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Principles And Practice Of Management Question Paper

Principles And Practice Of Management

Course:Advanced Certificate In Business Management (Business Management)

Exam Year:2008

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT

2008 Time Allowed: 3 hours.

Answer any FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks.

QUESTION ONE
In developing strategic plans for the future, it is important for a company to assess both its current and past performance.

Outline and discuss the following approaches in assessing the organizational performance.

a) The historical analysis of performance in comparison with the organization’s performance. (6 marks)
b) The analysis of industry norms in comparison with the relative performance of organizations in the same industry. (7 marks)
c) The analysis of the organization’s performance in comparison with the best performance through benchmarking. (7 marks)
(Total 20 marks)

QUESTION TWO
Explain the ways in which a manager may apply motivation theories to achieve effective performance by employees in an organization. (Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION THREE
Objectives are needed in every area where performance and results directly and vitally affect the survival and prosperity of the business. Discuss this statement and identify those key objectives considered to be most important to a business. (Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION FOUR-DECEMBER 1999 Q 5
Outline the role of committees and examine their importance as part of an organizations’ management structure. (Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION FIVE
The jobbing, batch and mass types of production have their own distinctive systems of operation and their own problems of production, planning and control.

Examine the circumstances which would justify the adoption of:

a) jobbing production (7 marks)
b) batch production (6 marks)
c) flow/mass production (7 marks)
(Total 20 marks)
(Total marks 100)

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