Chennai - 020
FIRST SEMESTER EMBA/ MBA
Subject : Principles and Practices of Management
Attend any 4 questions. Each question carries 25 marks
(Each answer should be of minimum 2 pages / of 300 words)
1. What are the fundamentals of staffing and manpower? Explain the different methods of selection recruitment, training and development.
2. Explain the nature and functions of Directing.
Direction is a continuous function and therefore management must supervise and guide his subordinates at all times for work to go as planned. He should not stop at giving orders and instructions but should follow these through. After the management has completed the processes of planning, organizing and staffing supervision is required to ensure that things re accomplished. It links these processes to the controlling function. Direction converts plans into actual action. Since nothing in an organisation can happen without direction. All levels of management perform some levels of supervision although the supervisor being close to the worker performs much of the function of supervision
On the same basis, the following functions are included in its scope:
Supervision
Communication
Leadership
Motivation
Supervision:
It refers to monitor the progress of routine work of one’s subordinates and guiding them properly. Supervision is an important element of the directing function of management. Supervision has an important feature that face-to-face contact between the supervisor and his subordinate is a must.
Communication:
It refers to an art of transferring facts, ideas, feeling, etc. from one person to another and making him understand them. A manager has to continuously tell his subordinates about what to do, how to do, and when to do various things.
Also, it is very essential to know their reactions. To do all this it becomes essential to develop effective telecommunication facilities. Communication by developing mutual understanding