Organizational Behaviour – II Week 5 NPTEL Assignment Answers 2025

NPTEL Organizational Behaviour – II Week 5 Assignment Answers 2025

1. Which of the following is/are correct about the Interactionist view of conflict?

a. Conflict is a positive force in a group
b. Conflict is essential for groups to perform well
c. A harmonious group may become static with people becoming passive, and adopting a laid-back attitude
d. All of these

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2. State whether the following is True or False.
Low level of conflict leads to effective decision making and high performance.

a. True
b. False

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3. In most cases, task conflict, when clubbed with relationship conflict, is _____________ in nature.

a. Dysfunctional
b. Functional
c. Both of these
d. None of these

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4. In which of the following stages of the conflict resolution process, does the person/party involved in the conflict, aim to satisfy fully the interests of other persons/parties?

a. Cooperativeness
b. Accommodating
c. Collaborating
d. Avoiding

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5. According to Robbins and Judge, the five stages in the conflict process are Potential opposition or incompatibility, ___, Intentions, Behavior and ____.

a. Cognition and personalization, Outcomes
b. Cognition and personalization, Ownership
c. Coordination, Ownership
d. Coordination, Supremacy

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6. State whether the following is True or False.
According to Transactional Analysis, during communication, when a person is in two ego states at the same time, it is known as a multiple transaction.

a. True
b. False

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7. State whether the following is True or False.
As per the Johari Window, the undiscovered self has the maximum potential for conflict.

a. True
b. False

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8. The ________ approach makes use of a third party or an arbitrator to resolve conflict.

a. Win-lose
b. Win-win
c. Lose-lose
d. All of these

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9. A/An __________ is a third party that has the power and authority to pronounce and /or dictate an agreement.

a. Arbitrator
b. Conciliator
c. Middleman
d. Mediator

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10. According to Luthans, flattery is a___________________ negotiation technique.

a. High-risk
b. Low-risk
c. Medium-risk
d. All of these

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