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CHAPTER 2- PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
3 MARKS
1. The production manager of ABC Ltd. instructs a sales manager to go slow
in selling the product, whereas the marketing manager insists on fast
selling to reach the targets. Which principle of management is being
violated in this case? State 2 consequences of violation of this principle.

2. Fayol points out the danger and costs of unnecessary labour turnover in
one of his principles. Name and explain the principle.

3. An organisation follows the principles of management. What are the


adverse effects of each of the following principles of management on the
organisation?
i)Unity of command, ii) Order, and iii) Stability of tenure of
personal

4. Hina and Harish are typists in a company having the same educational
qualification. Hina is getting Rs 3,000 per month and Harish Rs 4,000 per
month as salary for the same working hours. Which principle of
management is violated in this case? Name and explain the principle.

5. Mohan, a manager, does not distribute the work amongst his


subordinates, either according to capability or proportionately. Which
principle of management is being overlooked and why? Give one violating
effect.

6. Mohan, the manager of a business undertaking, is very lax with his fellow
employees and subordinate. He does not give them parameters of rules
for reporting to work and completion of assignments. Which principle of
Management is overlooked? Give one violating effect.

7. Mohan, a manager, expects his subordinates to adapt to the new


environment and working conditions without giving them time to settle
down. Which principle of management is being overlooked? Give one
violating effect.

8. Mohan, the manager, very often speaks to people at all levels, passing on
instructions regarding his department and also other departments. Which
principle of management is being overlooked and why? Give on violating
effect.

9. Mohan, a manager expects his subordinates to work for the happiness


and pleasure of being in the organisation. Which principle of management
is being overlooked and why? Give on violating effect.

10. The subordinates in a company receive orders regarding their work from
different operative heads for the same task. Which principle of
management is being overlooked and why? Give on violating effect.

11. If an organisation does not provide the right place for physical and
human resources, which principle of is being violated? What are the
consequences of it?

12. In a particular company no importance has been attached to the


suggestions given by the subordinates. In 2011, the company appointed
Mr. Lotus as its Chief Executive Officer. He was an M.B.A degree-holder
from I.I.M, Ahmedabad with an experience of a decade. On assuming the
charge of his office, he started a sort of campaign asking for suggestions
from every big or small employees in the company. In a very short time,
there were about 10,000 suggestions. After studying them intensively,
about 1,500 suggestions were implemented in different fields. This
campaign fetched the company an additional profit of 50 crore rupees.
i. Which principle of management will have been working behind Mr.
Lotus’ thinking.
ii. What will be the effect of implementing these suggestions on the
employees?
4 MARKS

1. The directors of Alfa Ltd., an organisation manufacturing computers,


have asked their production manager to achieve a target production of
150 computers per day. The production manager has asked the
foreman to achieve the target, but he did not give him the authority
for requisition of tools and materials from the stores department. The
foreman could not achieve the desired target. Can the directors blame
the production manager, and can the production manager blame his
foreman for not achieving the target? Explain, in brief the relevant
principles relating to this situation in support of your answer.

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