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RAJVIR WORKS AS A PLANT SUPERITENDENT IN A CARPET MAKING FACTORY . IN ORDER TO COMPLTETE THE EXPORT ORDERS ON TIME , THE PRODUCTION MANAGER ASKS HIM TO MAKE THE WORKERS WORK OVER TIME WHEREAS THE FINANCE MANAGER IS STRICTLY AGAINST THIS PRACTICE BECAUSE IT WILL INCREASE THE COST OF PRODUCTION .MOREOVER , RAJVEER FEELS THAT SINCE THE COMPANY IS MANUFACTURING HANDMADE CARPETS AS WELL AS MACHINE MADE CARPETS THERE IS A LOT OF OVERLAPPING ACTIVITIES . THEREFORE,THERE SHOULD BE TWO SEPARATE DIVIVSIONS FOR BOTH OF THEM WHEREIN EACH DIVISION SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN IN CHARGE ,PLANS AND EXECUTION RESOURCES. ​


IN THE CONTEXT OF ABOVE CASE ​

A. IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE PRINCIPLE OF MANAGEMENT WHICH IS BEING VIOLATED .​

B.ALSO IDENTIFY THE PRINCIPLE OF MANAGEMENT THAT RAJVEER FEELS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE FACTORY​

GIVE ANY TWO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AS IDENTIFIED IN PART A. AND PART B RESPECTIVELY​

​The principle of management which is being violated is stated below: ​

a) Unity of command: Unity of command provides that an employee is responsible to only one supervisor, who in turn is responsible to only one supervisor, and so on up the organizational hierarchy. This is true even if the top of the organization is led by a group of people. ​

For example, imagine you are the CEO of a technology firm in Silicon Valley. While the board of directors of your company governs the policy making and strategic planning, under the concept of unity of command, you do not answer to all members of the board, but only the chairman of the board​

b) Unity of direction : This theory states there should only be one leader and one plan for a series of activities seeking the accomplishment of the same objective. ​

For example, we have three different work teams all completing tasks for the same project. Based on the theory, these teams should all be using the same project plan and being led by the same project leader. This is basically the idea of project management as used in modern businesses.​

CASE STUDY 4​
Anju and Manju are good friend . Considering the fact that the activities involved in managing an enterprise ARE COMMON TO ALLORGANISATINS,THEIR MASTERS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT , BOTH OF THEM TAKE UP A JOB AT MANAGERIAL LEVELIN DIFFERENT ORGANISATION AS PER THEIR INDIVIDUAL AREAS OF INTEREST.ANUJ TAKES UP A MARKETING JOB AND RETAIL COMPANYAND STRIVE TO INCREASE SALES WHEAREAS MANJU JOINS AN NGO AND WORKS DILIGENTLY TO REALISE ITS OBJECTIVE RELATED TO PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT TO ESPECIALLY ABLED PERSONS.BOTH OF THEM HAVE TO PERFORM A SERIES OF CONTINOUS ,COMPOSITE ,BUT SEPARATE FUNCTIONS. ON SOME DAYS ,ANJU MAY SPEND MORE TIME IN PLANNING A FUTURE DISPLAY LAYOUT AND ON ANOTHER DAY ,SHE MAY SPEND TIME IN SORTING OUT ON EMPLOYEES PROBLEM.BOTH ANJU AND MANJU MAKE CONSCIOUS EFFORTS TO BUILD A FEELING OF TEAM SPIRIT AND COORDINATION AMONG DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS WHO WORK UNDER THEM. THE EFFECT OF THEI

1. Case study
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

2. Submitted by: GROUP 2
Zoha Sajjad
Harshita Khatri
Mohit Kumar
Submittingto : MsRakhi Ahuja

3. CASE STUDY 3
❑RAJVIR WORKS AS A PLANT SUPERITENDENT IN A CARPET MAKING FACTORY
. IN ORDER TO COMPLTETE THE EXPORT ORDERS ON TIME , THE
PRODUCTION MANAGER ASKS HIM TO MAKE THE WORKERS WORK OVER
TIME WHEREAS THE FINANCE MANAGER IS STRICTLY AGAINST THIS PRACTICE
BECAUSE IT WILL INCREASE THE COST OF PRODUCTION .MOREOVER ,
RAJVEER FEELS THAT SINCE THE COMPANY IS MANUFACTURING HANDMADE
CARPETS AS WELL AS MACHINE MADE CARPETS THERE IS A LOT OF
OVERLAPPING ACTIVITIES . THEREFORE,THERE SHOULD BE TWO SEPARATE
DIVIVSIONS FOR BOTH OF THEM WHEREIN EACH DIVISION SHOULD HAVE
ITS OWN IN CHARGE ,PLANS AND EXECUTION RESOURCES.

