HARAR CAMPUS
PROGRAM: - MBA
MANAGEMENT THEORIES AND PRACTICES (MBA 611)
Individual assignment one
Max marks = 20%
1. A large manufacturing company has recently broken off talks for a potential sale. The
company has had infusion of fresh funds through a sale. Encouraged by the development;
the company is now looking to restructure themselves. You are required to discuss
various approaches to Organization Structure and suggest an appropriate approach with
reasoning.
2. What is the relationship between management theory and practice?
3. Explain the Contribution of Scientific Management to the field of management
4. Describe the main features of bureaucracy and Compare and contrast the Classical
approach and the Contingency approach to management.
5. Management is the effective utilization of human and material resources to achieve the
enterprise’s objectives. Discuss clearly this concept and support with the practical
example.
6. Clearly explain the concept and significance of management. Distinguish between
management and administration. Support your discussion with practical example.
7. Distinguish between Taylor and Fayol as far as the development of management thought
is concerned and their contribution to modern management.
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8. Distinguish between the following:
a) Contingency approach and systems approach.
b) Scientific management and quantitative approach.
c) Human Relations and Scientific Management
d) Behavioral Science Approach and System Approach
9. What are the major contributions of the Hawthorne experiments to the present day
organizations?
10. Future keeps on moving. It may not be possible to predict future changes accurately and
provide for them in plans. discuss clearly and support with practical examples
11. Comprehensive planning emerges as a relatively new concept these days in management
arena. On the basis of the knowledge you gained from this unit, how would you define
the concept and its significance?
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