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Management Process and Organizational Behavior
Q.1 Today managers need to perform various functions: Elaborate the
statement.
Ans. Managers create and maintain an internal environment, commonly called the
organization, so that others can work efficiently in it. A managers job consists of
planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the resources of the organization. These
resources include people, jobs or positions, technology, facilities and equipment,
materials and supplies, information, and money. Managers work in a dynamic
environment and must anticipate and adapt to challenges.The manager looks after more than one function. Therefore, managerial practices used
successfully in big firms cannot be blindly used in small-scale units. Basic managerial
functions in large and small business are the same. But the manner in which these
functions should be carried out can be different.
Managing starts with planning. A manager with a definite and well defined plan has
more chances of success than another who tries to start an enterprise without planning.
According to Killen planning is the process of deciding in advance what is to be
donewho is to do ithow it is to be done and when it is to be done. Planning involves
thinking and decision and is, therefore, called a logical process. Planning is a
continuous process as changes in plans have to be made from time to time to take care
of changing environment. Many a times, a vague approach is adapted to planning in a
small firm. There is a false impression that small firms are uncomplicated and do not
require planning. The small-scale manager does not want to engage his employees in
the planning process due to the desire to keep the secrets with him. Personal
accountability for results, lack of expert staff and not having planning skills are other
major obstacles to planning in small firms. The owner or manager of a small enterprise
is too involved in day-to-day operation to try planning
before com encing actual operation. But they need pre-planning mostbecause small
firms have limited resources to conquer their upcoming problem and cannot afford to
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finance losses that can take place while adjusting to unanticipated happenings/changes.
An manager needs an enterprise which can achieve the business objectives. During the
function of organising he leads human resources to successful completion of the
project, arranging the functions and activities into different levels in the organization
structure, thus facilitating the assignments of personnel according to their capabilities,
skills and motivation. According to Peter F. Drucker the process of organizing consists
of three steps - activities analysis, decisions analysis and relation analysis.
(i). Activities Analysis: It consists of the following:
a) Determining the main functions for achieving the objectives of the firm.
b) Various sub-functions in each major function.
c) Amount of work in each major function and its sub-function.
d) The position required to perform the activities.
(ii) Decisions Analysis: It consists of the following:
a) Choosing the basis of departmentalization so that functions could be grouped into
specialized units. Generally, functional departmentation is appropriate for small-scale
units. Customers, Products and territories are other important base of
departmentalization.
b) Choosing the type of organization structure so that departments are incorporated into
a formal structure.(iii) Relations Analysis: The authority, responsibility and accountability of every position
and its relationship with other positions are clearly defined. Various positions are
manned with persons having the necessary education, training, experience and other
qualifications.
To obtain best possible benefit from each employee it is necessary to delegate
functions as far-down in the organization as possible. Owners of small firms are often
reluctant to delegating authority to their employees even though they expect them to do
all functions allocated to them that require authority. For effective completion of tasks, it
is necessary that responsibility accompanies the necessary authority.
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DIRECTING
In directing a manager has to supervise, guide, lead and motivate people so that they
can achieve set targets of performance. In the process of directing his subordinates, a
manager ensures that the employees fulfill their tasks according to the set plans.
Directing is the executive function of management because it is concerned with the
execution of plan and policies. Directing commences organized action and sets the
whole organizational machinery into action. It is, therefore, the life giving function of an
organization. This is the area where the mastery of the art and science of management
is put to test. An managers leadership style determines the work atmosphere and
culture of the organization. Above all, he must motivate employees by setting a good
example, setting practical targets of performance and providing satisfactory monetary
and non- monetary benefits.
In directing a manager has to perform the following tasks:
(a) Issuing orders and instructions
(b) Supervising workers
(c) Motivating i.e. inspiring to work efficiently for set objectives
(d) Communicating with employees regarding plans and their implementation.
(e) Leadership or influencing the actions or employees
CONTROLLING
Controlling is the process of ensuring that the organization is moving in the desired
direction and that progress is being made to wards the achievement of goals.
The answer to a profitable organization is the skill of the owner or manager to control
operations. He has to establish standards of performance, procedures, goals and
budgets. With these guides, he supervises job progress, workers performance and the
financial condition of the business. The controlling function of the owner manager
includes:
Setting of standards: - Control presumes the existence of standards against which
actual results are to be evaluated. Standards can not control on their own but they are
the targets against which actual performance can be measured. Therefore they should
be set clearly and accurately. They should be precise, adequate, and feasible.
