GURU NANAK COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) SHIFT – II

VELACHERY, CHENNAI-42.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
(ACCOUNTING & FINANCE)

PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

QUESTION BANK
UNIT I
Management: Importance – Definition – Is Management art or science or –Is Management
a profession –Functions of Management: POSDCORB Framework by Luther Gullick and
Lyndall Urwick - Role and Functions of Managers - Managerial skills – Levels of
Management – Application of management in various functional areas – Production,
Accounting, Finance, Marketing and Personnel Management. Administrative Management
by Henri Fayol - Scientific Management by F.W.Taylor - Bureaucratic Management by
Max Weber - Human Relations Management by Elton Mayo - Modern Management by
Peter Drucker Approaches to Management - Systems Approach & Contingency Approach
(25 Hours)

Part – A

1. What is Management?

2. Define Management.

3. Write some characteristics of Management?

4. Mention various functions of Management.

5. Define social Responsibility.

6. Who is referred as the father of scientific Management? What is the goal of scientific
Management?

7. Difference between Management and Administration.

8. What is Ethics in Business?

9. Mention the different level of management with its skills required.

10. Mention the elements of Management as an art.

11. Define Functional foremanship.

12. Define scientific Management.

13. What is responsibility?

14. Comment: Management is both –A science and an art

15. What is centralization?

16. What is decentralization?

17. What is Esprit-de-corps?

18. Describe the bureaucratic model of max Webber?

 19. What are interpersonal roles of a manager as suggested by mintzberg?

20. State the informational role of a manager?

21. What do you mean by behavioural sciences movement?

22. Discuss the contribution of Abraham Maslow to management thought?

23. What is system approach?

24. What do you mean by management process school?

25. Compare between Taylor and fayol's contribution?

26. Discuss the contingency approach of management thought?

Part-B

1. Discuss the contribution of Henry Fayol Management.

2. Is Management Art or Science. Comment.

3. Explain the Techniques of scientific Management?

4. Explain the functions, characteristics and importance 0f Management.

5. Explain the role of Managers.

6. Explain the principle of F.W.Taylor theory.

7. What are the four managerial functions and how do they interrelate with each other?

8. Explain three ways of classifying managers

9. State and explain three managerial roles as identified by Henry Mintzberg. Clearly identify

how each is subdivided.

10. Identify five basic management skills and explain the major sources of these skills. Do

managers at all levels require these skills? Explain giving examples.

11. State the features of management?

12. Explain the objectives of management?

 Part-C
1. Explain the different Business organization.

2. Is Management Profession-discuss?

3. Explain the Roles of a manager (Mint berg)

4. Discuss the contribution of F.W. Taylor to management.

5. Explain the Henry Fayol management theory.

UNIT II
Planning- Definition, Objectives of planning - Importance of planning-Types of plans – Decision
making: Nature and significance-Process of Decision making-Types of Decisions.
(10 Hours)

Part – A

1. Define Planning. State any two advantages of planning.

2. Define decision making.
3. What are the objectives of planning?
4. Define “Mission”.
5. What do you mean by a Strategy?
6. Mention different types of plan.
7. List any four quantitative forecasting techniques.
8. Define MBO
9. Mention the three approaches generally adopted by managers in selecting an alternative.
10. Define budgets.
11. Define "policies".
12. What are the factors to be considered while formulating strategies?
13. What is procedure?
14. What is programme?
15. What is planning premises?
16. What are the practices made in making effective premising?
17. Explain the term decision and decision making?
18. How would you evaluate the importance of a decision? (Or) Mention any 2 features of
decision making.
19. Mention the three approaches generally adapted by managers in selections an
alternative?
20. Name any four quantitative forecasting techniques.
21. What is decision theory school?

22. What is single use plans?

23. What is meant by multiple plans?

24. Are rules and procedures the same?

25. What is meant by analysis of problem?

 26. Discuss the marginal theory of decision making?

27. Explain routine and strategic decisions?

Part-B

1. What is planning? Explain the various steps involved in Planning.

2. Define planning and logic of planning.

3. What are the importance and benefits of planning?

4. List the types of plans

5. What are the barriers to effective planning and how the organisation can overcome them?

6. What are the basic steps in the planning process?

7. Define decision making and discus the different types of decisions.
8. What are the conditions under which decisions are made?

