Match List-I (importance of management) with List-II (examples):
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Management helps in achieving group goals | (I) | The manager helps the staff move to a new software system that they first resisted, so the firm keeps its competitive edge. |
| (B) | Management increases efficiency | (II) | The manager gives a common direction to the work of the sales, production and finance teams towards the firm’s overall target. |
| (C) | Management creates a dynamic organisation | (III) | The manager leads the team in such a way that each member earns a promotion while the team meets its target. |
| (D) | Management helps in achieving personal objectives | (IV) | The manager plans and controls the use of raw material, so that costs fall and output per worker rises. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Management helps in achieving group goals | (II) The manager gives a common direction to the work of the sales, production and finance teams towards the firm’s overall target. | A manager gives a common direction to individual effort towards the overall goal. Here three teams are led towards one target. |
| (B) Management increases efficiency | (IV) The manager plans and controls the use of raw material, so that costs fall and output per worker rises. | Management aims to reduce costs and increase productivity through better planning and controlling. |
| (C) Management creates a dynamic organisation | (I) The manager helps the staff move to a new software system that they first resisted, so the firm keeps its competitive edge. | People resist change. Management helps them adapt, so the firm keeps its competitive edge. |
| (D) Management helps in achieving personal objectives | (III) The manager leads the team in such a way that each member earns a promotion while the team meets its target. | The manager leads so that members reach their personal goals while they work for the organisation’s goal. |
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “(i) Management helps in achieving group goals: Management is required not for itself but for achieving the goals of the organisation. The task of a manager is to give a common direction to the individual effort in achieving the overall goal of the organisation.” “(ii) Management increases efficiency: The aim of a manager is to reduce costs and increase productivity through better planning, organising, directing, staffing and controlling the activities of the organisation.” “(iii) Management creates a dynamic organisation: All organisations have to function in an environment which is constantly changing. It is generally seen that individuals in an organisation resist change as it often means moving from a familiar, secure environment into a newer and more challenging one. Management helps people adapt to these changes so that the organisation is able to maintain its competitive edge.” “(iv) Management helps in achieving personal objectives: A manager motivates and leads his team in such a manner that individual members are able to achieve personal goals while contributing to the overall organisational objective. …” |