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Measurement of actual performance: - The actual performance is measured and
evaluated in comparison with the set standards. Preferably measurement should be
such that variation may be identified in advance of occurrence and prevented by
suitable action. Where work involved is of quantitative nature measurement of
performance is not difficult. But when the work is not quantifiable measurement
becomes difficult. Periodical reports test checks and audits are helpful in precise
measurement of performance Analysis of variances: - Comparison of actual
performance with standards will reveal variation. Variations are analysed to identify their
cause and their impact on the organization. Corrective action can be possible only
where the causes of the problem spots have been identified. Clarification may be called
for sudden variation. Taking corrective action: - Control means action on the basis of
measurement and evaluation of results. Wherever possible self- determining device
should be used for bringing back actual results in line with the standards. Standards
should be revised wherever necessary. Other steps to prevent deviations can be re-
organization, improvements in staffing and directions etc. The real meaning of control
lies in the commencement and follow-up of remedial action. At this stages control unites
with planning.
TIME MANAGEMENTIn managing an enterprise time is of essence especially for a small scale manager who
has to perform the dual role of an manager as well as of a manager in his business. The
manager can bring substantial changes in his firms performance by managing time
more efficiently. Management of time involves the following steps.
(i) Time Analysis: First of all a systematic study is made to find out the proportion of total
time spent by the manager and his workers on different activities.
(ii) Finding Critical Activities: Critical or vital activities should receive greater time.
Activities taking more than the justified time need to be identified. Irrelevant or time
wasting activities should be eliminated.
(iii) Time Allocation: A time schedule should be prepared. Proper time should be
allocated to each activity. The tasks one wants to do but for which he does not have
time should be noted.
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then besides thoose functions are important ther have three management skills are
important also which are technical, human, and conceptual skills.
Technical skills:
ability to understand and use the techniques, knowledge and tools to equipment of a
specific discipline or deparment
Human skills:
interpersonal~enable a manager to work effectively through people
Conceptual skills:
important for top-level managers who must develop long range plans for future gave a
direction to a managers to determine the organisation as unified whole and understand
each part of the overall organisation interacts withe other derparment or parts.
Q.3 What is negotiation? Explain the process of negotiation.
Ans. Negotiation is a dialogue intended to resolve disputes, to produce an agreement
upon courses of action, to bargain for individual or collective advantage, or to craft
outcomes to satisfy various interests. It is the primary method of alternative dispute
resolution.
Negotiation occurs in business, non-profit organizations, government branches, legal
proceedings, among nations and in personal situations such as marriage, divorce,parenting, and everyday life. The study of the subject is called negotiation theory.
Professional negotiators are often specialized, such as union negotiators, leverage
buyout negotiators, peace negotiators, hostage negotiators, or may work under other
titles, such as diplomats, legislators or brokers. Negotiation typically manifests itself with
a trained negotiator acting on behalf of a particular organization or position. It can be
compared to mediation where a disinterested third party listens to each sides'
arguments and attempts to help craft an agreement between the parties. It is also
related to arbitration which, as with a legal proceeding, both sides make an argument as
to the merits of their "case" and then the arbitrator decides the outcome for both parties.
There are many different ways to segment negotiation to gain a greater understanding
of the essential parts. One view of negotiation involves three basic elements: process,
behavior and substance. The process refers to how the parties negotiate: the context of
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the negotiations, the parties to the negotiations, the tactics used by the parties, and the
sequence and stages in which all of these play out. Behavior refers to the relationships
among these parties, the communication between them and the styles they adopt. The
substance refers to what the parties negotiate over: the agenda, the issues (positions
and - more helpfully - interests), the options, and the agreement(s) reached at the end.
Another view of negotiation comprises 4 elements: strategy, process and tools, and
tactics. Strategy comprises the top level goals - typically including relationship and the
final outcome. Processes and tools include the steps that will be followed and the roles
taken in both preparing for and negotiating with the other parties. Tactics include more
detailed statements and actions and responses to others' statements and actions. Some
add to this persuasion and influence, asserting that these have become integral to
modern day negotiation success, and so should not be omitted.
Skilled negotiators may use a variety of tactics ranging from negotiation hypnosis, to a
straight forward presentation of demands or setting of preconditions to more deceptive
approaches such as cherry picking. Intimidation and salami tactics may also play a part
in swaying the outcome of negotiations.
Another negotiation tactic is bad guy/good guy. Bad guy/good guy tactic is when one
negotiator acts as a bad guy by using anger and threats. The other negotiator acts as a
good guy by being considerate and understanding. The good guy blames the bad guyfor all the difficulties while trying to get concessions and agreement from the opponent.
This is a unique combination framework that puts together the best of many other
approaches to negotiation. It is particularly suited to more complex, higher-value and
slower negotiations.
Prepare: Know what you want. Understand them.
