Q.10. What are the specialties of managerial functions? Ans: Management functions have got the following special features: - a. Management functions are inter-related and inseparable. b. All the management functions are necessary they cannot be ignored. c. There is no rigid sequence of performance of these functions. d. All managerial functions are performed simultaneously, which make management a complex process. Q.11. List out functions/ Elements of Management. Ans: Functions/Elements of Management: - a. Planning b. Organizing c. Staffing d. Direction e. Controlling Q.12. Who are considered to be the operative
management in an organization? State functions of lower level management?
Ans: - Low level management is considered as operative
management. The first line/operative or low level management includes
supervisors, foreman and Inspectors. They are a link between middle level
management and workers. They have the following functions:
a.
They represent the workers’ grievances before the
management
b.
They procure tools, materials required for the job
c.
They assign duties to workers and guide them in
handling their jobs
d.
They prevent wastage of materials by negligent
workers
Q.13. Who are
considered to be the MIDDLE LEVEL management in an organization? State
functions of Middle level management?
Ans: - Middle management consists
of departmental heads and other executive officers of different departments.
They execute the policies framed by the top management. They are a link between
the top management and supervisory or lower level of management. Functions of
middle level management
a. They plan the operations of their
department
b. They prepare the organizational set
up of their department.
c. Find out suitable personnel and
assign duties to them for execution of their department functions.
Q.14. Who are regarded as
Top Mgt. in a business organization? State any two functions of Top mgt.?
Ans: - Top management is the 3rd line
of management, which consists of Chairman, Directors, Managing Director,
General Manager and other top-level executives required to achieve the goals of
the enterprise. The functions of top management are:
a. Determining objective of the
business.
b. Formulating broad policies of the
business.
c. Taking important decisions.
d. Assembling the resource need to put
the plans into operation.
e. Issuing guidelines to middle level
managers.
Q.15. ABC Company has opened a
school for its employees’ children as well as for the community. Which objective
of management is referred here?
Ans: The
social objective of management is being referred here.
a.
It refers to the
consideration of the interest of the society during managerial activities.
b.
It involves the
objectives, which create the benefits for the society.
c.
Under this
objective manager promises to assure health, safety and price control.
d.
It includes using
environment friendly methods of production, giving employment opportunities and
providing basic amenities like schools to the children of the employees.
Q.16. Write down the
difference between levels of management on the basis of their functions.
Ans:
|
Points of
Difference
|
Top Level
Management
|
Middle Level
Management
|
Supervisory
Level Management
|
|
Time
Range
|
It covers span
of period
|
It covers
intermediate range
|
It is concerned
with short period
|
|
Skills
|
It requires
creative skills
|
It needs
persuasive skills
|
It is concerned
with operative skills
|
|
Evaluation
|
It is difficult
to evaluate its achievement
|
It is less
difficult to evaluate its performance
|
It is easy to
evaluate its performance
|
|
Persons
|
It involves few
persons
|
It concerns
moderate number of persons
|
It is concerned
with large number of persons
|
|
Policy
formulation
|
It is concerned
with the formulation of policies to a greater extent
|
It is
moderately concerned with policy formulation
|
It is least
concerned with policy formulation
|
Q.17. What is co-
ordination?
Ans: Co–ordination
is an orderly arrangement of group efforts to provide unity of action in
pursuit of common purpose.
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