Comparative Management & Admin
Comparative Management & Admin
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT OF NIGERIA
PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS
SEPTEMBER, 2022
CIPM/INT2/004: COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTARTION
Instruction to Candidates:
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1. According to Koontz (1969), management practices involves all of the following ways
except in term of differing…………………………………
a. business and non-business organisations.
b. nations and cultures.
c. industries and institutions.
d. global and economy.
Comprehension
5. The science and art of management owe their development to the Americans principally
because………………………………..
a. management education started in America.
b. the growth in America’s per capital income was due to effective management.
c. America is credited with the initial modern management practices.
d. America is credited with the pioneer increasing number of modern capitalisms.
Comprehension
6. In production management and development, Leventis (1982) stated the following salient
differences in the production management practices except that…………………
a. Japanese focuses mainly on improving product quality through “Quality Circle.”
b. Japanese firms do not encourage large work-in-progress.
c. reward in typical Japanese firms is based on long-term performance.
d. Japanese technological development rests mainly on imported technology.
Comprehension
7. The frequent meaningful measures of corporate social responsibility used in the past
includes the following except in term ………………………
a. content analysis of corporate annual reports.
b. ratings of socially responsible and socially irresponsible firms.
c. executive and student rating of corporate social responsibility.
d. better ways for supporting ethical ideas and investment.
Comprehension
18. Some of the components of “ERG” according to Clayton Alderfer in his motivation
theory are…………………………………………needs.
a. existence, relevance and growth
b. existence, rational and growth
c. existence, relatedness and growth
d. existence, ransom and growth
Comprehension
19. …………………………..is a retrenchment strategy where an enterprise sells one of its
major divisions in order to generate cash.
a. Turn Around
b. Diversification
c. Divestment
d. Liquidation
Comprehension
23. …………………………is the first theorist to elaborate the concept of bureaucracy from
his study of government.
a. Max Hilton
b. Henry Fayol
c. Lilian Gant
d. Max Weber
Recall
27. Vroom and Yetton’s contingency model of motivation is based on two aspects of
leadership behaviour. In your opinion, these aspects are………………………….
a. decision model and decision acceptance.
b. leadership decision and leadership acceptance.
c. decision quality and decision acceptance.
d. visionary acceptance and visionary leadership.
Comprehension
28. The classical perspective of management comprises of scientific and …………
management.
a. comparative
b. administrative
c. qualitative
d. productive
Comprehension
29. ………………………… decisions are those made in accordance with habits, rules, and
procedures.
a. Basic
b. Routine
c. Organisational
d. Programmed
Comprehension
31. Mentoring is a leadership style which makes an important impact on the acquisition of
……..
a. skills by exposure to role model.
b. training and development to gain an insight into higher-level management thinking.
c. useful techniques for succession planning.
d. career enhancement and support functions for personal advancement.
Comprehension
32. ……………………… theory is the process by which people interpret the perceived
outcome of behaviour.
a. Learning
b. Motivation
c. Attribution
d. Valence
Comprehension
35. Urwick (1933), formalised the abstracted idea to be applied in the area of professional
administration into …………………… principles.
a. ten
b. eight
c. five
d. six
Recall
36. Who originated the expectancy theory of motivation?
a. Maslow
b. Argyris
c. Vroom
d. McClellan
Recall
39. A leader who persuades and considers the feelings of subordinates and involves them in
decision making is a…………………………………..leader..
a. autocratic
b. democratic
c. mentor
d. laissez-faire
Comprehension