Principles of Management — Business Studies STD 12 Commerce — Question

Entertainment India Ltd. has been incorporated with the objective of entertaining people by organising festivals, programmes and other similar events depicting the rich cultural heritage of the country. The company management has renowned personalities from the field of art, literature and culture. They decided to give a platform to young budding musicians, poets and artists. The company decided its organisational structure by grouping similar jobs together. Thereafter, the heads of different departments were also appointed. Nisha, one of the heads, did an analysis of the number, type and qualification necessary for people to be appointed. The information generated in the process of writing the job description and the candidate profile was used to develop Situations vacant advertisement. This was published in print media and flashed in electronic media. This brought in a flood of response.
Explain the other steps which Nisha has to perform to complete the process being discussed above.

Explain any two advantages and two disadvantages of Laissez-faire Leadership Style.

What is Depository Service? Explain the participants of this service.

Define the term ‘decentralisation’. Outline any four points of its importance for organisations.

Sakshi Ltd. is a company manufacturing electronic goods. It has a share capital of ₹ 120 lakhs. The earning per share in the previous year was ₹ 0.5. For diversification, the company requires additional capital of ₹ 80 lakhs. The company raised funds by issuing 10% debentures for the same. During the current year the company earned profit of ₹ 16 lakhs on capital employed. It paid tax @ 40%.

1. State whether the shareholders gained or lost in respect of earning per share on diversification. Show your calculations clearly.
2. Also state any three factors that favour the issue of debentures by the company as part of its capital structure.

Identify the dimension of business environment, in each of the following cases, and explain them:

1. The project of Nano Car re-established in Gujarat.
2. Decrease in the repo rate to overcome recession.
3. Rise in the BSE price index, soon after the both declaration of Lok Sabha Election, 2014 results.
4. Increase in the number of working women.
5. Prohibition of advertisement of alcoholic beverages on Doordarshan.
6. Demand for reservation for minorities in government jobs.

What is a divisional structure? Discuss its advantages and limitations.

What is meant by ‘Motivation’? Explain Maslow’s need hierarchy theory of motivation.

Explain the steps in the controlling process.

How does informal organisation support the formal organisation?