Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Match the correct pairs.
| Group A | Group B |
| A. Henry Fayol | 1. One Head One Plan |
| B. Principle of Unity of Direction | 2. gangplank |
| C. Nature of principles of Management | 3. to do work in an innovative way |
| D. Principles of Initiative | 4. team spirit |
| E. Principle of Discipline | 5. Father of Modern Management |
| 6. general guidelines | |
| 7. right to take decisions | |
| 8. F W Taylor | |
| 9. remuneration | |
| 10. obey and respect the rules |
Advertisements
Solution
| Group A | Group B |
| A. Henry Fayol | 5. Father of Modern Management |
| B. Principle of Unity of Direction | 1. One Head One Plan |
| C. Nature of principles of Management | 6. General guidelines |
| D. Principles of Initiative | 3. To do work in an innovative way |
| E. Principle of Discipline | 10. Obey and respect the rules |
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Explain any four characteristics of ‘principles of management’.
Explain why is it said that principles of management are 'mainly behavioural' and 'contingent' in nature. Also explain how principles of management 'provides managers with useful insights into reality' and 'helps in thoughtful decision-making'.
Explain briefly Remuneration of Employees and Scalar Chain as principles of general management.
What is meant by 'efficiency' in management?
What is meant by principles of management?
Explain the following principles of management:
Development of Each and Every Person to His or Her Greatest Efficiency.
Top level management and Middle level management
State the features of disaster management.
State any two causes of fatigue that may create hindrance in the employee’s performance.
Bhasin’ limited was engaged in the business of food processing and selling its products under a popular brand. Lately the business was expanding due to good quality and reasonable prices. Also with more people working the market for processed food was increasing. New players were
also coming to cash in on the new trend. In order to keep its market share in the short run the company directed its existing workforce to work overtime. But this resulted in many problems. Due to increased pressure of work the efficiency of the workers declined. Sometimes the subordinates had
to work for more than one superior resulting in declining efficiency. The divisions that were previously working on one product were also made to work on two or more products. This resulted in a lot of overlapping and wastage. The workers were becoming indisciplined. The spirit of teamwork, which
had characterized the company, previously was beginning to wane. Workers were feeling cheated and initiative was declining. The quality of the products was beginning to decline and market share was on the verge of decrease. Actually the company had implemented changes without creating the required infrastructure.
a. Identify the Principles of Management (out of 14 given by Henry Fayol) that were being violated by the company.
b. Explain these principles in brief.
c. What steps should the company management take in
relation to the above principles to restore the company
to its past glory?
Select the proper option from the options given below and rewrite completed Sentence.
F.W. Taylor is called as the father of ________ management.
Write short note on the following.
Nature of management.
Write short note on the following.
Principle of scalar chain
______ is the process of dividing work into manageable activities and then grouping the activities which are similar in nature.
Which of the following statements is false with respect to principles of management?
Match the NATURE of PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT in Column I with their correct EXPLANATION in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (1) | Universal applicability | (i) | Direct but do not provide readymade, straitjacket solutions |
| (2) | General guidelines | (ii) | Not rigid prescriptions, can be modified as per the situation |
| (3) | Flexible | (iii) | Aim at influencing behaviour of human beings |
| (4) | Behavioural | (iv) | Applicable to all types of organizations |
Management principles are very ______ whereas pure science principles are rigid.
Principles of Management are not as accurate as principles of Science because ______.
