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'Pappu Sweets Makers' is a sweets making company which has turnover in crores. In order to manage the work in the organisation, the departments have been created on the basis of functions.
Examine the following situations of this organisation and give answers accordingly:
Situation 1: It is expected that employees who are performing similar tasks work under the same department. So the company now has HR, Marketing and Finance departments. The division is based on specific functions.
Situation 2: There are similarities in the tasks performed within the same department.
Situation 3: The profit is increasing month by month due to the success of this structure of the organisation.
Situation 4: There has been minimum duplication of efforts as the same department is taking care of single function.
Q. What will be the outcome of Situation 2?
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'Pappu Sweets Makers' is a sweets making company which has turnover in crores. In order to manage the work in the organisation, the departments have been created on the basis of functions.
Examine the following situations of this organisation and give answers accordingly:
Situation 1: It is expected that employees who are performing similar tasks work under the same department. So the company now has HR, Marketing and Finance departments. The division is based on specific functions.
Situation 2: There are similarities in the tasks performed within the same department.
Situation 3: The profit is increasing month by month due to the success of this structure of the organisation.
Situation 4: There has been minimum duplication of efforts as the same department is taking care of single function.
Q. What will be the result of Situation 4?
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Read the following text and answer the questions given below:
'Pappu Sweets Makers' is a sweets making company which has turnover in crores. In order to manage the work in the organisation, the departments have been created on the basis of functions.
Examine the following situations of this organisation and give answers accordingly:
Situation 1: It is expected that employees who are performing similar tasks work under the same department. So the company now has HR, Marketing and Finance departments. The division is based on specific functions.
Situation 2: There are similarities in the tasks performed within the same department.
Situation 3: The profit is increasing month by month due to the success of this structure of the organisation.
Situation 4: There has been minimum duplication of efforts as the same department is taking care of single function.
Q. Which type of organisation structure is discussed in the above case?
Read the following text and answer the questions given below:
'Pappu Sweets Makers' is a sweets making company which has turnover in crores. In order to manage the work in the organisation, the departments have been created on the basis of functions.
Examine the following situations of this organisation and give answers accordingly:
Situation 1: It is expected that employees who are performing similar tasks work under the same department. So the company now has HR, Marketing and Finance departments. The division is based on specific functions.
Situation 2: There are similarities in the tasks performed within the same department.
Situation 3: The profit is increasing month by month due to the success of this structure of the organisation.
Situation 4: There has been minimum duplication of efforts as the same department is taking care of single function.
Q. Why do you think the profit is increasing as given in Situation 3?
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Bimal, the owner of 'Reliable Constructions' decided to begin a campaign in order to create awareness among the residents for creating a clean and safe environment. In an effort to develop clean surroundings in the area, he formed a team of 20 members to list the different ways that can be adopted for keeping the area clean. Different people had different suggestions, someone suggested to take the help of local residents including young children, one suggestion was to involve unemployed youth. The idea to take the help of volunteers was also given. A combination of the most effective strategies after evaluating all options was selected for implementation. To achieve the desired goals and objectives, various activities were identified like:
(i) Purchase of essential items like dustbins, garbage bags, brooms, phenyl, etc.
(ii) Door-to-door collection of garbage.
(iii) Recycling of garbage.
(iv) Disposal of garbage, etc.
Thus, an organisational design was chosen which grouped similar activities together in order to minimize duplication of effort. After identification and grouping of these activities, the work was allocated among the different members.
Q. "Thus, an organisational design was chosen which grouped similar activities together in order to minimize duplication of effort." Which organisational design is being referred to in this line?
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Bimal, the owner of 'Reliable Constructions' decided to begin a campaign in order to create awareness among the residents for creating a clean and safe environment. In an effort to develop clean surroundings in the area, he formed a team of 20 members to list the different ways that can be adopted for keeping the area clean. Different people had different suggestions, someone suggested to take the help of local residents including young children, one suggestion was to involve unemployed youth. The idea to take the help of volunteers was also given. A combination of the most effective strategies after evaluating all options was selected for implementation. To achieve the desired goals and objectives, various activities were identified like:
(i) Purchase of essential items like dustbins, garbage bags, brooms, phenyl, etc.
(ii) Door-to-door collection of garbage.
(iii) Recycling of garbage.
(iv) Disposal of garbage, etc.
Thus, an organisational design was chosen which grouped similar activities together in order to minimize duplication of effort. After identification and grouping of these activities, the work was allocated among the different members.
Q. "After identification of different activities the work was allocated to different members." Which step does this represent in the process of organizing?
Read the following text and answer the questions given below:
Bimal, the owner of 'Reliable Constructions' decided to begin a campaign in order to create awareness among the residents for creating a clean and safe environment. In an effort to develop clean surroundings in the area, he formed a team of 20 members to list the different ways that can be adopted for keeping the area clean. Different people had different suggestions, someone suggested to take the help of local residents including young children, one suggestion was to involve unemployed youth. The idea to take the help of volunteers was also given. A combination of the most effective strategies after evaluating all options was selected for implementation. To achieve the desired goals and objectives, various activities were identified like:
(i) Purchase of essential items like dustbins, garbage bags, brooms, phenyl, etc.
