Principles and Practices of Management - 2





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The external environmental factors that influence management are
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Economic , Political , Technological


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Event management has to pay only entertainment tax not the service tax.
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False


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Name the service which has two prime necessities like co-ordination and infiltration.
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Staff


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________ decisions relate to the day to day operations of the enterprise generally taken by middle and lower level management.
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Operative


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Successful consultants should promote their consultancy through what ?
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Network


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Decision-Making is a process of making a choice of poor alternatives.
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False

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MBO was invented by ________.
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Peter Drucker


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Profession requires definite period of what?
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Learning


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Barriers to delegation of authority would be :
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Lack of trust in subordinates , Fear of loosing status by managers , Over-confidence among managers


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Organization is apart of which type of system?
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Social


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David C Mc Celland identified three motives those are
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Affiliation , Power , Achievement


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International consultancy is said to be
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Glamorous , Challenging , Trendy


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Failure to give ________ to goal setters is a weakness of MBO.
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guidelines


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Management is the combination of Arts,Science and Profession.
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True


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Under the types of motivators, non-financial motivators are encouragement, freedom ________.
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recognition

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Who said, the heart of administration is the directing function.
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Dimock


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Management is that important process which continues till the objectives set by the administrator are actually achieved.
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True


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Communication is a composite (a) information given and received (b) a listening effort by some of them involved.
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False


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A vision statement should have the following components
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ability to inspire people , achievable , precise and objective


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One of the key features of services is that they are
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intangible


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The process of control is complete only when the organisation take ________ action.
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corrective


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The factors coming under philosophy of scientific management are:
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Co-operation , Maximum output , Harmony


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Who is the most effective person are alike in one crucial way, they all have a high degree of emotional intelligence.
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Entrepreneur


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The activities of the communicator while communicating a message will include,
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ideation , encoding , transmission


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Features of Management are as follows
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goal oriented , universal , continuous process


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Professional managers help organizations in chalking out which type of strategies?
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Corporate


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________provides a corporate responsibility and it is the application of a proven and systematic body of knowledge.
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Profession


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Management as a discipline needs certificate of practice.
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False


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For most hi-tech service industries the major components are
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Infrastructure , Knowledge , labour


Match The Following
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Management

Dynamic
Professional Manager

Profession
Art

Science
Code of Conduct

Creative
Predictive Power

Skill

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Science is a body of organized knowledge
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True


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A superior should always establish a ________ control so that his subordinates report to him periodically.
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Feedback


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It is said that communication is a meaningful
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interaction


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What does the insurance company compensate for if and when the event insured against an incident occurs?
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Losses


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Management exists at which levels of the organization?
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All


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The Indian consumer does not see shopping as an end in itself.
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False


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Retailers cannot just take their global retailing formats and try to transpose them onto the India scenario.
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True


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One of the factors which learning organizations possess is a climate of openness and the other factor is
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trust


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It is one of the good control system which not only points out the deviations but also pinpoints them where they are important to its operations is
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Focus on strategic points


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Profession needs certificate of practice
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True


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'Span of control' is also referred to as span of management.
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True


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Learning from mistakes is often more powerful than learning from success.
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True


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The philosophy of Vedanta is compared to which animal in the dream of the person, who wakes the dreamer and makes you realise your self discovered reality.
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Lion


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The statement "We sell for Less" is deliberately ambiguous, it raises the question; 'Less than what', this is called as, ________ to communication.
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Semantic barrier


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The theory of Bureaucracy was first propounded by Henry L.Gantt.
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False


Match The Following
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Making sense of situations
organizing information and thoughts

Creativity
brainstorming, associating ideas

Inquiry
interviewing, seeking information

Making choices
deciding courses of actions


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Learning from mistakes is often more powerful than learning from________.
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Success

Principles and Practices of Management

Principles and Practices of Management


LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


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The products that are grouped under SBU share a common
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underlying technology , market , skill
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market , skill

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What requires a high level of optimism and persistence despite rejection?
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Self Motivation
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Self Motivation

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Strong corporate governance is indispensable to resilient and vibrant capital markets.
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True
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True

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The service may or may not be tied to which type of good?
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Physical
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Intangible

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Organization is like an ________ influenced by ________-building process.
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individual
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image
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image
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Systemic

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50.The last few years have shown a ________ of film ________ shows.
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opportunities
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Recurrence
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celebrity
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celebrity

