Characteristics of Management
•MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
•GROUP ACTIVITY
•GOAL-ORIENTED
•FACTOR OF PRODUCTION
•UNIVERSAL IN CHARACTER
•SOCIAL PROCESS
•SYSTEM OF AUTHORITY
•DYNAMIC FUNCTION
•ART AS WELL AS SCIENCE
•PROFESSION
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•CO-ORDINATION-Synchronisation of
activities.
•Reporting-Oral or written account of
something observed .
•Budgeting-allocation of funds, process of
creating a plan to spend money
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Lower Level Management
•Supervisory level are known as backbone of the
organisations as they are responsible for getting
the work accomplished through the people at
operational level.
Functions are-
•Things done by the core group of workers at the
operational level
•To prepare the plans for their activities
•To issue orders and instructions
•To guide and assist workers
•To motivate workers
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SKILLS OF MANAGEMENT
•Conceptual skills:
Mental Ability to coordinate
Ability to abstract general ideas & apply them
in specific situations.
•Human/ Interpersonal skills:
A managers ability to work with others,
understand employee problems
A motivator /mentor
Getting along with the people.
SKILLS OF MANAGEMENT
•Technical skills:
A managers ability to use tools, methods,
procedures & techniques.
•Others-political
•analytical
•decision-making
•communication
•motivational
•leadership
•coordinating.
ROLES OF A MANAGER
•Interpersonal-figurehead,leader,
liaison
•Informational- communication,
monitor,disseminator,spokesperson.
•Decision- entrepreneurial,
disturbancehandler,resource
allocator,negotiator
WHAT IS AN ART ?
•Referstosystematicapplicationofskillor
knowledgeinaccomplishmentofresults.
•Themainelementsofartare:
•Personalskill
•Practicalknowledge
•Result-orientedapproach
•Regularpractice
•Creativity
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MANAGEMENT AS AN ART AND SCIENCE
•HAS both the features of science and art.
•Manager enquires systematic knowledge of
principles and practices of management, and
the applies the know-how combined with his
judgement, skills, abilities and intitution.
Hence it is both.
•MANAGEMENT IS THE OLDEST OF THE ARTS
AND YOUNGEST OF THE SCIENCES.
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MANAGEMENT AS A PROFESSION
•Professionisacallingwhichone
professestohaveacquiredspecialised
knowledge,whichisusedeitherin
instructing,guidingoradvisingothers.
•Itreferstoanyoccupationbywhicha
personearnslivelihood.
•IntheModernera,managementhas
becomeaprofessionandorganisations
aredevelopingprofessionalmanagers
whocancontributetotheirgrowth.
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ATTRIBUTES OF A PROFESSION
•Thecharacteristicfeaturesofaprofession
are:
•Existenceoforganizedandsystematicbody
ofknowledge.
•Formalisedmethodofacquiringtrainingand
experience.
•Establishmentofrepresentativeorganisation
withprofessionalismasitsgoal.
•Existenceofanethicalcodeofconduct.
•Charteringfeebasedonservicesprovided,
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ADMINISTRATION VS MANAGEMENT
•Administrationisdifferentfrom
management
•Administrationispartof
management
•Administrationandmanagementare
oneandthesame.
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Distinction b/w Admn. & Mgmt
Factors Administration Management
Nature of workDeterminationof
objectives & broad policies
Implementation of plans &
policies
Scope Major Decisions Framework for
Administration
Level of AuthorityTop level Mgmt Middle level & Lower level
Status owners of an enterpriseManagerial personnel with
specialized knowledge of
employees
Nature of
organization
Influence
Govt,military,
educational, religious
Decisions are influenced
by external factors, social,
political, legal etc
Business firms which have
economic motives
Decisions are influenced
by factors such as Values,
beliefs & opinions.
DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT
THOUGHT
•EarlyStagesofDevelopment-MILESTONE,AdamSmithinhis
firstfamousbookduring1776“WealthofNations”advocates
forconceptof“divisionoflabour”whichisaverypopular
managementprincipleeventoday.
•Divisionoflabourisbreakingofjobsintonarrowand
repetitivejobs,whichresultsinspecialization.
•Heillustrateshowdivisionoflabourleadstohighproductivity,
withthehelpofPINindustry.
•Heclaimedthat10individuals,eachdoingaspecializedtask,
couldproduceabout48,000pinsaday,whereasifthereisno
divisionoflabourthenproducingeven10pinsadayisvery
difficult.
