Aiou Management Theory and Practice Important Questions (Examination focus)

 

1. Contract programmed and un-programmed decisions.Giving an example of each.
2. Differentiate between classical and behavioral approach of management.
3. Why coordination is important for effective management? Describe the three basic approaches to achieving effective coordination.
4. What future of leadership theory you foresee in the 21th century? Give your answer with reasoning.
5. Explain the trait approach of leadership.
6. What is the difference between a manager and leader? Explain.
7. How are planning and control linked?is control linked to the other management functions? Explain
8. What is planning? How does environmental uncertainty effect planning?
9. Discuss the scope,role and importance of management.
10. Discuss with examples,various functioned of management.
11. What do you understand by scientific management?also discuss aims and objectives of scientific management.
12. Discuss various types of coordination and also explain various steps involved in effective coordination.
13. What are various characteristics of sound planning?also state the limitations of planning.
14. Write short notes on the followings
1. Strategic management and importance
2. Role and importance of budgeting in business
3. Matrix organization
4. Tactical planning
5. Environmental scanning for business planning
6. Role of grapevine in communication
15. Discuss with examples,decision making process with reference to problem solving.also discuss results of irrational decisions.
16. Compare and contract the classical approach with the behavioral approach of management.
17. Give a comprehensive definition of a decision and enlist the different types of decisions.
18. Discuss the decision making process and explain the decision making tools.
19. Enlist and explain different types of plan.
20. Discuss the planning briefly.
21. How would you define organization?
22. What is the relationship between authority,responsibility and accountability.
23. How does leadership differ from management?
24. What is organizational communication?how can managers encourage the flow of formal organizational communication?
25. Write short notes on the followings
1. a)motivation
2. b)organizational change
26. Explain the relationship between planning and controlling.
27. Define the term budget.how can managers use a budget to control an organization?
28. How does the management science school differ from the behavioral school of management.
29. What does globalization mean for managers?
30. Why are cultural differences important for organizations competing globally?
31. What are the major causes of poor planning in an organization? Give some practical examples to substantiate your answer.
32. Why managers do not delegate authority? Which measures can be adopted to decrease this reluctance?
33. “No matter how much material resources an organization has,these things can not be used effectively unless there is a highly motivated team behind them”discuss
34. Define control.what are the requirements of an adequate and effective control system? Enlist merits and demerits of financial control.
35. “WE NEED LEADERS NOT MANAGERS” critically evaluate the statement.
36. Define the term management? what are the basic functions of management? Discuss!
37. What are the four basic stages in the rational model of decision making and problem solving?discuss
38. Discuss Michael Porter’s five forces model of corporate strategy.
39. Explain the path-goal theory of leadership.according to this theory, How do managers with different leadership styles differ in their ability to influence or reward subordinates?
40. What is functional structure? how is different from a product market structure?what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
41. What is motivation? and why it is important
42. What does equity theory suggest about motivation,performance & satisfaction of individuals in the organization?
43. Define the term communication? Explain the model of communication process.
44. “Management is a goal oriented process”. Comment
45. Briefly explain the various types of plans.
46. Critically examine the Herzberg’s theory of motivation.
47. Briefly review the concept of organizational culture.
48. Write note on the followings
1. Brain storming
2. Teleconferencing
3. Grapevine communication
4. Risk analysis
5. Decision trees
6. Halo effect
49. What may be the major reasons of organizational conflict? How would you deal with such conflicts?
50. How can the symptoms of stress be recognized? and what action can be taken to reduce stress in jobs?
51. Discuss the various requirements of effective appraisal systems?
52. The development of management thought had been determined by times and conditions.do you agree or disagree with statement? Discuss
53. Why decision making process is described as the essence of a Manager’s job?
54. How might the Organization's culture influence the way in which managers make decisions?
55. How is scanning the environment related to forecasting?
56. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Quantitative planning tools and techniques?
57. Why is organizing important? Elaborate!
58. Which is more efficient,A wide or Narrow span of control? Why?
59. Why must a manager be an effective leader?
60. Can we say that the masculine or feminine leadership style are better? Why or why not?
61. What motivates you to perform really well at some tasks?explain by using any of the motivation theories
62. What is conflict? Is conflict bad or good or both for an organization? What are the five primary conflict resolution techniques?
63. Describe the steps of control process.which step in the control process do you think is likely to be the most difficult?why?
64. Contract the four management functions with Mintzbergs ten roles. and what are the similarities and differences between managers at different organizational levels?
65. Describe the Hawthorne studies and their contribution to management practice.how did the industrial revolution increase the need for a formal theory of management.
66. How can pressure groups constrain managerial discretion? and does culture affect a manager’s execution of the four managerial functions
67. How do characteristics of a country’s economic environmental influence management practice?
68. Contract formal and informal planning.what are some drawback of planning.
69. How does new environmental uncertainty affect planning?
70. How can benchmarking improve the quality of an organization’s product or processes? and what is the significance of the critical path in a PERT network?
71. What is the goal of orientation? what is the purpose of having an effective and comprehensive organizational reward system.
72. How can an MIS assist a manager in the control function? what are the steps implementing an MIS? and explain why financial controls are important

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