Open: Put your case. Hear theirs.
Argue: Support your case. Expose theirs.
Explore: Seek understanding and possibility.
Signal: Indicate your readiness to work together.
Package: Assemble potential trades.
Close: Reach final agreement.
Sustain: Make sure what is agreed happens.
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There are deliberately a larger number of stages in this process as it is designed to
break down important activities during negotiation, particularly towards the end. It is an
easy trap to try to jump to the end with a solution that is inadequate and unacceptable.
Note also that in practice, you may find variations on these, for example there may be
loops back to previous stages, stages overlapping, stages running parallel and even out
of order.
The bottom line is to use what works. This process is intended to help you negotiate,
but do not use it blindly. It is not magic and is not a substitute for thinking. If something
does not seem to be working, try to figure out why and either fix the problem or try
something else. Although there are commonalities across negotiations, each one is
different and the greatest skill is to be able to read the situation in the moment and
adapt as appropriate.
Q.4 Explain Classical Conditioning Theory?
Ans. Classical conditioning is a form of associative learning that was first demonstrated
by Ivan Pavlov. The typical procedure for inducing classical conditioning involves
presentations of a neutral stimulus along with a stimulus of some significance. The
neutral stimulus could be any event that does not result in an overt behavioral response
from the organism under investigation. Pavlov referred to this as a conditioned stimulus
(CS). Conversely, presentation of the significant stimulus necessarily evokes an innate,
often reflexive, response. Pavlov called these the unconditioned stimulus (US) and
unconditioned response (UR), respectively. If the CS and the US are repeatedly paired,
eventually the two stimuli become associated and the organism begins to produce a
behavioral response to the CS. Pavlov called this the conditioned response (CR).
Popular forms of classical conditioning that are used to study neural structures and
functions that underlie learning and memory include fear conditioning, eyeblinkconditioning, and the foot contraction conditioning of Hermissenda crassicornis.
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Types
Forward conditioning
Diagram representing forward conditioning
Diagram representing forward conditioning.
The time interval increases from left to right. During forward conditioning the onset of
the CS precedes the onset of the US. Two common forms of forward conditioning are
delay and trace conditioning.
Delay Conditioning
In delay conditioning the CS is presented and is overlapped by the presentation of the
US
Trace conditioning
During trace conditioning the CS and US do not overlap. Instead, the CS is presented, a
period of time is allowed to elapse during which no stimuli are presented, and then the
US is presented. The stimulus free period is called the trace interval. It may also becalled the "conditioning interval"
Simultaneous conditioning
During simultaneous conditioning, the CS and US are presented and terminate at the
same time.
Backward conditioning
Backward conditioning occurs when a conditioned stimulus immediately follows an
unconditioned stimulus. Unlike traditional conditioning models, in which the conditioned
stimulus precedes the unconditioned stimulus, the conditioned response tends to be
inhibitory. This is because the conditioned stimulus serves as a signal that the
unconditioned stimulus has ended, rather than a reliable method of predicting the future
occurrence of the unconditioned stimulus.
The onset of the US precedes the onset of the CS. Rather than being a reliable
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predictor of an impending US (such as in Forward Conditioning), the CS actually serves
as a signal that the US has ended. As a result, the CR is said to be inhibitory.
Temporal conditioning
The US is presented at regularly timed intervals, and CR acquisition is dependent upon
correct timing of the interval between US presentations. The background, or context,
can serve as the CS in this example.
Unpaired conditioning
The CS and US are not presented together. Usually they are presented as independent
trials that are separated by a variable, or pseudo-random, interval. This procedure is
used to study non-associative behavioral responses, such as sensitization.
CS-alone extinction
Main article: Extinction (psychology)
The CS is presented in the absence of the US. This procedure is usually done after the
CR has been acquired through Forward conditioning training. Eventually, the CR
frequency is reduced to pre-training levels.
Q.5 How are culture and society responsible to built value system?
Ans. A value system is a set of consistent ethic values (more specifically the personal
and cultural values) and measures used for the purpose of ethical or ideologicalintegrity. A well defined value system is a moral code. The values identify those objects,
conditions or characteristics that members of the society consider important; that is,
valuable. One or more people can hold a value system. Likewise, a value system can
apply to either one person or many. Groups, societies, or cultures have values that are
largely shared by their members. The values identify those objects, conditions or
characteristics that members of the society consider important; that is, valuable. A
personal value system is held by and applied to one individual only.
A communal or cultural value system is held by and applied to a
community/group/society. Some communal value systems are reflected in the form of
legal codes or law.
