Discuss the significance of leadership in directing, with examples of different leadership styles.
Leadership is a critical aspect of directing, as it involves influencing employees to follow the organization's goals. A transformational leader inspires employees through vision and motivation, creating a dynamic work environment where innovation and creativity flourish. For example, a transformational leader might encourage team brainstorming sessions to generate new ideas. On the other hand, a transactional leader focuses on clear structure and rewards or penalties based on performance. Each leadership style—from democratic to autocratic—has unique impacts on the workforce, and the effectiveness of the style depends on the organizational context and employee needs.
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?
Discuss the limitations of controlling in an organization.
What is the meaning of 'Business Environment'?
Explain the importance of financial planning for a business.
Explain the term 'product life cycle.'
Distinguish between advertising and personal selling.
Management is considered to be both an art and science. Explain.
Explain the concept of formal and informal organization with their significance.
What are the levels of management?
List any two indicators of growth of an organisation.
The production manager asked the foreman to achieve a target production of 200 units per day, but he doesn’t give him the authority to requisition tools and materials from the stores department. Can the production manager blame the foreman if he is not able to achieve the desired target? Give reasons.