This document discusses principles of management. It begins by introducing management and its importance in achieving goals. It then defines principles of management as fundamental techniques or systems that universally provide consistent results. Some key principles discussed include:
1. Henry Fayol proposed 14 principles of management including division of work, authority and responsibility, discipline, unity of command, and centralization and decentralization.
2. Principles have universal application, provide general guidelines rather than rigid rules, and are developed through research and practice.
3. Principles are flexible and behavioral in nature, aiming to positively influence human behavior within organizations. There is a cause-and-effect relationship between applying principles and achieving goals.
3. INTRODUCTION
Management is the key to success in achievement of goals
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5. MEANING & DEFINITION OF
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
MEANING
While achieving a goal of an individual or an organization, it is
always important to use different systems or techniques
Some of these techniques are accepted universally, hence they are
called as Principles
DEFINITION
Principle is defined as Fundamental Truth or a proposition that
serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain
of reasoning
In simple words Techniques / Systems which give one directional
result are called as Principles
6. NATURE OF
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1. UNIVERSAL APPLICATION
UNIVERSAL IN NATURE
CAN BE APPLIED TO ALL
TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS
IT IS APPLICABLE TO ALL
LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT
7. NATURE OF
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
2. GENERAL GUIDELINES
PROVIDES GUIDELINES IN
TACKLING THE ORGANIZATIONAL
SITUATION & SOLVING
THEY ARE NOT RIGID
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES ARE
APPLIED DEPENDING ON THE
SIZE, SITUATION & NATURE OF
THE ORGANIZATION
3. PRINCIPLES ARE FORMED BY
PRACTISE & EXERCISE
THE MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
ARE DEVELOPED GRADUALLY
THROUGH RESEARCH WORK
SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION
EXPERIMENTS
8. NATURE OF
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
4. FLEXIBILITY
FLEXIBLE IN NATURE
THEY CAN BE FORMED /
MODIFIED ACCORDING TO THE
SITUATIONS
Eg. A situation arises between two groups of
employees in an organization.
Eg. There is a shortage of production due to
machinery failure.
5. BEHAVIOURAL IN NATURE
MANAGEMENT IS A GROUP
ACTIVITY
ORGANISATION GOALS ARE
ACHIEVED THROUGH A GROUP
OF HUMAN BEINGS
THESE PRINCIPLES ARE
DESIRED TO INFLUENCE
HUMAN BEINGS
POSITIVE
WAY
9. NATURE OF
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
6. CAUSE & EFFECT
RELATIONSHIP
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
ARE A BASE OF TAKING
DECISIONS
Eg. Payment of good wages and incentives helps in
increasing the output of workers or making
effective advertisements helps in sale of products.
5. ALL PRINCIPLES ARE OF
EQUAL IMPORTANCE
TO GET THE BEST RESULTS IN
THE FORM OF ACHIEVEMENTS
OF PRE DEFINED GOALS ALL
PRINCIPLES SHOULD BE USED
11. HENRY FAYOLS
14 PRINCIPLES
OF
MANAGEMENT
July 29, 1841 - November 19, 1925
French mining engineer, mining executive
Became a leading industrialist and a
successful manager
Rose to the position of the chief managing
director
Father of Modern Management
He wrote a book entitled, General and
Industrial Management
He also laid down the 14 Principles of
Management
12. HENRY FAYOLS
14 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
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DIVISION OF WORK
AUTHORITY &
RESPONSIBILITY
DISCIPLINE
UNITY OF COMMAND
CENTRALISATION &
DECENTRALISATION
UNITY OF DIRECTION
SCALAR CHAIN OF COMMAND
STABILITY OF TENURE
REMUNERATION
O I SEE
ORDER
INITIATIVE
SUBORDINATION OF INTEREST
TO GENERAL INTEREST
EQUITY
ESPIRIT DE CORPS
13. DIVISION OF
WORK
The principle suggests that total work
should be sub divided into small
parts.
Each part of the work should be
allocated as to who is the expert in
that part of the work
This leads to specialization
Less wastage
Reduces Risk
14. AUTHORITY &
RESPONSIBILITY
Authority means power to take
decisions
Responsibility means obligation to
complete the assigned job on time.
Authority & Responsibility go
hand in hand
Authority without responsibility
results in an irresponsible
behavior
15. DISCIPLINE
Discipline is obedience, application, energy,
behavior and respect shown by employees
It is of 2 types
Self imposed discipline: Comes from within
the individual
Command discipline: comes from authority,
expressed through rules, regulations and
customs
16. UNITY OF COMMAND
Every employee should receive orders
from one superior ( boss)
It is applicable from top management
to lower level management
If he receives orders from more than
1 superior, it leads to confusion,
misunderstandings and conflicts
17. CENTRALISATION & DECENTRALISATION
Centralization means concentration of power and authority of an organization in one hand.
Decentralization means concentration of power and authority of an organization in more than
one hands / few hands.
ABC Sports & Games Ltd. Co.
Centralization Decentralization
Manager
Sporting Goods
Manager
Board Games
Manager
Computer
Games
Division managers report to President
Sporting Goods
Division
Board
Games
Division
Computer
Games
Division
President retains direct control over each business unit