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प्रश्न
Explain meaning of principles of management and discuss the nature principles of management.
Explain the nature of principles of management.
Describe the nature of principles of management with the help of any four points.
Explain ‘Cause and effect relationship” as a feature of principles of management.
Write short answer for the following.
What is the nature of principles of management.
उत्तर १
- Universal application: The principles of management are universal in nature. That means they can be applied to all types of organizations, irrespective of their size and nature. Their results may vary and application may be modified but these are suitable for all kinds of organizations. Similarly, they are applicable to all levels of management.
- General guidelines: Management principles provide general guidelines in tackling the organizational situations wisely as well as in solving the problems. They are not rigid. Which management principles are to be applied depends upon the situation, size, and nature of the organization.
- Principles are formed by practice and experiments: The management principles are developed gradually with thorough research work. Systematic observations and experiments are conducted before developing them. The results of such experiments have been developed as a principle after its practice in organizations.
- Flexibility: Management principles are flexible in nature. It means they can be changed or modified according to the situation. Managers can be flexible while implementing principles to suit the requirement. The business situations keep on changing. Management principles can be adjusted or modified and can be used in the organization according to its need.
- Behavioral in nature: Management is a group activity. Management aims at achieving a certain goal through a group of human beings. Management principles are designed to influence human beings. These principles control a group of persons and direct them to achieve the objectives.
- Cause and effect relationship: Principles of management are the base for taking decisions. They determine the cause or reason for a particular effect. For example, payment of good wages and incentives helps in increasing the output of workers or making effective advertisement increases the sale of a product.
- All principles are of equal importance: All principles of management are of equal importance. Those are to be practiced simultaneously to get the best results in the form of achievement of predefined goals. If any specific principle is focused more and others are not followed with the same focus, then it affects the working of the organization.
उत्तर २
The following points highlight the nature of principles of management:
- Universal: Universality of management principles implies that they can be applied to every firm, irrespective of its size, nature or location.
- Act as guidelines: Management principles act as guidelines; they are considered general premises for decision making. However, they do not provide straitjacket solutions to all problems.
- Experiment based: Management principles have been developed through years of research and experimentation; that is why they are technical in nature. They pertain to different working situations and can be modified by managers as per the situations and requirements.
- Behavioral: Management principles aim at influencing the behaviour of individuals; the applicability of these principles varies according to changes in human nature.
- Indicative of cause–effect relationship: As management principles are based on years of experimentation, they provide a definite cause and effect relationship.
- Contingent: Management principles are contingent, as they can be used in different situations depending upon the nature of the manager and the requirement of the situation.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The principle of management explaining about fair payment to workers.
The principle of management which says ‘unity is strength’.
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 Unity of Direction and Order as principles of general management.
Explain briefly Espirit de Corps and Order as general principles of management.
What is meant by 'efficiency' in management?
What is meant by principles of management?
‘Adharshila Vidyalaya’ believes in holistic development of students and encourages team building through a mix of curricular, co-curricular and sports activities. On its Founders’ Day, a stage performance had to be put up. A committee of ten prefects was constituted to plan different aspects of the function. They all decided to use recycled paper for decoration. As there was a spirit of unity and harmony and all members supported each other with mutual trust and belongingness, the programme was systematically planned and executed. Arvind, one of the prefects, realised that unknowingly the group had applied one of the principles of management while planning and executing the programme. He was so inspired by the success of the function, that he asked his father to apply the same principle in his business. His father replied that he was already using this principle.
a. Identify the principle of management applied for the success of the programme.
b. State any two features of management highlighted in the above paragraph.
c. Identify any two values which ‘Adharshila Vidyalaya’ communicated to the society
Explain briefly 'Discipline' and 'Unity of Command' as general principles of management.
Management principles influence .................. .
Write short note on the following.
Any five principles of management.
Top level management and Middle level management
What is Management? Explain the functions of Top level and Lower level management.
what makes principles of management flexible ?
State the main objective of time study.
How is the Principle of ‘Unity of Command’ useful to management? Explain briefly.
