Which of the following best describes action research?
A. | a financial analysis tool used to evaluate the areas of the organization with the greatest potential for change |
B. | a change process that focuses on the forces driving change and the forces restraining change |
C. | a change process based on the systematic collection of data and then selection of a change action based on what the analyzed data indicate |
D. | all of the above |
Option: C Explanation : Click on Discuss to view users comments. |
A ________ leadership style, identified by House in path-goal theory, leads to greater satisfaction when tasks are ambiguous or stressful than when they are highly structured and well laid out.
A. | directive |
B. | supportive |
C. | participative |
D. | achievement-oriented |
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.________ exists when an individual perceives that the ratio of their inputs to outcomes is dissimilar to the ratio of relevant others.
A. | Reinforcement |
B. | Cognitive dissonance |
C. | Equity tension |
D. | Turnover |
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________ is an attribute of work teams which results in a level of performance that is greater than the sum of the individual inputs.
A. | Synergy |
B. | Enthusiasm |
C. | Energy |
D. | Initiative |
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Assertion (A) : Scientific Management is also called the Physiological organisation theory.
Reason (R) : Scientific Management is concerned with only that range of human behaviour which relates to production.
A. | A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
B. | A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
C. | A is true but R is false. |
D. | A is false but R is true. |
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