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Introduction to Office Management
What is Office
The definition of “office” is rich and includes a
place of business, professional activity , the
personnel working in such a place, a position of
authority and trust
What is Management
Management in organizations is the function that
coordinates the efforts of people to accomplish
goals and objectives by using available
resources efficiently and effectively
What is office Management
Office management is a profession involving the
design, implementation, evaluation and
maintenance of the process of work within an
office or organization, in order to maintain and
improve efficiency and productivity .
Management key plans
 organizations: People working together and
coordinating their actions to achieve specific
goals
 Goal : A design future condition that the
organization seeks to achieve.
Characteristics of Modern office
 customers unit service
 Information Technology
 Service Function
 Control center
 Specialization and DE specialization
 Office is a “work” not a “place”
Role of office management
 assist in Decision making
 Medium of communication
 Coordinate
 Negotiation
 Control center(accounting system)
 Motivation of other employees
Elements of office Management
 office personnel
 Means
 Environment
 purpose
Personnel
 An office provides wages, salaries to their
employees. They also keep records of works
attendance, leave due, provident fund and
calculation of overtime. They also help to
maintain the relationship between
management and workers. It is the main
element of office management. Success of
office depends upon the employee
Means
 They are the tools which help to perform
different activities efficiently. The means are
material, methods, money and machines.
They are vital for office works. Office must use
right types of means. If office doesn’t provide
right means then it will be difficult to manage
all the activities
Environment
 Office should perform efficient and effective
work for the good and effective management
interior design, lighting, ventilation and
cleanliness should be maintained. The
location, government policy, customer should
be managed. There must be proper working
environment.
Purpose
 In this element, office has to set up definite
purpose. It has definite objective, personnel,
means and other elements. It helps to provide
guidance and direction to office activities. It
helps in planning , organizing, staffing,
directing, controlling, staffing and other office
work
Functions of administrative office
management
 Planning
 Organizing
 Staffing
 Directing
 Communication
 Controlling
 Coordinating
 Motivating
function of office
 Receiving and collecting information
 Recording information
 Arranging or processing information
 Getting information
 Safeguarding Assets
Manager
Meaning of Manager
Is a person responsible for
supervising and motivating
employees and for directing
the process of an organization.
Qualities that makes a good
office manager
 Proper Education, Training and Experience
 Ability to Delegate work
 Ability to organize
 Personal qualities
 Leadership
Leadership VS Boss
Duties and responsibilities of
administrative office manager
In relation to top Management, he
should
In relation to the work, he should
In relation to subordinates, he is
In relation to associates, he should
Principle of office organization
་་་་་་་་What's makes effective organization?་་་་་་་་
What's makes effective
organization?
 Principle of objectives
 Principle of responsibility
 Principle of unity of functions
 Principles of Delegating Authority
Commensurate with responsibility
 Principle of span of control
Types of organization
 The Line organization
 The line and staff organization
 The functional organization
Organization chart
 Vertical chart
 Horizontal Chart
 Circular Charts
Content of organizational chart
Structure of the organization
Flow of Authority
Spheres of responsibility
Line and staff relationship
Name and status of personal in
different positions
Office Manuals
Contents of an office manual
General information
General office Rules and
regulations
General office facilities
Safety instruction
Executive Relationship
Job Descriptions
Leadership and Management
Styles of office Manager
Leadership
Coercive power is based on fear
Reward power is the opposite of
coercive power
Legitimate power
Expert Power
Scale that describes “My
Supervisors can”
Coercive Power • Give mew undesirable job assignments
• Makes my work difficult for me
• Make things unpleasant here
Reward Power • Increase my pay level
• Provide me with special benefits
• Influence my getting a promotion
Expert Power • Give me good technical suggestions
• Share with me his considerable experience
and training
• Provide me with sound job related advice
Referent Power • Make me feel valued
• Make me feel like she approves of me
• Make me feel important
Leadership style
 Autocratic leadership style
 Bureaucratic leadership style
 Diplomatic leadership style
 Participative leadership style
 Free-Rain Leadership style
The Elusive Quality of leadership
 Leaders have vision
 Leaders also have courage
 Another characteristics of good leaders is a set of
closely held values
 Leaders have the ability to organize a group for top
performance
 Leader are self-Confident
Factors influencing leadership
effectiveness
• Perceptual Accuracy
• Background, experience and
personality
• Superior Expectation and style
• Task understanding
• Peer Expectation
Management style
Relationships with
subordinates
Relationships with peers
How to get Peers to do what you want
Types of Authority
 Formal Authority
 Acceptance authority
 Authority of situation
 Position Authority
 Technical Authority
Activity
 Authority – Responsibility Relationship
 Delegation of Authority
 Process of Delegation
Principal of delegation
 Authority should commensurate with
responsibility
 Principle of delegation by results Expected
 Accountability cannot be delegated
 Accountability flows Upward
 Accountability should be unitary
Centralization
Centralization Of
Authority
Areas where centralization is desirable