4. INTHE CONTEXTOF ABOVE CASE
➢A. IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE PRINCIPLE OF MANAGEMENT WHICH IS
BEINGVIOLATED .
➢B.ALSOIDENTIFYTHE PRINCIPLEOF
MANAGEMENT THATRAJVEERFEELSSHOULDBE IMPLEMENTED IN
THEFACTORY
➢GIVE ANY TWO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRINCIPLESOF
MANAGEMENT AS IDENTIFIEDIN PART A. AND PART BRESPECTIVELY

5. oTheprinciple of management which is being violated is stated below:
i.a) Unity of command:Unity of commandprovides that an employee is responsible to only
one supervisor, who in turn is responsible to only one supervisor, and so on up the
organizational hierarchy. This is true even if the top of the organization is led by a group
of people.
For example, imagine you are the CEO of a technology firm in Silicon Valley. While the
board of directors of your company governs the policy making and strategic planning,
under the concept of unity of command, you do not answer to all members of the board,
but only the chairman of the board
i.b) Unity of direction :This theory states there should only be one leader and one plan for
a series of activities seeking the accomplishment of the same objective.
For example, we have three different work teams all completing tasks for the same project.
Based on the theory, these teams should all be using the same project plan and being led by
the same project leader. This is basically the idea of project management as used in modern
businesses.

6. S.NBASIS UNITY OF COMMAND UNITY OF
DIRECTION
1.MEANING One subordinate should
receive orders from and
should be responsible to
only one superior
Each group of
activities having
same objective must
have one
head and one plan
2.AIM It prevents dual
subordination
It prevents
overlapping of
activities.
3.IMPLICATION It affects an individual
employee
It affects the entire
organisation
▪(c) The difference between the principle of Unity of Command and Unity of Direction is
givenbelow:

7. CASE STUDY 4
❑Anju and Manju are good friend . Considering the factthat the activities involved
in managing anenterprise ARE COMMON TO ALLORGANISATINS,THEIR MASTERS IN
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT , BOTH OF THEM TAKE UP A JOB AT MANAGERIAL LEVELIN
DIFFERENT ORGANISATION AS PER THEIR INDIVIDUAL AREAS OF INTEREST.ANUJ TAKES UP A
MARKETING JOB AND RETAIL COMPANYAND STRIVE TO INCREASE SALES WHEAREAS MANJU
JOINS AN NGO AND WORKS DILIGENTLY TO REALISE ITS OBJECTIVE RELATED TO
PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT TO ESPECIALLY ABLED PERSONS.BOTH OF THEM HAVE TO
PERFORM A SERIES OF CONTINOUS ,COMPOSITE ,BUT SEPARATE FUNCTIONS. ON SOME
DAYS ,ANJU MAY SPEND MORE TIME IN PLANNING A FUTURE DISPLAY LAYOUT AND ON
ANOTHER DAY ,SHE MAY SPEND TIME IN SORTING OUT ON EMPLOYEES PROBLEM.BOTH
ANJU AND MANJU MAKE CONSCIOUS EFFORTS TO BUILD A FEELING OF TEAM SPIRIT AND
COORDINATION AMONG DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS WHO WORK
UNDER THEM.THE EFFECT OF THEIR MANAGEMENT IS NOTICEABLE IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS AS THE TARGETS ARE MET ACCORDING TO PLANS
,EMPLOYEESARE HAPPY AND SATISFIED , AND THERE IS ORDERLINESS IN ITS FUNCTIONING
RATHER THAN CHAOS .
➢IN CONTEXTOF THE ABOVECASE: IDENTIFYTHE VARIOUSFEATURESOF
MANAGEMENTHIGHLIGHTED IN THE ABOVEPARAGRAPHBY QOUTING LINES.

8. The various features of management highlighted in the above
paragraph are stated
below:
▪a) Management is all pervasive : “Considering the fact that ………………..individual areas
of interest.”
▪b) Management is a goal oriented process: “Anju takes up a marketing job…………to
specially abled persons.”
▪c) Management is a continuous process: “ Both of them……sorting out an employee’s
problem.”
▪d) Management is a group activity: “Both Anju and Manju ………who work under them.”
▪e) Management is an intangible force: “The effect of their management …….rather than
chaos.