ree No:[ TT TTT TTT TTT) Question Paper Code : 85523 M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY 2012. Elective DBA 1725/DBA 1743 — MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR AND EFFECTIVENESS. (Regulation 2007/2009) ‘Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks u Answer ALL questions PART A — (10 x 2 = 20 marks) Distinguish between supervisory level and top level management. What is the difference between a functional manager and a general manager? srecard? What is balanced si What is lateral recruitment? Distinguish between product and process approaches. Define managerial effectiveness. What do you mean by organisational climate? What do you mean by paternalistic leadership style? What is divergent thinking? What is win-win situation? PART B— (5 x 16 = 80 marks) (a) Explain the various dimensions of managerial job and how the importance of these dimensions change as a manager moved up the organisational hierarchy. Or (b) Examine the reasons for the conflicts between functional and general managers, Substantiate your answer with examples,12. 13, 14. (a) (b) @ (b) (@) (b) (a) (b) Present the current practices of recruitment adopted by the ICT sector in India. Or Explain the initiatives of the corporate sector to help manage the careers effectively by the employees. Present any two important methods of measuring managerial effectiveness. Or Explain the current initiatives in vogue to enhance managerial effectiveness in the corporate sector. Do you see any significant differences between the private and public sectors? Do you find any variance in the management styles across the nations? Substantiate your answer with examples. Or Explain in detail the various factors that influence the organisational climate of a firm, Present the DO's and DON'Ts in negotiations. What specific skills are necessary for effective negotiation? Or As a manager how to you transform your organization into a knowledge organisation. 2 85523‘Time : Three hours 7 2p ww 2 10. iL. M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST 2011. Elective DBA 1725/DBA 1743 - MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR AND EFFECTIVENESS (Regulation 2007/2009) Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions. PART A—(10 x 2 = 20 marks) Define dimensions of managerial jobs. Deseribe Effective job behaviour. How internal recruitment is being carried out? Define balanced score card. List out the various approaches to Managerial effectiveness? Distinguish the person, process and product approach of managerial effectiveness. What is “Organizational process”? Describe the determinants of job challenge. What is the importance of the development of a competitive spirit amongst managers? What is knowledge management? PART B — (5 x 16 = 80 marks) (a) Managerial job is the influence of Hierarchical level and functional speciality - Elucidate. Or (b) Explain the time dimensions involved in managerial jobs with suitable example.12. 13. 14. 15. (a) ) (@) (b) @) >) (a) () Discuss the career management concept and highlight the uses of career planning. Or Explain the assessment of various measures of performance appraisal. Examine the factors for a manager to become an optimizer. or “Managerial effectiveness is reflected in the optimizing of resources.” Comment. How does a leader influence group performance? Explain. Or Explain the organizational processes influence the managerial effectiveness. Discuss the skills needed for an effective negotiator. Or Explain the various strategies involved in developing the competitive spirit among team members. 2 3 95523Reg. No. Question Paper Code: 85523 MB.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY 2011, ‘Third Semester DBA 1726/1743 — MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR AND EFFECTIVENESS (Regulation 2009) (Common to Elective ~ Regulation 2007) Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions. PART A — (10 x 2 = 20 marks) 1, What is Supervisory level? 2, Distinguish Functional and general manager. 3, _ Distinguish between selection and recruitment. 4, Explain 360° performance appraisal. 5, What is Product approach of managerial effectiveness? 6. Who is an Optimization Manager? 7. What is Managerial Grid? 8, Explain ‘T’ group. 9. What is Lateral thinking? 10. What is Win-win situation?11. 12. 13. 14. 15. (a) (b) @ ) @ (b) @) (b) (a) (b) PART B — (6 x 16 = 80 marks) Explain the effective and ineffective job behaviour with the help of a few examples in each category. Or ‘Do you subscribe to the view that there are differences in managerial job behaviour across functions and levels. Substantiate your answer. Examine to what extent pay and rewards contribute to managerial skill development. Or Choose any two modern performance appraisal methods and explain their importance in the present business context. Present the current practices of management of managerial effectiveness in public and private sectors. Or Explain the person, process and product approaches of measuring ‘managerial effectiveness. Which of these three approaches suits well in the Information Technology Sector. What are major factors that influence the organisational climate? Can these factors be introduced across the cultures with similar results? Or Discuss the important managerial styles that you are familiar with. Is there any one managerial style which is universally effective? What do you mean by negotiation skills and how are they important for a manager? Or What is knowledge management? Present the case of any company of your choice which could be described as endowed with knowledge management.Reg. No. : Question Paper Code: GG 1523 M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST 2010. Elective DBA 1725/1743 — MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR AND EFFECTIVENESS (Regulation 2007) ‘Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks 10. 