 Management planning and control
 Determination of objectives of the
organization
 Capital requirements and modes procuring
them
 Personal or staffing function
 Legal and governmental relationships
Decentralization
There are certain circumstances that necessary
bring about decentralization of authority in an
organization
Size
Growth and diversification of
activities
Nature of competition
Centralization versus
decentralization
Content Centralization Decentralization
Meaning The retention of authority with
respect to planning and decision,
with the top management
Dissemination of authority,
responsibility and
accountability to the various
management levels
Communication Flow Vertical Open and free
Decision Making Slow Comparatively Faster
Power of decision
making
Lies with the top management Multiple persons have the
power of decision making
Best suited for Small sized organization Large sized organization
Office
communication
Elements of communication
 Communicator (person)/ source
 Message
 Encoding
 Channel
 Decoding ( Perception and interpretation)
 Receivers (person)
 Feedback
 Context
 barrier
Communication in organization
Downward communication
Upward communication
Lateral communication
Diagonal communication
Types of communication
Face to face communication
Written communication
Non-verbal communication
meaning of effective
communication and
Important of Effective
communication
Barriers of communication
Language
Wrong choice of medium barrier
Inattentive barrier
Status barriers
Physical barriers
Measures to overcome barriers to
communication
Using simple language
Selection of correct channel
Important of listening carefully
Mutual trust and faith
Clarity and completeness
Define of office
problems
Types of office problems
 Poor attitudes of key office worker
 Unequal distribution of work within the office
 Difficulties in finding records requested by
concern department
 Inability of supervisors to delegate tasks
Problem solving abilities
 Creative ability
 Logical ability
Basic steps in problem solving
 Recognizing the problem
 Defining the problem
 Collecting relevant information
 Analyzing information
 Developing possible solutions to the problem
 Choosing the best alternative
 Implementing the solutions
 Evaluating the solutions
 Report writing
Classification of reports
 On the basis of directions
 On the basis of function
 On the basis of legality
 on the basis of formal relationship
Principles of reporting
 Principle of sound purpose
 Principle of effective organization
 Principle of brevity
 Principle of clarity
Planning and organizing reports
 Collection of necessary facts and figures
 Analyzing facts
 Discussion
 Report writing
Selecting and orienting office staff
 Selecting and retaining well-qualified
employees for office positions
 Needs for proper recruitment and selection
 Stages of recruitment

Internal sources
 Friends and relatives
 Promotion from within
 Lateral Transfer
 Previous employees
External sources
 Advertising
 Selection through old employees
 Schools, colleges and specialized Institutes
 Casual Applicants

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Introduction to Office Management.pptx

  • 2. What is Office The definition of “office” is rich and includes a place of business, professional activity , the personnel working in such a place, a position of authority and trust
  • 3. What is Management Management in organizations is the function that coordinates the efforts of people to accomplish goals and objectives by using available resources efficiently and effectively
  • 4. What is office Management Office management is a profession involving the design, implementation, evaluation and maintenance of the process of work within an office or organization, in order to maintain and improve efficiency and productivity .
  • 5. Management key plans  organizations: People working together and coordinating their actions to achieve specific goals  Goal : A design future condition that the organization seeks to achieve.
  • 6. Characteristics of Modern office  customers unit service  Information Technology  Service Function  Control center  Specialization and DE specialization  Office is a “work” not a “place”
  • 7. Role of office management  assist in Decision making  Medium of communication  Coordinate  Negotiation  Control center(accounting system)  Motivation of other employees
  • 8. Elements of office Management  office personnel  Means  Environment  purpose
  • 9. Personnel  An office provides wages, salaries to their employees. They also keep records of works attendance, leave due, provident fund and calculation of overtime. They also help to maintain the relationship between management and workers. It is the main element of office management. Success of office depends upon the employee
  • 10. Means  They are the tools which help to perform different activities efficiently. The means are material, methods, money and machines. They are vital for office works. Office must use right types of means. If office doesn’t provide right means then it will be difficult to manage all the activities
  • 11. Environment  Office should perform efficient and effective work for the good and effective management interior design, lighting, ventilation and cleanliness should be maintained. The location, government policy, customer should be managed. There must be proper working environment.
  • 12. Purpose  In this element, office has to set up definite purpose. It has definite objective, personnel, means and other elements. It helps to provide guidance and direction to office activities. It helps in planning , organizing, staffing, directing, controlling, staffing and other office work
  • 13. Functions of administrative office management  Planning  Organizing  Staffing  Directing  Communication  Controlling  Coordinating  Motivating
  • 14. function of office  Receiving and collecting information  Recording information  Arranging or processing information  Getting information  Safeguarding Assets
  • 16. Meaning of Manager Is a person responsible for supervising and motivating employees and for directing the process of an organization.
