In designing systems, objectives, policies, procedures, programme, schedules, and methods are grouped under...

Group of answer choices

Outputs

Plans

Process

Inputs

Next

Question 22pts

Misdirected Planning involves...

Group of answer choices

All the above

Attempts can be made to influence setting of objectives, formulation of plans and programmes to suit ones own requirement rather than that of whole organization.

Planning may be used to serve individual interests rather than the interest of the enterprise.

Machinery of planning can never be freed of bias. Every planner has his own likes, dislikes, preferences, attitudes and interests which is reflected in planning.

Question 32pts

Who introduced the concept of informal organization?

Group of answer choices

Mary Parker Follett

None of the above

Max Weber

Chester Barnard

Question 42pts

Who authoredThe Principles of Scientific Managementin 1909?

Group of answer choices

Henri Fayol

Frederick Winslow Taylor

Peter F. Drucker

Frank Gilbreth and Lilian Gilbreth

Question 52pts

What are the elements of the Behavioural Theory?

Group of answer choices

Work Groups

Individual

Participative Management

All the above

Question 62pts

Elton Mayo and colleagues are classified among

Group of answer choices

Modernists

Neo-Classicals

Prescienctists

Classicals

Question 72pts

Which one of the following is not a decisional role as per Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?

Group of answer choices

Manager deals with threats to the organization.

Manager receives and collects information.

Manager chooses where the organization will expend its efforts.

Manager initiates change.

Question 82pts

What is the order of the activities of the controlling process?

Group of answer choices

Establishment of standard performance, Measurement of actual performance, Finding out deviation between actual and standard performance, Corrective action.

Establishment of standard performance, Corrective action Measurement of actual performance, Finding out deviation between actual and standard performance.

Establishment of standard performance, Finding out deviation between actual and standard performance, Measurement of actual performance, Corrective action.

Establishment of standard performance, Finding out deviation between actual and standard performance, Corrective action, Measurement of actual performance.

Question 92pts

Which of these is not part of planning?

Group of answer choices

Classification and grouping of activities.

Forecasting.

Formulation of policies and programmes.

Determination of objectives.

Question 102pts

Which of these are features of Line Organization?

Group of answer choices

Specialized and supportive services do not take place in these organization.

All the above

Line of authority flows from top to bottom.

It is the simplest form of organization.

Question 112pts

Science is characterized by following main features except...

Group of answer choices

Comprises experimentation and observation

Consideration of cause-effect relationship

Universally accepted principles

None of the above

Question 122pts

Why should a subordinate receive instructions from only one boss?

Group of answer choices

To forestall divided loyalty

All the above

Not to create confusion

to avoid undermining of authority

Question 132pts

Which one of the following is an interpersonal role as per Mintzberg's classification of managerial roles?

Group of answer choices

Manger interacts with peers and people outside the organization.

Manager represents the organization in all matters of formality.

All the above

Manager defines the relationships between the manger and employees.

Question 142pts

Which one is not principle of the human relations approach?

Group of answer choices

Participatory Decision-Making

Decentralization

Concern for Developing Self-Motivated Employees

Centralization

Question 152pts

Which of the following is a feature of Span of Control?

Group of answer choices

Prompt response from the employees

All the above

Better communication

Better supervision