Discuss the significance of leadership in directing, with examples of different leadership styles.
Leadership is a critical aspect of directing, as it involves influencing employees to follow the organization's goals. A transformational leader inspires employees through vision and motivation, creating a dynamic work environment where innovation and creativity flourish. For example, a transformational leader might encourage team brainstorming sessions to generate new ideas. On the other hand, a transactional leader focuses on clear structure and rewards or penalties based on performance. Each leadership style—from democratic to autocratic—has unique impacts on the workforce, and the effectiveness of the style depends on the organizational context and employee needs.
Explain the qualities of a good leader? Do the qualities alone ensure leadership success?
Explain the process of motivation with the help of a diagram.
Explain different financial and non-financial incentives used to motivate employees of a company?
In an organisation, one of the departmental manager is inflexible and once he takes a decision, he does not like to be contradicted. As a result, employees always feel they are under stress and they take least initiative and fear to express their opinions and problems before the manager. What is the problem in the way authority is being used by the manager?
A reputed hostel, Gyan Pradhan provides medical aid and free education to children of its employees. Which incentive is being highlighted here? State its category and name any two more incentives of the same category.
In an organisation all the employees take things easy and are free to approach anyone for minor queries and problems. This has resulted in everyone taking to each other and thus resulting in inefficiency in the office. It has also resulted in loss of secrecy and confidential information being leaked out. What system do you think the manager should adopt to improve communication?
The workers always try to show their inability when any new work is given to them. They are always unwilling to take up any kind of work. Due to sudden rise in demand a firm wants to meet excess orders. The supervisor is finding it difficult to cope up with the situation. State the element of directing that can help the supervisor in handling the problem.
Discuss Maslow’s Need Hierarchy theory of motivation.
What are semantic barriers of communication?
Explain any three principles of Directing.
How does planning provide direction?
What is meant by staffing?
Identify the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.
State the meaning of controlling.
What is meant by capital structure?v
What is meant by management?
What is a Treasury Bill?
State any two advantages of branding to marketers of goods and services?
What makes principles of management flexible?
Under which consumer right does a business firm set up consumer grievance cell?
Can planning work in a changing environment? Give a reason to justify your answer.
Explain how management is both an art and a science.
What is financial risk? Why does it arise?
Explain the concept of formal and informal organization with their significance.
A company wants to increase its market share from the present 10% to 25% to have a dominant position in the market by the end of the next financial year. Ms Rajni, the sales manager has been asked to prepare a proposal that will outline the options available for achieving this objective. Her report included the following options - entering new markets, expanding the product range offered to customers, using sales promotion techniques such as giving rebates, discounts or increasing the budget for advertising activities. Which step of the planning process has been performed by Ms Rajni?
Explain the principle of 'Subordination of Individual Interest to General Interest'.
Discuss the following techniques of Scientific Work Study:
a. Time Study
b. Motion Study
c. Fatigue Study
d. Method Study
e. Simplification and standardisation of work
Explain the various types of plans used in management.
Explain any four points regarding significance of principles of management.
A production manager at top level in a reputed corporate, Mr. Rathore holds the responsibility for ordering raw material for the firm. While deciding on the supplier for the financial year 2017-18, he gave the order to his cousin at a higher price per unit instead of the firm’s usual supplier who was willing to lower the rates for the order. Which principle of management was violated by Mr. Rathore? What are the positive impacts of following the above identified principle?