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The values of a society can often be identified by noting which people receive honor or
respect. Values are related to the norms of a culture, but they are more general and
abstract than norms. Norms are rules for behavior in specific situations, while values
identify what should be judged as good or evil. Flying the national flag on a holiday is a
norm, but it reflects the value of patriotism. Wearing dark clothing and appearing solemn
are normative behaviors at a funeral. They reflect the values of respect and support of
friends and family. Different cultures reflect different values. "Over the last three
decades, traditional-age college students have shown an increased interest in personal
well-being and a decreased interest in the welfare of others. Values seemed to have
changed, affecting the beliefs, and attitudes of college students. Members take part in a
culture even if each member's personal values do not entirely agree with some of the
normative values sanctioned in the culture. This reflects an individual's ability to
synthesize and extract aspects valuable to them from the multiple subcultures they
belong to. If a group member expresses a value that is in serious conflict with the
group's norms, the group's authority may carry out various ways of encouraging
conformity or stigmatizing the non-conforming behavior of its members. For example,
imprisonment can result from conflict with social norms that have been established as
law.
Q.6 Write short notes on
o Locus of control
o Machiavellianism
Ans. (1) Locus of Control: It is a term in psychology which refers to a person's belief
about what causes the good or bad results in his or her life, either in general or in a
specific area such as health or academics. Locus of control refers to the extent to which
individuals believe that they can control events that affect them. Individuals with a high
internal locus of control believe that events result primarily from their own behavior and
actions. Those with a high external locus of control believe that powerful others, fate, or
chance primarily determine events. Those with a high internal locus of control have
better control of their behavior, tend to exhibit more political behaviors, and are more
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likely to attempt to influence other people than those with a high external locus of
control; they are more likely to assume that their efforts will be successful. They are
more active in seeking information and knowledge concerning their situation.
One's "locus" (Latin for "place" or "location") can either be internal (meaning the person
believes that they control their life) or external (meaning they believe that their
environment, some higher power, or other people control their decisions and their life).
(2) Machiavellianism: Machiavellianism has tremendous influence on modern business
communities, especially in the U.S.A. and European countries. Businessmen today, it is
said, prefer to follow the directions of pragmatism and expediency rather than the
dictates of individual conscience. In principles and practices, Indian management by
and large follows the Western line. Therefore, the question arises whether
Machiavellian influences are perceptibly high on Indian managers. This question is
more relevant in the light of a few surveys conducted on the ethical attitudes of Indian
managers. These identified a clear contrast between their expressed behaviour and
wanted attitudes. The present study on the attitudes of managers from the major cities
of India concludes that Niccolo Machiavelli inspires and influences Indian managers, but
has not become the final determinant in their decision-making.
Machiavellianism is also a term that some social and personality psychologists use todescribe a person's tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain.
Machiavellianism is one of the three personality traits referred to as the dark triad, along
with narcissism and psychopathy. Some psychologists consider Machiavellianism to be
essentially a subclinical form of psychopathy.
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Management Process and Organizational Behavior
Q.1 Halo effect and selective perception are the shortcuts in judging others
Explain.
Ans. The halo effect refers to a cognitive bias whereby the perception of a particular
trait is influenced by the perception of the former traits in a sequence of interpretations.
Edward L. Thorndike was the first to support the halo effect with empirical research. In a
psychology study published in 1920, Thorndike asked commanding officers to rate their
soldiers; Thorndike found high cross-correlation between all positive and all negative
traits. People seem not to think of other individuals in mixed terms; instead we seem tosee each person as roughly good or roughly bad across all categories of measurement.
A study by Solomon Asch suggests that attractiveness is a central trait, so we presume
all the other traits of an attractive person are just as attractive and sought after. The
halo effect is involved in Harold Kelley's implicit personality theory, where the first traits
we recognize in other people influence our interpretation and perception of later ones
because of our expectations. Attractive people are often judged as having a more
desirable personality and more skills than someone of average appearance. Thus, we
see that celebrities are used to endorse products that they have no actual expertise in
evaluating, and with which they may not even have any prior affiliation. The term is
commonly used in human resources recruitment. It refers to the risk of an interviewer
noticing a positive trait in an interviewee and as a result, paying less attention to their
negative traits (or vice versa).
The halo effect has to do with judging or evaluating a person, place, or event by a single
trait or experience. This overall impression can be good or bad but will prejudice our
further involvement with the stimulus. Each of us can remember making a snap
judgment about someone based on a first impression. Often we try to perceive further
interaction with the individual based on this first impression, regardless of whether it
was positive or negative. If this impression is incorrect, it often takes considerable
pressure to concede this fact and break the halo effect. Examples are plentiful in
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business. A plush office convinces us someone is an important person in the
organization and must be taken seriously. A sloppily typed letter by our new secretary
proves to us the individual is going to be an unsatisfactory employee. The halo effect
often shows up most conspicuously on performance appraisals where our overall good
or bad opinion of the workers interferes with our ability to evaluate weaknesses or
strengths accurately on individual job functions.
