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Principles Of Management Question Paper

Principles Of Management

Course:Bachelor Of Commerce

Institution: Kca University question papers

Exam Year:2009

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2009/2010
FIRST YEAR STAGE 1 EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
CAM 100: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
(DAY& EVENING CLASS)
DATE: DECEMBER 2009 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and Any other TWO Questions
QUESTION ONE
a) Discuss Scientific Management approach as presented by its key protagonist
(10 Marks)
b) Identify the main management approaches and explain the key focus of each.
(10 Marks)
c) Modern organizations are driven by a strong will of being socially responsible. Discuss three
views on organizational social responsibility.
(10 Marks)
QUESTION TWO
a) The management of Kenya Airways is faced with the problem of late departures resulting from
late arrival of passengers. How can they resolve this problem?
(10 Marks)
b) Elton Mayor made an immense contribution to management thought. Describe Mayors’
arguments and how they result in effective management today.
(10 Marks)
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QUESTION THREE
a) Henri Fayol Taylor left a “landmark’ in the study of management thought. Discuss his
contributions.
(10 Marks)
b) Discuss the concept of job design as used by managers in executing their functions.
(10 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR
a) Henry Mintzberg is one of the theorists who made immense contribution to management
thought. Discuss Mintzbergs’ suggestions that are enforced by modern managers.
(10 Marks)
b) Max Weber’s Bureaucracy has been distorted. Describe Weber’s original suggestion and
explain why modern organization prefer to use contingent principles as opposed to Weber’s
Bureaucracy
(10 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE
a) Discuss the adoption of management by objectives to the management of an organization.
(10 Marks)
b) Describe three types of managerial ethics and present mechanisms that managers can use to
influence behavior change and create an ethical climate.
(10 Marks)
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