(ii) Door-to-door collection of garbage.
(iii) Recycling of garbage.
(iv) Disposal of garbage, etc.
Thus, an organisational design was chosen which grouped similar activities together in order to minimize duplication of effort. After identification and grouping of these activities, the work was allocated among the different members.
Q. "To achieve the desired goal various activities were identified like:...." Which step does this represent in the process of organizing?
Read the following text and answer the questions given below:
Bimal, the owner of 'Reliable Constructions' decided to begin a campaign in order to create awareness among the residents for creating a clean and safe environment. In an effort to develop clean surroundings in the area, he formed a team of 20 members to list the different ways that can be adopted for keeping the area clean. Different people had different suggestions, someone suggested to take the help of local residents including young children, one suggestion was to involve unemployed youth. The idea to take the help of volunteers was also given. A combination of the most effective strategies after evaluating all options was selected for implementation. To achieve the desired goals and objectives, various activities were identified like:
(i) Purchase of essential items like dustbins, garbage bags, brooms, phenyl, etc.
(ii) Door-to-door collection of garbage.
(iii) Recycling of garbage.
(iv) Disposal of garbage, etc.
Thus, an organisational design was chosen which grouped similar activities together in order to minimize duplication of effort. After identification and grouping of these activities, the work was allocated among the different members.
Q. "Thus, an organisational design was chosen which grouped similar activities together in order to minimize duplication of effort." Which step under the process of organizing is being referred to in this line?
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Alpha Tonics is a progressive company which has achieved new records in the field of medicines. Recently the company decided to go for a major shift in policy decision by handing over the decision making authority to the lower most level of employees. For this the company went for a thorough planning. Within four months the positive results of this major policy decision was recognizable. The employees felt a lot of development in their skill of taking first step to manage things on their own. Some major newspapers also covered this development. The production of the company increased. The company's top management could now focus on new areas of innovation as the employees turned more reliable.
One day it so happened that the company's manufacturing branch in south could not fulfill even half of its production target and the operations manager was held answerable for the assigned target. He was called in the office. When he was questioned it was found that his right to command the workers was insufficient and it should have been more to create results. The management decided to listen to him and he was given more power. When he went to the shop floor he told the workers that the standard of behaviour of the workers should come from the official rules and procedures.
Q. Which of the following advantages of decentralization have been highlighted in the above case?
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Alpha Tonics is a progressive company which has achieved new records in the field of medicines. Recently the company decided to go for a major shift in policy decision by handing over the decision making authority to the lower most level of employees. For this the company went for a thorough planning. Within four months the positive results of this major policy decision was recognizable. The employees felt a lot of development in their skill of taking first step to manage things on their own. Some major newspapers also covered this development. The production of the company increased. The company's top management could now focus on new areas of innovation as the employees turned more reliable.
One day it so happened that the company's manufacturing branch in south could not fulfill even half of its production target and the operations manager was held answerable for the assigned target. He was called in the office. When he was questioned it was found that his right to command the workers was insufficient and it should have been more to create results. The management decided to listen to him and he was given more power. When he went to the shop floor he told the workers that the standard of behaviour of the workers should come from the official rules and procedures.
Q. Which feature of the informal organisation has been opposed by the operations manager in the above case?
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Alpha Tonics is a progressive company which has achieved new records in the field of medicines. Recently the company decided to go for a major shift in policy decision by handing over the decision making authority to the lower most level of employees. For this the company went for a thorough planning. Within four months the positive results of this major policy decision was recognizable. The employees felt a lot of development in their skill of taking first step to manage things on their own. Some major newspapers also covered this development. The production of the company increased. The company's top management could now focus on new areas of innovation as the employees turned more reliable.
One day it so happened that the company's manufacturing branch in south could not fulfill even half of its production target and the operations manager was held answerable for the assigned target. He was called in the office. When he was questioned it was found that his right to command the workers was insufficient and it should have been more to create results. The management decided to listen to him and he was given more power. When he went to the shop floor he told the workers that the standard of behaviour of the workers should come from the official rules and procedures.
Q. Which concept of management has been related to in the first paragraph of the case?
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Alpha Tonics is a progressive company which has achieved new records in the field of medicines. Recently the company decided to go for a major shift in policy decision by handing over the decision making authority to the lower most level of employees. For this the company went for a thorough planning. Within four months the positive results of this major policy decision was recognizable. The employees felt a lot of development in their skill of taking first step to manage things on their own. Some major newspapers also covered this development. The production of the company increased. The company's top management could now focus on new areas of innovation as the employees turned more reliable.
One day it so happened that the company's manufacturing branch in south could not fulfill even half of its production target and the operations manager was held answerable for the assigned target. He was called in the office. When he was questioned it was found that his right to command the workers was insufficient and it should have been more to create results. The management decided to listen to him and he was given more power. When he went to the shop floor he told the workers that the standard of behaviour of the workers should come from the official rules and procedures.
Q. Which elements of delegation have been highlighted in the second paragraph of the case?
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