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Principles And Practice Of Management Question Paper

Principles And Practice Of Management

Course:Certified Public Accountant

Exam Year:2001

KENYA ACCOUNTS AND SECRETARIES NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD
CPA PART III
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT
JUNE 2001
Time Allowed: 3 hours.
Answer any FIVE questions. Candidates are required to demonstrate both broad and deep understanding of this subject. All questions carry equal marks.
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QUESTION ONE
The art of successful delegation does not come easily to managers, and many have often performed some tasks themselves instead of delegating.
i)Outline the factors that would influence a manager’s decision to delegate authority and assign subordinates. (10 marks)
ii)Identify the major barriers to delegation. (10 marks)
(Total : 20 marks)

QUESTION TWO
Describe the traditional functions of channel intermediaries and comment on their applicability to services marketing. (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
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)

QUESTION SIX
a)What are the key characteristics of charismatic leaders? (10 marks)
b)How is visionary leadership different from charismatic leadership.(10 marks)
(Total 20 marks)

QUESTION SEVEN
What steps would you advice management to take to prepare themselves to negotiate over a trade union’s claim for an increase in remuneration at a time of economic downturn? (Total: 20 marks)

QUESTION EIGHT
How might the concept of Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) be distinguished from other approaches to work design? Give examples to illustrate your answer.
Total 20 marks)

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