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STAGES IN MANAGEMENT
THOUGHT
•EARLYMANAGEMENT APPROACHES:
1.Psychological approach: Robert Owen (1771-
1858), Charles Babbage (1792-1871), Henry
R. Towne.
2.Bureaucraticmodel-MaxWebber,1900
3.Scientificmodel-F.W.Taylor,1910
4.Functional/Administrative/Process
management-HenryFayol,1910
5.Humanrelationsmovement-EltonMayo,
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•THE MODERN MANAGEMENT THEORIES
1.Behaviouralsciences movement-Abraham
Maslow and Mc Gregor, 1940
2.Quantitative/ Operations Research approach-
F. W. Taylor, along with Gilberthand others
1950.
3.Systems Approach-Boulding, Johnson &
others, 1950.
4.Contingency Approach-Lorsch, Lawrence and
others
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PYSCHOLOGICAL APPROACH
A number of individuals offered
ideas that laid the groundwork for
subsequent, broader inquiries into
the nature of management. Among
the principal contributors to the
early management period are Robert
Owen, Charles Babbage and Henry R
Towne.
ROBERT OWEN (1771-1858):
•Basically a successful British entrepreneur was well
ahead of his time in recognizing the importance of
human resources.
•He became particularly interested in the working
and living conditions of his employees while
running cotton mill in New Lanark, Scotland.
•Owen tried to improve the living condition of the
employees by upgrading streets, houses, sanitation
and the educational system in New Lanark.
• His ideas laid the groundwork for the human
relations movement, which is discussed later in this
chapter.
CHARLES BABAGE (1792-1871):
•An English mathematician is widely known as the father of
modern computing. His projects produced the world‘s first
practical mechanical calculator and an analytical engine that
had the basic element of a modern day computer.
•Difficulties in directing his various projects, however, helped
him to explore new ways of doing things. In the process, he
made direct contributions to management theory.
•Babbage was enthralled with the idea of work specialization,
the decree to which work was divided into various jobs.
•He recognized that not only physical work but mental work
as well could be specialized.
•Babbage also devised a profit- sharing plan that had two parts,
a bonus that was awarded for useful suggestions and a portion
of wages that was depended on factory profit.
HENRY R. TOWNE
•He was a President of a lock manufacturing company.
•Towne argued that there were good engineers and good
businessmen, but seldom were they one and the same.
•Townewas also known for creating a modern system of
scientificmanagement, blending the production and
engineering of goods withmanagementand economics.
MAJOR FEATURES OF PRE-CLASSICAL THEORY:
•Robert Owen: Advocated concerns for the working and living
conditions of workers.
•Charles Babbage: Built the first practical mechanical
calculator and a prototype of modern computers: predicted
the specialization of mental work and suggested profit
sharing.
•Henry R. Towne: Outlined the importance of management
as a science and called for the development of management
principles.
Bureaucratic Model
•PropoundedbyMaxWebberintheyear1920
•AGermansociologistandateacheratBerlin
University
•Accordingtohim,recognitionandexerciseof
authoritywasafundamentalquestion
•ThreetypesofAuthority-Charismatic,
TraditionalandBUREAUCRATIC.
•Hismodelincludedthefollowing:
1.SeparationofSuperiorandSubordinate.
2.DivisionofLabour.
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Contd..
3.Clear divorce between personal and official
matters.
4.System of rules, regulations and procedures.
5.Hierarchy is based on legal authority and
power.
•CHARACTERISTICS:
Division of work, Hierarchy of work, rules and
regulations, staffing, impersonal conduct,
Technical competence.
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•BENEFITS:
1.Employeesboundtofollowrulesand
regulations
2.Clearly defined duties and responsibilities
3.Division of labour
4.Selection process is merit based
5.Organisation does not suffer when people
quit.
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Contd..
•DISADVANTAGES:
1.System suffers from red tapism.
2.No belongingness
3.Resistance to change
4.Rigidity
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TAYLOR’S CONTRIBUTIONS
In his famous book Principles of Scientific
Management published in 1911, they are:
•Science and not the rule of thumb
•Harmony, not discard
•Cooperation not individualism
•Maximum output in place of restricted output
•Developing all workers to the fullest extent
possible for their own and their organisation’s
highest prosperity.
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•Time and Motion study-advocated that workers are
not working according to their potential. Hence he
advocated for method study to find best method of
doing a job, and time study to find time required for
doing a job by a normal worker so that all works can
be standardized.
