Henri Fayol's Principle of Management Henri Fayol, a French mining engineer, born in 1841 and died in 1925. He developed the 14 principles of management based on his management experiences. These principles provide modern-day managers with general guidelines on how a supervisor and organize their department and manage their staff. Fayol advocates that managers should have a thorough knowledge of his/her employees, aim at making unity, energy, initiative, and loyalty prevail among employees. It is crystal clear that having a clear management structure in place is vital for any successful organization. Efficient and well-intentioned management sets the tone for the rest of the staff. It is common for the attitude approach of managers to filter through the entire organization, so having managers working in an exemplary way is an excellent example for employees to follow.

1. Principles
of
Management
HenriFayol’s
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2. Henri Fayol
• He was born in 1841 in Istanbul and died in
1925.
• French mining engineer and director of
mines who developed a general theory of
business administration.
• He and his colleagues developed this theory
independently of scientific management.
• He is known as the “Father of Modern
Management Theories”.
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3. Principles of Management
Principles of Management
are universally applicable
rules or recommendations
that guide the behavior or
decision-making of a
manager.
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4. Importance of Modern Management Theory
• Fayol’s 14 Principles of Management
- one of the earliest theories of management
to be created.
-it incorporated proven principles, elements,
procedures and techniques based on his practical
experience.
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5. 1. Division of Labor
• Jobs are segmented into smaller bits, which are to be
assigned to individual workers in accordance with their
area of specialization.
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- Specializations quicken the rate of completion of task, increase
productivity, and permits large-scale production at minimal cost.
- Division of labor and specialization
produces more and better work with the
same effort.

6. 2. Authority and Responsibility
• Authority is the right to give orders and the power to exact
obedience.
• Authority is required to control the behavior of
organizational members.
– Appropriate sanction is needed to discourage poor performance and
encourage good job performance each member of the organization
should be given enough authority to enable him carry out the assigned
job responsibility.
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7. 3. Discipline
• Obedience and respect within an organization are absolutely
essential.
• Good discipline requires managers to apply sanctions
whenever violations become apparent.
• Disobedience should be discouraged through imposition of
penalties.
• Discipline, especially self-discipline
is a crucial determinant of effective
job performance within an
organization.
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8. 4. Unity of Command
• An employee should
receive orders from
only one superior.
– This is one way to
minimize confusion,
conflict, and
indiscipline within an
organization.
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9. 5. Unity of Direction
• Organizational activities must have one
central authority and one plan of action.
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- An organization is more effective
when every member within it work
toward the accomplishment of a
common objective.
- Unity of direction implies unity of
purpose.

10. 6. Subordination of Individual Interest to
General Interest
The interests of one employee or group of employees
are subordinate to the interests and goals of the
organization.
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11. 7. Remuneration
• The pay/salary of employees should be very
commensurate to the work they do in an
organization to create a good measure of
satisfaction.
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12. 8. Centralization
• Centralization means concentration of authority
at the top of the administrative system.
• Decentralization means dispersal of authority
among the lower levels of the administrative
system.
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13. 9. Scalar Chain
Scalar chain refers to the number of levels in the
hierarchy from the ultimate authority to the lowest
level in the organization.
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14. 10. Order
There should be a systematic order of function for
every material and personnel in an organization.
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15. 11. Equity
This implies that justice, fairness, compassion and
cordiality based on predetermined norms should
dominate the activities of an organization.
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16. 12. Stability of Tenure of Personnel
Employee turnover should be reduced to
ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
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17. 13. Initiative
Employee need to be motivated to put
forward their ideas or suggestions and
execute them.
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18. 14. Esprit de Corps
- French term for “Team Spirit”.
- “United we stand, divided we fall.”
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