Which of the following is a limitation of decentralisation?
A. Does not aid organisation in adapting to the environment
B. Gives managers more freedom
C. Considerable expense for training managers
D. Adds to burden on top management
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Which of the following is not an important factor in decision-making?
A. The name of the organisation
B. Relevant facts gathered by the staff agencies
C. Attitude of superiors and subordinates
D. Competence and morale of the decision-making
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Which of the following are the principles of scientific management?
1. Different piece rate plan
2. Equal pay for all
3. Cooperation between managers and workers
4. Standardisation of tools and machines
5. Scientific selection of workman
A. 1, 2 and 5
B. 2, 3 and 5
C. 1, 3, 4 and 5
D. 1, 2 and 3
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The main drawback of functional organisation developed by Taylor is that it falls to recognise the
1. scalar principle
2. principle of equity
3. principle of unity of command
4. principle of Espirit de Corps
Which of the following statements are true/false?
A. 1 and 2 are true, 3 and 4 are false
B. 2 and 3 are true, 1 and 4 are false
C. 1 and 4 are true, 2 and 3 are false
D. 1, 2, 3 are true, 4 is false
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Which of the following can be a criticism against human relations theory?
A. Sentimentality and unrealistic desire to make everyone happy
B. Most significantly ignoring economic variables
C. Tender-mindedness
D. All of the above
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Match the following.
List-I (Management Thinkers)
List-II (Contributions)
a. FWT aylor
1. Application of psychology to management
b. Henry Fayol
2. Sociological concept of group behaviour
c. Elton Mayo
3. Time and motion study
d. Hugo Munsterberg
4. 14 principles of management
A. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
B. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
D. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
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In which type of decision, the information system plays a critical role?
A. Unprogrammed decisions
B. Programmed decisions
C. Experience decisions
D. Top-level management decisions
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Scientific management addressed itself to the problem of
A. bottom part of the organisation
B. top management
C. middle level management
D. all of the above
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To achieve vertical linkages, first vertical device is
A. management information system
B. plans
C. rules
D. hierarchical referral
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According to Douglas and Massie, " Management is the process by which a . . . . . . . . group directs action of others towards common goals."
A. cooperative
B. small
C. social
D. large
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The overall goal of scientific management is
A. maximisation of productivity
B. maximisation of employment
C. higher industrial efficiency
D. greater profit to producer
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Which of the following has specialists from different functional departments working on one or more projects that are led by a project manager?
A. Functional organisation
B. Cross-Functional team
C. Matrix organisation
D. Product organisation
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"Hierarchy consists in the universal application of the superior-subordinate relationship through a number of levels of responsibility reaching from the top to the bottom of the structure." This observation is attributed to
A. L Gulick
B. LD White
C. TD Moonev
D. Lyndal Urns CR
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Human relation theory focuses on
A. individuals
B. role of individuals
C. system
D. informal organisation
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. 360° appraisal
1. No boundary organisation
b. Virtual organisation
2. Network organisation
c. Customer priority
3. Inverted pyramid
d. Horizontal organisation
4. Wider span of management
A. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
D. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
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Which of the managerial function is the essence of management?
A. Planning
B. Coordination
C. Communication
D. Directing
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In hospitals, the following type of departmentation is common
A. by function
B. by committee
C. by geographical region
D. all of these
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Who coined the term 'POSDCORB'?
A. L Urwick
B. L Gullick
C. Both combined
D. H Fayol
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Gang plank theory of communication advanced by Henry Fayol is an example of
A. downward communication
B. lateral communication
C. upward communication
D. network communication
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According to Henry Fayol, which of the following statements is correct?
A. Management is a part of administration
B. Administration is a part of management
C. There is no difference between management and administration
D. There is great difference between management and administration
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