•DifferentialPaymentSystem-tomotivateemployees
toproducemoreandearnmore.Thisplanlinked
incentiveswithproduction-workerwhoproduces
lessthanstandardwouldgetalowprice,worker
surpassstandardwouldgethigherpiecerate.
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Difference B/W Taylor & Fayol
1) Lower level ManagementTop Level Management
2) Bottom to Top ApproachTop to Bottom Approach
3) Improve the productivity of
Labor & eliminate waste
Chief Executive who is responsible to
take decisions whichflowed
downwards.
4) His work is called as
“Scientific Mgmt”
His work is called as “Modern Mgmt”
5) His philosophy underwent
into a big change due to
modern developments
His principles stood with test of time
& well accepted even in the present
days
6) Narrow Perspective Broad Perspective
7) Efficiency through work
simplification & standardization
Overall Efficiency through application
of principles.
Human Relations Movement
•Elton Mayo (1880 –1949)
Heprimarilystudiedthehumanrelationsin
theOrg.HiswidelyreadbooksareThehuman
problemsofIndustrialcivilization&The
socialProblemsofIndustrialcivilization
Heconductedanextensiveinvestigation
whichstartedin1927attheHawrthrone
Plant,nearChicago,oftheWesternElectric
Company.TheExperimentwasfamously
knownas“HawrthroneStudies”
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LIMITATIONS
•Decision making is just a part of managerial
activity
•No weightage to human element
•Decision making is instantaneous
•Does not take into account Qualitative aspects
•Updated data availability.
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Systems Approach to Management
•ContributionofChesterBernardandothers
•Asystemisasetofinterrelatedand
interdependentcomponentswhichcontributesto
theuniquecharacteristicsofawhole.Asystemis
anassemblyofinterconnectedthingstoforma
complexunity.
•Asystemsapproachtomanagementconsiders
organisationasasystem.Itconsiders
organisationasapartoflargersystemsuchas
industrytowhichitbelongs,toeconomicsystem
andsocietyasawhole.
•Organizationisasystemwhichreceivesinputs
fromexternalenvironment,transformstheminto
productsorservicesandexportstheoutputsto
environment.
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FEATURES
•Open system
•Adaptive system
•Organisation as a whole
•Sub-systems
•Boundaries
•Multi-disciplinary Approach
•Inter-dependency
•Environmental influences
•Analysis of problems as a whole
•Dynamic and adaptive nature of organisation
LIMITATION:
•Abstract and vague
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DISTINCTION
POD SYSTEMSAPPROACH CONTINGENCY APPROACH
EMPHASIS Inter-dependencyamong
sub-systems
Environment and business-
situational
FOCUS Internal environment External environment
SITUATION All orgn’sare same Different
ENVIRONMENT Orgn. adjusts to changePre-adaption
MODEL Theoretical Practical
ClassicalPrinciplesSilent validity Rejects blind application
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Most Likely Questions
•Differentiate between Administration &
Management.
•Is Management a Science or an Art?
•Briefly explain Henry Fayol’s 14 Principles of
Management.
•What is Management? Write various
features/nature of Management.
•Explain briefly the Roles of a Manager.
•Explain briefly the levels of Management &
Functions of Management.
•Management is…………………..
An Art b) A Science c) A Profession d) All of these.
•The pioneer of Human relations Movement……………………………..
Maslow b) Adam Smith C) Elton Mayo d) Max Webber
•Espiritde corps: Unity of strength, Scalar Chain: ……………………….
Span of Control b) unity of command c) Gang Plank d) Order
•Rule of Thumb is ……………………..
Precision b) Estimation c) Standardization d) Equalization.
•Father of Scientific Management is ……………….
Charles Babbage b) Chester I. Bernard c) F.W Taylor d) Max Webber.
•Inter Personal Skill is required more at ……………………
Middle Level b) Lower Level c) Top Level d) All Levels.
NATURE/ CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANNING
•Intellectual process
•Primacy of planning
•All managers plan
•Rational approach
•Focus on objectives
•Leads to efficiency and economy
•Limiting factors
•Co-ordination
•Flexibility
•Realistic
•Continuous
CLASSIFICATION OF PLANS
•Based on nature-Strategic, Corporate and
tactical
•Based on time span-Long-term, Medium
term and short term
•Based on usage-Single-use and standing
plans
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VISION
•Plan which describes the desired future state and it
explains what the management of an organization
wants to achieve.
