Question

34. Anju and Manju are good friends. Considering the fact that the activities involved in managing an enterprise
are common to all organizations, after completing their masters in business management, both of them take
up a job at managerial level in different organizations as per their individual areas of interest. Anju takes up a
marketing job in a retail company and strives to increase sales whereas Manju joins an NGO and works
diligently to realize its objective related to providing employment to especially abled persons. Both of them
have to perform a series of continuous, composite, but separate functions. On some days, Anju may spend
more time in planning a future display layout and on another day, she may spend time in sorting out an
employee’s problem. Both Anju and Manju make conscious efforts to build a feeling of team spirit and
coordination among diverse individuals with different needs who work under them. The effect of their
management is noticeable in their respective departments as the targets are met according to plans,
employees are happy and satisfied, and there is orderliness in its functioning rather than chaos.
In context of the above case: Identify the various features of management highlighted in the above paragraph
by quoting lines from it.

Answer 1

Answer:

The various features of management highlighted in the above paragraph are stated below:

1 Management is all pervasive: “Considering the fact that the activities involved in managing an enterprise are common to all organizations, after completing their masters in business management, both of them take up a job at managerial level in different organizations as per their individual areas of interest.”

2 Management is a goal-oriented process: “Anju takes up a marketing job in a retail company and strives to increase sales whereas Manju joins an NGO and works diligently to realize its objective related to providing employment to specially abled persons.”

3 Management is a continuous process: “Both of them have to perform a series of continuous, composite, but separate functions. Like on some days, Anju may spend more time in planning a future display layout and on another day, she may spend time in sorting out an employee’s problem.”

4 Management is a group activity: “Both Anju and Manju make conscious efforts to build a feeling of team spirit and coordination among diverse individuals with different needs who work under them.”

5 Management is an intangible force: “The effect of their management is noticeable in their respective departments as the targets are met according to plans, employees are happy and satisfied, and there is orderliness in its functioning rather than chaos

Answer 2

The various features of management highlighted in the above paragraph are stated below:

1. Management is all pervasive:

• “Considering the fact that the activities involved in managing an enterprise are common to all organizations, after completing their masters in business management, both of them take up a job at managerial level in different organizations as per their individual areas of interest.”

2. Management is a goal-oriented process:

• “Anju takes up a marketing job in a retail company and strives to increase sales whereas Manju joins an NGO and works diligently to realize its objective related to providing employment to specially abled persons.”

3. Management is a continuous process:

• “Both of them have to perform a series of continuous, composite, but separate functions. Like on some days, Anju may spend more time in planning a future display layout and on another day, she may spend time in sorting out an employee’s problem.”

4. Management is a group activity:

• “Both Anju and Manju make conscious efforts to build a feeling of team spirit and coordination among diverse individuals with different needs who work under them.”

5. Management is an intangible force:

• “The effect of their management is noticeable in their respective departments as the targets are met according to plans, employees are happy and satisfied, and there is orderliness in its functioning rather than chaos.

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