UNIT I: Introduction to principles of management 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Elaborate the characteristics of management Define management and give two reasons why management is a science. Define efficiency and effectiveness What are the factors that need to be considered for setting up an organisation Latest trends in management What are the functions of management Define mission and vision List and describe Henri Fayols principals of management. What is Mintzberg theory on management roles? What are the different approaches to management studies What is contingency theory of management What are the disadvantages of traditional theories of management in the current day and age? 13. What is the classical theory of organisation 14. What is the modern theory of organisation UNIT II: Planning function, Decision making and strategy 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. What are the advantages and disadvantages of planning Distinguish between strategic planning and operational planning What are the different types of plans What are the various approached to planning List the steps in strategic planning or the strategic management process What are the tools and techniques to planning What are the steps in decision making What are the different growth strategies adopted by organisations Explain Porters generic model , BCG matrix What is management by exception What is Management by objectives , what are the advantages and disadvantages of MBO , what is the process of MBO

Organisation Structure and Design 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. What are the various ways of departmentalisation What is span of control Distinguish between a tall and a flat organisational structure What is centralisation and decentralisation What is role and what is responsibility What is work specialisation What is bureaucracy? What are its strengths and weaknesses What is matrix organisation?

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What are team structures? What is functional foremanship What is a boundary less organisation What are virtual organisation How to make delegation effective How is an effective span of control determined What is organisational structure? What are the types of organisational structures What is unity of command? What is scalar chain of control What is gang plank Why do organisational structures differ? How do organisational structures affect employee behaviour Analysing the importance of structure and design on strategy and implementation Coordination and Control What is the need for effective coordination What is follets 4 principles of coordination? How does an organisation secure coordination of all employees? What are the types of coordination it can secure? What is control? What are the types of control? How is effective control systems created? Why do employees resist control? How can one overcome this problem? Define policy What is management by exception What are the diff ways in which employee performance can be measured?

Effective Organisational Communication 58. What is communication? What are the barriers to effective communication 59. What are the different ways in which an organisation can communicate with its employees 60. How difficult is it to communicate in an unstructured, unlayered organisation why?