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Bmit 311: Management March 2010 Question Paper

Bmit 311: Management March 2010

Course:Bachelor Of Business Management And Information Technology

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2010

COURSE CODE: BMIT 311

COURSE TITLE: MANAGEMENT

STREAM: Y3S1

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer question ONE and ANY OTHER THREE questions.

QUESTION 1
a) Define management and identify its characteristics. (6 marks)
b) Discuss the contribution of Fredrick Taylor to modern management. (6 marks)
c) What do you understand by “Organization as an open system”? (4 marks)
d) Differentiate mission and policies of the organization. (4 marks)
e) Discuss organizing and identify various steps involved in organizing process. (8 mks)
f) Explain span of control and show how it differs with chain of
command. (5 marks)
g) Explain delegation and show how and when a manager should delegate. (4 marks)
h) Differentiate between Authorities from responsibility and explain why they should
both go hand in hand. ( 4 marks)

QUESTION 2
a) Define departmentation and discuss various criteria for departmentation. Identify the
merits associated with each of these forms of departmentation. (12 marks)
b) Compare and contrast decentralization and centralization. (8 marks)

QUESTION 3
a) Discuss management and show why many organizations in Kenya
have failed. (10 mks)
b) Discuss the contribution of Henry Fayol to modern management. (10 marks)

QUESTION 4
a) Discuss planning and identify various steps in planning process. (10 marks)
b) With the help of organizational structure, explain line and staff relationship and staff
and line departments and explain why they should co-exist. (10 marks)

QUESTION 5
a) Outline direction, show its role in management and show how it differs
with control. (10 marks)
b) Discuss management by objectives (MBO) and show its significance in modern
management. (10 marks)

Bmit 311: Management March 2010 Question Paper

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