Selective Perception: Selective perception may refer to any number of cognitive
biases in psychology related to the way expectations affect perception. For instance,
several studies have shown that students who were told they were consuming alcoholic
beverages (which in fact were non-alcoholic) perceived themselves as being "drunk",
exhibited fewer physiological symptoms of social stress, and drove a simulated car
similarly to other subjects who had actually consumed alcohol. The result is somewhat
similar to the placebo effect. In one classic study on this subject related to the hostile
media effect (which is itself an excellent example of selective perception), viewers
watched a filmstrip of a particularly violent Princeton-Dartmouth American football
game. Princeton viewers reported seeing nearly twice as many rule infractions
committed by the Dartmouth team than did Dartmouth viewers. One Dartmouth alumnus
did not see any infractions committed by the Dartmouth side and erroneously assumed
he had been sent only part of the film, sending word requesting the rest. Selectiveperception is also an issue for advertisers, as consumers may engage with some ads
and not others based on their pre-existing beliefs about the brand. Seymour Smith, a
prominent advertising researcher, found evidence for selective perception in advertising
research in the early 1960s, and he defined it to be a procedure by which people let in,
or screen out, advertising material they have an opportunity to see or hear. They do so
because of their attitudes, beliefs, usage preferences and habits, conditioning, etc.
People who like, buy, or are considering buying a brand are more likely to notice
advertising than are those who are neutral toward the brand. This fact has
repercussions within the field of advertising research because any post-advertising
analysis that examines the differences in attitudes or buying behavior among those
aware versus those unaware of advertising is flawed unless pre-existing differences are
controlled for. Advertising research methods that utilize a longitudinal design are
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arguably better equipped to control for selective perception.
Selective perception is the personal filtering of what we see and hear so as to suit our
own needs. Much of this process is psychological and often unconscious. Have you
ever been accused of only hearing what you want to hear. In fact, that is quite true. We
simply are bombarded with too much stimuli every day to pay equal attention to
everything so we pick and choose according to our own needs.
For instance
Selective Perception in Public Assessment of the Press and the Presidential Scandal
Job the press
has done
covering
allegations
Total
%
Republicans
%
Independents
%
Democrats
%%
Excellent/Good 46 61 46 35
Only fair/Poor 51 35 52 61
Don't
Know/Refused
3 4 2 4
Total 100 100 100 100
Question: How good a job are news organizations doing at reporting about the
allegations against?
President Clinton . . . an excellent job, a good job, only a fair job or a poor job?
Source: "Popular Policies and Unpopular Press Lift Clinton Ratings," Pew Research
Center for the People & the Press, News Release dated 2/6/98, p. 4.
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Q.2 Explain Emotional Intelligence.
Ans. Emotional Intelligence (EI) describes the ability, capacity, skill or, in the case of thetrait EI model, a self-perceived ability, to identify, assesses, and manage the emotionsof one's self, of others, and of groups. Different models have been proposed for thedefinition of EI and disagreement exists as to how the term should be used. Despite
these disagreements, which are often highly technical, the ability EI and trait EI models(but not the mixed models) enjoy support in the literature and have successfulapplications in different domains. Substantial disagreement exists regarding thedefinition of EI, with respect to both terminology and operationalizations. There hasbeen much confusion regarding the exact meaning of this construct. The definitions areso varied, and the field is growing so rapidly, that researchers are constantly amendingeven their own definitions of the construct. At the present time, there are three mainmodels of EI:Ability EI modelsMixed models of EITrait EI model
The ability-based modelSalovey and Mayer's conception of EI strives to define EI within the confines of thestandard criteria for a new intelligence. Following their continuing research, their initialdefinition of EI was revised to: "The ability to perceive emotion, integrate emotion tofacilitate thought, understand emotions and to regulate emotions to promote personalgrowth."The ability based model views emotions as useful sources of information that help oneto make sense of and navigate the social environment. The model proposes thatindividuals vary in their ability to process information of an emotional nature and in theirability to relate emotional processing to a wider cognition. This ability is seen to manifestitself in certain adaptive behaviors. The model proposes that EI includes 4 types of
abilities:Perceiving emotions the ability to detect and decipher emotions in faces, pictures,voices, and cultural artifacts- including the ability to identify ones own emotions.Perceiving emotions represents a basic aspect of emotional intelligence, as it makes allother processing of emotional information possible.Using emotions the ability to harness emotions to facilitate various cognitiveactivities, such as thinking and problem solving. The emotionally intelligent person cancapitalize fully upon his or her changing moods in order to best fit the task at hand.Understanding emotions the ability to comprehend emotion language and toappreciate complicated relationships among emotions. For example, understandingemotions encompasses the ability to be sensitive to slight variations between emotions,
