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Assuming you are the manager in charge of a loan processing department. Describe how would you research this issue , using each of the following management approach : Scientific theory general administrative quantitative approach Behavioral approach System theory Contingency Approach
Adam Smith
Industrial Revolution
: To reap the business opportunities of fastest growing retail segment, our bank has implemented a unique sale & delivery model known as Retail Loan Factory, which is based on assembly line principle for speedy disposal of retail loan applications. Presently we have 35 Retail loan factories at various locations of the country. We offer following product to our retail segment borrowers :
Retail Segment
Use time and motion studies to increase productivity Hire the best qualified employees Design incentive systems based on output
Line of Authority A clear chain of command from top to bottom of the firm. Centralization The degree to which authority rests at the top of the organization. Unity of Direction A single plan of action to guide the organization.
Esprit de corps
Comradeship, shared enthusiasm foster devotion to the common cause (organization).
A Manager Dilemma
Milton Kim is the Managing Director of xyz investment & Securities company in Seoul. He is trying to introduce western style business practices in a country that values consensus and compromise. Concepts such competition, innovation , risk and performance pay incentive are viewed with apprehension and concern. Yet Kim is working to transform South korea growing but traditional rigid securities industry by using these concepts in managing his company.
A Manager Dilemma
Although he emphasize that any changes
are being phased in gradually, he is discovering how hard it can be to adopt global business standards in a society that does not see any need to change. How can kim use what we know about system and contingency approaches to Management as he tries to fundamentally change the way he Manages?
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Contingency Theory
Contingency Theory The idea that the organizational structures and control systems manager choose depend onare contingent on characteristics of the external environment in which the organization operates. Assumes there is no one best way to manage.
Contingency Theory
Contingency Theory :
The environment impacts the firm and managers must be flexible to react to environmental changes. In rapidly changing organizational environments, managers must find ways to coordinate different departments to respond quickly and effectively.
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1 In the ___________approach to management , managerial practice depends on circumstances A systems B Contingency or situational C. Mc Kinsey's 7-S framework D. Empirical or case
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2 Which of the following theories gives managers a new way of looking at an organization as a whole and as a part of the larger external environment? A Contingency theory B Theory Z and quality management C Systems theory D Theory X and Theory Y ;
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3 Under which system does a worker's wage increase in proportion to the output produced? A Time-and-motion study B Piece-rate incentive system C Micro motion study D Gantt Chart
4 According to the systems theory planning, organizing, leading controlling and technology come under _________ component of an organizational system. a. Inputs b. Transformation process c. Outputs , d. Feedback from environment
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5 Fayol outlined 14 principles of management. One of them, ________, states that each employee must receive instruction about a particular operation from only one person. A Unity of direction B Discipline C Unity of command D Centralization
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6 Decreasing the role of subordinate in decision-making is known A Decentralization B Stabilization C Centralization D Organization
7 Which method approach is pure logic and expresses management concepts as mathematical symbols? A Contingency approach B Management science approach C Operational opproach D System approach
8 The __________________refers to the delivery by one individual to another of the right to act, to make decisions, to requisition resources and to perform other tasks in order to fulfill job responsibilities.
A B C D Centralization of power Delegation of authority Centralization of authority Delegation of responsibility
10 Which of the following system consists of sets of interacting elements operating without any exchange with the environment in which it exists?
A B C D Flexible Open Closed Standard