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Buss 214: Principles Of Management Question Paper

Buss 214: Principles Of Management

Course:Principles Of Management

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF SECOND TRIMESTER 2008 EXAMINATIONS

FACULTY : BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES
DEPARTEMENT : BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
COURSE CODE : BUSS 214
COURSE TITLE : PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Answer Question ONE (Compulsory) and any other TWO Questions from Section B

SECTION A
Question 1
(a) Categorise Managers by the level of Management and state the main responsibility of each. (3 marks)

(b) Organisations are diverse in many aspects such as size, structure and culture but there are certain characteristics they have in common. Explain this statement. (8 marks)

(c) (i) Explain briefly any four issues from the internal environment that a Manager has to deal with. (8 marks)

(ii) Aguthi Women Group want to start a soap making factory. Advice the members on any three factors from economic environment they need to consider before making a decision. (6 marks)

(d) State and explain Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory (5 marks)

SECTION B
Question 2
Describe Prof. Elton Mayo’s experiment. State contributions and limitations of his ideas.
(25 marks)

Question 3
How can the principles of Management developed by Henri Fayol help Managers at the operational level carry out their duties. (25 marks)

Question 4
(a) Write notes on;
(i) Strategic plans (3 marks)
(ii) Goal formulation (3 marks)
(iii) Procedures (3 marks)

(b) Give four reasons that may cause management to fail in planning function. (8 marks)

(c) What are the advantages of management by objectives? (8 marks)

Question 5
(a) Define delegation (2 marks)

(b) What are some of the reasons as to why some managers may be reluctant to delegate. (10 marks)

(c) What guidelines would help such a manager to delegate effectively? (13 marks)

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