Taylor whose thoughts go under the name of scientific management made two assumptions
A. Both 1 and 2
B. Both 1 and 3
C. Both 2 and 3
D. All of the above
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Which of the following activities is associated with coordination of work in the business organisation?
A. Planning
B. Organising
C. Staffing
D. Directing
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Find out correct answer regarding classical theory of organisation?
A. Both 1 and 2
B. Both 2 and 3
C. Both 1 and 3
D. Only 4
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The greatest weakness of the informal organisation is
A. its utter instability
B. its behaviour can be predicted
C. it does not change
D. all of the above
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Match the items of
List I with
List II and choose the correct answer of combination.
List-I List-II
a. The fundamentals of top management
1. Peter F Drucker
b. Middle management
2. RC Davis
c. The essence of management
3. ELF Brech
d. Principles and practice of management
4. Mary Caushing Nile
A. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
B. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
C. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
D. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
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Match the following lists and select the correct answer of matching.
List-I List-II
a. FW Taylor
1. Fair day's pay for fair day's work
b. Henry L Gantt
2. Motion study
c. Frank and Lillian Gilbreth
3. Graphic scheduling for planning and controlling of work
d. Max Weber
4. Bureaucratic organisation
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
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Responsibility always flows from
A. superior to subordinate
B. subordinate to superior
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Ina formal organisation, 'power' is associated with
A. an individual
B. position
C. relationship
D. control
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A/An . . . . . . . . organisation is a network of personal and social relations not established or required by the formal organisation and arising spontaneously as people associate with one another.
A. informal
B. formal
C. partly formal
D. strategic
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The Father of modern management theory is
A. Henry Fayol
B. Taylor
C. Elton Mayo
D. None of these
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Which among the following is also known as cross contact communications?
A. Interscalar communication
B. Intrascalar communication
C. Extra organisation communication
D. Concealed communication
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In . . . . . . . . grapevine, a person transmits the information to a few selected people and some of them pass it on to the select others.
A. cluster
B. gossip
C. probability
D. single strand chain
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Specialised task divisioning takes place at
A. computed structure
B. vertical structure
C. complex structure
D. horizontal structure
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Match the following.
List-I (Organisational Structure) List-II (Advantages)
a. Functional structure
1. Clarity of project objectives
b. Divisional structure
2. Smooth delegation of authority and responsibility
c. Matrix structure
3. Simple and inexpensive
d. Strategic Business Unit (SBU)
4. Ease of fixing accountability
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
C. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
D. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
A. The aim of organising is to help the individuals to works for a common goal
B. Unity of command is a principle of planning
C. The basis of staffing is a principle of planning
D. All of the above
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Which of the following types of control is applied when the work is in progress?
A. Feed forward control
B. Feedback control
C. Concurrent control
D. Regular control
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Which of the following is a type of coordination?
A. External
B. Internal
C. Vertical and Horizontal
D. All of these
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Accent of human relations theory is
A. action-oriented
B. hierarchy-oriented
C. organisation-oriented
D. none of these
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Match the following.
List-I List-II
a. Schemidt
1. Type of technique for controlling
b. Espirit de Corps
2. Element of control
c. Monitoring
3. Taylor
d. Activator
4. Henry Fayol
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
C. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
D. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
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The ability to follow a systematical, logical and thorough approach in decision-making is called
A. Rationality
B. Feasibility
C. Self-efficacy
D. Bounded rationality
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