Management Principles

What are the four functions of management?

• Directing, Coordinating, Supervising, Evaluating

• Planning, Organizing, Leading, Controlling

• Creating, Implementing, Monitoring, Adjusting

• Designing, Implementing, Evaluating, Modifying

Explain the difference between leadership and management in a school setting.

• Leadership is about guiding students, while management is about organizing school events.

• Leadership involves motivating teachers, while management involves scheduling classes.

• Leadership inspires students to excel, while management ensures the school runs smoothly.

• Leadership focuses on mentoring individual students, while management focuses on overall school administration.

Discuss the importance of planning in management.

• Planning in management is only necessary for small organizations, not large ones.

• Planning in management is not important as it leads to rigidity and lack of adaptability.

• Planning in management is important because it sets the direction for the organization, helps in decision-making, reduces uncertainty, and improves coordination among different departments.

• Planning in management is a waste of time and resources that could be better spent on immediate tasks.

How does effective communication contribute to successful management?

• Effective communication contributes to successful management by causing confusion and distrust among team members.

• Effective communication contributes to successful management by hindering collaboration and reducing productivity.

• Effective communication contributes to successful management by ensuring clarity, trust, collaboration, productivity, motivation, feedback, and informed decision-making.

• Effective communication contributes to successful management by demotivating employees and preventing informed decision-making.

Describe the concept of delegation in management using a real-world scenario.

• Delegation in management is the process of micromanaging every task

• Delegation in management involves avoiding any form of task assignment

• Delegation in management means giving up all control and responsibility

• Delegation in management is the process of assigning tasks and responsibilities to subordinates while retaining accountability for the outcomes.

What is the significance of motivation in the principles of management?

• Motivation has no impact on organizational success

• Motivation only benefits employees, not the organization

• Motivation drives employees to achieve organizational goals, increases productivity, improves job satisfaction, and reduces turnover rates.

• Motivation leads to decreased productivity and job satisfaction

Explain the role of decision-making in the management process.

• Decision-making does not impact organizational objectives

• Decision-making is only relevant for lower-level employees

• Decision-making is essential for setting goals, evaluating options, making choices, and implementing decisions to achieve organizational objectives.

• Decision-making is a one-time event in the management process

Discuss the principles of organizational structure in management.

• Transparency, chaos, ambiguity, rigidity

• The principles of organizational structure in management include clarity, unity of command, span of control, hierarchy, flexibility, and decentralization.

• Clarity, unity of command, hierarchy, centralization

• Fragmentation, centralization, rigidity, flexibility

How does controlling function help in achieving organizational goals?

• By setting unrealistic goals without proper guidance

• By randomly assigning tasks without a clear plan

• By ensuring activities are carried out as planned, identifying deviations, taking corrective actions, and guiding the organization towards its objectives.

• By ignoring deviations and not taking any corrective actions

Describe the importance of teamwork in management.

• Teamwork in management is important for task division, skill pooling, creativity, problem-solving, and team unity.

• Teamwork in management leads to conflicts and disunity within the team

• Teamwork in management is only important for task division

• Teamwork in management hinders creativity and problem-solving