11, Answer ALL questions. PART A— (10 x 2= 20 marks) What is time dimension in managerial jobs? Define a managerial job. Distinguish between recruitment and selection. How does oral feedback differ from written feedback? How is managerial effectiveness measured? Distinguish the person, process. and product approach of managerial effectiveness. What is ‘Organisational process’? List the job challenges that the present day manager faces. What is the importance of the development of a competitive spirit amongst managers? State the significance of Knowledge Management in the modern world. PART B — (5 x 16 = 80 marks) (a) ‘A successful manager must possess a wide variety of expert skills and abilities appropriate to the nature of the job being performed.’ Comment. Or (b) Identify the characteristics of effective and ineffective job behaviour.12. 13. 14, 15. (a) b) (a) ) @) ) @) (b) Discuss the elements of career management and highlight the utility of career planning. Or How does performance appraisal help in improving a manager's performance? Discuss some current industrial practices in the area of managerial effectiveness. Or “Managerial effectiveness is reflected in the optimizing of resources.” Comment. How does a leader influence group performance? Or What are the determinants of organizational climate? What is creativity? How can an organization encourage creativity amongst its employees? Or Why are negotiating skills important for a manager? Outline the pre-requisites for successful negotiations. a GG 1523xoevo( TT TT 1 LL 1623} {MLB A, DEGREE EXAMINATION, AUGUST 2008 lective DBA 1129/1748 — MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR AND FFFECTIVENESS (ogelation 2007) ‘Time: Three hours ‘Maxsmum : 100 marke 10. a ‘Anewer ALL questions. PART A—(10x2= 20 marks) Lint out the inafetive job behaviours, ‘What are the dimensions of Managerial jobs? ow extern recruitment is being carried out? Defi balanced score card ‘What are the vasious approaches to Managerinleffectirence? How to measure manageril effetivances? “What are the sarious sources of power? Deserbo the determinants of job challenge Define IPR. ‘hat are the dimension of creativity? PARTR (6 «16 =80 marl) (a) Beaming the tine dimensions involved in managerial obe with suitable examples or () Critically examine the fretore influencing the funotional and level iferoncos in managerial jb behaviours12. 18. re 15. @ @ % « ® @ © Give a critical astossment of various moasures of Performance Appraioal. or ‘What axe the various he careor management? syea involved in the current practices followed in ‘iacuse the strstegios involved ie the bridging ofthe gap in Managerial ffoctiveness or Give a status sport on the eurent industrial and government practices inthe management of managerial efectivenene, ‘Bxamine the various managerial styles. Recommend the optimum style ‘aciltating offectivenoss or How do the ergoniiitional processes influence the managesial effectiveness? Describe in detail. Discuss the els neaded for an elective negotiator. or Sxplain the various strategies invelved in developing the competitive spirit among team members 2 LL 1628Reg. No.: Question Paper Code : YY 1523 M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, FEBRUARY 2010. Elective DBA 1725/1743 — MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOUR AND EFFECTIVENESS (Regulation 2007) ‘Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks Answer ALL questions. PART A — (10 x2 = 20 marks) Write short notes or Define the following terms 1. Managerial Effectiveness. 2. Job. 3. Recruitment. 4. Balanced Scorecard. 5. Optimizer. 6. Person, Process, Product Approach. 7. Organizational climate. 8. Group Norms. 9. Negotiation. 10, Knowledge Management. PART B — (6 x 16 = 80 marks) 11, (a) Explain the dimensions of Managerial jobe. Or (b) Describe the functional level difference in Managerial Job behavior.12, 13. 14. 15. (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) Discuss the steps in Career Management Process. Or Elaborate various measures for Managerial Skills development. Examine the factors for a manager to become an optimizer. Or Differentiate the managerial effectiveness in Government and Private Organizations. . Explain in detail the various Managerial Styles and their effectiveness in ‘Management. Or Examine the role of organizational climate in Managerial Effectiveness. Describe the components of Knowledge Management in Organizational Development. Or Elaborate the factors to develop competitive spirit in the Organisation.