Friday, January 24, 2014

Management Functions and Behaviour 2011 MBA Tamil Nadu Open University Question Paper

Tamil Nadu Open University-Managing Change in Organization 2011 Question Paper:

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Tamil Nadu Open University
M.B.A. Degree Examination, August 2011.
Management Functions and Behaviour
Time : 3 hours
Maximum marks : 75
Answer for 5 marks questions should not exceed 2 pages.
Answer for 15 marks questions should not exceed 5 pages.
PART A — (3 * 5 = 15 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.

1. What are the five major functions of management?
Is planning the most important function? If so, why?
2. Explain the difference between open-end and closed end systems.
3. What is the purpose of forming committees and how do they help the management in solving
problems and making decisions?
4. Describe in detail the superior-subordinate communication.
5. Why is change inevitable and desirable? Can organisation survive without change?

PART B — (4 × 15 = 60 mark
Answer any FOUR questions.

6. Are the characteristics of a good manager inborn traits or can these be acquired by environmental
influences?
7. What are programmed decisions? Discuss briefly various traditional and modern techniques of
making such decisions.
8. Describe characteristics of organisational culture and make distinction between culture and climate.
9. Organisational structure provides the framework for undertaking managerial functions. Discuss it.
10. Effective leadership is that which goes well with given situation. Comment.
11. What are some of the problems encountered in the process of planning? Which of these problems
generally contribute heavily towards failure of some plans?
12. What type of managerial behaviour would result in the failure of MBO program

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