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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER 1 ? EXAMINATION ? WINTER 2015
Subject Code:2810005 Date: 30/12/2015
Subject Name: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (PM)
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q. No. Question Text and Option 6
Q.1 (a) The founder of scientific management movement was:
1.
A. Henri Fayol B. F.W. Taylor
C. Elton Mayo D. M.P.Follet
2.
The emphasis of the informal organization is on
A. The position B. role
C. status D People and their
relationship
3.
Autocratic leadership is characterized by
A. Maximum centralization of
authority
B. Unilateral decision
making
C. One way communication D. All of these
4.
The Gantt chart is control device for
A. Maintaining quality B. Arranging floor plans
C. Machine - loading D. Scales forecasting
5.
Unity of command principle of effective direction means:
A. Subordinates should be
responsible to one superior
B. There should be unity
amongst subordinates
C. There should be unity
amongst superiors
D. A superior can supervise
a limited number of
subordinates
6.
A policy is best defined as:
A. An unwritten objective B. A rule
C. A guide to action and
decision making
D. A regulation not be
violated
Q.1 (b) Explain the following terms:
1. Empowerment
2. Figurehead role
3. Change agent
4. Span of control
04
Q.1 (c) Write a short note on BCG portfolio matrix 04
Q.2 (a) Thought contribution of Taylor and Fayol?s principle of
management
07
(b) Define ethics and social responsibility with example and
explain different tools of ethics.
07
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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER 1 ? EXAMINATION ? WINTER 2015
Subject Code:2810005 Date: 30/12/2015
Subject Name: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (PM)
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q. No. Question Text and Option 6
Q.1 (a) The founder of scientific management movement was:
1.
A. Henri Fayol B. F.W. Taylor
C. Elton Mayo D. M.P.Follet
2.
The emphasis of the informal organization is on
A. The position B. role
C. status D People and their
relationship
3.
Autocratic leadership is characterized by
A. Maximum centralization of
authority
B. Unilateral decision
making
C. One way communication D. All of these
4.
The Gantt chart is control device for
A. Maintaining quality B. Arranging floor plans
C. Machine - loading D. Scales forecasting
5.
Unity of command principle of effective direction means:
A. Subordinates should be
responsible to one superior
B. There should be unity
amongst subordinates
C. There should be unity
amongst superiors
D. A superior can supervise
a limited number of
subordinates
6.
A policy is best defined as:
A. An unwritten objective B. A rule
C. A guide to action and
decision making
D. A regulation not be
violated
Q.1 (b) Explain the following terms:
1. Empowerment
2. Figurehead role
3. Change agent
4. Span of control
04
Q.1 (c) Write a short note on BCG portfolio matrix 04
Q.2 (a) Thought contribution of Taylor and Fayol?s principle of
management
07
(b) Define ethics and social responsibility with example and
explain different tools of ethics.
07
OR
2
(b) X company president wants to take group decision along with
its employees for identifying new uses of technology. Advice
the president any two decision making techniques mentioning
the potential benefits as well as limitation of each
07
Q.3 (a) Write short note on management by objective(MBO) 07
(b) What is strategic business unit Explain the line organization
with chart.
07
OR
Q.3 (a) Advantages of partnership and disadvantage of joint stock
company.
07
(b) Define the planning and steps involved in planning 07
Q.4 (a) Explain the difference between centralization and
decentralization. What are the factor influencing
decentralization?
07
(b) Describe in detail Maslow?s hierarchy need with diagram 07
OR
Q.4 (a) Briefly explain the PERT and CPM chart with diagram 07
(b) Discuss the role of budgeting as controlling system. 07
Q.5 Read the caselet and answer the questions:
GSFC is a successful fertilizer company. Its eight refineries
manufacture three main products: fuel, petrochemicals and lubricants.
The products are sold to a variety of customers, all over India, Nepal,
Bangladesh and Pakistan. TheRs20, 000crore company has a workforce
of about 27, 500.Currently, the following major positions report directly
to the M.D Director of Operations, Personnel, Marketing and Finance.
In view of growing competition, the company is thinking about
changing its organization structure. The MD is also thinking of adding
two additional portfolios to the existing structure ie of strategic
planning and R&D.
1) Draw an organization chart showing the current structure and
identify the structure.
2) Draw a proposed chart for changing BPCL?S current structure to a
hybrid structure.
3) Outline the pros and cons of the proposed new structure.
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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER 1 ? EXAMINATION ? WINTER 2015
Subject Code:2810005 Date: 30/12/2015
Subject Name: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (PM)
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q. No. Question Text and Option 6
Q.1 (a) The founder of scientific management movement was:
1.
A. Henri Fayol B. F.W. Taylor
C. Elton Mayo D. M.P.Follet
2.
The emphasis of the informal organization is on
A. The position B. role
C. status D People and their
relationship
3.
Autocratic leadership is characterized by
A. Maximum centralization of
authority
B. Unilateral decision
making
C. One way communication D. All of these
4.
The Gantt chart is control device for
A. Maintaining quality B. Arranging floor plans
C. Machine - loading D. Scales forecasting
5.