  • 17. Qualities that makes a good office manager  Proper Education, Training and Experience  Ability to Delegate work  Ability to organize  Personal qualities  Leadership
  • 19. Duties and responsibilities of administrative office manager In relation to top Management, he should In relation to the work, he should In relation to subordinates, he is In relation to associates, he should
  • 20. Principle of office organization ་་་་་་་་What's makes effective organization?་་་་་་་་
  • 21. What's makes effective organization?  Principle of objectives  Principle of responsibility  Principle of unity of functions  Principles of Delegating Authority Commensurate with responsibility  Principle of span of control
  • 22. Types of organization  The Line organization  The line and staff organization  The functional organization
  • 23. Organization chart  Vertical chart  Horizontal Chart  Circular Charts
  • 24. Content of organizational chart Structure of the organization Flow of Authority Spheres of responsibility Line and staff relationship Name and status of personal in different positions
  • 26. Contents of an office manual General information General office Rules and regulations General office facilities Safety instruction
  • 28. Leadership and Management Styles of office Manager
  • 29. Leadership Coercive power is based on fear Reward power is the opposite of coercive power Legitimate power Expert Power
  • 30. Scale that describes “My Supervisors can” Coercive Power • Give mew undesirable job assignments • Makes my work difficult for me • Make things unpleasant here Reward Power • Increase my pay level • Provide me with special benefits • Influence my getting a promotion Expert Power • Give me good technical suggestions • Share with me his considerable experience and training • Provide me with sound job related advice Referent Power • Make me feel valued • Make me feel like she approves of me • Make me feel important
  • 31. Leadership style  Autocratic leadership style  Bureaucratic leadership style  Diplomatic leadership style  Participative leadership style  Free-Rain Leadership style
  • 32. The Elusive Quality of leadership  Leaders have vision  Leaders also have courage  Another characteristics of good leaders is a set of closely held values  Leaders have the ability to organize a group for top performance  Leader are self-Confident
  • 33. Factors influencing leadership effectiveness • Perceptual Accuracy • Background, experience and personality • Superior Expectation and style • Task understanding • Peer Expectation
  • 35. How to get Peers to do what you want
  • 36. Types of Authority  Formal Authority  Acceptance authority  Authority of situation  Position Authority  Technical Authority
  • 37. Activity  Authority – Responsibility Relationship  Delegation of Authority  Process of Delegation
  • 38. Principal of delegation  Authority should commensurate with responsibility  Principle of delegation by results Expected  Accountability cannot be delegated  Accountability flows Upward  Accountability should be unitary
  • 40. Areas where centralization is desirable  Management planning and control  Determination of objectives of the organization  Capital requirements and modes procuring them  Personal or staffing function  Legal and governmental relationships
  • 42. There are certain circumstances that necessary bring about decentralization of authority in an organization Size Growth and diversification of activities Nature of competition
  • 44. Content Centralization Decentralization Meaning The retention of authority with respect to planning and decision, with the top management Dissemination of authority, responsibility and accountability to the various management levels Communication Flow Vertical Open and free Decision Making Slow Comparatively Faster Power of decision making Lies with the top management Multiple persons have the power of decision making Best suited for Small sized organization Large sized organization
  • 46. Elements of communication  Communicator (person)/ source  Message  Encoding  Channel  Decoding ( Perception and interpretation)  Receivers (person)  Feedback  Context  barrier
  • 47. Communication in organization Downward communication Upward communication Lateral communication Diagonal communication
  • 48. Types of communication Face to face communication Written communication Non-verbal communication
  • 49. meaning of effective communication and Important of Effective communication
  • 50. Barriers of communication Language Wrong choice of medium barrier Inattentive barrier Status barriers Physical barriers
  • 51. Measures to overcome barriers to communication Using simple language Selection of correct channel Important of listening carefully Mutual trust and faith Clarity and completeness
  • 53. Types of office problems  Poor attitudes of key office worker  Unequal distribution of work within the office  Difficulties in finding records requested by concern department  Inability of supervisors to delegate tasks
  • 54. Problem solving abilities  Creative ability  Logical ability Basic steps in problem solving  Recognizing the problem  Defining the problem  Collecting relevant information  Analyzing information
  • 55.  Developing possible solutions to the problem  Choosing the best alternative  Implementing the solutions  Evaluating the solutions
  • 57. Classification of reports  On the basis of directions  On the basis of function  On the basis of legality  on the basis of formal relationship
  • 58. Principles of reporting  Principle of sound purpose  Principle of effective organization  Principle of brevity  Principle of clarity
  • 59. Planning and organizing reports  Collection of necessary facts and figures  Analyzing facts  Discussion  Report writing
  • 60. Selecting and orienting office staff  Selecting and retaining well-qualified employees for office positions  Needs for proper recruitment and selection  Stages of recruitment 
  • 61. Internal sources  Friends and relatives  Promotion from within  Lateral Transfer  Previous employees
  • 62. External sources  Advertising  Selection through old employees  Schools, colleges and specialized Institutes  Casual Applicants