ERODE SENGUNTHAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE

(Autonomous)
Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Permanently Affiliated to Anna University- Chennai,
Accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi &
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore with ‘A’ Grade
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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

Course Name : PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

Course Code : MG6851
Class : IIIRD Semester
Branch : ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Year : 2019 – 2020 (ODD SEM)
R. Senthil Kumar,
Course Faculty : Assistant Professor,
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering.

OBJECTIVES
 To gain the knowledge about the management, definition management function and development of
management thought
 To know the nature of planning and steps in planning, decision making process and MBO
 To accord basic knowledge in line and staff relationship, decentralization, delegation, of authority
 To study the leadership quality styles, types of leadership, effective coordination and motivational
theories
 To understand the concepts of controlling .roll of information in control, performance standards and
measurement of performance

S. No. Question Blooms Course

Taxonomy Outcomes
Level
UNIT-I
INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATIONS
1. 1 Mr. Aruljyothi was a young officer in a nationalized bank in Analyze and
Chennai. He was approached by Mr.Thamizharasan, owner apply 1
of a small textile plant for a loan to renovate his plant. Mr.
Aruljyothi gave him a loan of Rs. 50,000. The bank’s branch
manager, who saw no future in textiles, was shocked at the
loan transaction. He told Aruljyothi to stay close to
Mr.Thamizharasan until money was paid back. Aruljyothi
stuck so close that he became Mr.Thamizharasan financial
adviser. The loan was paid. But Aruljyothi became
Thamizharasan’s partner and resigned his bank job.
Aruljyothi collected information about the textile industry
there was huge scope for the industry. Within six years,
Aruljyothi set up another textile plant to his employees,
Aruljyothi was friendly and highly flexible boss. He
preferred to lead by example rather than tell people how to
do their jobs. However, Aruljyothi committed a big mistake
of not grooming a successor. Therefore, there was a vacuum
 at the top when he had a severe heart attack and died.
Answer the following questions:
i) What were the qualities of Aruljyothi as a Manager?
ii) Discuss the roles played by managers according to
Mintzberg. What roles of the manager did Aruljyothi
play?
iii) Do you think Aruljyothi was successful Manager?
2. 2 Arputhan is a class twelfth commerce student in a reputed
school in Kodaikanal. Poovaragan who is his elder brother who
is doing his Masters in Hospital Administration from
Coimbatore after completing his B.Sc. course. During
vacations when Poovaragan comes homes, Arputhan shows
him his business studies project that he is preparing on the
topic ‘Principles of Management’. Poovaragan tells him that
these principles are also part of MBA course curriculum at the
beginner’s level as they are from the core of management in
practice. But he finds these principles different from those of Analyze
1
pure science. and apply
In the context of the above case:
(i) Outline the concept of Principles of Management
(ii) Why does Poovaragan find the principles of
management different from those of pure
sciences?
(iii)Why do the principles of management for the core of
management in practice? Explain by giving any
two points highlighting the importance of
principles of management.
3. 1
Discuss the effects of globalization and liberalization in Understand
improving organizational growth.
4. Understand and 1
Macro and Micro Environment affects business. Discus. Remember
5. Explain the Global Management methods and how it affects Understand and 1
other countries Remember
6. Explain about Manager Vs Entrepreneur Understand and 1
Remember
7. Explain over view of Management Understand and 1
Remember
8. Describe the various managerial roles and skills Understand and
1
Remember
9. Explain the various management approaches with examples Understand and
by the various 1
Authors Remember
10. Describe various types of Business organization Understand and
1
Remember
11. Contrast the various challenges of management in present Understand and
scenario 1
Remember
12. How the Sole proprietorship, partnership are differing Understand and
1
Remember
13. Compare public and private sector enterprises in details Understand and
1
Remember
14. How the Organization culture affects the business Understand and
1
Remember
15. Brief about the Environment in business Understand 1
16. Describe Current trends in management Understand 1
17. How can you give the solution for various issues in
Management, explain Understand 1
with examples.
UNIT – II
PLANNING
18. Tata group has set its objectives of doubling its objectives
of doubling profit every 3 years and sales revenue every 4
years. Understand
and 2
Answer the following questions:
i) Give your comment on objectives of TATA group. Remember
ii) Give guidelines for objective settings.
19. MBO aims at joint goal setting of superior and subordinate
managers. In an MNC,
Japanese managers involve Indian subordinate managers in
goal settings. Indians feel this practice different because they
are used to traditional objectives settings where in the
managers dictate objectives to subordinates. When Japanese
managers try to involve the Indian subordinate managers in Analyze and
2
goal setting, Indian Managers feel that Japanese managers are apply
not capable of setting objectives by themselves.
Answer the following questions:
i) Discuss the problems faced between Japanese
Managers and Indian subordinate managers.
ii) How can Japanese managers solve the problem?
Discuss the features of MBO.
20.
Policy making is guide to action in Organisation–Demonstrate Understand
and 2
with examples
Remember
21. Administration essentially is a decision-making process:
Elucidate this statement and explain the various types of Analyze and 2
decisions taken by executives apply
22. Describe and develop a plan for constructing a cement
industry Understand
and 2
Remember
23. Explain Evolution of nature and purpose of planning for a Understand and
industry explain 2
With example. Remember
24. Describe Planning process Understand and
2
Remember
25. Explain the Types of Plans with examples
Understand and
2
Remember
26. How Objectives are affecting the business and explain
-Managing by Understand and
2
objectives (MBO) Remember
27. Why the strategies are important and discus about various
types of strategies Understand and
2
Remember
 28. Explain how a Decision Making process in a organization
Understand and
2
Remember
29. Describe Rational Decision Making with examples
Understand and
2
Remember
30. Explain and compare Production and Productivity
Understand and
2
Remember
31. Explain with example for decision Making under different Understand and
conditions 2
Remember
32. What is the need for organizing
Understand and
2
Remember

