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Unique Paper Code 7353

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Management Principles and ApplicationsDecember 2025

B.Com (Hons) · 5 questions

Duration: 3 HoursMaximum Marks: 90

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Before you start

Most asked here. Organisational design and structures (11 papers), Management theories: classical to contingency (10 papers), Delegation and decentralisation (10 papers). These come back almost every year, so learn them first. The asked N× note beside each part counts the DU papers that set its topic.
Pace. Two minutes a mark: about 36 minutes for each 18-mark question, with nothing spare in 3 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.

18 marks
· ~36 min

(a)Coordination: definition and principles of effective coordinationasked 9×Define Coordination. Discuss the Principles of effective Coordination.(9)

(b)The Hawthorne experiments and their contribution to management theoryasked 10×Discuss the Hawthorne Experiments and the way they contributed to the development of Management Theories.(9)

OR

(a)Value-oriented holistic management and lessons from the Bhagavad Gitaasked 2×Discuss the concept of Value-Oriented Holistic Management. In what ways can the Bhagavad Gita's lessons contribute to managerial success?(9)

(b)The contingency approach and how it differs from classical theoriesasked 10×Explain the Contingency Approach to Management. In what way does it differ from the Classical Theories of Management?(9)

2.

18 marks
· ~36 min

(a)Objectives: meaning and natureasked 4×What do you understand by Objectives? Explain what the nature of Objectives is.(9)

(b)Bounded rationality versus perfect rationality in decision makingasked 8×What is meant by Bounded Rationality in decision-making? Explain in what way it differs from Perfect Rationality in managerial decisions.(9)

OR

(a)Industry structure analysis (Porter's five forces)asked 9×Explain the concept of Industry Structure Analysis.(9)

(b)Micro environment: definition and componentsasked 5×Define the term 'Micro Environment'. Describe its components briefly.(9)

3.

18 marks
· ~36 min

(a)Organisational design and the factors influencing itasked 11×What is Organizational Design? Explain the factors that influence Organizational Design.(9)

(b)Principles of organisationasked 11×Explain in brief the Principles of Organisation.(9)

OR

(a)Centralisation and decentralisation comparedasked 10×Compare and contrast Centralization and Decentralization.(9)

(b)Formal and informal organisation structures comparedasked 8×Compare and contrast Formal and Informal organizational structures.(9)

4.

18 marks
· ~36 min

(a)Importance of leadership and the leadership stylesasked 9×Explain why Leadership is important in Management. Discuss different Leadership Styles.(9)

(b)Managerial control and its processasked 10×Explain Managerial Control and elaborate on its process.(9)

OR

(a)Maslow's need hierarchy theory and its use in motivating employeesasked 7×Discuss the Need Hierarchy Theory of Maslow. In what way can managers use it to motivate employees?(9)

(b)Financial ratios in managerial control and performance evaluationasked 10×Explain what role Financial Ratios play in Managerial Control. How do they help in evaluating the performance of an organisation?(9)

5.

18 marks
· ~36 min

Short notes: delegation, digitalisation, entrepreneurship, PERT and CPMasked 9×Attempt any three of the following : (3×6=18) (a) Delegation of Authority that is Effective (b) Role of Digitalisation in Contemporary Management (c) Entrepreneurship, and the Role it plays in Economic Development (d)…(18)

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