Question Bank – Management and Entrepreneurship (06AL61) – VI Sem A/B

1. Define Management. Describe its functions. Distinguish between Management &

Administration
2. What are the roles of a manager? What skills are required of a manager?
2. Is Management a Science, Art and/or Profession? Explain.
3. Explain the differences if any in the management functions of two non-related
industries/institute. (Example: Manufacturing industry, IT industry, Food-processing
industry, Teaching Institutes, Hospitals)
4. Describe the general principles of management as per Henri Fayol.
5. What are the contributions of Taylor to the theory of management?
6. Explain the Quantitative, Systems and Contingency approach to management.
7. What are the features of Bureaucratic Administration and its dysfunctional consequences?
8. What is planning and what are the steps involved in it? Explain the importance of planning..
9. What are Planning premises? Explain their classifications.
10. Define Objectives. Explain their characteristics. Why should they be verifiable?
11. What are Policies? Explain their different types. How are policies formulated?
12. Why are Strategies important? Explain the important activities involved in strategy
formulation.
13. What are Single-use and Standing plans? Give examples for both and explain one each in
detail.
14. Define Decision-making. Explain the steps in decision-making.
15. Explain the various types and techniques of decision-making.
16. Define Organisation. What are its characteristics?
17. What are the important steps in organising process? Explain the principles of organising.
18. What is meant by Departmentalisation? List all of them. Explain any one of the types of
departmentalisation with their advantages and limitations.
19. What is meant by ‘Span of management/control’? What are the factors governing the span
of management?
20. Explain Organisation structure and their types of structures. Describe organisation charts
and manuals.
21. What are Committees? What are their advantages and limitations? How can committees be
made effective?
22. Define Authority. What is the difference between authority and power?
23. Differentiate between Line, Staff and Functional authority. Why are there conflicts between
line and staff?
24. What is meant by Delegation of Authority? What are the advantages and barriers to effective
delegation?
25. Distinguish between Centralisation and Decentralisation and their advantages. What are the
situational factors to be considered when determining the amount of decentralisation
appropriate for an organisation?
26. Write notes on MBO and MBE.