and the ability to recognize and describe how emotions evolve over time.Managing emotions the ability to regulate emotions in both ourselves and in others.Therefore, the emotionally intelligent person can harness emotions, even negativeones, and manage them to achieve intended goals.The ability-based model has been criticized in the research for lacking face andpredictive validity in the workplace. EI is too broadly defined and the definitions areunstable.One of the arguments against the theoretical soundness of the concept suggests that
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the constant changing and broadening of its definition- which has come to encompassmany unrelated elements had rendered it an unintelligible concept.Arguing that EI is an invalid concept, Locke (2005) asked: "What is the common orintegrating element in a concept that includes: introspection about emotions, Emotionalexpression, non-verbal communication with others, empathy, self-regulation, planning,
creative thinking and the direction of attention?" He answered by saying: "There isnone." Commenting on the multiple factors that have been included in the definition,Locke asked rhetorically: "What does EI not include?"Other critics mention that without some stabilization of the concepts and themeasurement instruments, meta-analyses are difficult to implement, and the theorycoherence is likely to be adversely impacted by this instability.EI cannot be recognized as a form of intelligenceGoleman's early work has been criticized for assuming from the beginning that EI is atype of intelligence. Eysenck (2000) writes that Goleman's description of EI containsassumptions about intelligence in general, and that it even runs contrary to whatresearchers have come to expect when studying types of intelligence:
"Goleman exemplifies more clearly than most the fundamental absurdity of the tendencyto class almost any type of behaviour asintelligence... If these five 'abilities' define'emotional intelligence', we would expect some evidence that they are highly correlated;Goleman admits that they might be quite uncorrelated, and in any case if we cannotmeasure them, how do we know they are related? So the whole theory is built onquicksand: there is no sound scientific basis".Similarly, Locke (2005) claims that the concept of EI is in itself a misinterpretation of theintelligence construct, and he offers an alternative interpretation: it is not another form ortype of intelligence, but intelligencethe ability to grasp abstractions--applied to aparticular life domain: emotions. He suggests the concept should be re-labeled andreferred to as a skill.
The essence of this criticism is that scientific inquiry depends on valid and consistentconstruct utilization, and that in advance of the introduction of the term EI, psychologistshad established theoretical distinctions between factors such as abilities andachievements, skills and habits, attitudes and values, and personality traits andemotional states. The term EI is viewed by some as having merged and conflatedaccepted concepts and definitions.EI has no substantial predictive valueLandy (2005) has claimed that the few incremental validity studies conducted on EIhave demonstrated that it adds little or nothing to the explanation or prediction of somecommon outcomes (most notably academic and work success). Landy proposes thatthe reason some studies have found a small increase in predictive validity is in fact amethodological fallacy incomplete consideration of alternative explanations:"EI is compared and contrasted with a measure of abstract intelligence but not with apersonality measure, or with a personality measure but not with a measure of academicintelligence." Landy (2005)In accordance with this suggestion, other researchers have raised concerns about theextent to which self-report EI measures correlate with established personalitydimensions. Generally, self-report EI measures and personality measures have beensaid to converge because they both purport to measure traits, and because they are
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both measured in the self-report form. Specifically, there appear to be two dimensionsof the Big Five that stand out as most related to self-report EI neuroticism andextraversion. In particular, neuroticism has been said to relate to negative emotionalityand anxiety. Intuitively, individuals scoring high on neuroticism are likely to score low onself-report EI measures. The interpretations of the correlations between EI
questionnaires and personality have been varied, with the trait EI view that re-intrpretsEI as a collection of personality traits being prominent in the scientific literature
Q.3 A group formation passes through various stages: Explain the various
stages of group formation.
Ans. The formation of some groups can be represented as a spiral; other groups form
with sudden movements forward and then have periods with no change. Whatever
variant of formation each group exhibits, they suggest that all groups pass through six
sequential stages of development. These stages may be longer or shorter for eachgroup, or for individual members of the group, but all groups will need to experience
them. They are forming, storming, norming, performing, mourning and retiring.
The terms are pretty self explanatory. When a group is forming, participants can feel
anxious not knowing how the group will work or what exactly will be required of them.
