Chapter 5 Flashcards
refers to actions which are concerned with coordinating and managing an organizations or organization’s work.
Administration
The Basic Functions of Administration
a. Planning
b. Organizing
c. Directing
d. Controlling
a person who makes sure an organization is running at full capacity
Administrator
directs the activities of other persons;
Administrator
undertakes the responsibility for achieving certain objectives through these efforts
Administrator
the organization leaders who keep operations running smoothly.
Administrative Professionals
TYPICAL ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES
- Vacations
- Leaves of Absence
- Busy Seasons and Special Projects
- The Unexpected Loss of an Employee or Personnel
The Fourteen Managerial Concepts are:
- Division of Work
- Authority
- Discipline:
- Unity of Command
- Unity of Direction
- Subordination of Individual Interests to the General Interest
- Remuneration of Personnel
- Centralization
- Scalar Chain:
- Order
- Equity
- Stability of Tenure of Personnel
- Initiative
- Esprit de Corps:
This principle the same as Adam Smith’s Division of labor
Division of Work
Manager must be able to give the order. Authority gives this right.
Authority
Employees must obey and respect the rules and regulations which governs the organization.
Discipline
Every employee should receive order or direction from only one immediate superior
Unity of Command
Each group of the organization should be direction by one manager using one plan
Unity of Direction
The management must see that the aims of the businesses are always supreme.
Subordination of Individual Interests to the General Interest
The labors must be paid a reasonable salary for their work.
Remuneration of Personnel
The process of transforming assigning decision making authority to a higher level of an organizational hierarchy, it is centralization that should follow this.
Centralization
Line of authority from top management to the lower ranks
Scalar Chain
people and materials should be in the right place at the right time.
Order
In running a business, a combination of kindness and justice is need.
Equity
All staffs work is well if job safety and career improvement are guarantees to the team.
Stability of Tenure of Personnel
Allowing all personnel to show their initiative in some way is a source of stretch for the organization.
Initiative
Promoting team spirit will build unity and harmony within the organization.
Esprit de Corps
Is an act of administering the whole organization by a group of people. Is a systematic way of managing people and things within the organization
Administration
Is a systematic way of managing people and things within the organization
Management
A high-level activity.
Administration
Is an activity of business and functional level.
Management
performed a policy formulation
Administration
Focuses on policy implementation
Management
Functions include legislation and determination
Administration
Functions of management are executive and governing
Management
Takes all the important decisions of the organization
Administration
makes decisions under the boundaries set by the administration.
Management
role is decisive in nature.
Administration
plays an executive role in the organization.
Management
concerned with framing policies and setting objectives
Administration
is all about plans and actions
Management
Responsible for the administration of the organization
Administration
The manager looks after the management of the organization
Management
focuses on making the best possible utilization of the organization’s resources.
Administration
Focuses on managing people and their work.
Management
