Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Explain briefly Unity of Direction and Order as principles of general management.
Advertisements
Solution
1) Unity of Direction: According to this principle, there must be a common direction of work in the organisation. This direction of work is provided by the common objectives of the organisation. According to the objectives, each unit should have a head and a defined plan which must be followed. Following this principle helps in avoiding overlapping of tasks and activities. For example, if an organisation deals in manufacturing more than one product, then various activities related to each product should be handled by separate departments.
2) Order: According to this principle, for efficiency to improve, there must be proper arrangement of things in the organisation. In other words, material things and people should be at the right place. This helps in smooth operations. For instance, files and other data must be arranged in proper order so that they can be easily located and used when required.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
The principle of management which says ‘unity is strength’.
What is meant by 'efficiency' in management?
Explain the following principle of management:
Scalar chain
Why is it said that principles of management are mainly behavioural in nature?
Management principles influence .................. .
If an organisation does not provide the right place for physical and human resources in an organisation, which principle is violated? What are the consequences of it?
Explain the principle of ‘Scalar Chain’ and gang plank.
Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following:
The one who is known as father of modern management.
Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following.
The principle of management which says unity is strength.
Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following.
The principle of management that says the work should be divided into parts.
Discuss the need for the principles of management.
Answer the following question.
Appliances India Ltd. is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of home appliances since 1987. It has a good name in the market as the company is producing good quality appliances. It has separate departments for manufacturing, finance, sales maintenance services, and technical services to achieve specialization.
Since the areas of operations of the company have increased and customers have become more demanding, the company decided to modify the existing principle of management to meet the changing requirements of the environment.
State the general principle of management which the company wants to modify to meet the changing requirements.
Match the correct pairs.
| Group A | Group B |
| A. Henry Fayol | 1. One Head One Plan |
| B. Principle of Unity of Direction | 2. gangplank |
| C. Nature of principles of Management | 3. to do work in an innovative way |
| D. Principles of Initiative | 4. team spirit |
| E. Principle of Discipline | 5. Father of Modern Management |
| 6. general guidelines | |
| 7. right to take decisions | |
| 8. F W Taylor | |
| 9. remuneration | |
| 10. obey and respect the rules |
Arrange in proper order.
Coordinating, Staffing, Directing.
Principles of management cannot be ______.
In a cotton textile mill, various tasks viz. spinning, weaving, sizing, bleaching, etc. were divided to different groups of persons. Identify the principle of management stated here.
______ principle of management is being violated if management does not fulfill its promise to increase wages of the workers after the mission is accomplished.