Storming, as the word suggests, is when things may get stormy. Conflict can emerge,
individual differences are expressed and the leader's role may be challenged. The value
and the feasibility of the task may also be challenged. After the storm comes the calm of
norming, where the group starts to function harmoniously and where participants co-
operate and mutual support develops. This enables the performing stage to occur
where the work really takes off and the group accepts a structure and method for
achieving the common task. When the group retires or adjourns, much learning
happens through informal chat and feedback about the group performance. Tuckman
and Jenson recognise that when groups dismantle themselves and the loose ends are
all tied up, participants often go through a stage of mourning or grieving.
This model is useful to know, so that when your group appears to be going nowhere or
perhaps members are arguing so much that no work can be started, you understand
that this is normal! Most groups go through these phases. Understanding this pattern
empowers you to work towards moving the group onto the next phase
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Activity for individual reflection or as a group discussion following any group activity.
May be used following W1 DGB (Developing Effective Group Behaviour Exercise)
Think of a group that you have recently been involved with. Considering each stage of
its development, can you recall any evidence of these stages?
A Forming
What was the task?
Did you all share the same expectations of the task?
Did you all have the same attitude to working in a group?
Did you feel any anxiety at the outset of the activity?
B Storming
Was there any conflict in the group?
Did you all agree on the means of carrying out the task?
Did you have a leader and was his/her authority challenged?
Did any group members withdraw from the group?
C Norming
Did you move on to agree methods of working?
Did you have a common goal?
Did you cooperate with each other?
Did you work out how to proceed at all? (If not, you were probably still storming.)D Performing
Did everyone take on a functional role to achieve the task?
Did you work constructively and efficiently?
Did the group's activity focus on fulfilling the task?
Did you experience a sense of achievement?
E Retiring/Adjourning
Did you stop abruptly and all go your separate ways or did you finish the task and then
go off together and socialize?
Did you talk about the group and your experience of it?
What sort of issues did you discuss or think about after the group activity?
Was it more or less acceptable to give and receive feedback in a relaxed atmosphere
when adjourning?
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F Mourning/Grieving
Have you experienced the mourning stage following the completion of a show or
project?
Have you ever felt empty or sad when a group activity has finished
Why might some people feel the mourning stage more acutely than others?
How do you deal with your own feelings after the project or show?
Q.4 Power is the ability to make things happen in the way an individual wants,
either by self or by the subordinates. The essence of power is to control over the
behavior of others: Explain what are the various bases of Power?Ans. Power is the ability to make things happen in the way an individual wants, either
by self or by the subordinates. The essence of power is control over the behavior of
others. Managers derive power from both organizational and individual sources. These
sources are called position power and personal power, respectively. Personal power
resides in the individual and is independent of that individual's position.
Three bases of personal power are:
1. Expertise,
2. Rational persuasion,
3. Reference.
Expert power is the ability to control another person's behavior by virtue of possessing
knowledge, experience, or judgment that the other person lacks, but needs. A
subordinate obeys a supervisor possessing expert power because the boss ordinarily
knows more about what is to be done or how it is to be done than does the subordinate.
Expert power is relative, not absolute.
However the table may turn in case the subordinate has superior knowledge or skills
than his/ her boss. In this age of technology driven environments, the second
proposition holds true in many occasions where the boss is dependent heavily on the
juniors for technologically oriented support.
Rational persuasion is the ability to control another's behavior, since, through the
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individual's efforts; the person accepts the desirability of an offered goal and a viable
way of achieving it. Rational persuasion involves both explaining the desirability of
expected outcomes and showing how specific actions will achieve these outcomes.
Referent power is the ability to control another's behavior because the person wants to
identify with the power source. In this case, a subordinate obeys the boss because he
or she wants to behave, perceive, or believe as the boss does. This obedience may
occur, for example, because the subordinate likes the boss personally and therefore
tries to do things the way the boss wants them done. In a sense, the subordinate
attempts to avoid doing anything that would interfere with the pleasing boss-subordinate
relationship. Followership is not based on what the subordinate will get for specific
actions or specific levels of performance, but on what the individual represents-a path
toward lucrative future prospects.
Charismatic Power is an extension of referent power stemming from an individual's
personality and interpersonal style. Others follow because they can articulate attractive
visions, take personal risks, demonstrate follower sensitivity, etc.
Q.5 Explain Organizational Development process
Ans. Organization development (OD) is a planned, top-down, organization-wide effort to
increase the organization's effectiveness and health. OD is achieved throughinterventions in the organization's "processes," using behavioural science knowledge.
According to Warren Bennis, OD is a complex strategy intended to change the beliefs,
attitudes, values, and structure of organizations so that they can better adapt to new
technologies, markets, and challenges. OD is not "anything done to better an
organization"; it is a particular kind of change process designed to bring about a
particular kind of end result. OD involves organizational reflection, system improvement,
planning, and self-analysis. The term "Organization Development" is often used
interchangeably with Organizational effectiveness, especially when used as the name of
a department or a part of the Human Resources function within an organization.