Unity of command principle of effective direction means:
A. Subordinates should be
responsible to one superior
B. There should be unity
amongst subordinates
C. There should be unity
amongst superiors
D. A superior can supervise
a limited number of
subordinates
6.
A policy is best defined as:
A. An unwritten objective B. A rule
C. A guide to action and
decision making
D. A regulation not be
violated
Q.1 (b) Explain the following terms:
1. Empowerment
2. Figurehead role
3. Change agent
4. Span of control
04
Q.1 (c) Write a short note on BCG portfolio matrix 04
Q.2 (a) Thought contribution of Taylor and Fayol?s principle of
management
07
(b) Define ethics and social responsibility with example and
explain different tools of ethics.
07
OR
2
(b) X company president wants to take group decision along with
its employees for identifying new uses of technology. Advice
the president any two decision making techniques mentioning
the potential benefits as well as limitation of each
07
Q.3 (a) Write short note on management by objective(MBO) 07
(b) What is strategic business unit Explain the line organization
with chart.
07
OR
Q.3 (a) Advantages of partnership and disadvantage of joint stock
company.
07
(b) Define the planning and steps involved in planning 07
Q.4 (a) Explain the difference between centralization and
decentralization. What are the factor influencing
decentralization?
07
(b) Describe in detail Maslow?s hierarchy need with diagram 07
OR
Q.4 (a) Briefly explain the PERT and CPM chart with diagram 07
(b) Discuss the role of budgeting as controlling system. 07
Q.5 Read the caselet and answer the questions:
GSFC is a successful fertilizer company. Its eight refineries
manufacture three main products: fuel, petrochemicals and lubricants.
The products are sold to a variety of customers, all over India, Nepal,
Bangladesh and Pakistan. TheRs20, 000crore company has a workforce
of about 27, 500.Currently, the following major positions report directly
to the M.D Director of Operations, Personnel, Marketing and Finance.
In view of growing competition, the company is thinking about
changing its organization structure. The MD is also thinking of adding
two additional portfolios to the existing structure ie of strategic
planning and R&D.
1) Draw an organization chart showing the current structure and
identify the structure.
2) Draw a proposed chart for changing BPCL?S current structure to a
hybrid structure.
3) Outline the pros and cons of the proposed new structure.
14
OR
3
Q.5
SUBJECT: MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FOR LOGISTICIANS
The Marketing manager of AMK Enterprises, Roopali Deshmukh (Deshmukh)
stepped out of the conference hall in a pensive mood after an important
meeting called by the CEO. The meeting was attended by the heads of
various departments in the company and was convened to discuss the
targets for the coming assessment year. Deshmukh had a formidable sales
target to achieve and wondered how she would be able to meet those
seemingly impossible goals. This fear was further aggravated by the fact that
the productivity levels of employees in the company had been falling.
Deshmukh was under tremendous pressure from the management to
improve the performance of her team. She also had to deal with the
decreasing levels of employees? morale in her 24-member team. As a first
step, Deshmukh informed her team members about a meeting that she
planned to hold the next day. She then drafted a plan of action that she
intended to discuss with her team.
The next day, Deshmukh began the meeting by informing her team
members about the corporate meeting she had attended. She then said,
?We have a difficult task ahead for this year, and your participation and
involvement is essential to achieve the goals?. She then invited suggestions
from her team members regarding the role to be played by each of them.
The meeting then progressed on to setting of individual targets for by each
team member as, it was felt that this would help in accomplishing the
organizational goals. Specific goals were, therefore, set and agreed upon by
all the team members. The team aimed to increase the organizational profits
by 18% over the next six months. They sketched out a plan of action to
achieve the targets set for the team and decided that they would meet once
every two months to monitor their progress.
Two months later, the team met again and received their progress.
Deshmukh also gave a feedback on the performance of every member of the
team. The team then collectively identified the areas of improvement and
decided upon the measures they would take to overcome their deficiencies.
This continued for the rest of the year. The final review meeting was held
just before the yearly corporate meeting attended by the top management.
The team was surprised to see that they had achieved their targets.
Thus, effective planning and control mechanisms helped the team achieve
their short term goals, and this in turn, helped in the achievement of the
organizational objectives. Besides, the employees were also motivated as
the management gave adequate recognition to their involvement and
participation in achieving team goals. The target to be achieved by the team
was highly challenging. This further motivated the team members as they
had better opportunities to prove their problems solving skills. Thus, the
outstanding performance of the sales team helped the organization achieve
in the long term.
Questions for Discussions:
1. Roopali Deshmukh followed the practice of management by
objectives (MBO) while setting goals for team members. Discuss the
various phases of the MBO process that helped her team achieve its
goals.
2. Explain briefly the process of MBO and the various advantages
of implementing MBO in organizations.
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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER 1 ? EXAMINATION ? WINTER 2015
Subject Code:2810005 Date: 30/12/2015
Subject Name: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (PM)
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q. No. Question Text and Option 6
Q.1 (a) The founder of scientific management movement was:
1.
A. Henri Fayol B. F.W. Taylor
C. Elton Mayo D. M.P.Follet
2.
