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Principles of Management NPTEL Week 1 Assignment Solutions
Q1. Which of the following statements are true:
- Top-level managers primarily require a high level of organizing functions.
- First-level managers require the highest proficiency in leading functions.
- Middle managers formulate the vision, mission, goals, and objectives.
- Operational functions and technical proficiency are needed by the first-level managers.
- Top managers focus on building interpersonal relationships and developing trust and empathy.
a) 1, 3, 5
b) 2 and 4
c) 4 only
d) 1, 2, 4
e) 2, 3, 4
Answer: d) 1, 2, 4
Q2. As the head of a project team, Rajat faced a challenge when team members seemed demotivated and lacked direction. Recognizing the need for inspiration, she held team-building sessions, encouraged open communication, and set clear goals. What aspects of managerial skills are required by Rajat?
a) Problem-solving skills
b) Organizing skills
c) Leading skills
d) Planning skills
e)Â Controlling skills
Answer: c) Leading skills
Q3. A multinational corporation implemented a new PMS (Performance Management System) to ensure that its subsidiaries across the globe adhere to established standards. The system includes regular performance assessments, KPIs, and feedback mechanisms. Managers utilize this to monitor and regulate the organizational processes effectively and efficiently. What aspect of management is exemplified in this case study?
a) Planning
b) Controlling
c) Organizing
d)Â Leading
Answer: b) Controlling
Q4. Which statement best describes the difference between a vision and a mission?
a) A vision outlines specific objectives; a mission emphasizes the overall purpose of the organization
b) A vision focuses on short-term goals; a mission is concerned with long-term goals
c) A vision defines the company’s value; a mission is concerned with strategic objective
d) A vision is futuristic in nature; A mission communicates the fundamental reasoning behind its existence
Answer: d) A vision is futuristic in nature; A mission communicates the fundamental reasoning behind its existence
Q5. In the maturity stage of the organizational lifecycle, a company faces stabilized growth and heightened competition. To sustain its market position, the management has decided to implement a strategy. What strategy is most suitable for the scenario?Â
a) Market penetration through aggressive advertising and promotions
b) Product diversification to explore new markets and customer segments
c) Cost leadership by streamlining operations
d)Â Divestment or Exit from the market due to the declining profitability and stagnation of the market share
Answer: b) Product diversification to explore new markets and customer segments
Q6. Which of the following skills is typically not included in the category of human skills?
a) Technical Expertise
b) Emotional Intelligence
c) Teamwork and Collaboration
d)Â Communication Skills
Answer: a) Technical Expertise
Q7. Among the following options, which is not typically considered a decisional role of managers?
a) Entrepreneur
b) Resource Allocator
c) Leader
d) Negotiator
Answer: c) Leader
Q8. The future of the work demands:
a) Specialization in narrow fields and static expertise
b) Continuous learning, adaptability, and a diverse skillset
c) Emphasis on traditional skillsets and resistance to change
d)Â Dependence on routine task and fixed career trajectories
Answer: b) Continuous learning, adaptability, and a diverse skillset
Q9. The leading function does not include:
a) Developing interpersonal relations
b) Encouraging, motivating, and resolving interpersonal conflicts
c) Face to face interaction, communication with members
d)Â Ensure members actions are consistent with organizational values and standards
Answer: d)Â Ensure members actions are consistent with organizational values and standards
Q10. Whose responsibility is to manage customer expectations?
a) The entire organization and all employees
b) External consultant hired for customer relations
c) Exclusively the customer service teamÂ
d)Â Only the marketing department
Answer: a) The entire organization and all employees
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Principles of Management NPTEL Week 1 Assignment Solutions
Q1. Studying both mainstream and multi-stream management is beneficial as:
a) It reminds us that management is not value-neutral – There are moral responsibilities inherent in being a manager.
b) It helps you to understand where you and the other managers lie along a continuum
c) None of these options
d) It reminds us that management is not value-neutral – There are moral responsibilities inherent in being a manager and it also helps us to understand where we and other other managers lie along a continuum
Answer: d)
Q2. Which function of management decides about designing structures and allocating resources to people:
a) Planning
b) Organizing
c) Leading
d) Controlling
Answer: b) Organizing
Q3. Identify the definition to multi-stream approach of management:
a) Management is the art of getting things done through and with people in formally organized groups.
b) Management is a multi-purpose organ that manages a business, manages managers and manages workers and work.
c) Management is the process of planning, organizing, leading, controlling human and other organizational resources with the aim of achieving organizational goals efficiently and effectively.
d) The process of planning, organizing, leading, controlling human and other organizational resources with the aim of achieving organizational goals virtuously and effectively.
