For Recruitment to the Posts of Provincial Management Service (PMS)
SUBJECT: Business Administration
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt FIVE questions in all. Attempt in Urdu or English.
Q. No. 1
Robert McNamara and Charles “Tex” Thornton joined Ford Motor Company in the mid-1940s and immediately began using statistical and quantitative methods to improve decision-making.
Explain how today’s managers use quantitative approaches for assessing the environment and allocating their resources.
Q. No. 2
Planning is often called the primary management function because it establishes the basis for all other functions such as organizing, leading, and controlling.
Explain: a) The role of environmental scanning in effective planning b) The role of digital tools in planning Also discuss how these reduce managerial errors.
Q. No. 3
Environmental uncertainty is one of the contingency factors that affect the types of plans managers develop.
What are the causes of a dynamic environment? How can managers plan effectively in such environments?
Q. No. 4
What is Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory? What does it explain about leadership?
Also differentiate between:
Transactional and Transformational Leaders
Charismatic and Visionary Leaders
Q. No. 5
People with a parochial attitude fail to recognize that others have different ways of living and working.
Contrast the following attitudes towards global business:
Ethnocentric
Polycentric
Geocentric
Also explain how these attitudes impact modern management strategies.
Q. No. 6
Discuss the role of technology in efficient operations management.
Define Six Sigma and explain how it improves product and service quality.
Q. No. 7
Define the following terms: a) Business Intelligence b) BCG Matrix c) Strategic Flexibility d) SWOT Analysis
Q. No. 8
What structural issues may arise in managing employees under flexible work arrangements?
Discuss the six elements of organizational design and explain how this information helps managers address these issues.
