What are the Principles of Management by Henry Fayol?
What is Management?
14 Principles of Management According to Henry Fayol:
All the principles of management or administration according to Henry Fayol’s (Father of management) have presented the below:
1. Unity of command:
Confusion of authority and conflict in instruction result while an employee reports to more than one superior. Hence, each employee must receive instructions about the particular operation from only one person.
2. Discipline:
Results and agreements that govern the organization should be respected by the members of the organization. Good leadership results in the discipline at all the level of organization. There should be fair agreements.
3. Authority:
Manager’s formal authority gives them the right to command; hence they must give the order to get things done. If they do not have personal authority over others, they should not compel obedience.
4. Division of labor:
People can more efficiently perform their work if they specialize more. This principle is the best used by the modern assembly line.
5. Centralization:
In the process of decision making increasing the role of subordinates known as decentralization and decreasing their role is known as centralization. Managers should own final responsibility and need to authorize their subordinates sufficiently to do their job in good order. The point is to determine the best magnitude of centralization needed in each case.
6. Remuneration:
There should be fair compensation for work done to both employees and employers.
7. Unity of direction:
The operation has the same objective within an organization should be directed by only one manager and one plan. For example, the personnel department in a company should not have two directors, each with a different hiring policy.
Employee’s interests should not be prioritized over the interests of an organization as a whole.
9. Stability of staff:
For the efficient functioning of an organization, a high employee turnover is not beneficial.
10. Hierarchy:
Neat boxes and linens of an organization chart symbolize the line of authority in an organization. The hierarchy runs in order of rank, from the top management to the lowest level of the enterprise.
11. Order:
Befitting people should be placed in the jobs or positions most suited to them. Moreover, materials and people should be in the right place at the right time.
12. Equity:
There should be a friendly and fair approach by managers to their subordinates.
13. Esprit de corps:
The promotion of team spirit brings the organization a feeling of unity. Small factors even help to develop this spirit. For this to happen verbal communication should sometimes take precedence over formal, written communication whenever possible.
14. Initiative:
Even though some mistakes might result, subordinates should be allowed to plan and implement their work by taking self-initiatives.
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