9. State the stages in the problem finding process.

10. What is rational model of decision making? What are the steps in the rational problem

solving process?

11. Discuss the process involved in decision making.

12. Explain the nature and purpose of organization.

13. Explain the qualitative forecasting.

14. Explain the importance of performance appraisal on Human Resource

15. Decision making is a solution selected after examining several alternatives-Discuss?

16. Discuss various techniques of decision making?

17. Discuss the technique of group decision making?

Part-c

1. Explain the Planning Premises.

2. Define forecasting. Explain the various forecasting techniques used for decision making
process.

3. Describe the various elements in planning?

4. What are different types of plans?

5. Give an account of various steps involved in planning?

 6. Describe the different objectives of planning?

7. Explain briefly the benefits and weakness of MBO? Or Mention any four advantages

and four limitations of planning.

8. Explain the principle of planning.

9. Describe the various types of decision.
10.

UNIT III
Organizing – Meaning and definition of Organizing, Importance of Organizing, and Principles
of Organizing. Delegation and Decentralization-Span of control:Meaning,Factors affecting
span of control-Types of organizational structure-Line organizational structure –Staff
organizational structure- line and staff – Departmentation -Bases of Departmentation -
Departmentation by functions, Departmentation by products, Departmentation by territories,
Departmentation by customers, Departmentation by process, Departmentation by numbers and
Combined Base Departmentation. (20 Hours)

Part – A

1. What do you understand by effective organizing?

2. Enumerate the advantages of functional organization grouping.
3. What is span of control?
4. What are the advantages of decentralization?
5. What is the purpose of HRM?
6. Distinguish between Authority and Power?
7. What is meant by delegation of authority?
8. Differentiate between effectiveness and efficiency.
9. What are the limitations of Line and Staff?
10. Why is informal organization needed?
11. Define Organizing.
12. How informal organization characteristics differ from formal organization?
13. What is matrix structure?
14. How can we define power?
15. What is line authority?

Part-B

1. What is organising?

2. What are the principles of co-ordination?

3. What factors influence the span of control? Factors that influence organising.

4. Define the terms: Authority, Responsibility, and Accountability? What are the sources of

authority?
5. List the sources of power.

6. What is delegation and what are the reasons for delegation?

7. What are the steps in the delegation process?

8. What are the Classical Principles of delegation?

9. What are the barriers to effective delegation?

10. What are the guidelines for effective delegation?

11. What are the core leadership skills?

12. What are the barriers to effective communication? And suggest measures how

communication be made effective?

13. Compare Theory X and Theory Y

14. Explain the barriers for effective communication.

18. What is meant by Departmentation? Explain the needs and importance of departmentation.

19. Describe the meaning and process of departmentation?

20. Describe the need and signification of departmentation?

21. What is functional departmentation. Give its advantages?

22. What is authority? Describe various sources of authority?

23. Explain the concept of responsibility. How is it different from authority?

24. Describe the meaning and nature of accountability?

25. What are the prerequisites for delegation?

26. Is delegation essential for an industrial undertaking? Which factors determined the degree
of delegation?

27. How can delegation are made effective. Point out the difficulties faced in this process?

Part-c

1. with the help of block diagram, explain the process of management by objectives (MBO).
2. Discuss the merits and demerits of a line and staff organization.
3. List the functions of staffing in HRM. Discuss in detail the steps involved in a selection of
human resources.
 4. Bring out the factors affecting centralization! Decentralization. Also highlight the merits
and demerits of centralization and decentralization with examples.
5. Discuss the Scope of Directing
6. Explain different styles of leadership based on authority.
7. Explain any three theories of Motivation.
8. Define Communication, types of communication

UNIT IV
Staffing & Recruitment –Meaning, Directing-Meaning-Importance of Directing-Leadership-
Styles of leadership - Authoritative leadership (Autocratic), Participative leadership
(Democratic) - Delegative leadership (Laissez-faire) (10 Hours)

