MG1351 – PRINCIPLES OF
MANAGEMENT
Question Bank
Unit 1
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
PART A ( 2 Marks)
1. Define Management.
2. Define Productivity.
3. What are the functions of Managers?
4. Write the different levels of Management with examples.
5. What is meant by Social audit?
6. What are the effective characteristics of Managers?
7. Write any two main difference between Management and Administration.
8. Define Effectiveness.
9. Define Efficiency.
10. Give the main importance of Management.
PART B
1.
Explain briefly about the functions of Managers.
2. What
are the 14 principles of Henry Fayol? Explain.
3.
Explain briefly about the different factors affecting the Organisational
environment.
4.
Explain the Development of Management Thought.
5.
Management : Science or Art – Discuss.
UNIT II
PLANNING
PART
A ( 2 Marks)
1. Define
Planning.
2. Define
Strategies.
3. Define
Objectives and Goals.
4. What
are the different types of Plans?
5. What
is meant by Policies?
6. State
the steps in Planning.
7. Define
MBO.
8. Define
Programs.
9. Define
TOWS Matrix.
10. What do you understand by Decision Making?
10. What do you understand by Decision Making?
PART
B
1.
Explain the Decision Making Process.
2.
Explain briefly about the various Forecasting Methods.
3.
Explain the Process of MBO.
4.
Explain in briefly about the TOWS Matrix.
5. Define
Policies. Give its types. Explain the Planning Premises.(16)
Unit
3
ORGANISING
PART
A ( 2 Marks)
1.
Give the main difference between the Formal and Informal Organisation.
2. Define
Span of Management.
3. What
are all the steps in Organizing?
4.
Discuss “Departmentation”.
5. What
are the different types of Departmentation?
6. Define
Decentralization.
7. What
is the purpose of Organisation charts?
8. Define
Staffing.
9. What
is meant by Performance Appraisal?
10. What
is Human Resource Planning?
PART B
1.
Explain briefly about the various types of Departmentation.
2.
Explain briefly about the types of Organisational Structures.
3.
Discuss the Span of Management/Managerial Effectiveness.
4.
Explain briefly about the Selection Process.
5.
Discuss briefly the various steps involved in Organizing.
Unit 4
DIRECTING
PART
A ( 2 Marks)
1. Define
Leading.
2. What
are the difference between creativity and innovation?
3. Define
Motivation.
4. What
are the elements in the Maslow hierarchy of needs?
5. Define
Leadership.
6. List
out the various styles of Leadership with examples.
7. Define
Communication.
8. What
is meant by downward communication?
9. Define Operations Research.
10. What do you understand by JIT?
9. Define Operations Research.
10. What do you understand by JIT?
MG1351
– PRINCIPLES MANAGEMENT
PART
B
1. Explain briefly
about any three theories of Motivation.
2.
Explain briefly about the various functions of Leader.
3.
Explain in detail about the Creativity and Innovation.
4.
Explain the leadership with its different styles.
5.
Discuss in detail about the process and types of Motivation.
Unit
5
CONTROLLING
PART
A ( 2 Marks)
1. Define
Controlling.
2. What
are the steps involved in the control process?
3. Define
Budgeting.
4. What
is meant by MIS?
5. What
is international business?
6. Define
Globalisation.
7. What
is MNC? Give an example.
8. Define
Reporting.
9. What
are benefits of IT in controlling?
10. What
do you mean by PERT?
PART
B
1.
Explain the difference between Japanese and U.S. Management. (16)
2.
Explain in detail about MNCs.
Productivity.
4. Explain the term ‘Reporting’.
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