Hall Ticket No Question Paper Code: CMB001
INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
(Autonomous)
MBA I Semester End Examinations (Regular) January, 2018
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. What is the contingency approach in management? Write briefly about the recent contributions
in the sphere of management thought.
What is behavioral and human relations approach particularly with respect to Elton Mayo and
Hawthrone studies? Mention the criticism it has received.
2. List out major universal principles of management which are aimed at showing managers how to
carry out their functional duties as propounded by Henry Fayol.
Discuss management as a practice like all other professions as medicine, accountancy and
engineering.
UNIT II
3. Mentioning about the basic types of decisions, bring clear meaning of each of the type.
What is the significance of decision tree? Explain how it is useful at various conditions.
4. Write about strategic plans and explain with latest techniques which are involved in business
plans.

How do you evaluate and choose the alternatives of planning?
UNIT III
5. Write short notes on the following organization principles:
i. Authority
ii. Chain of command
Clearly bring out features of the importance of organizing and mention the types of behavioral
approach towards organization.
6. Write notes on the following types of organizational structures.
i. Product organizational structure
ii. Geographic organizational structure.
Critically write about the organizational process chart that spells out the principles of
organization process.
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UNIT IV
7. Write about the fundamental aspects of organizational behavior. Explain with examples.
Write about the advantages and disadvantages of group decision making.
8. What is perception and classify the various types of perception? What is the importance of
perception in organizational behavior?
Write notes on nominal group thinking and didactic interaction techniques of decision making.

UNIT V
9. What are the implications of Maslow's needs hierarchy theory?
McCleland's theory tells about three types of needs in worklife need of achievement, need of
power and need of affiliation. Write elaborately on the need of achievement and its implications.

10. Douglas McGregor formulated theory X and theory Y suggesting two aspects of human behavior
at work. Critically write about the implications of theory of McGregor.
Describe the following types of leadership:
i. The behavioral theory of leadership
ii. The full-range theory of leadership
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