UPSC Management 2024

(a) Elucidate the three categories of roles which a manager has to perform as suggested by Henry Mintzberg. 10 marks (b) What are the main sources of resistance to organisational…

(a) Discuss the various types of "Control Mechanisms" a manager can apply in order to take his organization to desired excellence. Suggest ways to overcome resistance to control.…

(a) Discuss the key determinants of organisational structure and design. Among the emerging organisational design trends, comment upon the virtual organisation design and learning…

(a) How do variables like organisational culture and choice of performance criteria affect the design and functioning of a performance management system ? What are the types of pe…

(a) How can Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) analysis be used to assess the effect of changes in sales volume, sales price and costs on profitability. 10 marks (b) What is the significanc…

(a) A proforma cost sheet of a company provides the following data : | Cost per unit | ₹ | |-------------|---| | Raw material | 52.00 | | Direct Labour | 19.50 | | Overheads | 39.…

(a) Sunder Ltd. is planning an expansion programme which will require ₹30 crores and can be funded through one of the three following options : 1. Issue equity shares of ₹100 each…

(a) Directors of ABC Ltd. wish to diversify. Presently, ABC Ltd. is into selling finished goods from its own godown. ABC Ltd. issued debentures on 07.04.2022 and purchased fixed a…

(a) Explain the necessary conditions for application of simplex method to be applied to linear programming problems. 10 marks (b) State the assumptions made for the study of ANOVA…

(a) A company gives on-the-job training to its salesmen, which is followed by a test. The company is considering whether there is any relationship of test scores and sales perform…

(a) Discuss briefly capacity planning. Explain various kinds of capacity planning. 15 marks (b) Discuss in brief various phases of quality management. 15 marks (c) The time taken…

(a) Discuss in brief the new information technology trends that will change the way of industry workings. 15 marks (b) Discuss briefly the advantages and disadvantages of ERP syst…

(a) "SMEs are backbone of any country's industrial development." Critically analyze the statement in the Indian context giving suitable examples. 10 marks (b) "Increasing cyber fr…

(a) "Removing regional imbalance of industrial development should be top priority of Indian planners." Elaborate this statement mentioning various initiatives taken by the Central…

(a) (i) "Global e-business is being applied by business firms to achieve greater profits." Explain this statement giving various areas of application in firms. 10 marks (ii) "In c…

(a) "Strategic alliance helps in enhancing organizational capabilities." Explain giving examples. List any three reasons for using strategic alliance. 20 marks (b) "Voluntary orga…