SHRI ANGALAMMAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institution) SIRUGANOOR, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 621 105 1. Define: Management. Department of Mechanical Engineering III Year VI Semester PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT Unit _ I Historical Development PART - A 2. Write some characteristics of Management. 3. Write any two points favor for management as a science. 4. What is time study? 5. What is motion study? 6. What is authority? 7. What is responsibility? 8. Comment: Management is both A science and an art 9. What is centralization? 10. What is decentralization? 11. What is Esprit-de-corps? 12. Write different levels in management. 13. Write some important functions of top level management. 14. Write the functions of management. 15. Define sole trade. 16. What is partnership? 17. What is Joint Stock Company? 18. What is private limited company? 19. What is a co-operative society? 20. What is a social responsibility? 21. Define Productivity. 22. What are the functions of Managers? 23. What is meant by social audit? 24. What are the effective characteristics of Managers? 25. Define effectiveness. 26. Define efficiency.
PART - B 1. Explain the principle of F.W.Taylor theory and Henry Fayol management. 2. What are the major functions of management explain? 3. Explain management is an art or science both science and art. 4. Explain the types of business organization. 5. Explain briefly about the different factors affecting the organizational environment. 6. Explain the overall development of management thought. 7. Compare Management and administration. 8. Write the characteristics and limitations of classical approach. 9. What are the different responsibilities of managers in effective management? Explain. 10. Discuss in detail about the recent trends in management concepts.
Unit _ II Planning PART - A 1. Define planning. 2. What is the main objective of planning? 3. Define Mission 4. Define objectives. 5. What is mean by strategy? 6. What are the factors to be considered while formulating strategies? 7. Define policies 8. What is procedure? 9. What is programme? 10. Define budgets. 11. What is objective? 12. What is MBO? 13. What is meant by strategy? 14. What are the major kinds of strategies and policies? 15. Write down any four factors which lead to fail of strategic planning. 16. What is planning premises? 17. What are the practices made in making effective premising? 18. Explain the term decision and decision making. 19. How would you evaluate the importance of a decision? 20. Mention the three approaches generally adapted by managers in selections an alternative. 21. What are the different types of plans? 22. State the various steps in planning. 23. Define TOWS matrix.
PART B 1. The types of business organization. 2. Describe the various elements in planning. 3. What are different types of plans? 4. Give an account of various steps involved in planning. 5. Describe the different objectives of planning. 6. Explain briefly the benefits and weakness of MBO. 7. Describe the steps in rational decision making. 8. Explain in detail about the various forecasting methods. 9. Explain the process of MBO. 10. Explain in detail about the TOWS matrix and SWOT analysis. 11. Define policies with its types. Explain the planning premises with types. 12. Explain the relationship of planning and controlling. 13. Discuss in detail about the performance appraisal. 14. Discuss the various factors affecting the decision making process. 15. Explain briefly about the major kinds of strategies.
Unit _ III Organizing PART - A 1. Define Organizing 2. What do you understand by effective organizing? 3. How informal organization characteristics differ from formal organization? 4. What is span control? 5. What is matrix structure? 6. How can we define power? 7. What is line authority? 8. What is staff authority? 9. Define staffing. 10. Define Human resource planning. 11. What is job analysis? 12. What is job design? 13. Define: Recruitment 14. What is selection? 15. What is grading method? 16. What is mean by resources allocation? 17. Define the Peter Principle. 18. Define: Training 19. Define; Organizational conflict. 20. What is managerial grid? 21. Define span of management. 22. List out the steps involved in organizing. 23. Discuss Departmentation. 24. What are the different bases of departmentation? 25. Define decentralization. 26. What is meant by performance appraisal?
PART-B 1) Explain how formal organization is different from informal organization. 2) Discuss about the factors determining an effective span of management. 3) Write short note on types of departmentation and matrix organization. 4) Explain the concept of functional authority. How do you delegate? 5) Explain the concept of decentralization? 6) Explain briefly about the various types of Organizational structures. 7) Explain briefly about the overall selection process. 8) Discuss briefly the various steps involved in organizing. 9) List out the basic activities of human resource development. 10) Name the types of centralization. 11) Explain about the organizational culture. 12) Explain about the human resource planning.
Unit _ IV Directing PART - A 1. What is meant by the term directing? 2. List down the human factors in managing. 3. Define creativity and innovation. 4. What is a SCAMPER tool? 5. What is meant by reframing matrix? 6. State the function of mind mapping tool. 7. Mention the use of DO IT process for creativity. 8. Differentiate innovation and invention. 9. How can be harmonizing objectives achieved? 10. Define multiplicity of roles. 11. What is meant by Brain storming? 12. Define motivation. 13. Names the steps involved in motivation process. 14. What are the types of motivation? 15. What is job enrichment? 16. Define Leadership. 17. List out few leadership traits. 18. State House s path- goal approach. 19. What is Laissez- faire? 20. What is communication? 21. Name the various types of communication. 22. What are the elements in the Maslow s hierarchy of needs? 23. Define Leadership. 24. Define Operations Research. 25. What do you understand by JIT?
PART B 1) Explain the concept of motivation. 2) Write short note on Maslow s hierarchy of needs. 3) Explain different styles of leadership based on authority. 4) Explain the qualities required for effective leadership. 5) What are the barriers of effective communication? Explain them. 6) Discuss the importance of communication in a modern industrial organization. 7) Explain in detail about the various functions of Leader. 8) Discuss in detail about the process and types of Motivation. 9) List the tools and techniques used in operating management system. 10) Explain briefly about MIS. 11) Difference between Motivation and Satisfaction. 12) The different types of Budgets.
Unit _ V Controlling PART - A 1. Define control. 2. Why need of control in the organization? 3. What are the Inter relationship between planning and end with control? 4. What is Feedback Control? 5. What is management by exception? 6. What is concurrent control? 7. What is feed forward control? 8. What is direct labour Budget? 9. What is fixed Budget? 10. What is flexible budget? 11. What is Internal Audit? 12. Define Productivity. 13. Define: OR 14. What is JIT? 15. What is value engineering? 16. What is preventive control? 17. Define: Multinational Corporation. 18. What is ethnocentric attitude? 19. What is polycentric attitude? 20. What is geocentric attitude? 21. What are the steps involved in the control process? 22. Define budgeting. 23. What is meant by MIS? 24. Define Globalization. 25. What is international business? 26. Define Reporting. 27. What are the benefits of IT in controlling? 28. What do you mean by PERT?
PART B 1. Explain the steps in the process of controlling. 2. Explain the role of MIS play at various levels of management. 3. What are the effective steps for direct control and preventive control? 4. What are the factors affect the operations of the multinational enterprises. 5. Explain the difference between Japanese and US Management. 6. Explain in detail about MNCs. 7. Discuss in detail about the techniques used for improving Productivity. 8. Explain the term Reporting. 9. Explain in detail the preventive control mechanism towards achieving a unified global management theory. 10. Discuss in briefly about the various functions of MNC. 11. Impact of IT in Management concept Discuss. 12. Explain in detail about the Globalization and Liberalization. 13. Explain in detail reporting and ROI. 14. Write down the management concept in Germany 15. Explain in detail the various forms of International business.