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MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYManipal University, Manipal 576 104

VI/VII SEM. B.E. DEGREE END SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS MAY 2008(COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES)

SUBJECT: ESSENTIALS OF MANAGEMENT(HUM-302/401)REVISED CREDIT SYSTEM

(19/05/ 2008)Time: 3 Hours. MAX.MARKS: 100

Instructions to Candidates: Answer ANY FIVEFULL questions.

1A) i) Planning is looking ahead and control is looking back. Comment.

ii) If all decisions involve commitments and if the future is always

certain, how can a manger guard against costly mistakes ?

iii) What are the benefits and weaknesses of MBO ?

(23=6)

1B) Define i) objectives ii) strategies iii) policies iv) procedures v) rules vi)

programs vii) budgets. Give examples for each.(14)

2A) If you were a manager, would you decentralize authority ? State thereasons for your answer. How would you make sure that you did not

decentralize too much ?

(10)

2B) Describe functional and matrix structure of organization and give the

advantages and limitations of each.(10)

3A) Would you work for a manger who is rated high in need for

achievement or need for affiliation or need for power ? Why ? What

are the advantages and disadvantages of each ?

(08)

3B) Suggest some personal traits that you believe would be useful to a

leader ? Are those traits more valuable in some situations than in

others ? Explain. (06)

3C) What are the major barriers to upward communications in

organizations? Suggest how to overcome these barriers. (06)

4A) Design a control system for measuring the progress you made in your

coursework. Apply the feedback and feed forward concepts.(08)

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4B) Describe the various types of budgets used in budgetary control. (12)

5A) i) What two types of performance should be measured in the

appraisal of managers ?

ii) What is manager inventory chart ? Explain briefly.

iii) What differences do you see between policies to train managers

for promotion and policies to train managers to perform better in the

existing positions ? Should the organization have both the policies or

choose one ?

(23=6)

5B) What is the difference between training and development ? Discuss

the basic approaches to training of managers.

(2 +12)

6A) Define Multi- National Corporation (MNC). What special problems do

the MNCs face when organizing international operations ?(02+08)

6B) What are the difficulties encountered in setting goals in MBO ? How

can an individual be helped by a manger to overcome these

difficulties in setting goals ?

(06)

6C) Explain the skills and personal characteristics needed by a manager. (04)