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Bmit 311: Management December 2010 Question Paper

Bmit 311: Management December 2010

Course:Bachelor Of Business Management And Information Technology

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2010

COURSE CODE: BMIT 311
COURSE TITLE: MANAGEMENT
STREAM: Y3S1

INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer question ONE and any other THREE questions

QUESTION ONE

a) Critically examine the contribution of max-weber to modern management.
(6 marks)
b) Discuss an organization as an open system and show why managers
Should always keep an open eye on his organizational external environment.
(6 marks)
c) Differentiate derivative plan from a policy (3 marks)
d) “No proper planning, No organizational success.” Critically react on this
statement giving full support to your arguments. (6 marks)
e) Differentiate the terms centralization, decentralization and delegation as they
are used in the organization and point out clearly when and how a manager
should delegate. (7 marks)
f) With the help of examples explain line departments and staff departments in
the Organization and show why their co-existence improves organizational
efficiency. (6 marks)
g) Discuss span of control and point out various determinants of supervisors
Span of control. (6 marks)

QUESTION TWO
i. With proper understanding of the co-existence of authority responsibility and
accountability explain why Kenya is among the most corrupt countries in the
world. (10 marks)
ii. Discuss decision made at various level in the organization/identify and discuss
various characteristics of management. (10 marks)

QUESTION THREE
i. “An organization without management is like flocks without a shepherd.” As
an export in management critically examine this statement giving full support
for your assignment. (10 marks)
ii. Discuss “Direction” as one of the management tools and show how it differs
from organizing. (10 marks)

QUESTION FOUR

i. “As a manager of a prominent organization, explain various steps in
organizing process that you would consider while executing your
managerial functions in your organization. (10 marks)
ii. The success of an organization depends on the quality of the decision
made by managers. Explain vividly how you would come up with quality
decision for your organization. (6 marks)
iii. Differentiate corporate decisions from functional decisions (4 marks)

QUESTION FIVE
Discuss control as one of the major tools in management and identify various
characteristics of control. (20 marks)

Bmit 311: Management December 2010 Question Paper

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