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Unique Paper Code 7005

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Management Principles and ApplicationsNovember–December 2019

B.Com (Hons) · 5 questions · 6 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.

1.

15 marks
· ~30 min

(a)The Voltas case: human resource planning and making the joint venture succeedVoltas has long been manufacturing and marketing Air conditioners in India. Recently the company has entered a Joint venture collaboration with a British multinational corporation that is well known. Among the major…(8)

(b)Planning and control: why each needs the otherPlanning is the meaningless without control, and control is aimless if there is no planning. Explain the statement.(7)

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(b)Techniques of control in an industrial enterpriseDiscuss various techniques of control, as can be used in an industrial enterprise. The same question was set as 1205-Q1bOR; this answer serves both.(7)

2.

15 marks
· ~30 min

(a)

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(8)

(b)Management as the effective use of human and material resources"Management is the effective utilization of human as well as material resources to achieve the enterprise's objectives." Comment. The same question was set as 1205-Q2b; this answer serves both.(7)

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(a)Coordination in every managerial function"Every one of the managerial functions is an exercise in coordination." Offer your comment on this statement. The same question was set as 1205-Q2aOR; this answer serves both.(8)

(b)The future managerial environment and the need for professional managers"Managerial environment in future is going to be more challenging, which requires high degree of professionalization from managers." Comment. The same question was set as 1205-Q2bOR; this answer serves both.(7)

3.

22.5 marks
· ~45 min

(a)

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(7.5)

(b)

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(c)

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(a)Features of a decision support system, and how it differs from a management information systemWhich features does a Decision Support System have ? Differentiate Decision Support System from Management Information System. The same question was set as 1205-Q4aOR; this answer serves both.(8)

(b)Systematic planning and the limitations of planning"No enterprise can achieve its objectives unless it plans systematically." Do you agree with the statement ? Also discuss the limitations of planning. The same question was set as 1205-Q4bOR; this answer serves both.(7)

4.

15 marks
· ~30 min

(a)Delegation as the means by which a manager multiplies himself"Delegation provides the means whereby a manager multiplies himself." Offer your comment. The same question was set as 1205-Q3a; this answer serves both.(8)

(b)Line and staff organisationWrite short notes on : Line & Staff Organisation(4)

(b)Matrix organisationWrite short notes on : Matrix Organisation.(3)

OR

(a)Problems created by informal groups and how management should deal with themWhich problems do informal groups create for the organisation ? In what way should management deal with such groups ? The same question was set as 1205-Q3aOR; this answer serves both.(8)

(b)Matrix organisationWrite short notes on : Matrix Organisation The same question was set as 1205-Q3bOR1; this answer serves both.(4)

(b)Network structureWrite short notes on : Network Structure. The same question was set as 1205-Q3bOR2; this answer serves both.(3)

5.

20 marks
· ~40 min

(a)Informal communicationWrite brief notes on any three : 3×5 (a) Informal Communication The same question was set as 1205-Q5a; this answer serves both.(5)

(b)

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(5)

(c)Critical Path MethodWrite brief notes on any three : 3×5 (c) Critical Path Method The same question was set as 1205-Q5c; this answer serves both.(5)

(d)

Question being checkedBeing checked

(5)

OR

(a)Are leaders born or made?"Leaders are born and not made." Comment. The same question was set as 1205-Q5aOR; this answer serves both.(8)

(b)Theory X and Theory Y distinguishedDistinguish between Theory X and Theory Y of motivation.(7)

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