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Where is the attack on business families coming from?
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Transnationals
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Transnationals

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Product differentiation is not a barrier to entry.
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False
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True

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Management is
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Creative
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Creative

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There has been an increased ________ on ________.
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reliance
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Emphasis
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consultants
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reliance

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The different A’s of the service sector are
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acceptability , awareness , availability
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acceptability , awareness , availability

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Management exists only at the top levels of the organization.
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False
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False

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In the Needs- satisfaction chain, every ________ is a ________
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step
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step
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Motivator
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Motivator

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Organization is a set-up of what?
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Relationships
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Relationships

Match The Following
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Problem Perception
Bounded Rationality
Weaknesses
Benefits
Weaknesses
Bounded Rationality
Takeover
Turnaround
Turnaround
Budgets
Strategies
Rules
Policies
Rules
Strategies

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Business families have adapted themselves to the new realities such as
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customer relationship management , reliable after sales service , new product launch
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customer relationship management , reliable after sales service , new product launch

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Management is the combination of Arts, Science and
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Profession
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Profession

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The Indian customers has been shying away from large stores and supermarket chains due to
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poverty and low literacy rates , expensive supply chains , low per capita income , low taxes
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poverty and low literacy rates , low per capita income

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India never had its own management practice.
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False
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False

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The need for co-ordination is created when managers do what to specialized activities?
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Divide
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Distribute

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Self-motivation requires a ________ level of ________.
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High
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High
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optimism
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optimism

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The bureaucratic type of leadership is normally criticized for
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nepotism , delays
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nepotism , autocratic

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The various problems faced by event management industries are
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entertainment tax rates , large no. of permissions required , service taxes
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entertainment tax rates , large no. of permissions required , service taxes

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Indian business families have focused more on their areas of core competence.
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False
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False

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Who said, “Management is a multiple organ that manages a business, manages a manager and manages workers and work”?
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Peter Drucker
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Harold Konntz

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Henry P. Towne outlined the Importance of ________ as a ________
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management
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management
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science
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science

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Components of planning would include
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objectives , budgets , procedures
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objectives , procedures , people

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Management is not just a
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Process
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Process

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According to Sehznick, “ the major task of a leader is not only to make a policy, but to build it into organization’s what?”
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Corporate Culture
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Corporate Culture

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Direction is also done by top and middle level managers.
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True
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True

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What does the insurance company compensate, when an event insured against occurs?
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Losses
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Losses

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Who is the Father of Competitive Strategy?
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Michael E. Porter
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Peter F. Drucker

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Greater co-ordination is not needed in sequential rather than pooled interdependence.
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False
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False

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________ is telling ________ what to do.
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Direction
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Direction
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people
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Subordinates

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The process of control is complete
only when corrective action is taken.
via information collected.
Control highlights omissions if any.
And makes it possible to take Corrective measures.
And makes it possible to take Corrective measures.
Control is related to the future.
though it lives in the present.
of the nature of corrective action to be taken.
Changes can be anticipated
via information collected.
though it lives in the present.
Control gives the correct picture
of the nature of corrective action to be taken.
only when corrective action is taken.

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Organisational morale is basically the individual mental condition.
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False
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False

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Features of Management are as follows
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goal oriented , universal , continuous process
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goal oriented , universal , continuous process

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________ is a systematic and knowledge of ________ and living.
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Vedanta
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Vedanta
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Life
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Life

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Who propounded theory X and theory Y?
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McGregor
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Henry Fayol

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Service sector has expanded relentlessly in the past decade due to related events in the 1990’s
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explosion of information tech. , slow growth of manufacturing industry , virtual stagnation in agriculture
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explosion of information tech. , slow growth of manufacturing industry , virtual stagnation in agriculture

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One of the internal environment factors that influences management is
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Place
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Location

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Actuary ________ and deciding of a specific ________ is the biggest problem.
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science
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premium
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premium
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Compensation

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If you want it done right, do it yourself, is a fallacy
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True
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False

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Self-________ matters a lot to ________
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regulation
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regulation
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Leaders
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Leaders

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Some of the major strategies adopted by business families for their survival and growth are
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appointment of professional mangers , joint ventures and tie-ups , technology up gradation
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appointment of professional mangers , technology up gradation

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One of the external environment factors that influences Management is
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Legal
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Skills

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For most hi-tech service industries, the two ingredients are:
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Only a and c
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Only a and c