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Buss 100: Principles And Practice Of Management Question Paper
Buss 100: Principles And Practice Of Management
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Exam Year:2011
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer all questions in A and any two questions in B
SECTION A
Question one
a) Managers perform the same management functions as described by (Henry Fayol) but with different emphasize because of their positions in the company. Using a well illustrated diagram , discuss the various levels of management in an organization. (10 marks)
b) "A plan is a special action proposed to assist the management attain its goal". How true is this statement? state and explain THREE types of plans used in an organization. (10 marks)
c) Differentiate administration from management. Illustrate using a diagram (10 marks)
Question Two
a) Despite the fact that management was held with low esteem,certain important development can be traced over time in history. Discuss any THREE modern theories of management and how they relate to the modern organizations. (12 marks)
b) Discuss the FOUR stages that a manager can adopt in decision making process of an organization. (8 marks)
Question Three
a) Organization context explains what surrounds the firm, whatever is within the environment of the organization influences the way it behaves. In relation to this statement discuss with examples the factors that influences the running of organizational activities. (10 marks)
b)Using a well labelled pyramid, discuss the Maslow''s hierachy of needs theory and its application to the modern organizations.(10 marks)
Question Four
a)Discuss in detail the following elements that affect the way in which activities are coordinated and controlled in an organization:(10 marks)
i) Work specialization
ii)Span of control
iii)Pattern of authority
iv) Departmentation
v) Coordination of activities
b) staffing involves engaging new people into the organization, training them, promoting them and making sure they work for the organization as a whole. Discuss the basic stages of staffing in an organization.(10 marks)
Question Five
a) Explain with diagram the communication process that managers use to ensure effective and efficient communication to their employees. (11 marks)
b) Discuss THREE styles of leadership that managers can exercise in the process of managing their organizations. (9 marks)
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