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Management is required in-
Business Organisations
Non Business Organisations
Both (1) and (2)
None of the Above
Successful organisations do not achieve goals by chance but by following a deliberate process called-
Co-ordination
Management
Production
Procurement
Managers at __________ level spend more time in planning and organising than managers at ___________ levels of business.
Top ; Middle
Top ; Lower
Middle ; Lower
Operational ; Middle
Management is the process of getting things done with the aim of achieving goals effectively and efficiently. Process, here in this definition, means-
primary functions
activities
both 1 and 2
neither 1 and 2
Being effective or doing work effectively basically means-
reducing costs
using more inputs
cost benefit analysis
finishing the given task
In management, _____________ is concerned with end results.
Co-ordination
Efficiency
Effectiveness
All of the Above
What is the right sequence of Management functions?
Planning; Organising; Staffing; Controlling; Directing
Planning; Organising; Controlling; Staffing; Directing
Planning; Organising; Staffing ; Directing; Controlling
Planning; Directing; Organising; Staffing; Controlling;
__________ efficiency is associated with _________ effectiveness which is the aim of all managers.
Delayed
Average
Poor
High
Poor management is due to both _____________ and ____________.
Inefficiency and Ineffectiveness
Goals and resources
Aims and Objectives
Efficiency and Effectiveness
Input resources include -
Money and materials
Equipment
Persons required to do a task
All of Above
Identify the concept which means doing the task correctly and with minimum cost.
Effectiveness
Efficiency
Management
Co-ordination
______________ is also increased when for the same benefit or outputs, fewer resources are used and less costs are incurred.
Efficiency
Cost
Effectiveness
Labour cost
At times, business may concentrate more on producing goods with fewer resources i.e. cutting down cost but not achieving the target production. Consequently, goods do not reach the market and hence the demand for them declines and competitors enter the market. This is a case of being -
Effective but not efficient
Efficient as well as Effective
Efficient but not effective
Only Effective
Efficiency focus on Cost whereas Effectiveness focus on -
Time
Profit
Objective
Target
'Different Organisations have different goals.' Which feature of Management is highlighted here?
Management is an Intangible force
Management is multi-dimensional
Management is a goal-oriented process
Management is a dynamic function
'The process of management is a series of composite but separate functions.' Identify the Characteristic of Management highlighted here.
Managment is all pervasive
Management is a continuous function
Management is a complex activity
Management is a group activity
'An organisation is a collection of diverse individuals with different needs.' Highlight the characteristic of Management discussed here.
Management is a group activity
Management is a dynamic function
Management is goal oriented
Management of people
'McDonald, the fast food giant made major changes in its menu to survive in the Indian market.' This example highlights _________ feature of management.
Management is an intangible force
Management is a dynamic function
Management is all pervasive
Management increases efficiency
The main objective of any organisation should be to utilise human and material resources to the maximum possible advantage. Identify the Objective of Management.
Organisational
Personal
Social
Operational
____________ is essential for covering costs and risks of the business. Identify one of the type of objectives of management.
Survival
Profit
Growth
Achievement
Identify one of the type of Objectives of Management which can be measured in terms of sales volume increase, increase in the number of employees or increase in the capital investment.
Satisfaction
Profit
Growth
Survival
Providing employment opportunities to disadvantaged sections of society is an example of _______________ objective of management.
Economic
Social
Personal
Profit
'Through motivation and leadership, the management helps individuals to develop team spirit, cooperation and commitment to group success.' Identify the importance of management highlighted here.
Management creates dynamic function
Mnagament helps in achieving personal objectives
Management helps in development of society
Management increases efficiency
__________ can be acquired through study, observation and experience. Identify the nature of management.
Art
Science
Profession
All of Above
'A manager applies the scientific methods and body of knowledge to a given situation, an issue or a problem, in his own manner.' Identify the Nature of Management.
Art
Science
Profession
Goal Oriented
'Management has its own vocabulary of terms and concepts.' Identify the Nature of Management.
Art
Science
Profession
Discipline
Management is _____________ science.
Pure
Inexact
Basic
Physics
Management principles are ______________ the principles of science.
as behavioral as
as same as
as rigid as
not as exact as
Management as an art and a science are not mutually exclusive, but _______________ each other.
Supplement
Compliment
Substitute
Different
The authority-responsibility relationship binds individuals as superiors and subordinates and gives rise to different levels in an organisation is called-
Delegation
Decentralisation
Levels of Management
Accountabilty
Ramesh is working as Vice President (Sales) in an organisation. Identify the Level of management, Ramesh is working at.
Top
Middle
Lower
Foremen
Radha is responsible for analysis of business environment and its implications for the survival of the firm. Identify the level of management, she is working at.
Middle
Lower
Top
Supervisory
Which level of management is responsible for implementing and controlling plans and strategies?
Top
Middle
Supervisory
Operational
The quality of workmanship and the quantity of output depends on the _____________ of the workers.
hard work
discipline
loyalty
All of Above
Supervisory Management comprises of-
Foremen
Production Manager
President
CEO
Who are called as First Line Managers?
