Principles of Management

Principles of Management 

• Management functions

i.          planing

ii.        organizing

iii.      leading

iv.      controlling

• Management Roles

1 interpersonal roles

a)        Figurehead

b)        Leader

c)        Liaison

2 informational roles

d)       Monitor

e)        Discriminator

f)         Spokesperson

3 decisional roles

g)        Entrepreneur

h)        Disturbance handler

i)          Resource allocator

j)          Negotiator

Management Skills

i.          Technical skills

ii.        Human skills

iii.      Conceptual skills

• Scientific management

The use of scientific methods to define that "one best way"for a job to be done.

• Teylor's 4 principles of management

1)              develop a science for each element of an individual's work to replace the old rule-of-thumb method.

2)              scientifically select and train,teach and develop the worker.

3)              Heartily cooperate with the workers so as ensure that all work is done in accordance with the principle of science that has been developed.

4)              Divide work and responsibility almost equally between management and workers.