Principles of Management Management. Introduction to management Chapter no o1

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ManagementManagement

Introduction to management

Chapter no o1

Approximately four thousand years B.C.,

Egyptian power is the construction projects that remain even today.

Without the service of cranes, bulldozers, or tea/coffee breaks

for example, covers thirteen acres and contains 2,300,000 stone blocks.

The blocks weigh about two and a half tons each and were cut to size many miles away.

The stones were transported and set in place by slave labor and precision planning.

The men who built the enduring structures of ancient Egypt not only knew how to use of human resources efficiently but also knew how to manage 100,000 workers in a twenty-year project.

In their business and governmental affairs, the Egyptians kept documents to show exactly how much material was received and from whom, when it came in, and exactly how it was used.

The military, social, religious, and governmental aspects of Egyptian life were highly organized. There were much inefficiency,

Great China Wall: The Great China Wall built in the time period

of 956 years (688 BC – 1644 AD). It is 6000 km long. Its base is 20 feet wide and top 11 feet wide.

The height of China Wall is from 7 to 37 feet. The whole China wall is made by hands.

Working as united for 956 years, there should be some purposes due to which people worked for a long time.

Definition: An organization is a systematic arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some specific purpose.

What’s the organization?

Sydney Opera House: Sydney Opera Hall is the milestone of the modern age situated in

Sydney, Australia which was completed in a time period of 33 years (1940 – 1973). Sydney Opera hall consists of following:

• 1000 rooms • 5 theaters • Hall for 2679 persons Sydney Opera Hall is 183 meter tall and 120 meter wide and its

roof carries 1, 056,000 tiles which were imported from Sweden and it coasted $ 102 million. What is the purpose to build such a unique hall?

Theyused people and technology to achieve that purpose. The main purpose is to provide entertainment to public.

Definition: An organization is a systematic arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some specific purpose.

What’s the organization?

Organization

purposeEvery organization has its distinct purpose, which is typically expressed in terms of a goal or set of goals.

People

Organizations are made up of people. Making a goal into reality entirely depends on people’s decisions and activities

in the organization.

StructureAll organizations develop a systematic structure that defines and limits the behavior

of its members.

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Managers---------- individuals in an organization who direct the activities of other people. The people responsible for supervising the use of an organization’s resources to meet its goals

Operatives ----------people who work directly on a job or task and have no responsibility

for overseeing the work of others.

Definition 01 Management is the process to utilize

organization resources in a best possible way to achieve goals of an organization

Definition 02

The planning, organizing, leading, and controlling of human and other resources to achieve organizational goals effectively and efficiently

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Definition 03 Management is the process of maintaining

an environment in which individuals, working together in groups, efficiently to accomplish selected goals.

Definition 04 Work done through others effectively and

efficiently is called management

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EffectivenessEffectiveness

EfficiencyEfficiencyGetting workGetting workdone throughdone through

othersothers

Getting workGetting workdone throughdone through

othersothers

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Efficiency Getting work done with a minimum of

effort, expense, or waste Doings things right—most output for least

input Effectiveness

Accomplishing tasks that help fulfill organizational objectives

Doing the right things

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Know the needs of their customers Achieve productivity by paying close attention

to their workers Focus on the business they know best Have a simple organizational structure &

enough staff Be centralized as well as decentralized

Functional Approach Planning

Defining goals, establishing strategies to achieve goals, developing plans to integrate and coordinate activities.

Organizing Arranging and structuring work to accomplish

organizational goals. Leading

Working with and through people to accomplish goals. Controlling

Monitoring, comparing, and correcting work.

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