Aman, Avneesh and Amrish have decided to start a business of manufacturing toys. They identified the following main activities which they have to perform:

(i) Purchase of raw materials

(ii) Purchase of machinery

(iii) Production of toys

(iv) Arrangement of finance

(v) Sale of toys

(vi) Identifying the areas where they can sell their toys

(vii) Selection of employees

In order to facilitate the work they thought that four managers should be appointed to look after:

(a) Production (b) Finance

(c) Marketing (d) Personnel.

(1) Identify the function of management involved in the above mentioned para.

(2) Quote the lines from the above para which help you in identifying this function.

(3) State the steps followed in the process of this function of management.

“Organising is the process of defining and grouping the activities of the enterprise and establishing the authority relationship among them”. In the light of this statement explain the steps in the process of organising.

Define ‘Organising’ as a function of management.

Define ‘Organisation’ as a structure.

(Organisation is a machine of management). Comment.

How effective administration is possible through organisation?

‘Organisation is a mechanism of management’. What does this statement indicate?

How ‘effective administration’ is possible through organising?

What is the meaning of ‘Departmentalisation’ as a step of organising process?

‘Identifying and dividing the work’ is the first step in the process of one of the functions of management. Identify the function.

Name the function of management which co-ordinates the physical, financial and human resources and establishes productive relations among them for achievement of specific goals.