Top Level Managers
Middle Level Managers
Supervisory Management
Operations Manager
The process by which the managers synchronises the activities of different departments is called-
Management
Co-ordination
Co-operation
None of these
'It is the essence of management, for achieving harmony among individual efforts towards the accomplishment of group goals.' Identify the concept.
Co-operation
Interrelated activities
Co-ordination
Management
Identify the process which provides the requisite amount, quality, timing and sequence of efforts which ensures that planned objectives are achieved with a minimum of conflict.
Co-ordination
Management
Planning
Organising
The process of co-ordinating the activities of an organisation begins at the-
organising stage
staffing stage
planning stage
controlling stage
Identify the force that binds all other functions of management.
Intangible force
Co-ordination
Harmony
Co-operation
Identify the process that a manager ensures the orderly arrangement of individual and group efforts to ensure unity of action in the realisation of common objectives.
Planning
Controlling
Staffing
Co-ordination
In the absence of co-ordination, what results is-
happiness
co-operation
chaos
achievement of goals
Providing healthy working conditions and ensuring quality work is the function of-
Top Level Management
Middle Level Management
Lower Level Management
All of these
Why is management also considered as profession?
Profession are bound by code of conduct
Entry to profession is restricted
Well defined body of knowledge
Membership of professional association is compulsory
Management is-
Individual activity
Tangible force
Multi dimensional
Not required in small business organisations
Effectiveness is synonymous with-
Cost Minimisation
Resource control
Goal attainment
Efficiency
To what function of managment is co-ordination associated with?
Planning and Organising
Staffing and Directing
Controoling
All of these
Providing facilities of schools, creches, hospitals is the ____________ objective of management.
Personal
Social
Economic
All of these
Which degree is essential to become a manager?
B.Com.
M.B.A.
M.Com.
None of these
'In an organisation, there may be separate departments of finance, production, marketing or human resources. All these departments may have their own objectives, policies and their own style of working.'
Identify the importance of Co-ordination discussed here.
Growth in Size
Functional differentiation
Specilaisation
Group activity
'Some co-ordination is required by an independent person to reconcile the differences in approach, interest or opinion of the specialists.' Identify the importance of Co-ordination in this statement.
Specialisation
Functional Differentiation
Growth in size
Deliberate function
Co-ordination is needed at ____________ levels of management.
All
Top
Middle
Lower
"Co-ordination is the process whereby an executive develops an orderly pattern of group efforts among his subordinates and secures unity of action in the pursuit of common purpose."
Who gave this definition ?
E.F.L.Brech
McFarland
Theo Haimann
Henry Fayol
"Management is the process of working with and through others to effectively achieve organisational objectives by efficiently using limited resources in the changing environment."
Who gave this definition?
Kreitner
Harold Koontz
Heinz Weihrich
M.Gene Newport
Mita has a successful ice cream business at Bikaner, namely ‘Smartflavours’. Her ice creams are utterly delicious. She makes ice creams from fresh milk and the same are available in a wide range of flavours and packs. She sets viable business objectives and works with the same in mind in order to ensure that the customers will come back for purchasing.
Having the first mover advantage, her business was doing well. To earn higher profits, she started cutting down costs. This would sometimes lead to delay in delivery and the ice cream was not reaching the market in time. Over a period of time, the demand for her ice cream declined and because of it the competitors entered the market. She lost some of her market share to competitors. At the beginning of summer season, she got back to back orders for supply of 4,000 ice cream packs of different flavours for special occasions. To ensure that the task was completed and orders delivered in time she hired additional workers. She was, thus able to produce and deliver the ice cream packs but at a high production cost. While completing activities and finishing the given task for achieving goals, Mita realised that she was ignoring one of the important aspects of management.
Identify the aspects of management that has been ignored by Mita.
Efficiency and Effectiveness
Efficiency and Co-ordination
Co-ordination and Effectiveness
Management and Co-ordination
Management is a complex activity that has three main dimensions. Name them.
Management of work
Management of people
Management of operations
All of Above
Das is the Managing Director of ‘Gamut Ltd.’, manufacturing different varieties of cheese. He has an efficient team working under him consisting of Rajat- the Production manager, Vinay – the Marketing manager and Adit – the Finance manager. They understand and interpret the policies made by Das, ensure that their departments have adequate manpower, assign them the necessary duties and motivate them to achieve the desired objectives.
Identify the level at which the team is working.
Top
Middle
Lower
Operational
Which of the following function is not performed by Supervisory level of management?
Links the workers and the management
To oversee the efforts of the workforce
To ensure that their department has the necessary personnel
Helps in maintaining group unity
Isha is the manager of a large company manufacturing garments for kids. She plans her winter collection in the month of August itself. Then, she ensures that there is adequate workforce. She continuously monitors whether production is proceeding according to plans. She asks the marketing department to prepare their promotional and advertising campaigns also.
Identify the concept of management explained in the above para.
Co-ordination
Functions
Efficiency
Effectiveness
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