Give an account of Henry Fayol’s 14 principles of management .
4 years ago
Principle of Management
Henry Fayol came up with 14 principles which can be represented by the following mnemonic ADDEC – SORIE – USSU.
ADDEC
- Authority – Managers must give orders so that they can get things They need both formal and personal authority to carry out the tasks.
- Discipline – Members of the organisation must abide by the rules and regulations governing Discipline results from good leadership, fair agreements etc.
- Division of labour - Specialisation of functions will yield maximisation of efficiency in production g. in assembly lines.
- Equity – Managers should be friendly and four to their subordinates
- Centralisation – Managers should retain final responsibility in decision-making, but should also give subordinates sufficient authority to carry out assigned tasks.
SORIE
- Scalar Chain – The line of authority in an organisation runs in order of hierarchy from the high rank to the lowest ranks
- Order – Material and people should be at the right places at the right People should be assigned jobs for which they are suitable.
- Remuneration – Compensation paid for work done should be fair to both the organisation and employee
- Initiative – Subordinates should be given the freedom to conceive and carry out their plans
- Esprit de Corps – promoting team spirit will give the organisation a sense of Team spirit should prevail.
USSU
- Unit of Command - One man one boss: Each man must receive commands from only one superior
- Subordination – Subordination of individual interest for the common good: the interests of the organisation as a whole should come before the interests of individuals
- Stability of Employees – A high employee turnover should be avoided as it results in reduction of efficiency
- Unity of direction – Operations that have the same objective should be under one manager to boost co-ordination and unity of direction.
Susmita Sah
Jan 13, 2022