CHAPTER 2: Principles of Management

1. Name the practitioner, who was the first to identify the functions of management like
planning organizing staffing directing and controlling.
2. Which expert of management worked at the operative level in the organization?
3. Name the principle which suggests that authority and communication should follow the
official chain of command.
4. The principles of management are not rigid and can be modified when the situations
demands. Which nature of management principles is being discussed here?
5. Which principles of management suggest a place for everyone/everyone in proper place?
6. Which technique of Taylor violates the applicability of Fayol’s principle of unity of
command?
7. Name the principle of management which requires good supervisors at all levels, clear
and fair agreements and judicious application of penalties?
8. The subordinates in a company receive orders regarding their work from different
operative heads for the same task. Which principle of management is violated here?
9. Name the technique of scientific management given by Taylor, with the objective of
determining the number of workers to be employed for a task.
10. Which technique of Taylor acts as the strongest motivator for a worker to reach standard
performance?
11. Which technique of Taylor separates planning and executing functions?
12. A company manufacturing motorcycles and cars should have separate divisional
managers, separate plans and resources. Identify the principle.
13. Workers should be encouraged to develop and carry out their plans for development.
Identify the principle of management formulated by Fayol.
14. They have to be applied very carefully depending upon the organizational requirements
and situational demands. Which characteristics of principles of management are referred
here?
15. Which concept of chain of command permits two managers of the same rank to
communicate directly by violating the hierarchy?
16. Which technique of scientific management aims at elimination of superfluous varieties,
sizes and dimensions of products?
17. One of the principles of Fayol points out the Danger and costs of unnecessary
Labour/employee Turnover. Name and explain the relevant principle.
18. The principles of Taylor and Fayol are mutually complementary. One believed that
management should share the gain with workers while the other suggested that
employee’s compensation should depend upon the earning capacity of the company and
should give them a reasonable standard of living. Identify and explain the principles of
management by Taylor and Fayol referred to in the above paragraph.
19. Taylor believed that there was only one best method to maximize efficiency. This method
can be developed through study and analysis. Identify the principle of scientific
management.
20. The directors of Satyam InfoTech Limited, an organization manufacturing computers
want to double the sales and have given the responsibility to the sales manager. The sales
manager has no authority either to increase sales expense or appoint new salesmen.
Hence he could not achieve this target. Identify the principle violet in this situation.
21. Neel the manager expects his subordinates to work with happiness and pleasure of being
in the organization. Which principle is followed in the situation?
22. Akshay the manger does not distribute the work according to capabilities and the
qualifications of employees. Which principle is overlooked by him?
23. A manager grants one month medical leave to a male supervisor but only a week’s
medical leave to a female supervisor. Identify the principle of management violated.
24. The manager not being punctual himself and is very casual when his employees are late
for work. Identify the principle of management violated.
25. Amman a worker through his personal experience was able to identify the time saving
techniques of production. But when he approached management with his suggestions he
was not appreciated. Identify the principle of management violated.