Chapter -4 PLANNING

Chapter -4

PLANNING

Qus:1 How does planning provide direction?(Any Three)

Qus:2 The planning function of management is conducted at which level of management ?

 Qus:3 One of the functions of management is considered as a base for all other functions. Name that Function.

Qus:4 : Planning strangulates the initiative of the employees and compels them to work in an inflexible manner”

             Discuss.

Qus:5 Which limitation of planning suggest that the employees stop thinking and become the blind followers of  

            Plan?

Qus:6 A company needs a detailed plan for its new project- construction of shopping mall. What type of plan

           Is it ?

Qus:7 In which type of plan the sequence to perform a job is determined?

Qus:8 Which plans suggest action and non action of employees?

Qus:9 “No Smoking : the statement is related to which type of plan?

Qus:10 Mc Donald does not give its franchise to any other company which is running food business. This is

             Related to which type of plan/

Qus:11 Name the type of plan which serve as a guide for overall business planning and define the future state of

             Affair which the organization strive to realize?

Qus:12 In which step of planning process the planners make prediction and assumptions regarding future?

Qus:13 How should a manager select the best possible course of action?

Qus:14 Without one function of management the controlling function is not possible. Name the concerned     function.

Qus:15 Planning is an activity which enables a manager to look ahead and anticipate changes. Mention the   Benefit of planning highlighted here.

Qus:16 Planning ensures clarity in thoughts and actions, works is carried on smoothly without interruptions .     Which importance of planning is mentioned here?

Qus:17 It helps the manager to look into future and make a choice amount various alternative courses of   Action enumerate the importance of planning indicate here.

Qus:18 Planning lays down the base for other functions of management which feature of planning is

            Highlighted here?

Qus:19 A plan is framed it is implemented and is followed by another plan and so on. Mention the feature of    Planning indicate here?

Qus:20 Which features of Planning is stressed by saying that planning is an intellectual activity of thinking   Rather than doing?

Answers

Ans:1 (a) Planning is goal oriented.

           (b) Continuous process.

           (c ) Pervasive function.

 Ans:2 At all Three Levels.

Ans:3 Planning.

Ans:4 Planning reduces creativity.

Ans:5 Planning reduce creativity.

Ans:6 Programme.

Ans:7 Procedure.

Ans:8 Rules

Ans:9 Rule.

Ans:10 Policy.

Ans:11 Objectives.

Ans:12 Setting up of planning premises for all the alternatives.

Ans:13 Manager should apply permutation and combination.

Ans:14 Planning.

Ans:15 Planning reduces the risks of uncertainty.

Ans:16 Planning reduces overlapping and wasteful activities.

Ans:17 Planning facilitates decision –making.

Ans:18 Planning is a primary function of management.

Ans:19 Planning is continuous process.

Ans:20 Planning is a mental exercise .

 

PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

Chapter -2

 PRINCIPLES OF  MANAGEMENT

  1.       How re principles of management formed?                                                                                       

2.         Why is it said that the principles of management are universal?                                                                   

3.         Why is it said that principles of management are flexible?                                                               

4.         Which principles of management promotes team spirit.?                                                                  

5.         Who was the first to identity functions of management?                                                                 

6.         Which principle of management suggests that a subordinate should receive orders from and be    

accountable to one superior?

7.         Who gave the concept of scientific management? What was his profession?                                   

8.         Which principle of scientific management suggest the introduction of scientific investigation and analysis of management practice?                                                                                                

9.         What is the basis of formation of scientific management?                                                                

10.       Which principle of management is violated if an employee is asked to receive orders from two superiors?                                                                                                                                    

11.       “Workers  should be encouraged to develop and carry out their plans for improvements”. Identify the principle of management formulated by Fayol.                                                                                 

12.       It has been observed that the prevailing situation in an organization is due to the violations of the principle of ‘order’. What might have been your observation?                                                     

13.       Which principle of management is violated when a manager grants one month medical leave to a superior with pay and only one week medical leave to an accountant?                                              

14.       Mohan a manager, expects his colleagues to get work out of subordinates without giving them any powers. Which principle of management is being overlooked and why?                                           

15.       Which principle of management aims at securing the loyalty and devotion of the employees by giving them fair and just treatment?                                                                                                                      

16.       Which principle of management envisages that each group of activities having the same objective must have one head and one plan? Explain the principle with suitable example.                                               

17.       If an organization does not provide the right place for physical and human recourses in the organization, which principle is violated? What are its consequences?                                                                   

18.       The production manager of an automobile company asked the foreman to achieve a target production of 200 units (Scooters) per day. But he did not give him the authority to requisition tools and materials from the store department. Can the production managers blame the foreman if he is not able to achieve the desire target? Explain briefly the principle relating to the situation.                                    

19.       Name and explain that principle of Fayol which suggest that communication from top to bottom should follow the official lines of command?                                                                                               

20.       Identify the technique of scientific management which are described by the statement given below:-       

            i.          When specialists supervise each worker.                                                                               

            ii.         Change in the attitude of workers and management towards one another. From competition to

Co-operation.

iii.                When uniformity is introduced in materials. Machine, tools, method of works and working

conditions after, due research.

21.       Hina & Harish are typist in a company having same educational qualification. Hina is getting Rs.3000 per month and harish Rs. 4000 per month as salary far the same working hour. Which principle of management is violated in this case? Name and explain the principle?                                              

Answers

1.                  They are formed by practice and experimentation.

2.                  Because they can be applied to all types of organization :- business as well as non business, small as well as large, public sector as well as private sectors.

3.                  Because they can be modified by the managers when the situation so demands.

4.                  Esprict De Corps.

5.                  Henri Payol.

6.                  Principle of Unity of command.

7.                  F.W.Taylor gave the concept of scientific management and he was an American mechanical engineer.

8.                  Science, not rule of Thumb.

9.                  Observation & Experimentation.

10.              Principle of unity of Command

11.              Principle of initiative.

12.              people and materials are not in suitable places at appropriate time.

13.              Principle of equity.

14.              Principle of parity of Authority and Responsibility.

15.              Principle of Equity.

16.              Unity of Direction

17.              Principle of Order

18.              No, the production manager can not blame the foreman because he did not give material from the stores department. Since he had no authority, he could not fulfill his responsibility. Also explain principle of Parity of Authority.

19.              Principle of Scalar Chain.

20.              1.   Functional Foremanship.

2.      Mental Revolution

3.      Standardization of works.

21.                  Principle of fair remuneration.