Controlling — Business Studies STD 12 Commerce — Question

How does organising as a function of management help in bringing administrative efficiency?

How does planning provide direction?

A company engaged in selling spices, claims about purity in its advertisement. But in laboratories, after examination, the spices were found adulterated.
Which values are being violated here?

"There is no need of staffing as many people are available in the market these days'. Do you agree? Give reasons.

After competing his education, Arun joins his father in their family business of manufacturing cookware. As a businessman, his father is rigid in his approach and has fixed ideas about various issues. He tends to maintain a distance from the factory workers. However, Arun is more receptive to the needs of the workers and doesn’t seem to believe in any class- differences. He believes that the prosperity of their business greatly depends upon the prosperity of their workers and vice versa. At the same time, he has a good understanding of the business environment. Therefore, he introduces a new range of green pans that provide a healthy cooking surface, as they are manufactured with all ceramic or silicon coating and are considered safer than the traditional petroleum based nonstick surfaces which may contain toxic substances. Although, the new cookware range is highly priced/, he expects a ready market for it as both the purchasing power of people and their preference for better quality products has increased over the years.
In the context of the above case :

1. Identify the nature of management which is being reflected in the different styles of management in practice adopted by Arun and his father.
2. Name and explain the related principle of scientific management.
3. State the related dimensions of business environment.

Describe the concept of critical point control?

Ritu is the manager of the northern division of a large corporate house. At what level does she work in the organisation? What are her basic functions ?

Distinguish between 'Motion study' and 'Time study' on the basis of meaning and purpose.

ABC Ltd. is engaged in producing electricity from domestic garbage. There is almost equal division of work and responsibilities between workers and the management. The management even takes workers into confidence before taking important decisions. All the workers are satisfied as the behaviour of the management is very good.

1. State the principle of management described in the above paragraph.
2. Identify any two values which the company wants to communicate to society.

Explain any three assumptions of Maslow’s need hierarchy theory.