ACC 315: Elements of Management

Interview Questions- Sample Guide

March 2022

OBJ 1

1. What are the key responsibilities of management in your organisation?

2. What, in your opinion, are the most important skills a manager needs to be successful?
a. Do these skills vary with the level of the manager?

OBJ 2

1. What is the decision making process in your organization like?

a. Would you say you run a centralized or a decentralized decision making system in your
organisation?

OBJ 3

1. What key qualities do you look out for when hiring people?
2. How serious is your organisation about staff motivation and what strategies do you employ to
motivate your staff?
3. Has management made any major changes in the recent past?
a. How did the staff react to the change (receptive to the change or resisted the change)?
i. How did management manage the situation where staff resisted the change?

OBJ 4

1. What kind of controls are in place in your organization to ensure that goals and objectives are
being achieved (in terms of staff conduct, operational procedures, financial control, Etc.)?
2. What steps does management take when targets are not met?

OBJ 5

1. What would you say makes your organization unique (your areas of strength)?
 a. Have these strengths/capabilities been able to give you an edge over other
organisations in your industry (competitive advantage)?

OBJ 6

1. In your time as a manager, have you found areas of weaknesses within your organization?
a. What are you doing to address these weaknesses?

OBJ 7

1. Do you see any specific opportunities for growth or expansion for your organization within or
outside of Plateau State?
a. Is management currently working towards taking advantage of these opportunities?

OBJ 8

1. In your experience, do you foresee any threats to your organisation from the external environment?
2. How did the pandemic affect your organisation and how did management respond to the attendant
challenges?