Management Tutorial Questions
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
MGMT 1001
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
TUTORIAL 1
(a)What are the main levels of management or planning associated with organizations?
(b)Name the major schools of thought in management and from each school, discuss the contribution of two theorists.
(c)Define Management and state the major associated functions.
(d)What are some of the satellite problems that are manifest when the root cause is
i)culture based ii) production based?
TUTORIAL 2
(a)Define the term Paradigm and explain it in the context of management and organizations.
(b)What are the major skills and roles associated with managers?
(c)Differentiate the main areas into which the business environment is categorized.
(d)What are the main elements in a systems approach to organizations and their environment? TUTORIAL 3
(a)What is organization culture? How is it learnt? How can it be effectively used?
(b)Describe three main constituents of CSR and define four main approaches considered in ethical decisionmaking.
(c)What three main criteria would most ethical decisions involve?
(d)Discuss four recent ‘debacles’ or evidence of unethical business practices.
TUTORIAL 4
Management is a complex activity that involves several principles, functions and business activities; and has existed for thousands of years.
(a) Identify and describe the mission functions of management, clearly stating why they are so termed.
(b) Explain the relationship between the various mission functions of management,identifying which is considered to be the core function and why.
AND Managerial effectiveness in strategic planning and ultimately operational planning is unlikely to occur unless leaders and managers first understand the environment of business within which the business operates. Critically discuss this statement.
TUTORIAL 5
According to Chandler’s thesis, a change in Organizational Strategy must result in a change in Organizational Structure and associated systems and work
MGMT 1001
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
TUTORIAL 1
(a)What are the main levels of management or planning associated with organizations?
(b)Name the major schools of thought in management and from each school, discuss the contribution of two theorists.
(c)Define Management and state the major associated functions.
(d)What are some of the satellite problems that are manifest when the root cause is
i)culture based ii) production based?
TUTORIAL 2
(a)Define the term Paradigm and explain it in the context of management and organizations.
(b)What are the major skills and roles associated with managers?
(c)Differentiate the main areas into which the business environment is categorized.
(d)What are the main elements in a systems approach to organizations and their environment? TUTORIAL 3
(a)What is organization culture? How is it learnt? How can it be effectively used?
(b)Describe three main constituents of CSR and define four main approaches considered in ethical decisionmaking.
(c)What three main criteria would most ethical decisions involve?
(d)Discuss four recent ‘debacles’ or evidence of unethical business practices.
TUTORIAL 4
Management is a complex activity that involves several principles, functions and business activities; and has existed for thousands of years.
(a) Identify and describe the mission functions of management, clearly stating why they are so termed.
(b) Explain the relationship between the various mission functions of management,identifying which is considered to be the core function and why.
AND Managerial effectiveness in strategic planning and ultimately operational planning is unlikely to occur unless leaders and managers first understand the environment of business within which the business operates. Critically discuss this statement.
TUTORIAL 5
According to Chandler’s thesis, a change in Organizational Strategy must result in a change in Organizational Structure and associated systems and work