Business Studies

Nature & Significance

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Which of the following is NOT the basic characteristic of management?

Management is a goal-oriented

Management is all pervasive

Management is unidimensional

Management is a group activity

✅ Correct Option: 3

Option 1 -> Management is goal-oriented: This IS a basic characteristic. Management always works towards achieving specific organizational objectives and goals.

Option 2 -> Management is all pervasive: This IS a basic characteristic. Management is universal and necessary in all types of organizations, whether business, social, or political.

Option 3 -> Management is unidimensional: This is NOT a basic characteristic. Management is actually multidimensional in nature, involving three main dimensions: management of work, management of people, and management of operations.

Option 4 -> Management is a group activity: This IS a basic characteristic. Management involves coordinating the efforts of multiple people working together to achieve common goals.

Hence, Option 3: Management is unidimensional -> Management is multidimensional, not unidimensional. It encompasses managing work (tasks and goals), managing people (human resources), and managing operations (processes and procedures). This makes Option 3 the statement that is NOT a characteristic of management -> correct

2025: 22 May Shift 2

The senior-most executives of the organisation are usually referred to as the chairman, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, president and vice-president. They belong to which level of management ?

2025: 24 May Shift 1

To oversee the efforts of the workforce is the function of:

2026: 6 June Shift 1

An organisation is a collection of diverse individuals with different needs having different purposes but as members of the organisation they work towards fulfilling the common organisational goal. Which feature of Management is explained here?

2022: 28 May Shift 2

Consider the following facts about Management :

(A) Management is not a tangible force

(B) Management is not an intangible force

(D) Management is an individual activity

(E) Management is dynamic function

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

2025: 14 May Shift 2

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of coordination?

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Identify the importance of coordination that is depicted in the lines "it arises out of the complexities of modern technology and the diversity of tasks to be performed".

Which of the following is NOT the basic characteristic of management?

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