PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT - MG2351 QUESTION BANK

UNIT 1 Section A 1. Define Management. 2. Define Productivity. 3. What are the functions of Managers? 4. Write the different levels of Management. 5. What is meant by social audit? 6. What are the effective characteristics of Managers? 7. Define Organization. 8. Compare Management and administration 9. Define efficiency. 10. Give the main importance of management. 11. What do you mean by a Partnership firm? 12. What do you understand by the term Joint Stock Company? 13. Who is (i) an active partner (ii) a sleeping partner? 14. What is a Co-operative Enterprise? 15. What is a Public limited company? Section B (2 Marks )

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1. Explain briefly about the various functions of Management. 2. What are the Henry Fayols 14 principles of management? Explain. 3. Explain briefly about the different factors affecting the organizational environment. 4. Explain the overall development of management thought. 5. Management: Science or Art Discuss. 6. Discuss in detail about the recent trends in management concepts. 7. Explain in detail about the different types of business organization. 8. Write the characteristics and limitations of classical approach. 9. What are the different responsibilities of managers in effective management? Explain. 10. Discuss in detail about the recent trends in management concepts. 11. Outline the various forms of Business organizations.

12. What are the various environmental factors that a manager should consider in an organization? 13. Explain the contributions of F.W.Taylor to Management. 14. What is the role of scientific management in the modern era? Explain 15. Trace the evolution of management with reference to the contributions made by management thinkers.

UNIT - 2 Section A 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 various steps in planning. 7. Define MBO. 8. Define Programs. 9. Define TOWS matrix. 10. What do you understand by decision making? 11. Defining planning premises. 12. Define mission and vision. 13. Name the classification of planning premises. 14. What are the three approaches in selecting an alternative? 15. What is meant by forecasting? Section B (2 Marks )

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1. Explain the overall Decision making process. 2. Explain in detail about the various forecasting methods. 3. Explain the process of MBO. 4. Explain in detail about the TOWS matrix and SWOT analysis. 5. Define policies with its types. Explain the planning premises with types. 6. Explain the relationship of planning and controlling. 7. Discuss in detail about the performance appraisal. 8. Name the classifications of planning practices Discuss. 9. Discuss the various factors affecting the decision making process.

10. Explain briefly about the major kinds of strategies 11. Explain the Process of decision making with neat diagram. 12. Define MBO. Explain the process of MBO with the merits and demerits. 13. Explain the various types of planning. 14. Mention and explain the steps in planning with neat diagram. 15. Explain the planning premises with types

UNIT - 3 Section A (2 Marks ) 1. Define span of management. 2. Give the main difference between the formal and informal organization. 3. List out the steps involved in organizing. 4. What do you mean by Departmentation.? 5. What are the different bases of Departmentation? 6. Define Decentralization. 7. What is meant by organization chart? 8. Define staffing. 9. What is meant by performance appraisal? 10. What is Human Resource planning? 11. What is Empowerment? 12. State the importance of HRM. 13. State the importance of staffing. 14. What are the different bases of power? 15. What is functional authority? Section B

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1. Explain briefly about the various types of Departmentation. 2. Explain briefly about the various types of Organizational structures. 3. Discuss the span of management/managerial effectiveness. 4. Explain briefly about the overall selection process. 5. Discuss briefly the various steps involved in organizing. 6. List out the difference between Formal and Informal organization. Explain. 7. List out the basic activities of human resource development. Discuss. 8. Name the types of centralization. Explain. 9. Explain about the organizational culture.

10. Explain about the human resource planning. 11. Enumerate in detail about the selection process which is widely followed in selecting IT professionals. Also highlight the different techniques used in selection process. (Draw the figure) 12. Bring out the factors affecting centralization / decentralization. Also highlight the merits and demerits of centralization and decentralization with examples. 13. Explain in detail about delegation of authority. 14. What do you mean by Departmentation? Discuss in detail about the different strategies adopted in Departmentation. 15. Explain detail about performance appraisal with neat diagram.

UNIT - 4 Section 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? 11. What is Laissez faire? 12. List out the human factors in managing. 13. What are the steps involved in creative process? 14. How are problems solved by creative tool? 15. What is a SCAMPER tool? Section B

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1. Explain briefly about three theories of Motivation. 2. Explain in detail about the various functions of Leader. 3. Discuss in detail about the Creativity and Innovation. 4. Explain the various types of Leadership with its different styles. 5. Discuss in detail about the process and types of Motivation.

6. Explain the different characteristics of a Leader. 7. List the tools and techniques used in operating management system - Discuss. 8. Explain briefly about Management Information Systems 9. Explain the different barriers and breakdowns of communication process. 10. Explain in detail about the different types of Budgets. 11. Difference between Motivation and Satisfaction. 12. Managing the cultural diversity-Discuss 13. Explain the various organizational culture followed in an organisation. 14. Explain the different types of theories in leadership. 15. Define motivation. Explain the importance of motivation.

Unit 5 Section A 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 Globalization. 7. What is MNC? Give an example. 8. Define Reporting. 9. What are the benefits of IT in controlling? 10. What do you mean by PERT? 11. Mention any two barriers of controlling. 12. Mention the classification of budgeting. 13. Write any two advantages of cost control. 14. What is meant by quality control? 15. What do you mean by economic productivity? Section B (2 Marks )

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1. Explain the difference between Japanese and US Management. 2. Explain in detail about MNCs. 3. Discuss in detail about the techniques used for improving Productivity. 4. Explain the term Reporting.

5. Explain in detail the preventive control mechanism towards achieving a unified global Management theory. 6. Impact of IT in Management concept Discuss. 7. Discuss in briefly about the various functions of MNC. 8. Explain in detail about the Globalization and Liberalization. 9. Explain in detail reporting and ROI. 10. Write down the management concept in MNC and Discuss. 11. Explain in detail the various forms of International business 12. Explain the classification of budgeting. 13. Explain the non-budgetary control techniques. 14. Explain the various types of controls. 15. Discuss in detail about various budgetary control techniques.