Organization Development is a growing field that is responsive to many new
approaches including Positive Adult Development.
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At the core of OD is the concept of organization, defined as two or more people working
together toward one or more shared goal(s). Development in this context is the notion
that an organization may become more effective over time at achieving its goals.
OD is a long range effort to improve organization's problem solving and renewal
processes, particularly through more effective and collaborative management of
organizational culture, often with the assistance of a change agent or catalyst and the
use of the theory and technology of applied behavioral science.
Organization development is a "contractual relationship between a change agent and a
sponsoring organization entered into for the purpose of using applied behavioral
science in a systems context to improve organizational performance and the capacity of
the organization to improve itself".[citation needed]
Organizational development is an ongoing, systematic process to implement effective
change in an organization. Organizational development is known as both a field of
applied behavioral science focused on understanding and managing organizational
change and as a field of scientific study and inquiry. It is interdisciplinary in nature and
draws on sociology, psychology, and theories of motivation, learning, and personality.
Q6 .Write short note on Stress Management
Ans. Stress management is the amelioration of stress, especially chronic stress.Transactional model Richard Lazarus and Susan Folkman suggested in 1984 that
stress can be thought of as resulting from an imbalance between demands and
resources or as occurring when pressure exceeds one's perceived ability to cope.
Stress management was developed and premised on the idea that stress is not a direct
response to a stressor but rather one's resources and ability to cope mediate the stress
response and are amenable to change, thus allowing stress to be controllable.
In order to develop an effective stress management programme it is first necessary to
identify the factors that are central to a person controlling his/her stress, and to identify
the intervention methods which effectively target these factors. Lazarus and Folkman's
interpretation of stress focuses on the transaction between people and their external
environment (known as the Transactional Model). The model conceptualizes stress as a
result of how a stressor is appraised and how a person appraises his/her resources to
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cope with the stressor. The model breaks the stressor-stress link by proposing that if
stressors are perceived as positive or challenging rather than a threat, and if the
stressed person is confident that he/she possesses adequate rather than deficient
coping strategies, stress may not necessarily follow the presence of a potential stressor.
The model proposes that stress can be reduced by helping stressed people change
their perceptions of stressors, providing them with strategies to help them cope and
improving their confidence in their ability to do so.
Health realization/innate health model
The health realization/innate health model of stress is also founded on the idea that
stress does not necessarily follow the presence of a potential stressor. Instead of
focusing on the individual's appraisal of so-called stressors in relation to his or her own
coping skills (as the transactional model does), the health realization model focuses on
the nature of thought, stating that it is ultimately a person's thought processes that
determine the response to potentially stressful external circumstances. In this model,
stress results from appraising oneself and one's circumstances through a mental filter of
insecurity and negativity, whereas a feeling of well-being results from approaching the
world with a "quiet mind," "inner wisdom," and "common sense".
This model proposes that helping stressed individuals understand the nature of
thought--especially providing them with the ability to recognize when they are in the gripof insecure thinking, disengage from it, and access natural positive feelings--will reduce
their stress.
Techniques of stress management
There are several ways of coping with stress. Some techniques of time management
may help a person to control stress. In the face of high demands, effective stress
management involves learning to set limits and to say "No" to some demands that
others make. The following techniques have been recently dubbed Destressitizers by
The Journal of the Canadian Medical Association. A destressitizer is any process by
which an individual can relieve stress. Techniques of stress management will vary
according to the theoretical paradigm adhered to, but may include some of the
following:
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Autogenic training
Cognitive therapy
Conflict resolution
Exercise Getting a hobby
Meditation
Deep breathing
Nootropics
Relaxation techniques
Artistic Expression
Fractional relaxation
Progressive relaxation
Spas
Stress balls
Natural medicine
Clinically validated alternative treatments
Time management
Listening to certain types of relaxing music, particularly:
New Age music
Classical music
Psychedelic music
Measuring stress
Levels of stress can be measured. One way is through the use of the Holmes and Rahe
Stress Scale to rate stressful life events. Changes in blood pressure and galvanic skin
response can also be measured to test stress levels, and changes in stress levels. A
digital thermometer can be used to evaluate changes in skin temperature, which can
indicate activation of the fight or flight response drawing blood away from the
extremities.
Stress management has physiological and immune benefit effects.[9]
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Effectiveness of stress management
Positive outcomes are observed using a combination of non-drug interventions:
treatment of anger or hostility,
autogenic training
talking therapy (around relationship or existential issues)
biofeedback
cognitive therapy for anxiety or clinical depression