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प्रश्न
What is principle management?
उत्तर
The principles used for management of business organisations are called as principles of management.
संबंधित प्रश्न
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 discipline and scalar chain as principles of general management.
Explain briefly Remuneration of Employees and Scalar Chain as principles of general management.
'Aapka 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. 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. Kartik, 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 to the success of the programme.
b. State any two features of management highlighted in the above para.
c. Identify any two values which 'Aapka Vidyalaya' communicated to the society.
What is meant by principles of management?
Explain the following principles of management:
Scalar chain.
Explain the following principles of management:
Harmony, not discord.
Explain the following principles of management:
Development of Each and Every Person to His or Her Greatest Efficiency.
Write short note on the following.
Any five principles of management.
Henry Fayol developed altogether _________ principles of management.
State the features of management.
State the features of disaster management.
State any two causes of fatigue that may create hindrance in the employee’s performance.
Explain the principle of ‘Scalar Chain’ and gang plank.
Explain the technique of ‘Functional Foremanship’ and the concept of ‘Mental Revolution’ as enunciated by Taylor.
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.
Technique of study of ________ concentrates on the body movements of the worker.
Select the proper option from the options given below and rewrite completed Sentence.
Principle that focuses on complete change in the attitude of the employees is known as the principle of ________.
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 which says unity is strength.
Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following.
The principle of scientific management which explains the use of scientific methods to determine the activity performed by the employee.
Write short note on the following.
Nature of management.
Match the pairs.
| Group A |
Group B |
| A) Henry Fayol |
1) Eight Foremen |
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B) Principle of Unity of Direction |
2) F.W. Taylor |
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C) Principle of Management |
3) Proper division of all activities |
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D) Scientific Management Theory |
4) General guidelines |
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E) Functional Organization |
5) A place for everything and everything in its place |
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6) One head-one plan |
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7) Low wage rate |
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8) Harmony between the employee and management |
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9) German engineer |
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10) Modern Management |
Correct the underlined word and rewrite the following sentence.
Management techniques are applied differently under different conditions.
Principles of management cannot be ______.
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:
Principles of management are NOT
How are the Management principles derived?
Management principles are contingent or dependent upon the situations prevailing in the organization. Which is the correct explanation associated with this statement?
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:
Match the correct pairs:
| Group ‘A’ | Group ‘B’ | ||
| (a) | Henry Fayol | (1) | It is the process of instructing, guiding, communicating and motivating |
| (b) | Directing | (2) | Scientific Management theory |
| (c) | Responsibility towards Government | (3) | It is the process of recruiting, selecting, placing and remunerating |
| (d) | Digital cash | (4) | To earn profit |
| (e) | Monopoly | (5) | Respecting rules and regulations |
| (6) | Exist only in cyber space | ||
| (7) | Exist everywhere | ||
| (8) | Single buyer | ||
| (9) | Modern management theory | ||
| (10) | Single seller |
"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.
