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Committees are sometimes prone to abuse. Describe the steps that should be taken in order to ensure effective performance of committees.
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April 28, 2021
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Explain the circumstances when an organization would find it appropriate to use committees.
Date posted:
April 28, 2021
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MAZIWA DAIRIES LTD
Maziwa Dairies Ltd. processes and distributes milk and milk products. Ngure, the proprietor of the business inherited the business from his father. He is conversant with details of buying, advertising and depot management.
Each one of his depot managers and branch staff meet once every two weeks to review progress on operations. Ngure visits each depot every 2 to 3 days each week to work and supervise the branch managers.
Ngure is worried about communication and the level of motivation among the employees of the enterprise. He feels that at the fortnightly meetings he had held, all his mangers and staff listened carefully, but judging from their actions, he has begun to wonder whether they had understood what he said. Ngure has noted that many o his policies were not being strictly followed,. For instance, in the stores, he often had to re-write advertising messages, while in some of the depots, the employees were talking of joining a workers union.
Managers and employees were quoted as saying that they did not know the intentions of their employer. They believed that they could do better if they had an opportunity to communicate with Mr. Ngure and his assistants at the head office.
On his part, Ngure feels that many of his managers in the head office and in the depots as well as most of the employees are merely doing their job. They are not showing any real imagination or drive. He is also concerned that some of his best employees had quit and taken positions with a competitor. Mr. Ngure has approached a management consultant to advise him on the best way to motivate his staff and communicate better.
Required:
a)Identify and briefly explain the communication problems afflicting Maziwa Dairies Ltd.
and suggest ways of solving the problems.
b)What incentives would Ngure offer his staff in order to motivate them?
Date posted:
April 28, 2021
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“Managers are not born, they are made”.
Explain the ways in which the behavioural attributes of a manager can be developed.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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You are a personnel manager in an organization where performance of employees has been below the expected standards.
The chief executive has assigned you the duty of identifying the causes of the poor performance and suggesting solutions to the problem.
a) Explain the steps you would follow when carrying out the task.
b) Suggest measures that management should take to alleviate the problem.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Sound staff selection procedure is a vital element of human resources planning. Discuss.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Diversification is important in every dynamic organization.
a)What circumstances would make it necessary for a company to diversify?
b)Explain the different forms in which the diversification would take.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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A well established organization wishes to carry out an analysis of its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). The task has been assigned to you.
Explain the procedure you would follow in carrying out the task.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Compare corporate strategies with marketing strategies for an organization.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Outline the components of Total Quality Management (TQM).
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Describe ways in which managerial functions enhance productivity in the organization.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Suggest the measures that management may adopt to overcome constraints.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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What are the constraints to effective planning?
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Explain the relationship between corporate strategic plans and operational plans.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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How can management overcome barriers to effective implementation of innovation and change in an organization.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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The manager is frequently faced with the task of introducing change in the organization.
What are the reasons for innovation and change in the organization?
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Identify and explain the sources of managerial power.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Explain the responsibilities of a production engineer in an organization.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Write short notes on the following:
i) Job production
ii) Mass production
iii) Batch production
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Ngura works as a research and development manager in a manufacturing firm. He joined the firm five years ago as a research assistant. The organization for which Ngura works has a policy whereby vacant positions are filled from within the organization.
Management relies on the outcome of performance appraisals to identify employees for promotion. The appraisals are carried out annually. The appraisal exercise of the organization has not been dome objectively and superiors have been awarding grades arbitrarily. Many of the employees have been awarded high grades even when their performance does not deserve high grades.
Early in the year, the position of the head of the research and development department fell vacant and employees were encouraged to apply for the job. Ngura felt capable of performing the job, applied and was invited for an interview. Consequently he was awarded the promotion and took up the post of head of research and development department.
It has become apparent that Ngura is not very co-operative with staff in other departments. In his own department he over delegates to his subordinates because he is incapable of handling the tasks involved in the higher job. There have been occasions when assistants have not completed work to the satisfaction of management but when asked to explain, Ngura explains that employees know what is expected of them and they should therefore work, for they are paid for it.
Required:
a) State and explain the guidelines that management should have followed to ensure the success of the performance appraisal.
b) Identify and explain the weaknesses in Ngura’s style of management and suggest measures that should be taken to address the weaknesses.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Managers charged with putting a company on a growth trajectory can pursue its existing markets (customer sales) or enter new markets and can emphasize its existing products or develop new products.
Using Ansoff’s classic product/market matrix, discuss the risks and rewards of the four growth alternatives.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Explain ten major forces that have been responsible for the sweeping changes and re-organizations that have been taking place in Kenyan firms in the recent past.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Modern trends and practices call for firms to pursue wider objectives in addition to the global profitability. Explain the concept of corporate social responsibility and discuss the various components that a socially responsible firm should address.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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Leadership is a dynamic process in a group or organization whereby one individual influences the other to contribute voluntarily to the achievement of the group or the organization’s objectives in a given situation.
Discuss this statement with reference to different types of leaders.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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One of the functions of management is decision making.
Discuss various types of decisions taken by managers and explain the steps that should be followed to arrive at the right decisions.
Date posted:
April 27, 2021
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A key element in the effective implementation of corporate strategies is the design of the organizational structure of the firm or the organization.
Discuss each of the following types of organizational structure:
a)Holding Company structure;
b)The Functional structure;
c)The matrix structure; and
d)The multi-divisional structure.
Date posted:
April 26, 2021
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The principal of Management by Objectives was first coined by Peter F. Druker in the 1950’s. Describe the principle and its merits and demerits in the organizations.
Date posted:
April 26, 2021
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For successful management, managers must come up with objectives before commencing operations. Explain what is meant by the term ‘objectives’ and describe the characteristics that good objectives should have.
Date posted:
April 26, 2021
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Kirkland Ltd. is a multi -national company that has recently launched its operations in your country. The company wants to immediately conduct research in order to devise the most suitable organizational structure for its operations.
Discuss the various options available to the company indicating the advantages and
disadvantages of each option.
Date posted:
April 26, 2021
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Marketing experts around the world have generally agreed that there are a number of clearly identifiable variables that comprise of building blocks of marketing. These variables have been labeled “Marketing Mix” elements.
Identify these elements and discuss the concept of product as it relates to each of them.
Date posted:
April 26, 2021