Management and Entrepreneurship Questions

 

Unit 1

Management

1.  Briefly explain the functions of management
2.  Briefly explain the concept of modern management approaches
3. What are the different roles of a manager?
4. What are the scientific management approaches?
5. Discuss whether management is a science or an art.
6. Define Management and bring out its nature and characteristics.
7. What is administrative management under Early Management Approach.
8. Discuss the Human Relation Movement.
9. What are Objectives and Strategies?
10. Differentiate between Policy and Procedure. 

 

Unit 2

Planning

1. What are the different types of Plans?
2. Briefly explain the steps involved in planning
3. What are “Standing Plans” and “Single Use” plans?
4. Define planning and discuss it’s importance
5. What are the objectives under planning?
6. What are the differences between “Strategic plans “and “Tactical Planning”?

Unit – 3 Questions.

ORGANIZING AND STAFFING

1. Give  four reasons why it is important to study organizations.        (5 marks)
2. What are the six steps involved in the process of an organization (10 marks)
3. Explain the 15 principles of an organization                                  (10 marks)
4. Mention the 5 types of an organization                                         (2 marks)
5. Explain with diagrams:
1. Line Organization                                                            (5 marks)
2. Function and staff organization                                         (5 marks)

    6. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of committee and matrix organization

                                                                                                               10 marks)        

      7.  Explain with diagram the Line and Staff organization.                   (5 marks)

      8  What is Departmentation? Explain briefly the 5 different factors on which

          departmentaion is based.                                                           (10 marks)  

     9. What is  a Committee? Explain the 9 principles of committees    (5 marks)

    10. Explain the 7 types of committees.                                            (5 marks)

    11. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Committees? (10 marks)

    12. What is Centralization and decentralization?                     (2 marks)

    13. What are the 5 principles of Delegation?                    (5 marks)

    14. What is span of Control? Explain with  diagrams the organization with

                        a. Narrow Span

                        b. Wide Span.

           with advantages and disadvantages of each.                                     (10 marks)

   15. What are the 7 factors which determine an effective Span of Control in an  

          organization?                                                                                     (10 marks)    

  16. What is the relationship between Authority and Responsibility?         (2 marks)

  17. Explain what is MBO with advantages and limitations.                     (10 marks)

  18. Explain what is MBE with advantages and limitations.                         (5marks)

  19. What are the 6 phases of MBE.                                                             (5 marks)

STAFFING.

1. What is the nature and importance of staffing. What are the 5 elements of staffing.   

                                                                                                                     (5 marks)                        

2.   What are the 7 functions of staffing?                                                    (7 marks)

3.   Explain in detail the 5 techniques of Selection.                                     (10 marks)

     4. Explain in detail the 8 sources of recruitment.                                       (10 marks).

Unit 5
Entrepreneurship

1. What are the 6 characteristics of an entrepreneur?   (5 marks)

 2. List and explain the 10 qualities of an entrepreneur. (10 marks)
 3. Tabulate the functions of an entrepreneur.                  (5 marks)
 4. What are the different types of entrepreneurship      (10 marks)
 5. Give a comparative study of intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs and
     managers.                                                                   (5 marks)
 6. Who is an intrapreneur? What are the 4 elements of
      intrapreneurship?                                                      (5 marks)
7. What are the 5 stages in an entrepreneurial process? (5 marks)

                                                                                                       

 8. Write a note on the entrepreneurial development in the past and  

       present in India.                                                         (5 marks)
9. List and explain the barriers which limit entrepreneurship.

                                                                                        (5 marks)