Principles of Organisation (MGTC3103)
Higher Institute of Commerce and Management (HICM)
Semester: First Semester
Level: 300
Year: 2016
UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
HIGHER INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT (HICM)
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR
Course Title: Principles of Organisation
Course Code: MGS 207
Credit Value:
Date: February 2016
Time Allowed: Two Hours
Course Instructors: Dr. Bama Roland Kum/ Mrs. Masanga nee Egbe Louise
Instructions:
Answer question ONE and any two others.
1. a) Organizational conflict is stud to be a necessary ill in any organizational
setup. What do you think? (15marks)
a) As a manager what preventive measures and solutions would you put in place to manage conflict?
(15marks)
2. a) Examine the concept and relevance of organisational evaluation. (8marks)
b) Identify and briefly explain the various types of evaluation. (12marks)
3. a) Motivation is a challenging job. Why? (8marks)
b) Identify five psychological factors stimulating people's behaviour in an
organisation. (12marks)
1. Write short notes on:
a) Effectiveness and Efficiency. ( 4 marks)
b) Organizational Development. ( 4 marks)
c) Span of Control. ( 4 marks)
d) Social influence ( 4 marks)
e) Esprit De Corps ( 4 marks)
’Rather fail with honour than succeed by fraud." (Sophocles)
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Cost Wum Furu-Awa
Fungom
Fixed Costs 150,000 CFAF 50,000 CFAF 200,000 CFAF
Variable Costs 30 CFAF 50 CFAF 25 CFAF
a.
The implementation of this decision, involves the acquisition of new materials. What are the
successive steps of the procurement process? (04 mks)
b.
List the general factors that could eventually influence the location of this new facility. (05 mks)
c.
Establish the relationship between the characteristics of this new drug and the factors to analyze in
connection with the development and design of this drug. (08 mks)
d.
Represent graphically the different alternatives. (X-axis (Quantity produced in tons) and Y-axis
(Cost in CFAF)) (07 mks)
e.
If this company has a demand of 13,000 units of the new medicine drug. Select which location is
to be selected and also identify the volume ranges where each location is suited? (06 mks)
Case 2: Consider, in the table below, the weekly production data of a manufacturing company based in
different localities of Cameroun: Yoko, Salapoumbe, Blangoua and Fiko. Assume 40 hour-weeks and an
hourly wage of 80 CFAF. Overhead is 5.5 times weekly labour cost. Material cost as 750 CFAF per ton
Localities Output(tons) Materials( tons) Workers
Yoko 30,110 760 7
Salapoumbe 33,520 770 8
Blangoua 32,530 785 7
Fiko 34,450 780 9
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