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Jammu & Kashmir Board · Class 12 · Business Studies
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Chapter Overview — Principles of Management
The map in words
- Principles of Management
- Meaning and Nature
- General Guidelines
- Universal Applicability
- Flexible
- Behavioural
- Cause and Effect
- Contingent
- Significance
- Useful Insights
- Optimum Resource Use
- Scientific Decisions
- Social Responsibility
- Training and Research
- Taylors Scientific Management
- Principles
- Science not Rule of Thumb
- Harmony not Discord
- Cooperation not Individualism
- Development of Each Person
- Techniques
- Functional Foremanship
- Time Study
- Motion Study
- Fatigue Study
- Method Study
- Differential Piece Wage
- Standardisation
- Principles
- Fayols 14 Principles
- Division of Work
- Authority and Responsibility
- Discipline
- Unity of Command
- Unity of Direction
- Subordination
- Remuneration
- Centralisation
- Scalar Chain
- Order
- Equity
- Stability of Personnel
- Initiative
- Esprit de Corps
- Taylor vs Fayol
- Perspective
- Unity of Command
- Applicability
- Focus
- Personality
- Meaning and Nature
Chapter Overview: Principles of Management
The map in words
- root((Principles of
- Management))
- Meaning
- Broad General Guideline
- For Decision Making
- Distinct from Techniques
- Distinct from Values
- Nature
- Universal Applicability
- General Guidelines
- Flexible
- Mainly Behavioural
- Cause and Effect
- Contingent
- Formed by Practice
- Significance
- Insights into Reality
- Optimum Resource Use
- Scientific Decisions
- Changing Environment
- Social Responsibility
- Training and Research
- Taylors Scientific Management
- Principles
- Science not Rule of Thumb
- Harmony not Discord
- Cooperation not Individualism
- Development of Each Person
- Techniques
- Functional Foremanship
- Standardisation
- Method Study
- Motion Study
- Time Study
- Fatigue Study
- Differential Wage System
- Principles
- Fayols 14 Principles
- Division of Work
- Authority and Responsibility
- Discipline
- Unity of Command
- Unity of Direction
- Subordination
- Remuneration
- Centralisation
- Scalar Chain
- Order
- Equity
- Stability of Personnel
- Initiative
- Esprit De Corps
- Taylor vs Fayol
- Taylor Shop Floor Focus
- Fayol Top Management Focus
- Complementary Contributions
- Meaning
Unity of Command vs Unity of Direction — The Critical Distinction
The map in words
- Key Distinction
- Unity of Command
- Level: Individual Employee
- Each employee reports to ONE boss only
- Violation: Worker gets orders from both Marketing and Finance Manager
- Fix: One boss per employee
- Violation: Worker gets orders from both Marketing and Finance Manager
- Each employee reports to ONE boss only
- Level: Individual Employee
- Unity of Direction
- Level: Entire Organisation
- Each group of activities has ONE head and ONE plan
- Violation: Two departments pursue same goal with different plans
- Fix: Merge under one head with one plan
- Violation: Two departments pursue same goal with different plans
- Each group of activities has ONE head and ONE plan
- Level: Entire Organisation
- Unity of Command
Principles of Management
The map in words
- Principles of Management
- Meaning of principles
- Nature of principles
- Significance of principles
- Evolution of management thought
- Classical school of management
- F.W. Taylor and scientific management
- Henri Fayol and administrative principles
- Scientific management principles
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