Chapter – 2

Principles of Management

Objective Questions

1. 1. Give any point of difference between management and scientific principles.

2. 2. Give any difference between management principles and values

3. 3. Give any point of difference between management principles and techniques.

4. 4. Give any two features of management principles.

5. 5. Are principles of management static?

6. 6. List any two principles of ‘scientific management’ formulated by Taylor for managing any organisation scientifically?

7. 7. How are management principles derived?

8. 8. Why is that management principles are universal?

9. 9. Which principle of management insists in orderly arrangement of men and material?

10. 10. An organisation is following the principle of scalar chain and principle of equity. What are the positive effects of these principles?

Conceptual Questions

1) Describe the meaning of “Replacement of thumb of rule with science”?

2) How do the techniques of time study and motion study help in improving the efficiency level?

3) Which principle of management is violated in the following situations :

• a) When a worker receives order from more than one boss.
• b) When an employee is given responsibility to achieve target production of 500 units with no authority to access over raw materials.
• c) When worker is wasting time for search of tool box in the organisation.
• d) When manager grants one month medical leave to a supervisor with pay and only one week medical leave to account.

4) Why does the principle of unity of command not hold good in an organisation using the technique of functional foremanship?

5) Taylor’s techniques of management are universally applicable. Do you agree? Give four reasons to support your answer

6) The production manager of Bharat Ltd. Instructs a salesman to go slow in selling the products whereas the marketing manager is insisting on fast selling to achieve the target. Which principle is being violated in this case? State any one consequences of violating this principle.

Very Short Answer Questions

1) What do you understand by principles of management?

2) What does scientific management mean?

3) State any two characteristics of principles of management.

4) What do you mean by universality of management principles?

5) What is meant by flexibility of management principles?

6) ‘Management principles are evolutionary’. Explain.

7) Distinguish between principle of unity of command and unity of direction on the basis of

• a) Meaning
• b) Aim

8) What are the aims of time and motion study?

9) ‘Fayol’s principles of equity and order can be applied in actual work situation.’ Do you agree?

10) How do the principle of scalar chain helps in solving the problems faster?

11) What is meant by work study?

12) What do you mean by simplification of work?

13) What is the basic difference between unity of command and foremanship?

14) State any three principles of Taylor.

15) Describe the principle of cooperation between the workers and the management.

16) Explain the principle of remuneration

17) Explain in brief the principle of Esprit De Corps

18) Give suitable examples for the principle of division of labour.

19) Why Henry Fayol is considered as the father of management?

Short answer questions

1. 1. How do the principles of scalar chain and unity of command help in solving the problems faster?
2. 2. Briefly explain the principles of scientific management
3. 3. Explain five techniques which facilitate the application of scientific principles.
4. 4. Explain with suitable example the technique of differential rate system
5. 5. Write a note on functional foremanship
6. 6. How do the techniques of scientific management improve the productivity of workers?
7. 7. Explain the nature of management principles
8. 8. Bring out the importance of management principles
9. 9. Explain the method study and technique of simplification as developed by Taylor
10. 10. Explain the principle of discipline and principle of subordination of individual interest to general interest

Long answer questions

1. 1. Develop a differential piece rate plan for a shirt manufacturing company.

2. 2. Taylor’s principle of scientific management and Fayol’s principles of management are mutually complementary. Do you agree with this view? Give any five reasons.

3. 3. It has been observed that the ‘prevailing situation’ in an organisation is due to violation of principle of order. What might have been the prevailing situation?

4. 4. Taylor’s techniques are universally applicable. Do you agree?

5. 5. An employee is asked to produce 100 units in one week’s time but he is not allowed to take out the raw materials from the store. At the end of the week the employee could not complete his target because of insufficient supply of raw material. Can we blame the employee? Which principle is associated with this condition? Explain it.

6. 6. Explain any five techniques of “scientific management”

7. 7. If any organisation does not provide for the right place for human and physical resources in an organisation then which principle is violated? What are the consequences of it?

8. 8. Mohan, a manager expects his sub-ordinates to adapt to the new environment and working conditions without giving them time to settle down. Which principles of management are being overlooked and why?1.

9. 9. Mohan a manager expects his subordinates to work for the happiness and pleasure of being in the organisation. Which principle is being related to this?

10. a manager does not distribute the work a=among his subordinates wither according to the capability or proportionately. Which principle of management is overlo