UNIT – III
ORGANISING
33. Explain about organisation and its structure and explain with Understand
your own and 3
examples. Remember
34. AMNC with headquarters in Canada is in a dilemma to
decide whether to adopt a line or a line and staff
Understand
organization structure. Highlight the advantages of line and 3
and apply
line and staff organization structure. According to you
which structure would be suitable for a huge MNC?
35. XYZ Company has various strategic business Units
such as Textiles, InfoTech,
Understand
pharmaandelectronics.Writeaboutthedifferentformsof 3
and apply
departmentation.Which form of Departmentation is
suitable?
36.
Assume you are posted as HR Manager in a leading Understand and
organization. How will you conduct the recruitment drive for 3
Remember
your company? Give details.
37.
Discuss in detail the various types of training. Employees Understand and
3
prefer off the job training to on the job training. Why? Remember
38. Explain Organization structure about a hospitals
Understand and
3
Remember
39. Explain Nature and purpose of organizing
Understand and
3
Remember
40. Why Organization structure varies company to company
Understand and
3
Remember
41. How groups are formed and compare Formal and informal
groups Understand and
3
Remember
42. Explain Line authority
Understand and
3
Remember
43. Describe Staff authority
Understand and
3
Remember
44. How the Departmentation carried our in an organisation and Understand
explain Span and 3
of control Centralization and Decentralization Remember
45. How to Delegate the authority and explain Selection and
Recruitment – Understand and
3
Orientation process Remember
46. How Career Development makes the organisation
development s Understand and
3
Remember
47. Describe Training Understand and
3
Remember
48. Describe how Performance Appraisal are done in an
organisation Understand and
3
Remember
UNIT-IV
DIRECTING
49. Find out any one Business organization of your own and
explain the Understand and
4
processes of management Remember
50.
XYZ Corporation has a lot of barriers to communication. List Understand and
the possibility of the various barriers. Also suggest the ways 4
Remember
to overcome them.
51. MNCs operate in different countries. How Understand and
4
will they manage cultural diversity? Remember
52. Mr. Karikaalan has worked in a traditional conservative
organization. He shifted to a new organization in a
metropolitan city. The new job profile puts him in a position
to take highly risky decisions. Though he performs well, he Understand and
4
feels that the environment is very risky environment. What Remember
makes the difference between
the two Organizations? Would you advise him to continue in
his job?
53. The country head of Z InfoTech finds it difficult to
communicate to his boss in California. Sometimes it is due to
difference in timings, sometimes due to difference in
meanings of words. Phone lines are noisy and signal breaks Understand and
4
sometimes. What do you think would be the type of barriers Remember
faced by him while
Communication takes place between people of different
countries?
54. Describe how to Motivate the employees Understand and
4
Remember
55. How a Government in a country managing and explain the
strategies Understand and
4
Remember
56. Why job Satisfaction are needed and explain the ways of
making the Understand and
4
employees satisfaction. apply
57. Explain the various theories of motivation Understand and
4
Remember
58. Describe how Motivation Theories are implemented in an
organisation Understand and
4
Remember
59. Why Leadership Styles are differ from others. Understand and
4
Remember
60. Explain various Leadership theories Understand and
4
Remember
61. What is Communication and Barriers to effective Understand and
communication 4
Remember
UNIT – V
CONTROLLING
62.
Mr. Marudhu argues with Mr. Poolithevan expressing his
views on implementing preventive control system. Mr.
Poolithevan emphasizes his views that the organization must 5
continue with feedback control. Mr. Poolithevan fears that the Understand
preventive control system would be costly. Justify the views of and Create
Poolithevan and Marudhu.
63. Mrs. Velunachiyar has run a business for the past 5 years but
is not familiar with marginal costing. By experience, she
knows that her business makes profit, but is not sure of
concepts like break even. she finds it difficult to estimate
Understand
sales required for a particular profit. Explain the concepts 5
and Create
related to breakeven analysis and draw a break-even chart.
Also highlight some ratios
which would help to understand the performance of the
business.
64. Production is essential but productivity is indispensable–
Comment. Highlight the tools and Understand and
5
techniques to measure productivity. Create
65. Assume you are a budget officer and try to orient a trainee on
steps to be followed for implementing a budgetary control Understand and
5
system. Also highlight the advantages and limitations of Create
Budgetary control system.
66. Explain the Process of controlling Understand and
5
Remember
67. Explain Types of control Understand and
5
Remember
68. Describe the Budgetary and non-budgetary control techniques Understand and
5
Remember
69. How to Manage the Productivity in an organization Understand and
5
Remember
70. Why Cost Control is needed & how it helps the employees to Understand and
work effectively 5
Remember
71. What are the ways that Purchase Control can be implemented Understand and
in an Organization 5
Remember
72. How Maintenance Control helps the employees to work Understand and
effectively 5
Remember
73. Describe about Quality Control helps the employees to work Understand and
effectively 5
Remember
74. Define Planning operations helps the employees to work Understand and 5
 effectively Remember
75. What are the importance of electronics media in management Understand and
process 5
Remember
76. What are all the new technology implemented use of Understand and
Management. 5
Remember
77. Explain with example Application of POM in engineering Understand and
5
Remember

Prepared by
Mr. R. Senthil Kumar,
Assistant Professor, Dept. of EEE