Administrative Theory Flashcards
14 Principles of Management Theorist…
Henri Fayol
14 Principles of Management are…
- Division of work
- Authority and Responsibility
- Discipline
- Unity of command
- Unity of direction
- Subordination of individual interests to the general interests
- Remuration
- Centralisation
- Scalar chain
- Order
- Equity
- Stability of tenure of personnel
- Initiative
- Espirit de corps
purpose of 14 principles?
to coordinate internal activities and drive predictability and efficiency in organisations
- division of work means…
work should be delegated to the best person for the task, resulting in specialisation
- authority and responsibility means…
authority is the right to give orders and exact obedience.
responsibility involves being accountable.
whoever has authority has responsibility
- discipline means…
a successful org requires common effort of workers
- unity of command means…
workers should receive orders from only one manager
- unity of direction means…
the entire org should be working towards a common objective
- subordination of individual interests to the general interests means…
the interests of an individual should not come before those of the business
- remuration means…
variables e.g. cost of living, supply of labour, economic conditions and business performance should be taken into consideration when deciding on workers pay.
- centralisation means…
centralisation lowers the importance of subordinates believing decisions should be made in the centre of the org and carried out throughout the business
decentralisation increases the importance of subordinates.
- scalar chain means…
the chain of command and communication which runs from the highest to lower of the business. this prevents chaos and problems and is essential for business to be successful.
- order means…
for the sake of efficiency and coordination, all materials and people related to specific work should be treated equally
- equity means…
all staff should be treated as equally as possible
- stability of tenure of personnel means…
retaining productive and high quality staff should be a high priority for management. due to high recruitment, selection and training costs.
