MG6851 Principles of Management QBank

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Anna University

Principles of Management

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Rahim Dyal

EASWARI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
MG6851 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
QUESTION BANK
UNIT I – OVERVIEW OF MANAGEMENT
PART A
1. Define Management.*
2. Differentiate between Management and Administration.*
3. Write some characteristics of management.
4. Who is the father of scientific management?
5. Write Fayol’s fourteen principles of management?
6. Differentiate authority and responsibility.
7. Comment: Management is both – A Science and an art
8. What is Esprit-de-corps?
9. What are management levels?
10. What are the essential skills needs for the mangers?
11. Write the functions of management.
12. What is social responsibility?*
13. Name the three roles of manager.
14. Distinguish between management and administration
15. Distinguish Leader and Manager.
16. Distinguish between planning and organizing.
17. What are the major features of sole proprietorship?
18. Define sole trade
19. What is Joint Stock Company?
20. What are the advantages of cooperative enterprise?
21. What is a co-operative society?
22. What is scientific management?
23. Compare Taylor and Fayol’s principles:
24. Objectives of Management:
25. Explain the Environment factors affecting organisation.
26. How to manage globally.
27. Explain the strategies to be adopted for International Business.
PART B:
1. Explain the principle of F.W.Taylor theory.
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2. Explain Henry Fayol’s Contribution
3. Explain Mgt is an art or science both science and art.
4. Explain the forms of Business Organisations:
5. Explain the Evolution of Management thought.
6. Explain the approaches to management.
7. Explain the roles of management.

UNIT II – PLANNING

PART A:
1. What is planning?
2. Define planning.
3. What are the prerequisites of planning?
4. List the Merits of planning
5. What are the Limitations of Planning
6. What is Financial Planning
7. What are the objectives of planning?
8. List the features of planning:
9. What are the different types of planning?
10. Define Mission
11. Define objectives.
12. Define policies
13. What is meant by strategy?
14. What is a procedure?
15. What are the Features of MBO?
16. List the Merits of MBO.
17. What are the Limitations of MBO?
18. What is TOWS Matrix?
19. What is Strategic Planning?
20. What are CASH COWS and Dogs mean?
21. Define Policy
22. What is the difference between objectives and policies ?
23. What is imposed policies ?
24. List the various types of policies
25. Differentiate the programmed decisions and non-programmed decisions
26. What is portfolio matrix?
27. List out the different between MIS and DSS
28. Explain the importance of planning?
29. Distinguish between controllable and uncontrollable premises?
30. What steps makes the planning premises successful?
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31. Items for Forecasting
32. Mission and Objective
33. List the different levels of strategies?
34. Bounded rationality in decision making
35. Brainstorming
36. Decision making
37. Theories applied in decision making.
38. List the criteria of decision making.
39. What is the need for generating alternatives in decision-making ?

PART B:
1. Explain in detail notes on MBO.
2. What is forecasting and list out the difference between MIS and DSS?
3. Explain Systematic Planning Process:
4. Explain the Characteristics of a sound plan:
5. Give short note on Planning premises
6. What are the elements of planning?
7. Differentiate Strategies vs Policies:
8. Explain Strategic management process:
9. Explain about Rational decision-making.
10. What are the Techniques of decision-making under conditions of uncertainty?
11. Explain Environmental analysis.
12. Explain the term decision and decision-making.
UNIT III – ORGANISING
PART A
1. What is departmentalization?
2. Define staffing.
3. Distinguish between selection and recruitment.
4. What is an organization chart?
5. List the advantages of decentralization.
6. Differentiate delegation and decentralization.
7. What is job analysis?
8. What do mean by orientation?
9. What is span of management?
10. What are the steps in organizing?
11. What are the reasons for conflict between line and staff authorities?
12. Discuss the concept of formal and informal organization.
13. Why are human skills necessary for all managers?
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14. State the importance of performance appraisal.
PART B
1. Explain the important principles of organizing.
2. Explain functional organization. Enumerate the merits and demerits.
3. Explain the concept of Grid Organization.
4. Discuss the essentials of effective delegation of authority. Explain its obstacles.
5. Explain the different factors that determine the degree of decentralization.
6. What factors are considered for choosing pattern of departmentation?
7. What are the steps involved in delegation of authority?
8. Explain the factors that affect the span of control.
9. List and evaluate the external factors affecting staffing.
10. Briefly describe the systems approach to staffing.
11. What is HRD? What is its nature?
12. What are the key characteristics of manager inventory chart? Discuss its
advantages and disadvantages.
13. Explain the process of formulating the career strategy of an employee.
14. Give a detailed comparison among various sources of recruitment on the basis of
cost involved, quantity and quality of personnel and other important
considerations.
15. Describe the various types of tests and interviews usually designed in a typical
selection procedure.
16. What are the main characteristics of OD?
17. What are the factors to be considered for establishing a good appraisal system?
18. Explain how MBO can be used as a performance appraisal tool.
19. What are the possible implications of theories X and Y in staffing, leading and
controlling?
20. What are the merits and demerits of training?
21. Discuss in detail about the various approaches followed in organizations for
manager development.
UNIT IV DIRECTING
PART A
1. What is the meaning of direction?
2. List the elements of directing.
3. Define motivation.
4. What is the importance of communication?
5. Differentiate job enrichment from job enlargement.
6. List the assumptions of theory X and theory Y.
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7. How is creativity different from innovation?
8. What is quality of work life?
PART B
1. Explain Dual model theory.
2. Compare and contrast Maslow and Hertzberg theory of motivation.
3. Explain Vroom’s and Lawlers Expectancy Theory.
4. Explain the merits and demerits of different means of motivation.
5. Enumerate the personality theories of leadership.
6. Enumerate the behavioural theories of leadership.
7. Enumerate the situational theories of leadership.
8. Compare the various styles of leadership.
9. Briefly describe the communication process.
10. List the different channels for transmitting a message. State the merits and
demerits of each.
11. Describe the barriers of communication. Give suitable remedies for each barrier.
12. Discuss the role of electronic media in communication.
13. Explain the term “Grapevine” as a channel of Communication. What are the
benefits to the management?

UNIT V – CONTROLLING

PART A
1. Why do most controls of overall performance tend to be financial?
2. Define productivity.
3. What are the causes for productivity related problems.
4. What is a MNC?
5. What is supply chain management?
6. What are quality circles
7. List the advantages of PERT
8. Compare PERT and CPM
9. List the benefits of budgetary control.
10. What is Management Audit

PART B
1. Explain the features of PERT.
2. What is zero based budgeting? How is it different from traditional budgeting?
3. Explain the traditional and modern techniques of control.
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4. Define budget. What are the important types of budget? Explain how budgets
are used in controlling.
5. What is meant by ROI? Explain the factors determining it. What are its
advantages and limitations?
6. What are the requirements of an effective control system?
7. Explain how direct control is different from preventive control.
8. Explain the principles of preventive control.
9. Explain how OR helps to enhance productivity? What are its limitations?
10. Point out five major differences between a domestic firm and an MNC and
discuss their importance.
11. What advantages do MNC’s have? What challenges must they meet? Give
examples.
12. Compare the management practices in Japan with those in the US.
13. Explain the merits and demerits of Globalization and Liberalization.
14. Explain the role of Information systems in Controlling.

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