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प्रश्न
Distinguish Between the following:
Planning & Directing.
उत्तर
| Basis | Planning | Directing |
| Meaning | Planning is a psychological process of thinking and deciding in advance what is to be done and how it is to be done. |
Directing is the process of instructing, motivating, guiding and leading people to work to the best of their capabilities in order to achieve the predetermined goals and objectives. |
| Objective | To set goals and choose the means to achieve them. | To get the work done in the right manner. |
| Level of management | Plans are formulated by the top-level management. |
Directions are given by the managers present at every level of any organisation. |
| Order | First function of management. |
Comes after staffing |
| Factors | Internal and external aspects are considered while setting goals. |
Only internal factors are considered in directing |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Management should avoid workers’ participation while making decisions.
Define 'Planning'.
Answer the following question:
Saurabh decided to start a chocolate manufacturing business. He set then a target of earning 10% profit on sales in the first year. As a good businessman, he was concerned about the future of the business, which was uncertain. He gathered information that the demand for chocolates is increasing day-by-day. He used this information as the base for future planning and shared it with his team. On the basis of the gathered information, he scheduled a meeting in the following week to find innovative ways to achieve the objectives.
List the first two steps, which have been followed by Saurabh that are related to the process of one of the functions of management.
State any three points of importance of planning function of management.
Isha Machines was a renowned name for quality sewing machines since 1960. Mr Suresh, the owner of Isha Machines, was worried as the production had declined during the last three months. He directed the Production Manager to find out the reason. The Production Manager ordered the different supervisors to prepare a performance report of the workers working under them.
Identify the step taken by the Production Manager that is related to one of the functions of management.
Differences between Planning and Controlling
State the importance of co-ordinating.
Write a word or a phrase or a term which can substitute the following :
A function where right people are given right jobs.
Write short answer of the following :
Write a note on Importance of co-ordination.
State with reasons whether the following statement TRUE or FALSE:
Directing function is not directly related with human factor
State Whether the Following Statement Are True Or False (Give Reason).
Staffing is not a managerial function.
State Whether the Following Statement Are True Or False (Give Reason).
Staffing is a continuous process.
Planning is concerned with especially ______.
“Grouping similar nature jobs into larger units called departments” is the step in the process of one of the functions of management. Identify the function of management.
An effort to control everything may end up in controlling nothing is related to
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 done effective forecast and critical thinking regarding allocation of resources to reduce wastage." Identify the function of management mentioned here.
'The final step in the controlling process is taking corrective action, but when deviations are within acceptable limits no corrective action is required.'
When and why corrective action is required? State.
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Asha is living in a small village in Rajasthan. Her mother has good culinary skills. Inspired by her mother she joined a course in 'Food and Beverages Production' in Jaipur. After completing her course she asked her mother to open a sweets shop in Jaipur, to which her mother agreed. The business was doing well and had started growing. To expand her business she felt the need for additional personnel. Instead of selecting personnel from any other source she thought of helping her relatives and appointed five of them. But after doing all their efforts she found that none of her relatives were providing satisfactory service leading to lower productivity. Also, the quality of the products started deteriorating. This made Asha realize that the ability of an organisation to achieve its goals depends upon the quality of its human resources. This was ignored by her at the time of selecting the personnel for her expansion of the program. |
- Identify and state the function of management which could have helped Asha at the time of fulfilling her need for additional personnel in the organisation.
- State any three benefits of the function identified in (a) above.
The Government of India in its budget for the financial year of 2021-22 reiterated its support for Electric Vehicle sector. The Government launched several schemes and incentives to boost their demand as well as to motivate manufacturers to invest in the same. Inspired by these incentives and concerned about the environmental impact of gas and diesel- powered engines, Nitin Kothari has set up an electric car manufacturing unit at Bhilwara, He set a target of earning Return on Investment of 10% in the first year itself and forecasted that the demand for electric cars will increase by 20 million in the next few years.
The above case highlights the first two steps of the process of one of the important functions of management.
- Identify the function of management discussed above.
- State the remaining steps required to complete the above process.
