NKUMBA UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

COURSE UNIT: ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION

STUDY SESSION: WEEKEND

COURSE WORK

GROUP ONE: (NSIMBE DENIS RICHARD, SEBIDDE JAMIRU & MPUMWIRE MARGARET)
a) Is communication necessary in an organization? Why?
b) Distinguish between the nature and uses of formal and informal communication within an
organization setting
c) Identify the different barriers to communication within organizations

GROUP TWO: (MUKASA JULIUS, AMBIKIRE FAITH & AINEMBABAZI LOY)

a) “Leadership is a myth in a contemporary organization”, discuss.
b) Give a detailed account to show the different substitutes for leadership in organizations
c) Examine the nature and functioning of a management control process
d) You have been appointed as a manager for Muvalu general investments limited, suggest the
common management control strategies you would put in place to make sure that the functions
properly.

GROUP THREE: (MWESIGWA GIDEON, MEYA KEZILON & NAMPURA JOSELINE)

a) “A carrot and stick approach to motivation of people at work, is not only outdated but also
irrelevant to modern organization”. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons to
support this statement.
b) Examine how the following techniques may be used to motivate people at work;
I. Management by objectives
II. Alternative work schedules
 III. Behavioral modification
IV. Job design
c) Assess the nature, benefits and shortcomings of the job design as a program for motivating people
at work
d) Should employees be involved in decision making? Why and to what extent?

GROUP FOUR: (OGENMUNGU FAITH, NAKIRYA SUZAN & NSUBUGA PETER)

a) Happy employees may not necessarily be motivated employees, do you agree or disagree with
this statement? Give reasons to support your stand.
b) Examine the different ways through which you would Victor Vroom’s expectancy theory to
motivate employees in the Ugandan public service
c) Assess the contribution of Jane Pearson’s equity theory to the understanding of how people are
motivated at work.
d) How does Douglas McGregor theory of X and Y advance your knowledge about how to motivate
people at work

GROUP FIVE: (KANAKULYA A. ANDREW, NANSAMBA JOSEPHINE & KAHUNDE LUCY)

a) “Leaders are born and made”. Discuss
b) Assess the contribution of behavioral theories to the search for the source of leadership in modern
organizations
c) “For effective leadership, the best style is the one contingent on the situation” do agree or
disagree with this statement?
d) Identify the important features of power bases of leadership

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