The emphasis of the informal organization is on
A. The position B. role
C. status D People and their
relationship
3.
Autocratic leadership is characterized by
A. Maximum centralization of
authority
B. Unilateral decision
making
C. One way communication D. All of these
4.
The Gantt chart is control device for
A. Maintaining quality B. Arranging floor plans
C. Machine - loading D. Scales forecasting
5.
Unity of command principle of effective direction means:
A. Subordinates should be
responsible to one superior
B. There should be unity
amongst subordinates
C. There should be unity
amongst superiors
D. A superior can supervise
a limited number of
subordinates
6.
A policy is best defined as:
A. An unwritten objective B. A rule
C. A guide to action and
decision making
D. A regulation not be
violated
Q.1 (b) Explain the following terms:
1. Empowerment
2. Figurehead role
3. Change agent
4. Span of control
04
Q.1 (c) Write a short note on BCG portfolio matrix 04
Q.2 (a) Thought contribution of Taylor and Fayol?s principle of
management
07
(b) Define ethics and social responsibility with example and
explain different tools of ethics.
07
OR
2
(b) X company president wants to take group decision along with
its employees for identifying new uses of technology. Advice
the president any two decision making techniques mentioning
the potential benefits as well as limitation of each
07
Q.3 (a) Write short note on management by objective(MBO) 07
(b) What is strategic business unit Explain the line organization
with chart.
07
OR
Q.3 (a) Advantages of partnership and disadvantage of joint stock
company.
07
(b) Define the planning and steps involved in planning 07
Q.4 (a) Explain the difference between centralization and
decentralization. What are the factor influencing
decentralization?
07
(b) Describe in detail Maslow?s hierarchy need with diagram 07
OR
Q.4 (a) Briefly explain the PERT and CPM chart with diagram 07
(b) Discuss the role of budgeting as controlling system. 07
Q.5 Read the caselet and answer the questions:
GSFC is a successful fertilizer company. Its eight refineries
manufacture three main products: fuel, petrochemicals and lubricants.
The products are sold to a variety of customers, all over India, Nepal,
Bangladesh and Pakistan. TheRs20, 000crore company has a workforce
of about 27, 500.Currently, the following major positions report directly
to the M.D Director of Operations, Personnel, Marketing and Finance.
In view of growing competition, the company is thinking about
changing its organization structure. The MD is also thinking of adding
two additional portfolios to the existing structure ie of strategic
planning and R&D.
1) Draw an organization chart showing the current structure and
identify the structure.
2) Draw a proposed chart for changing BPCL?S current structure to a
hybrid structure.
3) Outline the pros and cons of the proposed new structure.
14
OR
3
Q.5
SUBJECT: MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FOR LOGISTICIANS
The Marketing manager of AMK Enterprises, Roopali Deshmukh (Deshmukh)
stepped out of the conference hall in a pensive mood after an important
meeting called by the CEO. The meeting was attended by the heads of
various departments in the company and was convened to discuss the
targets for the coming assessment year. Deshmukh had a formidable sales
target to achieve and wondered how she would be able to meet those
seemingly impossible goals. This fear was further aggravated by the fact that
the productivity levels of employees in the company had been falling.
Deshmukh was under tremendous pressure from the management to
improve the performance of her team. She also had to deal with the
decreasing levels of employees? morale in her 24-member team. As a first
step, Deshmukh informed her team members about a meeting that she
planned to hold the next day. She then drafted a plan of action that she
intended to discuss with her team.
The next day, Deshmukh began the meeting by informing her team
members about the corporate meeting she had attended. She then said,
?We have a difficult task ahead for this year, and your participation and
involvement is essential to achieve the goals?. She then invited suggestions
from her team members regarding the role to be played by each of them.
The meeting then progressed on to setting of individual targets for by each
team member as, it was felt that this would help in accomplishing the
organizational goals. Specific goals were, therefore, set and agreed upon by
all the team members. The team aimed to increase the organizational profits
by 18% over the next six months. They sketched out a plan of action to
achieve the targets set for the team and decided that they would meet once
every two months to monitor their progress.
Two months later, the team met again and received their progress.
Deshmukh also gave a feedback on the performance of every member of the
team. The team then collectively identified the areas of improvement and
decided upon the measures they would take to overcome their deficiencies.
This continued for the rest of the year. The final review meeting was held
just before the yearly corporate meeting attended by the top management.
The team was surprised to see that they had achieved their targets.
Thus, effective planning and control mechanisms helped the team achieve
their short term goals, and this in turn, helped in the achievement of the
organizational objectives. Besides, the employees were also motivated as
the management gave adequate recognition to their involvement and
participation in achieving team goals. The target to be achieved by the team
was highly challenging. This further motivated the team members as they
had better opportunities to prove their problems solving skills. Thus, the
outstanding performance of the sales team helped the organization achieve
in the long term.
Questions for Discussions:
1. Roopali Deshmukh followed the practice of management by
objectives (MBO) while setting goals for team members. Discuss the
various phases of the MBO process that helped her team achieve its
goals.
2. Explain briefly the process of MBO and the various advantages
of implementing MBO in organizations.
*******
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