Answer: d)
Q4. Statement 1: Coach takes care of the professional development of subordinate employees
Statement 2: Nurtures takes care of the professional and personal development of employees
a) Statement 1 is correct, statement 2 is incorrect
b) Statement 1 is incorrect, statement 1 is correct
c) Both statements are incorrect
d) Both statements are correct
Answer: d)Â Both statements are correct
Q5. The increased emphasis on organizational and managerial ethics has led to the following impact of change:
a) Discrimination concerns
b) Work-life balance
c) Increased accountability
d) Shifting organizational boundaries
Answer: c) Increased accountability
Q6. Identify the skills that middle managers need to possess:
a) Technical Skills
b) Human Skills
c) Conceptual Skills
d) All the skills
Answer: b) Human Skills
Q7. Identify the Mintzberg’s managerial role which can be categorized as decisional:
a) Spokesperson
b) Leader
c) Disturbance Handler
d) Liaison
Answer: c) Disturbance Handler
Q8. The individuals who manage the work of first-line managers in an organization are:
a) Executive managers
b) Top managers
c) Middle managers
d) First-line managers
Answer: c) Middle managers
Q9. The specific actions or behaviours expected of a manager are referred to as:
a) Responsibilities
b) Functions
c) Skills
d) Roles
Answer: d) Roles
Q10. Which among the following is a mainstream approach of management:
a) Striking a balance to maintain ecological safety, social justice, and emphasis on human dignity and happiness
b) Maximising benefits of multiple stakeholders
c) Maximisation of profit
d) Addressing problems of workplace diversity
Answer: c) Maximisation of profit
Previous Course – Principles of Management NPTEL Week 1 Assignment Solutions
Q1. Which of the following can NOT be one of the things of managing within existing theory and philosophy of management to define management as a profession?
a) Capital
b) Men
c) Materials
d) Negotiation
Answer: d) Negotiation
Q2. Which type of managers are responsible for leading a particular function or a subunit within a function?
a) General managers
b) Functional managers
c) Frontline managers
d) None of these
Answer: c) Frontline managers
Q3. The functions of management relate to those activities that help in ————— ———- and also in achieving the goals and objectives of organizations. Fill up the blanks with suitable options.
a) time management
b) resource management
c) value addition
d) staff development
Answer: c) value addition
Q4. Which role of the management does involve with implementing decision, using information to advocate for the manager’s goal for organisation?
a) Coordinator
b) Fund mobilizer
c) Resource allocator
d) None of the above
Answer: c) Resource allocator
Q5. The right materials and the right employees are necessary for each organizational function and activity. Which principle of management does it deal with? `
a) General function of management
b) Equity
c) Order
d) Scalar chain
Answer: c) Order
Q6. The interests of one employee or group of employees are subordinate to the interests and goals of the —————. Fill up the blank.
a) organization
b) staffing
c) coordination
d) controlling
Answer: a) organization
Q7. How many main areas of scientific management practice have you learnt from the lecture?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
Answer: c) Three
Q8. How are the terms like, standardization of work, simplification of work, scientific study on work, differential wage rate, mental revolution, etc., related with?
a) Basic ideas of scientific management
b) Techniques of scientific management
c) Principles of scientific management
d) None of the above
Answer: b) Techniques of scientific management
Q9. Classical approach of management thought relates to scientific, administrative and bureaucratic management. Who developed the scientific approach?
a) Max Webber
b) H. Fayol, Lyndall, Urwick, etc.
c) F. W. Taylor, H. Emerson, H. Gantt, etc.
d) D. McGregor
Answer: c) F. W. Taylor, H. Emerson, H. Gantt, etc.
Q10. Which of the following is NOT related to behavioural approach of management thought?
a) Nudge Theory
b) Hawthorne studies
c) Need Theory
d) Theory of X and Y
Answer: a) Nudge Theory
Previous Course – Week 1 Assignment Solutions
Q1. The individuals who manage the work of first-line managers in an organization are
a) Executive managers
b) Top managers
c) Middle managers
d) First-line managers
Answer: c) Middle managers
Q2. Which function of management identifies organizational goals and strategies at the time of strategic change or fine tuning
a) Leading
b) Organizing
c) Controlling
d) Planning
Answer: d) Planning
Q3. Identify the Mintzberg’s managerial role which can be categorized as decisional:
a) Spokesperson
b) Leader
c) Disturbance Handler
d) Liaison
Answer: c) Disturbance Handler
Q4. The people in the organization with the role of transmit information to outsiders through speech reports and again memos or memorandums are:
a) Spokesperson
b) Leaders
c) Managers
d) Liaison
Answer: a) Spokesperson
Q5. The specific actions or behaviours expected of a manager are referred to as:
a) Responsibilities
b) Functions
c) Skills
d) Roles
Answer: d) Roles
Q6. Identify the specific skills that middle managers need to possess:
a) Technical Skills
b) Human Skills
c) Conceptual Skills
d) All these skills
Answer: b) Human Skills
Q7. Which among the following is a mainstream approach of management:
a) Striking a balance to maintain ecological safety, social justice, and emphasis on human dignity and happiness
b) Maximising benefits of multiple stakeholders
c) Maximisation of profit
d) Addressing problems of workplace diversity
Answer: c) Maximisation of profit
Q8. The increased emphasis on organizational and managerial ethics has led to the following impact of change:
a) Discrimination concerns
b) Work-life balance
c) Increased accountability
d) Shifting organizational boundaries
Answer: c) Increased accountability
Q9. Which function of management decides about designing structures and allocating resources to people:
a) Planning
b) Organizing
c) Leading
d) Controlling
Answer: b) Organizing
Q10. Successful department and organizations just don’t happen, they are _________:
a) Created
b) Managed
c) Evolved
d) Reoriented
Answer: b) Managed
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