UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT

Semester Fall 2020 – Mid Term Examination (Online)

Course Code: MGT-314 Course Title: Essential of Management
Time Allowed: 90 Minutes Marks: 25

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SECTION A

Attempt the following questions.

1. Discuss why managerial skills and abilities are critical in getting things done in
organizational settings? Marks 2.5
2. “Working smarter not harder” Discuss it in context of efficiency and effectiveness?
Marks 2.5
3. “Diversity is double edge sword if you cannot manage it, it will harm you” explain it in
the context of global management practices? Marks 2.5
4. Suppose you have a marriage ceremony of your brother next month and you are the
organizer of the event, as student of management how you apply the functions of
management (in detail) for successful event. Marks 3.5
5. Suppose you have 25 lac rupees and you plan to buy a brand new car, discuss the how
you make the decision while using the decision criteria that you have learned? Marks 3
6. Suppose you are chief technical officer at Honda company and you have introduced the
new automatic model of car, but suddenly your manager informed a software problem in
security of car at the launching day. Now what is your stance in light of corporate social
responsibility as you know that you will be fired from company in this case and else will
hide the secret in the go in traditional way? Marks 3

SECTION B

Read the case study and answer the questions

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry whose

mission is to “eliminate poverty and homelessness from the world and to make decent
shelter a matter of conscience and action.”39 The organization was founded by Millard
and Linda Fuller in 1976 in Americus, Georgia. More than 300,000 Habitat houses have
been built, sheltering more than 1.5 million people around the world. These houses can
be found in all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto
 Rico, and more than 90 countries around the world. “Thousands of low-income families
have found new hope in this form of affordable housing.” Habitat’s approach is simple.
Families in need of decent housing apply to local Habitat for Humanity affiliates.
Homeowners are chosen based on their level of need, their willingness to become
partners in the program, and their ability to repay the loan. And that’s the unique thing
about Habitat’s approach. It’s not a giveaway program. Families chosen to become
homeowners have to make a down payment and monthly mortgage payments, and invest
hundreds of hours of their own labor into building their Habitat home and helping build
other Habitat houses. Habitat volunteers provide labor and donations of money and
materials as well. (Maybe some of you have helped in a Habitat build.) In 2009, J. Ronald
Terwilliger, a former CEO of housing developer Trammell Crow Residential Co., who
also has been a long-time member of Habitat’s board of directors, made a $100 million
commitment to Habitat. He says that “through his work with Habitat and in the private
sector, he’s witnessed the depths of poverty, seeing people living in cardboard shacks and
unspeakable filth, as well as the struggle for middle-class families to find affordable
housing.” According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, “It’s one of the
largest gifts in recent years to a group devoted to social services.” Terwilliger’s gift is
intended to give people a helping hand toward a decent, safe clean home. And it’s
intended to send a message to other philanthropists to “step up their giving.” As for
Habitat, its CEO, Jonathan Reckford, said, “This is a chance to have a really deep
impact.” Having that type of impact when the needs now are greater than ever is a
definite planning challenge for the organization and its managers.

7. What types of plans would be needed in wisely using this gift? (For instance, long-term
or short-term, or both?) Explain why you think these plans would be important. Marks 2
8. What contingency factors might affect the planning Habitat executives have to do for the
wise use of this gift? How might those contingency factors affect the planning? Marks 2
9. What planning challenges do you think Habitat executives face with getting the most use
out of this gift? How should they cope with those challenges? Marks 2
10. What role do you think goals would play in planning for the wise use of this gift? List
some goals you think might be important. (Make sure these goals have the characteristics
of well-written goals.) Marks 2