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Principle And Practices Of Management(Buss 011) (Buss 012) Question Paper

Principle And Practices Of Management(Buss 011) (Buss 012)

Course:Business Administration

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

TIME: 2 HOURS

Question One
Define the term managing.
(2 Marks)

Define two levels of environment.
(2 Marks)

Define the meaning of work.
(2 Marks)

Management can be described by their nature. List two perspectives of management.
(2 Marks)

Efficiency and effectiveness are commonly used terms in management, although they sound similar, they both mean different things. Briefly explain this different.
(2 Marks)

There are different functions of management. Explain in details any two of them.
(10 Marks)

Name five types of leadership styles and explain in brief each of them.
(10 Marks)

Question Two
Planning is a very important component in management; however, there are various barriers in planning. State five of them.
(5 Marks)

In any organization, there are controlling systems but people tend to resist them. Explain five reasons why people resist control systems.
(5 Marks)

Explain any five principles of management according to Henry Fayol.
(10 Marks)

Question Three
Describe the causes of conflict in organizations.
(10 Marks)

Managers need specific variety of skills with which to discharge their duties at various levels of hierarchy. Highlight such skills by indicating the skills that are appropriate at each level of management.
(10 Marks)

Question Four
Managers operate in a dynamic environment. State five salient features of external environment and the model to analyze the same. (20 Marks)

Question Five
With the help of a diagram, explain management as an integrated function.
(5 Marks)

Explain any five characteristics of management.
(10 Marks)

Michael Porter came up with five competitive forces, name them.
(5 Marks)

Principle And Practices Of Management(Buss 011) (Buss 012) Question Paper

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