14 Priciples of Henry Fayol

[sivaharimani]

14 principles of Public Administration

1. Specialization of labour. Specializing encourages continuous improvement in skills and the development of improvements in methods.
2. Authority. The right to give orders and the power to exact obedience.
3. Discipline. No slacking, bending of rules. The workers should be obedient and respectful of the organization.
4. Unity of command. Each employee has one and only one boss.
5. Unity of direction. A single mind generates a single plan and all play their part in that plan.
6. Subordination of Individual Interests. When at work, only work things should be pursued or thought about.
7. Remuneration. Employees receive fair payment for services, not what the company can get away with.
8. Centralization. Consolidation of management functions. Decisions are made from the top.
9. Chain of Superiors (line of authority). Formal chain of command running from top to bottom of the organization, like military
10. Order. All materials and personnel have a prescribed place, and they must remain there.
11. Equity. Equality of treatment (but not necessarily identical treatment)
12. Personnel Tenure. Limited turnover of personnel. Lifetime employment for good workers.
13. Initiative. Thinking out a plan and do what it takes to make it happen.
14. Esprit de corps. Harmony, cohesion among personnel. It's a great source of strength in the organisation. Fayol stated that for promoting esprit de corps, the principle of unity of command should be observed and the dangers of divide and rule and the abuse of written communication should be avoided.

[satishtj]

Who are the first to introduce scientifc methods in Management ?
2. Fayol's writings earlier to Taylor ( T/F) ?
3. Fayol's Theory is inspired by what ??
4. What is "Functionalism " . Does functionalism a type of system approach ??


Admin as a Science

1. Fayol used the term " Administration " or " Management" ?
2. Earlier to Fayol What was the meaning associated to term "Management" and "Administration" ?

3. Fayol said that The principles can be applied to organisation of evry
---- , ---- , ---- and --- ?

4. Fayol believed in Integrated view or Subject view ? ( Whats Integrated view and subject view ( 1st chapter) .

5. Fayol believed his theory is applicable to both public and pvt with equal vigour ?
In one concept Fayol identifies that that particular concept may not hold mucg significance in Govt setting . Name the concept .

6. Fayols theory of functionalism is in terms of industrial undertakings ( T/F) ?

Functions of Industry

1. Name the 6 functions of Industry ?
2. Which function is more conducive to goal attainment then others ?
3. Has fayol considered Social factor in any of his function ?? If so name that function
4. Which is the integrated function in the 6 functions ?

POCCC

Planning
1. What is tool for planning ?
2. What are the characteristics of good plan ? ( UCFP )
3. In todays world a statement is made
" The one who wins is not the one who has best plan A but one who has best plan B coz Murphy is always active "

Does fayol support this ?? If not Which principle goes against it ?

Organising

1. What is Organising ?

Command

1. Command depends on ----- and ---- ?
2. Command is maintanence of personnel activity ( T/F) ?

Co-ordination

1. What is Co-ordination ?

Control

1. What are the objectives of Control ? ( 3 objectives0
2.Fayol uses Control in French Sense . What are the charactristics of control ?

Attribute of Manager

1. what r the attributes of good manager ?
Fayol Principles

1. Can you identify the statement Fayol made
a) His principles are not rigid
b) You can add or subtract
c) Need for codification of principle


Principles

DOL
1. Name the 2 principles which belong to natural order ?
2. Division of labour results in -------- and ________

A&R
3. When you clap your Hands , you get a sound . can you map Authority and responsibility with clapping and sound ??
4. What are the types of authority Fayol identifies ?
5. Authority is natural consequence of Responsibility or Responsibility natural consequence of Authority ?
6 . Define Authority according to Fayol .

Discipline

1. What is Discipline ? Disipline means showing outward marks of respect , --- , --- and ---
2. How to achieve Discipline ?

Unity Of command
1. One person one boss ?
2. What are reasons for dual command
3. If Unity of command is violated

--------- is undemined
---------is threatned
--------is disturbed
-------- is in jeopardy


Unity of direction

1. What is Unity of direction ?
2. Why (3 resons ) for Unity of Direction ?
3. Difference btw Unity of command and Unity of Direction .

Unity of Command cannot exist without Unity of direction but does not flow from it ( T/F)
Subordinate ones intrest to group intrest
1. How ?

Renumeration

1. How should renumeration be ? Should it satisfy employee more or employer more ?
2. What are the different modes of renumeration ?

centralisation

1. What is centralisation and decentralisation ?

Scalar Chain

1. The scalar chain is dictated by ______and _________

Order
1. name 2 types of Order

Equity

1. What are the 2 virtues associated with equity ?
2. Why is Equity need ( So that people are ___ and ___)

3. Name the principle which is the cause and effect of bad management

4. What should "Initiative" be limited by ?
5. Name 3 factors that limit "Espirit de Corps"

[Nethra K Putti]

1. division of work --
- more with same effort
- leads to separation of powers

2. authority & responsibility --
- interrelated & commensurate
- responsibility is a corollary of authority
- authority means right to give orders , power means to exact obedience.

3. discipline --
- respect for agreements
- for both higher & lower employees
- need good supervisors, clear agreements & judiciously applied sanctions.

4. unity of command --
- orders from one superior, otherwise authority undermined, discipline jeopardized, order disturbed & stability threatened
- it happens because of dividing authority between 2 members, imperfect demarcation of departments; functions & duties badly defined.

5. unity of direction --
- "one head & one plan" for a group of activities with same objective. it helps:
* unity of action
* coordination of strength
* focusing of effort

6. tenure stability --
- to get used to new work culture & succeed
- as instability leads to inefficiency.

7. initiative --
- power of thinking out a plan & executing it.
- imparts zeal & energy among employees
- great source of strength for business
- participation
- according to taylor good employee is one who doesn't put questions.

8. individual interest subordinate to general interest --
- reconcile the 2 with the help of mental revolution

9. equity --
- results from the combination of kindness & justice
- people treated c kindness to carry out their duties with all devolution & loyalty

10. scalar chain --
- because of need for some transmission & for UOC
- it is sometimes lengthy & slow, especially in large government organizations
- short circuiting of scalar chain known as gangplank

11. order --
- material order: a place for everything & everything in its place
- human/social order: place for everyone & everyone in his place.

12. remuneration of personnel --
- price of services rendered
- it should be fair & give satisfaction to both employee & employer
- depends upon factors like cost of living, availability of personnel, economic conditions of business.

13. centralization --
- present in all organisations to different degrees
- centralization relates to decreased importance of suboedinate's role.

14. espirit de corps --
- harmony/union among personnel
- great source of strength
- divide & rule is dangerous so it must be avoided.

[vjpaul99]

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Need help..

Vj

[Nethra K Putti]

Hi .....cld u please help me wth a basic topic wise refernce book list please.......

Need help..

Vj

see vipaul,
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