Integrating process - bring harmony between various factors
Continuous process - constantly identifying the problem and solving them
George R. Terry
As Activity
Koontz
Informational activities - receive and give information
Decisional activities - all activities is based on decisions
Inter-personal activities - maintain good relationship with superiors as well as sub-ordinates
As Disciplin
It specifies certain code of conduct to be followed by the manager & also various methods for
managing resources efficiently.
As Group
As Science
Universally acceptance principles
Experimentation and Observation - Henry Foyal
Cause and Effect Relationship
Test of validity and predictability
Human beings is very hard to predict.
Anotações:
The main reason for the inexactness of science of management is that it deals with human beings and it is very difficult to predict their behavior accurately.
As Art
Practical Knowledge
Personal Skill
Creativity
Perfection though practice
Goal Oriented
As Profession
Specialized Knowledge
Formal Education and training
Social Obligation
Code of Conduct
"Managers are made" >< "Managers are born"
Anotações:
Manager must have the knowledge of the science and applying is the art. Science is the root and art is the fruit.
Features :
Goal-Oriented
Integrates human, physical and financial resources (Harmony)
On-going process- Continuous handling of problems and issues
Universal. wherever more than one personal is engaged on common goal - management is required.
Group Activity.
Levels
Top: board of directors, chief executive or managing director.
The branch managers and departmental managers constitute middle level.
Lower level is also known as supervisory / operative level of management. It consists of
supervisors, foreman, section officers, superintendent etc.
the managers who are higher up in the hierarchy denote more time on
administrative function & the lower level denote more time on directing and
controlling worker’s performance i.e. management.
Objectives:
1. Getting Maximum Results with Minimum Efforts
2. Increasing the Efficiency of factors of Production
3. Maximum Prosperity for Employer & Employees
4. Human betterment & Social Justice
Management is an art of getting things done through others by directing their efforts towards
achievement of pre-determined goals.
Management vs Adminstration
Management is an art of getting things done through others by directing
their efforts towards achievement of pre-determined goals.
It is concerned with formulation of broad objectives, plans & policies.
Is an executing function.
Is a decision-making function.
Decides who should do it & how should he should do it.
Decides what is to be done & when it is to be done.
Technical and Human skills
Conceptual and Human skills
Middel and lower level
Top level
It is applicable to business concerns i.e. profit-making organization.
It is applicable to non-business concerns i.e. clubs, schools, hospitals etc.
decisions are influenced by the values, opinions, beliefs & decisions of the
managers.
The administration is influenced by public opinion, govt. policies, religious
organizations, customs etc.
Functions
Planning- A plan is a future course of actions.
Organizing - determining & providing human and non-human
resources to the organizational structure
Staffing : right man to the right job
Directing: Supervision, motivation, leadership and communication
Controlling : measurement of accomplishment against the standards and
correction of deviation if any to ensure achievement of organizational
goals
Principles of Management
Principles are universal
Is flexiable
Have a cause and Effect relationship
Aims at influencing Human Behavior
Both applied scientific method to this problem that Taylor worked primarily from operative level, from
bottom to upward, while Fayol concentrated on managing director and work downwards, was merely a
reflection of their very different careers