Management Introduction
Questions 171 to 180
171.
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The
managerial grid, propounded by Robert Blake and Jane Srygley Mouton, is a
well-developed approach to defining leadership
styles. It identifies five distinct leadership styles. According to this grid, the (9, 9) manager
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Of
the various leadership styles suggested by the path-goal theory, which of the
following statements is/are true
about ‘supportive leadership’?
I. It
involves creating a pleasant organizational climate.
II. It involves providing clear guidelines to subordinates.
III. It shows concern for subordinates.
IV. It corresponds to task-centered leadership
described in other leadership theories.
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Communication
can well be treated as the force that binds the organizational participants
together. We cannot expect effective management without communication. Which
of the following factors does not help in effective communication?
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Controls
can be classified on the basis of their timing or stage in the production
process. With regard to the time element of controls, which of the following
controls monitor activities while they are being carried out?
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Financial
ratios are particularly important to managerial control in an organization.
One such financial ratio, viz.,
return on investment, is a ratio that attempts to measure a firm's
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Which of the following statements is/are true about investment centers?
I. The control system examines the role of assets in generating
profit.
II. In investment centers, outputs are measured in monetary terms
and directly compared with input costs.
III. It helps top management calculate the mere
inflow and outflow of currency, rather than giving a total picture of
profitability.
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Operations
Management is a tool by which management can create and improve upon its
operations. Which of the following statements is true regarding Operations Management?
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Which
of the following controls is the cause of an unsatisfactory outcome traced
back to the individual responsible for it, who is then made to correct the
practice?
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According
to the Japanese management practices, what refers to “my/one’s company” where
people are treated as family members?
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Which
of the following management information systems aims at facilitating
communication and increasing the efficiency and productivity of managers and
office workers through document and message processing?
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Answers
171.
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Answer
: (b)
Reason
: As per the managerial grid, the (9,9)
manager believes that concern for people and tasks are compatible and that
tasks need to be carefully explained and decisions endorsed by subordinates
to achieve a high level of commitment.
Hence,
from above discussion, we can infer that option (b) is correct.
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Answer
: (b)
Reason
: The following statements are true
about ‘supportive leadership’:
I. It involves creating a pleasant
organizational climate.
III. It shows concern for subordinates.
Instrumental
leadership involves providing clear guidelines to subordinates. Hence,
statement (II) is not true.
Supportive
leadership corresponds to relationship-oriented leadership described in other
leadership theories. Instrumental leadership corresponds to task-centered
leadership described in other leadership theories.
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Answer
: (d)
Reason
: According to L.A. Allen, communication
involves a systematic and continuous process of telling, listening and
understanding.
Focusing
the communication primarily at meeting the demands of an immediate situation
is not a factor which helps in effective communication.
Hence,
from above discussion, we can infer that option (d) does not help in
effective communication.
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Answer
: (d)
Reason
: With regard to the time element of
controls, concurrent controls monitor activities while they are being carried
out.
Hence
from above discussion, we can infer that option (d) is correct.
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Answer
: (b)
Reason
: Return on investment is the ratio of
earnings before taxes to that of total assets. So, it attempts to measure
profitability.
Hence,
from above discussion, we can infer that option (b) is correct.
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Answer : (a)
Reason
: The following statements is true about
investment centers:
I. The
control system examines the role of assets in generating profit.
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Answer
: (c)
Reason
: Operations Management oversees the
transformation process that converts resources such as labor and raw
materials into finished goods and services.
Hence,
from above discussion, we can infer that option (c) is tru e regarding Operations Management.
Options
(a), (b), (d) and (e) are all false regarding Operations Management.
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Answer
: (c)
Reason
: In direct control the cause of an
unsatisfactory outcome traced back to the individual responsible for it who
is then made to correct the practice.
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Answer
: (d)
Reason: According to the Japanese management
practices, Kaisha refers to “my/one’s company” where people are treated as
family members.
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Answer
: (c)
Reason
: An office automation system aims at
facilitating communication and increasing the efficiency and productivity of
managers and office workers through document and message processing.
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