ABSTRACT Management is the most important part of any organization. No organization can achieve its objectives without proper management. So management is considered the hub of any organization. As society continuously relied on group effort‚ and as many organized groups have become large‚ the task of managers has been increasing in importance and complexity. To meet the challenges like competition‚ efficient and economical uses of sources and maximum output‚ knowledge of management and theories
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2008. Management: A Pacific Rim Focus. 5th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill Cowan‚ A.L Fayol‚ H. 1949. General and industrial management. New York: Pitman Friedman‚ A.L.‚ Miles‚ S Hill‚ C.W.L.‚ Jones‚ G.R. and Galvin‚ P. 2004‚ Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach. Milton: .John Wiley & Sons Australia. Locke‚ E.A. and G.P. Latham. 1984‚ Goal Setting: A Motivational Technique That Works. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall. Mintzberg‚ H. 1994. The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning: Reconciling for Planning
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function encompasses various functions that require an individual to utilize multiple skills and act in numerous roles. Henri Fayol breaks the managerial function down into 4 major categories; planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling. As a manager steps into each of these functions‚ he/she must take on one of the 2 role categories that are defined by Henry Mintzberg. The interpersonal role which encompasses functions such as being the symbolic face of the organization‚ maintaining ties with
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efficient manner through planning‚ organising‚ leading and controlling organisational resources’. (Daft and Marcic‚ 2009) There are many definitions of management. Classical theorists such as Fayol and Taylor believed in applying universal principles to achieve ‘one best way’ of management. Henri Fayol emphasised ‘command and control’ and taught the five functions of management as; planning‚ organising‚ commanding‚ co-ordinating and controlling. Taylor in the Principles of Scientific Management
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changing business environment (Patterson et al.‚ 2003). Businesses have to implement various strategies to generate revenue (Keegan and Green‚ 2013). Operating core (grass-roots staff)‚ one element of organisations‚ is responsible for crucial tasks (Mintzberg‚ 1979‚ cited in Antony and MacVicar‚ 2011). In response to riddle of how to enhance employee performance‚ managers‚ usually‚ seek assistance from motivation theories (Beardwell et al.‚ 2004)‚ because these theories aim to increase productivity by
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more responsive to the social forces of the peer group than to the incentives and controls of management. Man is responsive to management to the extent that a supervisor can meet a subordinate’s social needs and needs for acceptance. Schein‚ Maslow‚ McGregor‚ Argyris contend That man’s motives fall into classes which are arranged in a hierarchy‚ physiological-social-egoistic etc Man seeks to be mature on the job and is capable of being so Man is primarily self motivated and self controlled
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People engage in business because of the following reasons: power‚ profit‚ service to the community‚ prestige‚ livelihood‚ social approval‚ etc. Motivational factors can be clearly explained and directly linked with the theory postulated by Abraham W. Maslow (Hierarchy of Needs Theory).Presented below are the five needs of men that are satisfied continually in the following order: 1. Physiological or biological need – the need essentials for survival (food‚clothing‚water‚shelter‚sex‚ air‚ water) 2.
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Chapter 13: The Hawthorne Studies Hawthorne Studies “The Social Person” was not invented by these studies‚ but was brought to a wider recognition by those who interpreted the results. The studies have been widely publicized‚ misinterpreted‚ praised‚ and criticized over the many years since the event. The studies continue to generate articles and presentations. Hawthorne Plant History & Time Line 1905: Western Electric moved to Cicero‚ Illinois 1914: Absorbed operations from New York & Chicago 1924-1933:
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Introduction to Management UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION In the present context‚ managing has become one of the most important areas of human activity because of increasing role of large and complex organisations in the society. Because of their increasing role‚ the organisations have attracted the attention of both practitioners and academicians to find out the solutions for business problems. Concept Defining the term management precisely is not so simple because the term management
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Strategic Value of Workplace Training and Development’ Available on http://www.eleapsoftware.com/files/wp/The_strategic_value_of_workplace_training.pdf Yoo‚ J.W.‚ Lemak‚ D.J.‚ & Choi‚ Y. 2006. ‘Principles of management and competitive strategies: using Fayol to implement Porter’ Journal of Management History‚ 12(4)‚ 352-368.
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