ANNA UNIVERSITY
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT Important Questions
UNIT I
1.Describe in detail the evolution of management theory
2.Write an essay about the contributions made by F.W.Taylor, Henri Fayol, L.Gantt, Frank and Lillian Gilbert and Elton Mayo and others to the field of management.
3.Explain in detail the functions of management
4.Explain the contributions of Henry Fayol and Taylor.
UNIT II
1.Explain in detail about MBO
2.Explain in detail the decision making process and explain in detail about decision making tool.
3.Explain in detail the importance of planning in the present Indian business environment and explain different types of plans
4.Describe the hierarchical nature of organizational objectives and the guidelines for setting objectives
UNIT III
1.What do you mean by departmentation? Discuss in detail about the different strategies adopted in departmentation.
2.Describe the various steps in providing appropriate human resources.
3.Explain the basic pattern of departmentation and the advantage and disadvantage
4.Explain in detail about delegation of authority
UNIT IV
1.Identify the barriers and breakdowns in communication and suggest approaches to improve the communication
2.Describe any four theories of motivation and explain their strength and weakness
3.Explain in detail about the Blake and Mounton’s managerial grid.
4.Explain the process of communication. Explain the various types of communication with merits and demerits
UNIT V
1.Compare and contrast between feed forward and feedback systems in controlling
2.What is budgetary control? Explain its significance
3.What are the steps in controlling process? State the essentials of control
4.enumerate the different productivity enhancement tools used by the organization in the present competitive scenario.