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Who has given the system theory of organisation?

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An organisation structure defines how job, tasks are formally divided, grouped and coordinated. Managers need to address six key elements when they design their organisation's structure. Match List I with List II given below.
List I Refers to the six key elements encountered by managers in designing their organisation structure. List II Provides possible answer to address the key elements encountered in organisation designing.
List-I List-II
a. To what degree are activities sub-divided into separate jobs? 1. Span of Control
b. On what basis will jobs be grouped together? 2. Centralisation and Decentralisation
c. To whom do individuals and groups report? 3. Departmentalisation
d. How many individuals can a manager efficiently and effectively direct? 4. Work specialisation
e. Where does decision-making authority lie? 5. Chain of Command
f. To what degree will there be rules and regulations to direct employees and managers? 6. Formalisation

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Some of the ancient control techniques used for controlling are

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Lower level management possess . . . . . . . . skills.

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The right delegated to an individual or a department to control specified processes, practices, policies or other matters relating to activities under taken by persons in other departments is called

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Managerial decision-making refers to

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This managerial function deals with placing right things at right places.

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Departmentation leads to grouping of

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Match the following.
List-I List-II
a. Planning 1. Primary function
b. Directing 2. Supervision
c. Controlling 3. Manpower planning
d. Staffing 4. Break even analysis

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Identify the type of communication network in which the information is communicated from a boss to his subordinate and vice-versa.

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Which of the following is not the classical theorist?

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A solution to a problem that is arrived at through an unstructured process of decision-making is called a

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Match the following.
List-I List-II
a. Henry L Gnatt 1. Theory of Bureaucracy
b. Max Weber 2. Father of Modern/Administrative Management Theory
c. Alex F Osborm 3. Graphic methods of describing plans and harmonious cooperation
d. Henry Fayol 4. Father of brainstorming

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The . . . . . . . . to management was viewed as "a way of thinking about the job of managing that provides a framework for visualising internal and external environmental factors as an integrated whole."

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. Coactive power involves sharing obligations and benefits within a power structure.
2. Coercive power is one group or individual's power over another.

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Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Speed boss maintains the planned speed of production.
2. Gang boss makes the arrangement of men, material and machines for the job.
3. Inspector determines the process of job.
4. Route clerk maintains proper discipline.

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Modem theory of organisation includes

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Experienced managers have a simple and effective way to check whether their goals are good or not they use the acronym 'SMART', which stands for

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One of the advantage of matrix structure is that

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Assertion (A) Scientific management is also called the physiological organisational theory.
Reason (R) Scientific management is concerned with only that range of human behaviour which relates to production.

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