NITIE, Mumbai –
87
PGDIM – 18 HR 06: Principles of Organization and Management
Module – I Ending
Examination ; Time: 3 Hours Dt.
14.09.2011 Time: 0200 P.M to 0500 P.M
Max. Marks: 60. Duration of Exam: 3 Hours
Instructions:
- Attempt any SIX out of SEVEN Questions given below. All questions carry equal marks. Attempt questions in the serial order only. No provision is being made to clarify any kind of ‘DOUBTS’ regarding this question paper in your hand. If you have doubts if any, make necessary assumptions and proceed. Write legibly. Nonsense answers, if any, attract penalty in the form of negative marking. You need to sell your answers to the evaluator to score well in this exam. It is up to you how you do this task. ALL THE BEST
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Q. No. 1:
a)
Discuss
the differences if any in the contributions made by the management thinkers viz., F W Taylor, Max
Weber, and Henry Fayol to the discipline
of Management. Discuss the application of the theory proposed by
these management thinkers in managing ‘ Valley Crossing’ exercise you have
participated in POM Class .
b)
What
is Theory X and Theory Y
Management? Explain how
you make use of the knowledge the Theory X and Theory Y in managing the Valley Crossing exercise ?
Q. No. 2:
a)
What
is ‘Hawthorne Effect’? Mention THREE
ways how you as a manager use Hawthorne Effect in managing the Valley Crossing
exercise?
b)
What
is Herzberg theory of Motivation? Explain
Herzberg theory of motivation for its
relevance for Valley Crossing exercise ?
Q. No. 3 :
a)
Explain the concepts 1. Divison of
Labour 2. Departmentation 3. Hierarchy 4. Coordination
b)
How
above mentioned FOUR concepts are relevant
in management of ‘Tower Building’ exercise conducted in POM class room .
Q. No. 4 :
a)
Explain
the concepts Vision, Mission, Excellence, Effectiveness and Efficiency
by giving references out of
Tower Building exercise you participated in POM Class..
b)
Is
the management style to achieve
performance will it undergo change as the height of the Tower grows ( Base level;
Middle level; Reaching the Peaks )
and zooms into sky? Illustrate your
answer with appropriate examples taken from Tower building exercise.
Q. No. 5 :
a)
Modern
Technologies are believed to enhance the
function of management. Discuss how
Google knols as a technology enhances the effective management for commercial
enterprises?
b)
Discuss
on how the very type of management undergoes a change as the height of the
Tower grows ( Base level;
Middle level; Reaching the Peaks
) and zooms in to sky? Illustrate your
answer with sufficient examples.
Q. No. 6 :
a)
Explain
the concepts - Bounded rationality, satisfying, and
heuristics ?
b)
How
above concepts enter your own decision making process when you are actively
working in your Maha Mandi field experience ?
Q. No. 7 :
a)
What
is matrix structure? Under what conditions would a matrix structure be most
suitable? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
b)
What
is the functional structure? How is it different from a product / market
structure? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
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Q. No. 5
- Explain the concept of Motivation by reinterpreting the Newton’s three principles of motion?
- Discuss Herzberg’s two factor theory of motivation ? How do you use Herzberg’s theory for managing human resources in an enterprise ?
Q. No. 6.
A. What is functional structure ?
How is it different from product /
market structure ? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each ?
B. What is differentiation, and why
does it make coordination more difficult ?
Q. No. 7 Efficiency and Effectiveness..Define them and
differentiate them. List specific indicators for
efficiency and effectiveness with reference to Google Knols which you have written . Also
outline the complementarities, if any in
both of the concepts.
Q. No. 8 Write short notes on the following
- Unity of Direction
- Bureaucracy
- Conceptual skills
- Power and Authority
- Decentralizaion
