Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
State the principle of management which refers to concentration of power or authority.
Advertisements
Solution
Centralisation is the principle of management which refers to concentration of power or authority.
Centralisation means that the power is concentrated in the hands of the people in top management only. In other words, only few people in the organisation have the power or authority to take decisions; the others are expected to follow them.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Explain the following principle of management:
Discipline
Explain the following principles of management:
Subordination of Individual Interest to General Interest.
Explain the following principles of management:
Development of Each and Every Person to His or Her Greatest Efficiency.
Why is it said that principles of management are mainly behavioural in nature?
Explain the following principle of management.
Authority and Responsibility
State with reasons, whether the following statement is True or False:
Principles of management improve the efficiency of employees.
Top level management and Middle level management
What is Management? Explain the functions of Top level and Lower level management.
Name the principle that is an extension of the "harmony, not discord".
Explain the principle of ‘Scalar Chain’ and gang plank.
Explain the technique of ‘Functional Foremanship’ and the concept of ‘Mental Revolution’ as enunciated by Taylor.
Bhasin’ limited was engaged in the business of food processing and selling its products under a popular brand. Lately the business was expanding due to good quality and reasonable prices. Also with more people working the market for processed food was increasing. New players were
also coming to cash in on the new trend. In order to keep its market share in the short run the company directed its existing workforce to work overtime. But this resulted in many problems. Due to increased pressure of work the efficiency of the workers declined. Sometimes the subordinates had
to work for more than one superior resulting in declining efficiency. The divisions that were previously working on one product were also made to work on two or more products. This resulted in a lot of overlapping and wastage. The workers were becoming indisciplined. The spirit of teamwork, which
had characterized the company, previously was beginning to wane. Workers were feeling cheated and initiative was declining. The quality of the products was beginning to decline and market share was on the verge of decrease. Actually the company had implemented changes without creating the required infrastructure.
a. Identify the Principles of Management (out of 14 given by Henry Fayol) that were being violated by the company.
b. Explain these principles in brief.
c. What steps should the company management take in
relation to the above principles to restore the company
to its past glory?
Select the proper option from the options given below and rewrite completed Sentence.
14 principles of management are developed by ________.
Match the correct pairs:
| Group A | Group B | ||
| a | Henry Fayol | 1 | Universal |
| b | Principle of unity of command | 2 | Father of Scientific Management |
| c | Time study | 3 | Specific |
| d | F.W. Taylor | 4 | French engineer |
| e | Management principles | 5 | Study the time required to do a job |
| 6 | German engineer | ||
| 7 | One man one boss | ||
| 8 | Study the body movements of the Worker | ||
| 9 | Father of nation | ||
| 10 | One man many bosses |
Write short note on the following.
Principle of scalar chain
State with reasons whether the following statement true or false:
Principles of management improve the efficiency of employees.
Principles of management are NOT
Which set contains the key resources alongside management?
What is a principle?
