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Principles And Practices Of Management B(Buss 100) Question Paper

Principles And Practices Of Management B(Buss 100)

Course:Business Administration

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012

TIME: 2HRS

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and ANY Other TWO Questions.
QUESTION ONE
a) Give FOUR salient features that must be there for a good definition of
management. (4marks)

b) Give reasons why management is a universal discipline. (8marks)

c) Distinguish between administration and management use a diagram where necessary. (6marks)

d) Why is management sometimes referred to as the theory of the jungle?
(6marks)

e) Briefly explain THREE skills that are required by managers to perform their duties appropriately. (6marks)

Question Two
a) Describe the significant contributions that Henry Fayol brings to management as a discipline. (10marks)

b) Explain at least THREE leadership styles practiced by managers in the corporate Kenya. (10marks)

Question Three
a) Give reasons why co-ordinating as a function of management is omitted by most scholars today? (4marks)
b) Describe various forms of activity interdependence that are important in effective co-ordination of activities in organizations today. (12marks)

c) Briefly explain the importance of an organizational structure. (4marks)

Question Four
There are different types of leadership styles that can be applied by managers
and leaders. Explain them briefly pointing out the most suitable situation
where they can be applied. (20marks)

Question Five
Organization managers must be proactive as regards to organizational change for the very survival of the organization. Discuss this statement and briefly identify FOUR symptoms that may signal necessity for organizational change.
(20marks)

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