MS - 1

Management Programme

ASSIGNMENT FIRST SEMESTER 2012

MS-1: MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AND BEHAVIOUR

School of Management Studies INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI 110 068

ASSIGNMENT Course Code Course Title Assignment Code Coverage : : : : MS - 1 Management Functions and Behavior MS-1/TMA/SEM - I /2012 All Blocks

Note: Answer all the questions and submit this assignment on or before April 30, 2012, to the coordinator of your study center.
1.

What are the essential components of an effective MIS and why? Describe the MIS of an organization, known to you or you are familiar with, giving detailed description and critically evaluate its effectiveness. Briefly describe the organization, you are referring to.

2.

State and explain the importance of Mission, Vision, Objectives, and Strategy in the functioning of an organization. Find out these statements of a few organizations and explain their significance. How do they help you understand about these organizations? Describe with brief details of the organization you are referring to.

3.

What are the essential components /indicators/ Determinants of Organizational Climate and Organisational Culture? Take example of two organizations, list out the component /indicators/ dimensions of their climate and culture and explain their corresponding perceived major focus, with example. Briefly describe the organizations you are referring to.

4.

What are the element of an organization structure, and the factors influencing its choice? Take example of two organizations and explain with logic as to how are their structures suited to their requirements or influenced by the other factors.

5.

Why do groups get formed? What are the stages of group formation? Explain the formation of a group and relate it to the stages with brief description of purpose and structure of the group, as you are aware of. Also briefly describe the organization, if this group was the part of it.

Characteristics of Management Information System (MIS)

Hi friends! In my last two posts I had discussed about MIS, its benefits, 5 elements of usable MIS, sources of management information, ouputs of MIS, Scheduled reports, Key Indicator report, Demand report, Exception report, drill down report and much more. In this one, I have tried to highlight Characteristics of Management Information System, MIS for competitive advantage, MIS and web technology & functional aspects of MIS. Characteristics of a Management Information System

Provides reports with fixed and standard formats o Hard-copy and soft-copy reports Uses internal data stored in the computer system End users can develop custom reports Requires formal requests from users

Management Information Systems for Competitive Advantage

Provides support to managers as they work to achieve corporate goals Enables managers to compare results to established company goals and identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement

MIS and Web Technology

Data may be made available from management information systems on a companys intranet Employees can use browsers and their PC to gain access to the data

Functional Aspects

MIS is an integrated collection of functional information systems, each supporting particular functional areas.