Principles of Management, Annamalai University Book
What is Management
Management as a science
Management as an art
Management as a Profession
Functions of Management
Manager
Levels of Management
Managerial skills
Lesson 2
Father of Operations Research
Robert Owen
The art of getting things done through people(Mary Parker
Follet)
Management is the process of Planning, organising, leading and
controlling the efforts of organisation members and of using all
other organisational resources to achieve stated organisational
goals(James AF Stoner)
should fullfill the following conditions
The existence of systematic body of knowledge encompassing a
wide array of principles
the Principles have to be evolved on the basis of constant
enquiry and examination
The Principles must explain a phenomenon by establishing
cause effect relationship
the Principles have to be amenable for verification
The Management as a discipline fulfils the above criterion
Art refer the know-how to accomplish a desired result. As the
saying goes ‘practice makes a man perfect’ constant practice of
the therotical concepts (knowledge base) contributes for the
formation of skills.
According to McFarland
Existence of an organised and systematical body of knowledge
formalised methods of acquiring knowledge and skills
existence of an apex level body with professionalization as its
goal
existence of an ethical code to regulate the behaviour of the
members of the profession
charging of fees based on service
concern for the social responsibilities.
According to Henry Fayol
Planning, organising, commanding, coordinating and controlling
is used to mean anyone who gets the things done through other
people
Top Level Management
Middle Level Management
Front-Line/Supervisory Management
technical skill-ability to use the procedure, technique, knowled.
Human skill-ability of manager to work effectively as a group
member, understand and motivate people
Conceptual & design skill-design and problem solving skill(see
organisaiton as a whole, understand how its various parts and
function mesh together, foresee how changes in any one of
these may affect all others
Evolution of Management Theory
Charles Babbage, invented “Difference machine” that performs
mathematical calculations. He published a book “On Economy
of Machinery and Manufacturing”
entrepreneur and manager of several cotton textile mills in
Scotland.
He introduced better infrastructure for workers
working hours he reduced to 10 hours
restriction of children under the age of 10
He introduced rating system to evaluate the employees