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TOPIC 1

 INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT

 

QUESTION 1

August 2024 Question Two A

Describe FIVE factors that are reshaping and redefining management in modern day organisations.      (5 marks)

QUESTION 2

April 2024 Question Two B

Explain FIVE features of management.          (10 marks)

 

QUESTION 3

April 2022 Question Four A

Examine three skills required by managers at different levels of management.   (6 marks)

 

QUESTION 4

December 2021 Question Five B

Analyse four arguments against management as a profession.           (4 marks)

 

QUESTION 5

What are the four managerial functions and how do they interrelate with each other?

 

QUESTION 6

Explain three ways of classifying managers

 

QUESTION 7

State and explain three managerial roles as identified by Henry Mintzberg. Clearly identify how each is subdivided.

 

QUESTION 8

Identify five (5) basic management skills and explain the major sources of these skills.

 

Do managers at all levels require these skills? Explain giving examples.

  

QUESTION 9

“Attempts to bring scientific methods into management merely show what an inexact art management really is.” Discuss.               (Total: 20 marks)

 

QUESTION 10

Managers must live in two time dimensions at once: the present and the future and this
inevitably causes a conflict between focusing on the present demands of the day and creating space in which to plan strategically for the opportunities for tomorrow.

How can managers improve their personal time management so that both these activities
can be achieved effectively?          (Total 20 marks)

 

QUESTION 11

a) Define the ―Peter Principle as a management concept. (4 marks)
b) To what extent is the concept valid in modern management practices? (16 marks)