School of Management Studies

End Semester (Odd) Examination 2020-21

Programme Name: MBA Semester: First

Course Code: MS41101 Course Name: Management Principles and

Communication Skill Development
Branch:………………………………………. Student Reg. No.:

Duration: 120 Minutes Max. Marks: 40

Instructions: (Related to Questions)

1. Attempt any 4 questions
2. Each question carry 10 marks each
Marks

Q1 a Write short Notes on any two 5+5

(a) Management by Objectives and Strategic Business Unit

(b) Peter Drucker s Contribution to Management
(c) Hawthorn Experiment

Q2 a Explain the Communication Process. Explain its Barriers. What is 5 +5

Effective Listening?

Q3 a What is the process of Decision Making? What do you understand by 5

Bounded Rationality?

b Differentiate between Plans; Procedures and Policies 5

Q4. a. Explain any two with example and Give the advantages & disadvantages of 5+5

(a) Matrix Organisation

(b) Departmentation on the basis of function
(c) Departmentation on the basis of customer group

Q5. a Differentiate with examples; Transactional and Transformational Leader 5

b What do you understand by Situational Leaders? What are the 5

characteristics of an effective leader? Taking examples from the business
world explain it

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