14 PRINCIPLE Flashcards
1
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- If an employee is given a specific task to do, they will become more efficient and skilled in it.
- Opposed to a multi-tasking culture where an employee is given so many tasks to do at once.
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- Division of work
2
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- States that discipline is required for any organization to run effectively.
- There should be a set of organizational rules, philosophies, and structures in place that should be met by everyone.
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- Discipline
3
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- States that a manager needs to have necessary authority in order to ensure that his instructions are carried out by the employees.
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- Authority
3
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- States that there should be a clear chain of command in the organization
- Employees should be clear on whose instructions to follow.
- Employee should receive orders from only one manager.
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- Unity of Command
4
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- States that employees should be paid fair wages for the work that they carry out.
- Any organization that underpays its workers will struggle to motivate and keep quality workers.
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- Remuneration
4
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- States that the overall interest of the team should take precedence over personal ones.
- The interest of the organization should not be sabotaged by the interest of an individual.
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- Collective interest over individual interest
5
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- States that the work to be done should be organized in such a way that employees work in harmony towards the same objective, using one plan under the direction of one manager.
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- Unity of Direction
5
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- Refers to the concentration of power in the hands of the authority and following a top-bottom approach to management
- DECENTRALIZATION, this authority is distributed to all levels of management.
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- Centralization
6
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- States that there should be an orderly placement of resources (manpower, money, materials etc.) in the right place at the right time.
- This ensures the proper use of resources in a structured fashion.
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- Order
6
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- Is a combination of kindness and justice
- States that managers should use kindliness and justice towards everyone they manage.
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- Equity
7
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- States that an organization should work to minimize staff turnover and maximize efficiency.
- Can lead to inefficiency.
- Any new employee cannot be expected to get used to the culture of an organization right away.
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- Stability of tenure of personnel
7
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- Refers to a clear chain of communication between employees and their superiors.
- Employees should know where they stand in the hierarchy of the organization and who to go to in a chain of command.
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- Scalar chain
8
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- States that all employees should be encourage to show initiative.
- When employees have a say as to how best they can do their job, they feel motivated and respected.
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- Initiative
8
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- Means TEAM SPIRIT.
- States that the management should strive to create unity, morale, and co-operation among the employees.
- Great source of motivation. Happy and motivated employees are more likely to be productive and efficient.
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- Esprit de corps