Part – A
1. Define staffing.
2. What is mean by resources allocation?
3. Define the Peter Principle.
4. Define: Training.
5. Define Organizational conflict.
6. What is meant by the term directing?
7. List down the human factors in managing?
8. Mention the merits of performance appraisal.
9. Distinguish between creativity and innovation.
10. List the Hierarchy of needs.
11. What are the different motivational theories?
12. List out few leadership traits.
13. Mention any two leadership qualities.
14. Define Motivation.
15. What is job enrichment?
16. Mention the various types of Leadership styles.
17. Name the various types of communication.
18. What is meant by Brain Storming?

Part-B

1. Discuss the scope of Directing?

2. Organization is an important step to achieve enterprise objectives-Explain?
3. What is the need of governing organisation by principles?
4. Explanation various principles of organization?
5. Discuss the features and advantages of formal organization?
6. Organisation is essential for achieving business goals –Explain?
7. Define organisation structure. How is it developed?
8. What are the features of a good organisation structure?
9. What do you understand line organisation. Discuss the merits and demerits of this
organization?
10. Discuss merits and demerits of functional form of organization?
11. Define matrix design. What are its advantages and disadvantages?
12. What is virtual organisation. How is it useful for a business?
13. Write a note on free form organization?
 Part-c

1. Differentiate line & staff authority.

2. Explain the term “art of delegation” with an example.

3. Differentiate recruitment & selection.

4. Explain in detail about MIS?

5. Compare and contrast between feed forward and feedback systems in controlling.

6. Explain the effect of Globalization and Liberalization in the global business environment

with examples.

7. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of decentralization of authority in an

organization?

8. What do you mean by interview. Describe the factors affecting interview?

9. What are the constraints generally faced by an organisation in recruiting employees?

10. What are the sources available to a business firm for recruiting its employees?

11. Describe promotions and transfers as source of recruitment. What are their merits and
demerits?

12. What are the advantages and disadvantages of various sources?

13. Why cannot an enterprise recruit easily the number and kind of personnel it wants?

14. What is the need of a recruitment policy? Explain the principles and pre requisite of an
effective recruitment policy?

15. What is the meaning of a selection process? Discuss the steps involved in it?

16. Explain various tests used in a selection process?

17. What is an interview? What purpose does it serve? Describe various types of
interviews?

18. Explain training, development and education. Is training necessary for employees?

19. How can effectiveness of training be improved?

20. Discuss various methods of imparting training?

21. What is the need of training and development in an organisation. How will you
differentiate between training and development?

22. Discuss the techniques of directing?

 23. Discuss the important feature and principles of direction?

24. What is direction? Explain its role in management of an enterprise?

UNIT V-
Co-ordination: What is co-ordination, Need for co-ordination, Types of co-ordination,
Essential requisites for excellent co-ordination-Controlling: Meaning and Importance,
Functions of controlling, Process of control and types of Control. (10 Hours)

Part – A

1. What is control?
2. Define: Budgetary control.
3. What are the uses of computers in handling the information?
4. Define the term Productivity.
5. Define OR.
6. What is JIT?
7. What is Ethno Centric Organization?
8. What is Globalization?
9. What is preventive control
10. What are the limitations of Budgeting?
11. Describe management as a social process?
12. 'Management is what a manager does ' –explain?
13. Briefly describe the professionalization of management in India?
27. Describe the role of a manager as a coordinator?

Part-B
1. What are the requirements for effective controlling?
2. Explain the steps in the process of controlling.
3. Define control. Why is it necessary?
4. What are the steps in the control process?
5. State and explain the types of control.
6. What are the factors that determine the type of control?
7. What re the qualities of an effective control system?
8. Explain quality control.
9. Discuss the factors which affect the span of control?

Part-C

1. What are the effective steps for direct control and preventive control?

2. Explain the steps in the process of controlling.

3. Discuss the various types of co ordination?

4. What are the limitations of co ordination?