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Principles of Management Important Questions
Principles of Management Important Questions
Principles of Management – Important questions and past year questions
Unit 1:
Important questions:
1.14 principles of management
2.Principles of scientific management
3.Functions of management
4.Role of managers
5.Managerial theory
Examination questions:
Nov/Dec 06
1.Management – science or art
2.Discuss the step in method study
(Or)
1. 14 principles of management (Fayol)
April/May 07
1.Fayols’ contribution
(Or)
1.Discuss various types of business organisation
Nov/Dec 07
1.Various functions of management
(Or)
1.Scientific principles of management and also mention the features of scientific management.
April/ May 08
1.Sketch a line diagram to the types of business organisation on the basis of ownership
2.What do you understand by joint sector companies? Mention the diagrams for the
formation of joint sector companies and their advantages.
3.Distinguish between private and public limited company
(Or)
1.Briefly explain the classical approach towards management and theory coined by its significant contributors.
Unit 2:
Important questions:
1.Process of setting up objectives
2.MBO
3.Strategic planning process
4.Policy formulation and types of policies Planning premises and its processes
Examination questions:
Nov/Dec 06
1.What is planning? Explain the steps involved in planning
(Or)
1.What are objectives? How will you set the objectives for the manufacturing organisation?
May/June 07
1.Planning is looking ahead and control is looking back. Comment
2.Mention the steps to be followed in the planning process
(Or)
1.Briefly discuss the various tools used for development organisation strategy
Nov/Dec 07
1.Steps in planning
(Or)
1.Discuss the forecasting techniques normally adapted
April/May 07
1.Explain in detail about the various types of plans
2.Discuss the various steps involved in decision making process
(Or)
1.How is management by objectives understood? Discuss briefly the process of MBO
Advantage and disadvantage of MBO
Unit 3:
Important questions:
1.What is organisation and explain departmentation
2.Distinguish line and staff authorities
3.Decent realisation and delegation
4.Source of recruitment and selection process
5.Different types of performance appraisal
Examination questions:
N/D 06
1.Explain the nature and purpose of organisation.
2.Explain the qualitative forecasting
(Or)
1.Explain MBO with a focus of IT industry
A/M 07
1.Departmentation and its strategies.
(Or)
1.Steps in providing appropriate human resources
N/D 07
1.Name the factors determining department and mention the basis of departmentation and give examples
(Or)
1.Explain various techniques in selection process
A/M 08
1.Compare and contrast formal with informal organisation structure
2.Define the term span of management. What do you understand by flat and tall organisation?
3.Briefly discuss the various factors that will influence the span of management.
(Or)
1.What is authority? Why does it exist in an organisation?
2.Explain with example various types of authority and adv and dis-adv of each
3.Briefly discuss about the sources of prospective human resources that are available outside the organisation.
UNIT 4:
Important questions:
1.Behaviour model
2.Motivational model
3.Leadership theory
4.Communication and its barriers.
Examination Questions:
N/D 06
1.Explain the democratic type of leadership
2.with example
3.Discuss the factors of theory of motivation
(Or)
1.Explain how job enrichment helps to maintain competiveness
2.Explain barrier in communication
M/J 07
1.Various types of organisation communication
2.Role of electronic media in the effectiveness of communication
3.Barriers of effective communication
(Or)
1.Describe the relationship of hygiene factors,
2.motivation factors and job enrichment
3.What is natural hierarchy of needs? Explain people’s needs.
N/D 07
1.Explain Maxwell’s theory of motivation.
2.Compare with X – Y theory
(Or)
1.Discuss communication through electronic media for effective business.
A/M 08
1.Is the process of motivating organisational members important to managers?
2.Substantiate your answer with the help of a suitable motivation theory
3.Briefly discuss about the various leadership type
(Or)
1.What is organisational communication? How important is communication to mangers?
2.List and describe micro and macro barriers of effective communication.
3.Discuss they types of formal organisation of communication and explain the general purpose of each type.
Unit 5:
Important questions:
1.MNC
2.Japanese and US management
3.Control and techniques of control
4.Role of IT managers.
Examination Questions:
N/D 06
1.Requirements of effective controlling
2.Role of IT in controlling
(Or)
1.What is productivity? Explains the methods of improving productivity in IT industry
2.Explain the impact of liberalisation quoting examples from software industry
M/J 07
1.Compare and contrast feedback and feed forward methods.
2.Role of computer in handling information
(Or)
1.Compare Japan and US management techniques
2.Briefly discuss about various forms of international business with suitable example
N/D 07
1.What are the steps in controlling process and state the essentials of e\effective controls
(Or)
1.What is budgetary control? Explain its significance
A/M 08:
1.Explain the terms operational management as well as major managerial activities involved in operational management
2.What is controlling. List and discuss various steps involved in controlling process
(Or)
1.What is MNC? List and explain the different attitudes of international managers.
2.Japan Management techniques.