•Articulating the vision of the company through a
vision statement help to motivate employees at all
levels and also ensure that they work united towards
reaching this future state.
•It also helps in formulating strategies for attaining
goals.
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Objectives or Goals
•Goals are end points of all management actions.
•They are specific targets to be achieved by the
organisation.
•Justification for any management actions lies in
achieving these specific objectives.
•All management functions like organising, staffing,
directing and controlling are directed towards
attainment of goals.
•They serve as a benchmark for measuring efficiency
and effectiveness of the organisation.
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Characteristics
•Tangible objectives like productivity, financial ratios,
market share, profits can be quantified.
•But items like worker’s morale, objectives of social
responsibility cannot be exactly quantified they can
be expressed only qualitative terms.
•Objectives have a hierarchy. That influence entire
organization and have wider scope are known as
enterprise objectives.
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•RULES-Aruleisaplanwhichprescribesthe
courseofactionthatisexplicitlydefinedas
whatistobedoneunderagiven
circumstance.
•Rule must be followed precisely and adhered
strictly.
•Example: No smoking/Entry is restricted.
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LIMITATIONS OF PLANNING
•Lack of accurate information.
•Cost and time involved in planning
•May result in rigidity
•May prevent innovation
•External factors are beyond the control of the
organisation.
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ORGANIZATION CHART
•It’s a graphical representation of an organization.
•It’s a diagram that illustrates various positions in the
organization and the reporting lines between units
and people within the organization.
•It conveys four kinds of information.
1.) It includes different units of orgn.,
2.)Workperformedbydifferentpersonnel,
3.)Reportingrelationshipsindicatedbyconnecting
linesinthechartand
4.)Numberofhierarchylevels.
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Line and Staff Organization
•Combination of both line and functional.
•Line members have authority where as staff
members do not have.
•Line members are known as “Doers” and staff
members known as “Advisors”.
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•Merits:-Availability of specialist advice from staff
members, Single line authority and accountability is
involved, Expert advise can improve effectiveness,
Experts can reduce load of line members.
•Demerits:-Staff members who have expertise do not
have authority, Coordination between line and staff
members is difficult, Personality clashes may result
between line and staff members
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Committee Organization
•Is a group of people who meet, discuss and decide
about actions to be taken for organizational issues
which cannot be solved by individuals.
•When organization consists of different committees
it is called committee organization.
•Different committees like Standing or ad hoc,
executive, line and staff committees are used in
orgns for different purposes.
Matrix organisation
•A matrix organizational structure is the
arrangement of the personnel, i.e., the matrix
leader, managers and employees, across the
grid, such that a hybrid hierarchy is
maintained. Here, there is a vertical and
horizontal flow of direction and information,
such that each subordinate has dual bosses.
Out of these, one is the functional manager;
and the other is the project manager.
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•Demerits:-Needs more
managers,Coordination between regional
units is difficult, Duplication of work.
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SPAN OF CONTROL
•Referstothenumberofsubordinatesa
managerorasupervisorcancontrol
effectively.
•Nomanagercancontrolinfinitenumberof
subordinatesandthereisalimittothe
numberofsubordinatesonecanhandle.
•Dependinguponthenumberofsubordinates
itcanbeeitherwidespanornarrowspan.
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Factors influencing Span of Control
•Manager’scapability-Experienced,capable
managerscansupervisemorenumberof
subordinatesthaninexperiencedandlesscapable
managers.
•Subordinate’scapability-Experiencedandskilled
subordinatesneednotrequireclosesupervision
andtheyarecapableofworkingontheirown.
•Complexityofwork-Taskofsubordinatesis
complexandtheyneedmoreassistancethen
narrowspanisused.
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•Similarity of tasks-Repetitive jobs may not
require close supervision and thus wider span
can be used. For non-routine tasks narrow
span is used.
•Time required for non supervisory activities-If
a manager or a supervisor needs to attend
more non supervisory activities then he may
have little time to attend subordinates and
narrow span is required.
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MANAGEMENT BY EXCEPTION
•Management style wherein managers intervene only
when their employees fail to meet their performance
standards.
•If the employees are performing as expected, the
manager will take no action.
•The idea is that mgmt should spend its valuable time
concentrating on important strategic issues.
•Attention is given to other issues only when there is
a deviation which requires some investigation.