Business Studies

Principles of Management

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Which of the following Fayol's principle of management advocates that workers should be encouraged to develop and carry out their plans for improvements?

Esprit de corps

Initiative

Discipline

Scalar chain

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1 -> Esprit de corps promotes team spirit, unity and harmony among employees to work together effectively.

Option 2 -> Initiative encourages employees to think creatively, take independent action, and develop their own plans for improvements and innovations.

Option 3 -> Discipline refers to obedience, respect for authority, and adherence to organizational rules and agreements.

Option 4 -> Scalar chain represents the hierarchical chain of command from top management to the lowest ranks in an organization.

Hence, Option 2: Initiative -> This principle specifically advocates that workers should be encouraged to conceive, develop and carry out their own plans for improvements, fostering creativity and independent thinking at all levels of the organization -> correct

2025: 15 May Shift 1

Ram, the production manager, ensures that the workers are given tasks according to their specialization. However, workers complain that Ram favors some employees over others on the grounds of their caste. Which principle of management is followed and ignored here?

2025: 13 May Shift 2

Which of the following terms represents the number of subordinates that a superior can effectively manage?

2025: 15 May Shift 2

"She divided the work in smaller units and each employee is well trained to perform his/her work efficiently".

Which Principle of Management is followed here?

2023: 29 May Shift 2

Staffing is the part of which functional area of Management ?

2026: 20 May Shift 1

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Techniques of Scientific Management)	List-II (Description)
(A) Method Study	(I) Standard time taken to perform a well-defined job.
(B) Motion Study	(II) Study of movements like lifting, putting objects, sitting and changing positions, etc..
(C) Fatigue Study	(III) Minimise the cost of production and maximise the quality and satisfaction of the customer.
(D) Time Study	(IV) Determines the amount and frequency of rest intervals in completing a task.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2023: 29 May Shift 2

According to which principle of management, "Organisation should have a chain of authority and communication that runs from top to bottom and should be followed by managers and the subordinates."

Which of the following Fayol's principle of management advocates that workers should be encouraged to develop and carry out their plans for improvements?

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