PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT

QUESTIONS

Q1. To what extent are  the principles of bureaucracy as profounder by Max Weber applied in an organization with which you are familiar?

Q2. To what extent are Henri Faye’s principles of management practiced in the organization with which you are familiar?

Q3. what is a policy?

Why are Policies needed in business organizations.

What are the principles characteristic of good policies?

Q4. what is a policy?

Why are policies needed in business organizations.

What are the principles characteristics of good policies?

Q5. In planning it is usually recommended that the manager of through a systematic process in order to arrive at a rational plan. Identify these steps and discuss their relevance to the business environment in Kenya.

Q6. What are Planning premises/

Briefly discuss the external and internal planning premises of business organizations with which you are familiar.

Q7 Discuss the Major Limits or barriers to planning .

Q8. Write short notes on the following :standing plans”

Mission,

Rules,

Procedures,

Q9. What are organizational objectives and how do they relate to individual employee objectives?

Discuss the guidelines for setting sound organizational objectives.

Q10. “Management by Objectives is a panacea for all industrial ill”. With reference to a business organization with which you are familiar. Discuss the extent to which this statement is valid.

Q11. What contribution does proper planning make to effective management.

Q12/ Define the term “Organizing”

Using an organization with which you are familiar, outline the basic steps of organizing process.

Q13. What are the merits and demerits of organization charts.

Q14. define the term “ authority”

What are the various sources of authority?

What are the limits to the use of authority?

Q15. Discuss the essential of good delegation of authority.

Q16. Discuss the advantages of delegation of authority.

Why are managers reluctant to delegate?

Q17. what is a committee?

Outline the guidelines for maximizing the effectiveness of committees.

Q18. Committees are set up by the unwilling to do the unnecessary “Discuss.

Q19. Distinguish between line and staff authority relationships  

What are the possible limitations of having staff personnel in an organization?

How can the manager overcome these limitations?

Q20. Briefly discuss the benefits and costs of the informal organizations.