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What is Meant by 'Management'? - Business Studies

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What is meant by 'Management'?

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उत्तर

Management is a process wherein various activities and functions are performed to achieve
the various goals and objectives of an organisation in an effective and efficient manner.

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2014-2015 (March) All India Set 1

संबंधित प्रश्न

'Management is the process of getting things done.' State the meaning of the term 'process' used in this statement.


What is meant by 'Management'?


Explain how management helps in the development of society.


Why is management considered to be a multi-dimensional
concept?


Answer the following question.
Management is a complex activity that has three main dimensions. Explain these dimensions.


List out the management tools.


A manager obtains the required capital at 12% interest while the prevailing rate of interest happens to be10%. How would you describe such a manager?


Successful organisations do not achieve goals by chance but by following a deliberate process known as


Management translates the works to be carried out in terms of goals to be achieved and assigns the means to achieve it. This statement relates to ______.


Discuss the basic features of management as a profession.


Read the following text and answer the following question on the basis of the same:

Simplex Limited had been taken over by Mundhra Group immediately following India's independence. Since then it enjoys a rich record of industry presence and experience. In 2005, with the aim to accelerate growth the company had gone through several rounds of meetings and discussions before launching ERP system to attract large projects. The management had done effective forecast and critical thinking regarding allocation of resources to reduce wastage. For this purpose, the company had laid down multiple courses of action to meet the challenge of adverse situations. In 2008, the company suffered loss in many projects due to the great recession despite taking many cost cutting measures. The management had taken utmost care regarding the possible outcome and timely review of the plans to achieve the set target during that hard time. In 2010 the system implemented successfully which subsequently helped the company to execute numerous projects with precision and timeliness.

"In 2005, with the aim to accelerate growth the company had gone through several rounds of meetings and discussions." What is the objective mentioned here according to the process stated here?


Read the following text and answer the following question on the basis of the same:

Simplex Limited had been taken over by Mundhra Group immediately following India's independence. Since then it enjoys a rich record of industry presence and experience. In 2005, with the aim to accelerate growth the company had gone through several rounds of meetings and discussions before launching ERP system to attract large projects. The management had done effective forecast and critical thinking regarding allocation of resources to reduce wastage. For this purpose, the company had laid down multiple courses of action to meet the challenge of adverse situations. In 2008, the company suffered loss in many projects due to the great recession despite taking many cost cutting measures. The management had taken utmost care regarding the possible outcome and timely review of the plans to achieve the set target during that hard time. In 2010 the system implemented successfully which subsequently helped the company to execute numerous projects with precision and timeliness.

"In 2008, the company suffered loss in many projects due to the great recession despite taking many cost cutting measures." Which limitation of the management process is indicated here?


Read the following text and answer the following question on the basis of the same:

Simplex Limited had been taken over by Mundhra Group immediately following India's independence. Since then it enjoys a rich record of industry presence and experience. In 2005, with the aim to accelerate growth the company had gone through several rounds of meetings and discussions before launching ERP system to attract large projects. The management had done effective forecast and critical thinking regarding allocation of resources to reduce wastage. For this purpose, the company had laid down multiple courses of action to meet the challenge of adverse situations. In 2008, the company suffered loss in many projects due to the great recession despite taking many cost cutting measures. The management had taken utmost care regarding the possible outcome and timely review of the plans to achieve the set target during that hard time. In 2010 the system implemented successfully which subsequently helped the company to execute numerous projects with precision and timeliness.

"The management had taken utmost care regarding the possible outcome and timely review of the plans to achieve the set target during that hard time." Which is the last step of the process mentioned here?


Read the following text and answer the questions given below:

Vinay was the Chief Operating Officer of 'Easy Solutions Ltd.', a company providing advanced software solutions to Indian Defence Services. They had been carrying on business successfully for the last twelve years and earning enough profits. But from the last one year, they realised that though the business is getting big orders which are being fulfilled on time, even then the revenues kept on decreasing. Vinay was not-able to find out where the problem was. He started keeping a close check on the progress of activities as he could sense that something was wrong. He wanted to take some action before any major damage could be done to the business. Vinay appointed a cyber security expert who monitored the company's processes and found out that the computer operator was deleting the entries from the computers and pocketing the revenues. He was caught and handed over to the police. This created an atmosphere of order and discipline in the organisation and helped in minimizing dishonest behaviour on the part of the employees.

What did the analysis by Vinay reveal?


Match the CHARACTERISTICS of management in Column I with their correct EXPLANATIONS in Column II:

  Column I   Column II
(a) Goal-oriented process (i) Management is a complex activity involving management of people, work and operations.
(b) Group activity (ii) Some aims and objectives are the basic reason for existence of an organization.
(c) Multidimensional (iii) Diverse individuals with different needs work together to fulfill the common organizational goal.

"Anyone can be called a manager irrespective of the educational qualification possessed." Identify the characteristic of the profession that Management does not fulfill in the statement being discussed above:


The management of a bag manufacturing company has recently changed. Due to this, an improvement can be felt in the way company functions. Now, targets are met according to plans, whereas, earlier deadlines were never given importance. Now there is orderliness, instead of chaos in the organisation and the employees are happy and satisfied.

From the following identify the characteristic of management which is highlighted in the above case:


Mohan, the manager of a business organisation, is very lax with his employees and subordinates. He does not give them parameters or rules for reporting to work and deadlines for completion of assignments.

Which principle of management given by Henri Fayol is NOT being followed by Mohan?


Guiding or motivating, such as encouraging teamwork in a household, refers to which management function?


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