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Tick mark the correct answer.
Span of control means that_________________.

A
An organisation consists of various departments

B
Each person's authority is clearly defined

C
Every subordinate has one superior

D
A manager can supervise only a limited number of subordinates

Solution

Span of control means that a manager can supervise only a limited number of subordinates. Span of control means how many employees or subordinates can be effectively managed by one manager or how many subordinates are under one superior. Span of control depends upon capacity and intelligence level of managers and nature of job.
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Miscellaneous
"Unity of command cannot exist without unity of direction, but does not flow from it". This statement was given by _____________.

A
Henry Fayol

B
Frederick Taylor

C
Koontz O'Donnell

D
None of the above
Question 3
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Which of the following principle of Henry Fayol refers to superior-subordinate relations ?

A
espirit de corps

B
Stability of tenure of personnel

C
Division of work

D
Scalar chain
Question 4
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The principles of management are significant because of _______________.

A
increase in efficiency

B
Intiative

C
optimum utilization of resources

D
adaptation to changing technology

Solution

Principles of management are significant because it increases efficiency in production, optimum utilization of resources, overall it increases efficiency of organisation.
Question 5
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Which of the following statements best describes 'Mental Revaluation'?

A
It implies change of attitude.

B
The management and workers should not play the game of one upmanship.

C
Both management and workers require each other.

D
None of these above

Solution

Mental Revolution is a change in thinking both on the part of management and workers. Success of implementation of scientific management depends on the mental revolution of management and workers both as to their duty to cooperate in producing the largest possible surplus and to the necessity for substituting exact scientific knowledge for opinions or the old rule of thumb of individual knowledge.
If not, all the measures suggested in scientific management system would be useless. Mental revolution is a change in thinking on both the sides.
Hence mental revaluation implies change in attitude.
Question 6
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Which of the following statements is false about Taylor and Fayol?

A
Fayol was a mining whereas Taylor was a mechanical engineer.

B
Fayol's principles are applicable in specialised situation whereas Taylor's principles have universal application.

C
Fayol's principles were formed through personal experience whereas Taylor's principles were formed through experimentations.

D
Fayol's principles are applicable at the top level of management whereas Taylor's principles are applicable at the shop floor.

Solution

The false statement is ‘Fayol’s principles are applicable in specialized situations whereas Taylor’s principles have universal application’. The correct statement in place of this is, ‘ Fayol’s principles are universally applicable whereas Taylor’s principles are applicable only in specialized situation
Question 7
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Who gave the 14 Principles of Management?

A
Elton Mayo

B
F.w. Taylor

C
Max Weber

D
Henri Fayol
Question 8
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Which of the following is not an objective of financial management?

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Maximization of wealth of shareholders

B
Maximization of profits

C
Mobilization of funds at an acceptable cost

D
Ensuring discipline in the organization.
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Corporations such as Citigroup, American Express and Fidelity are classified as _____________.

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financial services corporations

B
common service corporations

C
preferred service corporations

D
commercial service corporations
Question 10
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Management principles are characterized by which of the following?

A
Universal

B
Dynamic

C
Relative

D
All of the above

Solution

Some of the basic characteristics of management principles are that they are universal, dynamic and relative. They are universal as they can be applied to all types of organisations. They are dynamic as they can be applied differently under different conditions.

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Question 1

An organisation consists of various departments

Each person's authority is clearly defined

Every subordinate has one superior

A manager can supervise only a limited number of subordinates

Solution

Question 2

Henry Fayol

Frederick Taylor

Koontz O'Donnell

None of the above

Question 3

espirit de corps

Stability of tenure of personnel

Division of work

Scalar chain

Question 4

increase in efficiency

Intiative

optimum utilization of resources

adaptation to changing technology

Solution

Question 5

It implies change of attitude.

The management and workers should not play the game of one upmanship.

Both management and workers require each other.

None of these above

Solution

Question 6

Fayol was a mining whereas Taylor was a mechanical engineer.

Fayol's principles are applicable in specialised situation whereas Taylor's principles have universal application.

Fayol's principles were formed through personal experience whereas Taylor's principles were formed through experimentations.

Fayol's principles are applicable at the top level of management whereas Taylor's principles are applicable at the shop floor.

Solution

Question 7

Elton Mayo

F.w. Taylor

Max Weber

Henri Fayol

Question 8

Maximization of wealth of shareholders

Maximization of profits

Mobilization of funds at an acceptable cost

Ensuring discipline in the organization.

Question 9

financial services corporations

common service corporations

preferred service corporations

commercial service corporations

Question 10

Universal

Dynamic

Relative

All of the above

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