Concept of Principles of Management

Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following.
The principle of scientific management which explains the use of scientific methods to determine the activity performed by the employee.

State with reasons, whether the following statement is True or False:

Principles of management improve the efficiency of employees.

Read the following text and answer the following questions on the basis of the same:

After completing her Bachelors in Fashion Designing from a well-known college in France, Aditi has opened a boutique in a posh market in Kolkata. She has divided the work in smaller units and each employee is well trained to perform his/her task efficiently. The sales persons are allowed to close a deal with a buyer by giving a maximum of 5 percent discount, whereas the decision to give any further discount rests with Aditi as the final authority.

In the earlier period of her business venture, employees were asked to put in extra hours of work. In return she had promised to give them a special incentive within a year. Therefore, when the business was doing well, she honour her commitment by giving bonus to her employees. She also instructed her employees that communication from top to bottom should follow the official lines of command. However, she tends to be more biased towards her female employees, when it comes to solve the conflicts among employees.

"The sales persons are allowed to close a deal with a buyer by giving a maximum of 5 percent discount, whereas the decision to give any further discount rests with Aditi as the final authority." Identify the principle of Management being followed here:

Explain the following principles of management:

Harmony, not discord.

'Aapka Vidyalaya' believes in holistic development of students and encourages team building through a mix of curricular, co-curricular and sports activities. On its founders day, a stage performance had to be put up. A committee of ten prefects was constituted to plan different aspects of the function. They all decided to use recycled paper for decoration. There was a spirit of unity and harmony and all members supported each other. With mutual trust and belongingness, the programme was systematically planned and executed. Kartik, one of the prefects realised that unknowingly the group had applied one of the principles of management while planning and executing the programme. He was so inspired by the success of the function that he asked his father to apply the same principle in his business. His father replied that he was already using this principle

a. Identify the principle of management applied to the success of the programme.

b. State any two features of management highlighted in the above para.

c. Identify any two values which 'Aapka Vidyalaya' communicated to the society.

The principle of management which says ‘unity is strength’.

Explain 'General Guidelines’ as a feature of principles of management.

Match the correct pairs: