and Henry Fayol propounded.
2. Discuss about the essentiality of management in any organization.
Who suggested social systems theory? Mentioning the fundamentals of social systems theory of
management write about the criticism it received?
UNIT II
3. What is planning? Explain.
What are the steps involved in decision-making process? Explain briefly about each step.
4. Bring out the importance of basic reasons supporting systematic planning by managers.
Certainty, risk and uncertainty are the three typical conditions under which the decisions are
made. Discuss about each of the conditions
UNIT III
5. Mention the principles of organization. Discuss about work specialization as one of the principle
of organization.
Explain matrix organizational structure.
6. What is an organizational chart? List out common organizational charts. Write briefly about
functional organization structure.
Write about the following:
i. Delegation
ii. Span of control
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UNIT IV
7. What is meant by organizational behavior? Bring out the importance of organizational behavior.

What do you mean by perception with examples and write about the features of personality
theory.
8. Write about the perceptual process with respect to organizational behaviour.
Disadvantages of group decision making.
UNIT V
9. Define Motivation. Describe Maslow's hierarchy of Needs. Summarize Maslow's need hierarchy
in terms of the general factors, need Level and organizational specific factors.
Discuss Herzberg two-factor theory of motivation
10. One of the three needs in work-life as propounded in McCleland's theory need of power and
elaborate the need of power and its implications.
List out the four theories of leadership and briefly write about
i. The trait theory of leadership
ii. The contingency theory of leadership