Henry Fayol was a French mining engineer and director of mines who is considered one of the most influential contributors to modern management theory. He proposed 14 principles of management based on his experience, including division of work, authority and responsibility, discipline, and unity of command and direction. The principle of division of work involves specializing tasks to increase efficiency. Authority and responsibility go hand in hand, as whoever has authority also has responsibility. Discipline requires respect for rules to encourage cooperation. Unity of command means each employee has one supervisor, and unity of direction means coordinating groups with the same goals.

1. Principles of
Management
By Henry Fayol

2. About Henry Fayol (1841-
1925)
 He is also known as ‘The Father of
Principles of Management’.
 He was born in 1841 at Constantinople in
France and graduated as a mining
engineer in 1860 from the National School
of Mining at St. Etienne.
 In 1860 he joined the Famous French
combine- the Commantry- Fourchambauly
Company- as an Engineer.
 By the age of 47, he was appointed as a

3.  He retired after thirty years. During this time
the company had expanded into a large coal
steel combine with a strong financial
position.
 As an Industrial Manager Mr. Fayol tried to
probe into the bottom of the Principles of
Administration and Management.
 He proposed 14 Principles of Management

5. Let us learn about :
Principal of Division of Work
 Authority and Responsibility
 Discipline
 Unity of Command
 Unity of Direction

6. Principle Of Division of
Work
 This is the principle of specialization which
is so well expressed by economists as
being necessary to efficiency in the
utilization of labour.
 Its advantages are widely recognized and
it can be applied to any kind of work
employing large number of workers of
varying abilities.
 It has its limits and the work should not be
sub-divided beyond these limits.

8. Authority and Responsibility
 The concepts of Authority and
Responsibility are closely related.
 Authority was defined by Fayol as the right
to give orders and the power to exact
obedience.
 Responsibility involves being accountable,
and is therefore naturally associated with
authority.
 Whoever assumes authority also assumes
responsibility.

10. Discipline
 Discipline is “ respect for agreements
which are directed at achieving obedience,
application, energy and the outwards
marks of respect”.
 It requires good superiors at all levels.
A successful organization requires the
common efforts of workers.
 Penalty should be applied judiciously to
encourage this common effort.

12. Unity of Command
 This is the principle that an employee
should receives orders from one superiors
only.
 It provides quick decisions, coordination
and team work.
 It boosts moral of employees

14. Unity of Direction
 According to Fayol, unity of direction is the
principle that each group of activities
having the same objective must have one
hand and one plan.