53. Which stateme nt concerning job performance is incorrect? A) Job performance

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53. Which stateme nt concerning job performance is incorrect? A) Job performance is the "bottom line" for people at work, and the comerstone tor overall organizational productivity. B) Job performance should add value to the organization's production of useful goods and/or services. C) Job performance is achieved through ?ndividual tradeoms with job satisfaction. D) Job performance should contribute to the accomplishment of organizatio Obieer objectives. E) J ob performance is the quality and quantity of task contributions from the individual or group doing the job. 54. Which of the following statements about the electronic grapevine is/are correct? A) The electronic grapevine can be functional when the information is accurate and useful. B) The elec tronic grapevine can be dysfunctional when the information is false, distorted, or simply based on rumor C) Th D) All of the above. E) None of the above e electronic grapevine speeds messages and information form person to person. 55. A manager is overheard to say: "The best way to manage is to make sure that your response is appropriate to the demands and characteristics of the situation at hand." His point of view is most closely associated with A) Scientific management B) Bureaucracy. C) Contingency thinking. D) Closed-systems thinking. E) Human relations thinking. 56. According to Frederick Taylor, the principal object of management should be A) Achieving the greatest good for society. B) The good of the community D) Profitability. E) Efficiency.

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Q53/Ans:- The Statement C is incorrect as Job Performance need not be necessarily linked to individual trade-offs or compromises on job satisfaction.Infact Superlative Achievements or Job Performance can in fact surely lead to an enhanced level of job satisfaction or motivation.

Q54/Ans:-All of the above or Option D is the correct one as all the statements correctly apply to the electronic grapevine or the use of internet as an information source by Journalists across the globe.There are pros and cons especially linked to the authenticity of the news/info and the degree of adverse impact it may have on the target audience/public which may react to the shared message without confirming on its authenticity.Hence Journalists need to act responsibly on the use of Electronic Grapevine.

Q55/Ans:- Option C is the correct answer as Contingency Management Theory works on the principle of Situational Management which is based on managing or taking decisions based on available Demands and Characteristics of the situation on hand and the most appropriate solution at the point of time.

Q56/Ans:-Option E is the right answer as Frederick Taylor's Principles of Scientific Management were developed in the 1880s and 1890s focused on increasing production and labour efficiency as the key factor during that period.Some of his principles are still useful in Production Planning and Improving Productivity of Manufacturing etc.

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