Explain the principle of ‘Scalar Chain’ and gang plank.
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.
14 principles of management are developed by ________.
Select the proper option from the options given below and rewrite completed Sentence.
According to the principle of ________ all employees should be given same treatment.
Select the proper option from the options given below and rewrite completed Sentence.
F.W. Taylor is called as the father of ________ management.
Match the correct pairs:
| Group A | Group B | ||
| a | Henry Fayol | 1 | Universal |
| b | Principle of unity of command | 2 | Father of Scientific Management |
| c | Time study | 3 | Specific |
| d | F.W. Taylor | 4 | French engineer |
| e | Management principles | 5 | Study the time required to do a job |
| 6 | German engineer | ||
| 7 | One man one boss | ||
| 8 | Study the body movements of the Worker | ||
| 9 | Father of nation | ||
| 10 | One man many bosses |
Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following:
The one who is known as father of modern management.
Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following.
The principle of management that says the work should be divided into parts.
Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following.
The principle of management explaining the importance of fair payment to workers.
Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following.
The statements of fundamental truth of management.
Write short note on the following.
Nature of management.
Write short note on the following.
Principle of scalar chain
State with reasons whether the following statement true or false:
Principles of management are rigid.
Answer in one sentence.
What is the meaning of principle?
Correct the underlined word and rewrite the following sentence.
Management techniques are applied differently under different conditions.
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 |
What is principle management?
Arrange in proper order.
Coordinating, Staffing, Directing.
Which nature is not present in Principles of management?
Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same:
After completing her Bachelors in Fashion Designing from a well-known college in France, Aditi has opened a boutique in a posh market in Kolkata. She has divided the work in smaller units and each employee is well trained to perform his/her task efficiently. The sales persons are allowed to close a deal with a buyer by giving a maximum of 5 percent discount, whereas the decision to give any further discount rests with Aditi as the final authority.
In the earlier period of her business venture, employees were asked to put in extra hours of work. In return she had promised to give them a special incentive within a year. Therefore, when the business was doing well, she honour her commitment by giving bonus to her employees. She also instructed her employees that communication from top to bottom should follow the official lines of command. However, she tends to be more biased towards her female employees, when it comes to solve the conflicts among employees.
"The sales persons are allowed to close a deal with a buyer by giving a maximum of 5 percent discount, whereas the decision to give any further discount rests with Aditi as the final authority." Identify the principle of Management being followed here:
Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same:
After completing her Bachelors in Fashion Designing from a well-known college in France, Aditi has opened a boutique in a posh market in Kolkata. She has divided the work in smaller units and each employee is well trained to perform his/her task efficiently. The sales persons are allowed to close a deal with a buyer by giving a maximum of 5 percent discount, whereas the decision to give any further discount rests with Aditi as the final authority.
In the earlier period of her business venture, employees were asked to put in extra hours of work. In return she had promised to give them a special incentive within a year. Therefore, when the business was doing well, she honour her commitment by giving bonus to her employees. She also instructed her employees that communication from top to bottom should follow the official lines of command. However, she tends to be more biased towards her female employees, when it comes to solve the conflicts among employees.
“Therefore, when the business was doing well, she honoured her commitment by giving bonus to her employees.” Which principle of management is being highlighted here?
How are principles of management formed?
______ 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?
______ principle of management is being violated if management does not fulfill its promise to increase wages of the workers after the mission is accomplished.
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 |
Principles of management provide managers with useful insights into reality. Which of the following statements explain this appropriately:
The task of getting things done by others is known as management.
Justify the following statement.
Principles of management can be applied universally.
"M/s J.K. Computers’ is a small organisation engaged in assembling of computers. In this organisation, decision making rests with top management while the middle level is involved in only the implementation of plans. On the other hand, ‘Progressive Computers Ltd." is a large company where a number of people from each level are involved in the decision-making process.
The application of the principle of ‘Centra- lisation and Decentralisaton’ is different in the two organisations as the situation in each enterprise is not same.
From the following identify the nature of principles of management:
Explain 'General Guidelines’ as a feature of principles of management.
Principles of management improve the efficiency of employees.
