Class 12 Business Studies - Chapter Directing NCERT Solutions | How does effective communication contrib

Explain the qualities of a good leader? Do the qualities alone ensure leadership success?

Explain the process of motivation with the help of a diagram.

Explain different financial and non-financial incentives used to motivate employees of a company?

In an organisation, one of the departmental manager is inflexible and once he takes a decision, he does not like to be contradicted. As a result, employees always feel they are under stress and they take least initiative and fear to express their opinions and problems before the manager. What is the problem in the way authority is being used by the manager?

A reputed hostel, Gyan Pradhan provides medical aid and free education to children of its employees. Which incentive is being highlighted here? State its category and name any two more incentives of the same category.

In an organisation all the employees take things easy and are free to approach anyone for minor queries and problems. This has resulted in everyone taking to each other and thus resulting in inefficiency in the office. It has also resulted in loss of secrecy and confidential information being leaked out. What system do you think the manager should adopt to improve communication?

The workers always try to show their inability when any new work is given to them. They are always unwilling to take up any kind of work. Due to sudden rise in demand a firm wants to meet excess orders. The supervisor is finding it difficult to cope up with the situation. State the element of directing that can help the supervisor in handling the problem.

Discuss Maslow’s Need Hierarchy theory of motivation.

What are semantic barriers of communication?

Explain any three principles of Directing.

How does planning provide direction?

What is meant by staffing?

Identify the network of social relationships which arises spontaneously due to interaction at work.

State the meaning of controlling.

What is meant by capital structure?v

What is meant by management?

What is a Treasury Bill?

State any two advantages of branding to marketers of goods and services?

What makes principles of management flexible?

Under which consumer right does a business firm set up consumer grievance cell?

Mrs. Mathur sent a jacket to a laundry shop in January 2018. The jacket was purchased at a price of ₹4,500. She had previously sent the jacket for dry cleaning with Shine Dry Cleaners and the jacket was cleaned well. However, she noticed that her jacket had white discoloration marks when she collected the jacket this time. On informing the dry cleaner, Mrs. Mathur received a letter confirming that discolouration indeed appeared after the jacket was dry cleaned. She contacted the dry cleaner multiple times and requested for compensation for discoloured jacket but to no avail.

Upon Consumer court’s intervention, Shine Dry Cleaners agreed to compensate ₹2,500 to Mrs. Mathur for the discoloured jacket.

a. Which right was exercised by Mrs. Mathur at the first instance.
b. Name and explain the right which helped Mrs. Mathur to avail the compensation.
c. State which consumer responsibility has been fulfilled by Mrs. Mathur in the above case.
d. State any other two responsibilities to be assumed by the consumers.

If planning involves working out details for the future, why does it not ensure success?

Explain the various steps involved in the process of control.

What are industrial products? How are they different from consumer products? Explain.

Why is controlling considered a backward-looking function?

Financial management is based on three broad financial decisions. What are these?

A company wants to increase its market share from the present 10% to 25% to have a dominant position in the market by the end of the next financial year. Ms Rajni, the sales manager has been asked to prepare a proposal that will outline the options available for achieving this objective. Her report included the following options - entering new markets, expanding the product range offered to customers, using sales promotion techniques such as giving rebates, discounts or increasing the budget for advertising activities. Which step of the planning process has been performed by Ms Rajni?

Explain the redressal mechanism available to consumers under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

How does understanding of business environment help in improving performance of a business?

Explain how planning provides direction and reduces the risk of uncertainty in an organization.