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Unique Paper Code 7765

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Management Principles and ApplicationsNovember–December 2017

B.Com (Hons) · 5 questions · 12 parts still being checked

Duration: 2.5 HoursMaximum Marks: 75

From an older CBCS paper

Reworded by Kunji from the printed paper. The original paper belongs to the University of Delhi. See DU's question bank.

Before you start

Pace. Two minutes a mark: about 30 minutes for each 15-mark question, with nothing spare in 2.5 hours. Pick your side of each OR before you start writing.
Keep score. Every part opens a worked answer checked against the books. Turn the key when you have revised it; the boxes at the top fill in, on this device.

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(a)Management as the force that leads an organisation to its objectives, and a definition of management"Management is the force that leads, guides and directs an organization to accomplish predetermined objectives". Discuss this statement and give an apt definition of management.(8)

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(a)Trends in the future business environment and the tasks they create for managersWhich trends do you forecast for the business environment of the future ? Describe the challenges and tasks that these trends are likely to create for managers.(8)

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(a)Matrix organisation: meaning, where it suits, merits and demeritsWhat is Matrix Organization ? For what types of organization is it suitable ? Explain its merits and demerits.(8)

(b)Span of management (short note)Write notes on following : (i) Span of management(4)

(b)Delegation and decentralisation distinguished (short note)Write notes on following : (ii) Delegation Vs Decentralisation(3)

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(a)Why informal groups emerge and how a manager should handle themWhat causes informal groups to emerge ? In what way should a manager handle these groups ?(8)

(b)Project organisation and matrix organisation compared (short note)Write notes on the following : (i) Project Organisation Vs Matrix Organisation(4)

(b)Principles of organising (short note)Write notes on following : (ii) Principles of organizing(3)

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(i)Recruitment and selection distinguished (short note)Write notes on any three from the following : 5×3 (ii) Recruitment Vs Selection(5)

(i)Herzberg's two-factor theory of motivation (short note)Write notes on any three of these : 5×3 (iii) Herzberg's two factor theory of motivation(5)

Situational leadership theory (short note)Write notes on any three from the following : 5×3 (iv) Situational leadership theory.(5)

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(b)Barriers to effective communication and how to overcome themWhat are the barriers to effective communication ? In what way can these barriers be overcome ?(7)

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Formal and informal communication distinguished (short note)Write notes on any three from the following : 5×3 (iv) Distinction between Formal and Informal Communication.(5)

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