SVS College of Engineering Principles of Management

Engineering

Department of Civil

UNIT 1
PART A
1. What is management?
Managing is the art of getting things done by a group of people with the effective
utilization of available resources
2. What are the functions of management?
Planning, Organizing, coordinating, Staffing, Directing and Controlling
3. Differentiate administration and management
S.No

Administration

Management

1.

Highest level function

Lower level function

2.

Refers to owners of organization

Refers to employees

3.

It is concerned with decision making

Concerned with execution of decision

4.

Acts through management

Acts through organization

5.

It lays down the policies and principles

for guidance

It executes these policies into practice

4. List 5 ms of management
Men, material, money, machine and market
5. List some of the nature of management

Multidisciplinary in nature
Continuous process
Universal activity
Result oriented science and art
Dynamic in nature

Group activity
Getting things done through
people
Aims at obtaining wealthy results
Intangible
Implies good leadership

6.
7. Explain chain of command
8.
Unbroken line of authority is known as chain of command. The line of
authority flows from top to bottom through the chain of command
9.
10. What is time study?
11.
This study refers to the act of measuring the time required to perform a
particular job
12.
13. What is motion study?
14.
A study relating to the movement of a machine operator and his machine
while performing the job
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15. Comment : Management is both An art and A science

16.
Management is a science because it contains general principles. It is also
an art because it requires certain personal skills achieve desired result
17.
18. What is centralization?
19.
Fayol defined centralization as lowering the importance of the subordinate
role. Decentralization is increasing the importance.
20.
21. What is scalar chain?
22.
A scalar chain of authority extends from highest to lower rank of an
organization and defines the communication path
23.
24. What is Espirit-de-crops?
25.
This means union is strength. Management should encourage harmony and
general good feelings among employees. Team spirit helps develop an atmosphere of
mutual trust and understanding
26.
27. What are the levels of management?
Top level management
Middle level management
Low level management
28.
29. What are the essential needs of manager?
30.
Technical skill, human skill and conceptual skill
31.
32. What is systematic approach?
33.
A systematic approach is the method that is repeatable and learnable
through step by step procedure. It is the way of handling a situation or a problem
34.
35. What is scientific management?
36.
It is concerned with knowing exactly what you want men to do and then
see in that they do it in the best and cheapest way
37.
38. Mention the roles of manger
Interpersonal role
Informational role
Decisional role
39.
40. What do you mean by human relations approach?
41.
This approach aimed at understanding how psychological and social
process interact with the work situation to influence performance
42.
43. Define organization

SVS College of Engineering Principles of Management

Engineering

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44.
Organization as a process of identifying, classifying, grouping, and
assigning various activities with adequately defined authority relationship to achieve
intended goals
45. Define organizational structure
46.
It is a framework of decision making authority that is a system of
relationships that govern the activities of the people working in an organization to
achieve the intended goals
47.
48. List some nature of organization

Common objectives
Specialization or Division of labor
Authority of Structure
Group of person

Co-ordination
Communication
Rules and Regulations

49. What are the factors affecting the organization?

Internal environment
External environment
o Macro environment
o Micro environment

50. Define international business strategy

International business strategy refers to plans that guide commercial

transactions taking place between entities in different countries.

51. Mention some of the forms of international business

Exporting
Licensing
Franchising

Contract Manufacturing
Joint Ventures
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries

PART B

52. Explain the nature of management

53. Explain the major functions of management
54. Describe the evaluation of management thought
55. Enumerate the Fayols principles of management
56. Define organization. Discuss in detail the internal and external environment factors of
organization
57. Define and explain the different forms of International business strategy