Match List - I with List - II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :List - I
(Social Scientists) List - II
(Framework Theory)A. McGuire I. Balance Theory of attitude change B. Rokeach II. Framework of cultural dimensions C. Hofstede III. Framework of values D. Heider IV. Matrix of attitudinal change
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
The correct matching is A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I — option 1.
| Scientist | Contribution | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| A. William McGuire | IV — Matrix of attitudinal change | His communication-persuasion matrix sets the inputs of a persuasive message — source, message, channel, receiver, destination — against the successive outputs a receiver must pass through: exposure, attention, comprehension, yielding, retention and action. Persuasion fails if any step fails, however good the message |
| B. Milton Rokeach | III — Framework of values | The Rokeach Value Survey distinguishes terminal values — desirable end-states such as freedom, equality, a comfortable life — from instrumental values, the preferred modes of conduct such as honesty, ambition and responsibility |
| C. Geert Hofstede | II — Framework of cultural dimensions | From a very large IBM employee study: power distance, individualism-collectivism, masculinity-femininity, uncertainty avoidance, and later long-term orientation and indulgence-restraint |
| D. Fritz Heider | I — Balance Theory of attitude change | The P-O-X model: a person (P), another person (O) and an object (X) form a triad that is balanced when the product of the three relations is positive. Imbalance is uncomfortable, and attitudes shift to restore balance — which is why we tend to like what our friends like |
How to solve it. Hofstede with cultural dimensions is the single most familiar pairing in organisational behaviour, and Heider with balance theory is nearly as well known. Fixing C-II and D-I leaves only option 1, without needing to distinguish McGuire from Rokeach.
Why these frameworks matter to management. Hofstede’s dimensions underlie almost all work on cross-cultural management — a leadership or reward practice that works in a low-power-distance, individualist country may fail in a high-power-distance, collectivist one. Rokeach’s survey is used to study person-organisation value fit. McGuire and Heider belong to attitude research, which underpins advertising, organisational communication and change management — all of which are attempts to change attitudes.
Heider is also the origin of attribution theory, the study of how people explain behaviour by internal or external causes — another staple of organisational behaviour.
Hence, the answer is A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I.
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(VRIO Framework criteria)
LIST II
(Domain (HR) Applications)
A.
Value
I.
Edge in terms of skills, knowledge and abilities
B.
Rareness
II.
Teamwork
C.
Imitability
III
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D.
Organisation
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List - I
Employers Attitude
List - II
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(A)
My Boat Attitude
(I)
Get off, if you do not like it.
(B)
Shared Boat Attitude
(II)
It is our own common enterprise, Let us combine our efforts to better it.
(C)
Our Boat Attitude
(III)
We Sail together. Do not rock the boat.
(D)
Your Boat Attitude
(IV)
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