Define principles of management.

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Principles of management are statements of fundamental truths, which serve as guidelines for decisions and actions of managers.

'The principles of management are different from those of pure sciences'. state any one difference.

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Management principles are not as rigid as principles of pure science, as they deal with human behaviour and applied as per the prevalling situation.

Give any one reason why principles of management are not rigid prescriptions.

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Management principles are flexible and are not rigid, as they deal with human behavior, which is never static. Hence, they need to be modified as per the situation and need.

What do you mean by universality of management principles?

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Management principles are universal because they are applicable to all types of organisations whether it is small or large, at all levels of organisations and at all times. It is equally applicable in schools, business organisations, military organisations, etc.

Give one reason why principles of management are called contingent.

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Principles of management are called contingent as their application depends upon the prevailing situation at a particular point of time, and are to be modified accordingly

Management principles aim at influencing behaviour of human beings. State the feature of management principle mentioned here. 

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Mainly behavioural

Why have management principles gained importance these days?

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Management principles have gained importance these days because of professionalisation of management.

What is the basis of formation of scientific management?

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Observation and experimentation.

List any two principles of 'scientific management' formulated by FW Taylor for managing an organisation scientifically.

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The two principles of scientific management formulated by FW Taylor are:
(i) Science, not rule of thumb
(ii) Harmony, not discord.

What is the main objective of motion study?

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The main objective of motion study is to determine and eliminate the unproductive or unnecessary movements, so that it takes less time to complete the job efficiently.

What is the objective of 'method study' as a technique of scientific management?

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The main objective of method study is determine the best possible way or method to perform a task. 

Give some examples of contemporary techniques of standardisation of business process.

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Contemporary techniques of business process aimed at standardising of work are:
(i) Reengineering
(ii) Kaizen (continuous improvement)
(iii) Bench marking

List any two principles of management formulated by Fayol.

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The two principles of management formulated by  Fayol are:
(i) Unity of command
(ii) Scalar chain.

State the principle of Fayol which suggests that communication from top to bottom should follow the official lines of command.

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Scalar chain.

Who has developed general principles of management?

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Henry Fayol has developed general principles of management.

Why is Taylor most remembered?

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For his time and motion studies

What is the premise of scientific management?

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Finding ‘one best way’ to do a particular task.

What is the objective of standardisation?

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To increase the efficiency of workers.

What do you mean by managerial principles?

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Principles of management are statement of fundamental truth which provide guidelines for management decision making and action.

How are the principles of management formed?

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They are formed by practice and experimentation.

Which principle of management suggest that employees should be treated with justice and kindness?

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Principle of equality

What is the purpose of gang plank?

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To enable two employees at the same level to communicate directly with each other

Which technique of scientific management give high compensation to better performer?

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Differentiate Piece wage system.

Which technique of scientific management seeks to find out one best way of doing a job?

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Method study.

What is the objective of scientific management?

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Finding ‘one best way’ to do a particular task

Name the technique of scientific management which focuses on separation of planning and execution function.

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Functions Foremanship

Name the personnel who work under the production In charge?

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Speed Boss, Gang Boss, Repair Boss, and Inspector.

What is the objective of method study?

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To find out ‘one best way’ of doing job

What is the objective of ‘Time Study’?

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To determine the standard time required to perform a certain job so as to fix a fair day’s work for the workman.

In an organization Ashok and Sheela are working at the same posts but being male employee Ashok has more rights than Sheela. Which value is violated here?

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Gender biasness