Principles of M...

Which of the following statements is not true with regard to the principles of management?

Arjun works in the marketing department of Blue Ltd. which deals with baby products. He receives instruction from Joy, the Marketing Manager, that the commercial advertisement which is designed must not be for more than 10 seconds. However, he received another mail from Rahul, the Head of Sales, that the advertisement can be of 15 seconds, but it must state the discount that they would be offering? Which of the following principles of management is being violated in the given situation?

Statement 1: Standardisation means that a standard must be set for various activities which would act as benchmarks in production. Statement 2: Simplification implies that unnecessary varieties in design, size etc. must be avoided. Which of the following alternatives is true with regard to the given information?

Rohan is the production in-charge in a factory. He keeps a close watch on each and every movement of the workers. He knows which movements are required and which are not required. Accordingly, he guides the workers towards reducing movements which are not necessary, thereby improving efficiency. Which of the following techniques of scientific management is being followed in the given situation?

‘There must be team spirit in the organisation such that each member is entrusted with the feeling of belongingness to the organisation.’ Which of the following principles of management is being described in the given statement?

ABC Ltd. is a company of repute, and it takes care of its employees in the sense that it shares its gains and benefits with them. Employees, on the other hand, are highly dedicated to their work. The company has never witnessed a strike in the last decade. Even when the company introduced a completely new technology in the production department, the employees did not oppose it but rather worked hard to accept it. Which of the following principles of scientific management is being described in the given statement?

According to Taylor, there can only be one best method or approach to a problem which must substitute the trial and error method. Which of the following principles of scientific management is being described in the given statement?

Although there are set standards for production in a factory, all the workers are given equal compensation irrespective of whether or not they complete the task in the stipulated time and as per required quality. Which of the following techniques of scientific management is being violated in the given situation?

According to the functional foremanship technique of scientific management under the _______ in-charge worked a _________ who would prepare the instructions which were to be given to workers.

Which of the following is the basic objective of method study?