The document outlines management development as an organization's effort to enhance the skills of its managers through both internal and external methods. Internal methods include committee membership, project assignments, and promotions, while external methods involve education through universities, management institutions, and various training techniques like role-playing and simulation. The document emphasizes practical training and problem-solving to develop effective management skills.

1. Process of
Management
Development

2. What is Management Development
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◈ “An Organization’s conscious effort to provide
its managers (and potential managers) with
opportunities to learn, grow, and change, in
hopes of producing over the long term cadre of
managers with the skills necessary to function
effectively in that organization”

3. Methods of
Management
Development
◈ Internal or On the job
methods, and
◈ External or Off the job
methods.
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4. Internal Methods of Management Development:
1. Membership of Committees:
 Inter-departmental committees are created to bring
coordination in activities of different department.
 Managers from different departments are taken as
membership so as to get exposure to viewpoints of
other departmental heads.
 When there arise a problem, the management of the
membership committee studies the problem in depth
and makes recommendations.
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5. 2. Project Assignment
◈ A trainee manager is given a specific problem as
a project related to the work of his department.
◈ The executive have to study the problem and
give recommendations so as to develop their
problem-solving attitude, which is essential
requirement of an executive.
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6. 3. Promotion and Transfer
Promotion gives an opportunity to a
manager to acquire new skill required
for the job at the higher level.
Transfer facilitates the broadening of
viewpoint required for higher positions.
It gives an opportunity to work at
different positions and develop.
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7. External Methods Of Management Development
1. Universities And Colleges
 Management education facilitated in universities,
colleges as lectures, discussion, home assignments and
examinations.
 In India, Mumbai University(MU) has its Jamnalal Bajaj
Institute of Management studies(JBIMS) for various
development courses.
 Colleges affiliated to the Universities conduct DBM,
MBA and other management development programme.
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8.  NITIE, Bombay Management Association,
productivity councils are management training
institution that run special management
courses for graduates interested in
management education and also orientation
programme for existing managers.
 To update knowledge and information
seminars, workshops, conference are
associated by Chambers of commerce.
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2. Management Institutions

9. 3. Role Playing- A method of human interaction, which involves
reaisti behaviour in the imaginary situations.
 Useful for learning human relations and leadership training.
 To raise the ability of trainee manager while dealing with
others.
 In this, a conflict situation is artificially created and two or
more trainees are assigned different roles to play.
 This finally gives better understanding among individuals.
 It helps to promote interpersonal relations and attitude change.
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10. 4. Case Study
◈ First developed by Christopher Langdell at Harvard Law
School.
◈ “Written account giving details of the situation” relating to
aspect of management such as production, marketing,
personnel, finance.
◈ The case presented are always incomplete where the
participants are supposed to identify best available
solution.
◈ It promotes in-depth thinking about the matter, more
perception in thinking and great respect to others opinion. 10

11. 5. Conferences and Seminars
◈ Various matters are discussed systematically which
provides new information and knowledge to the
Managers.
◈ The participants here are limited since everyone gets
opportunity to participate for self-development.
◈ This is held for directing, guiding or for consultation
and finally for problem solving.
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12. 6. Simulation
◈ A trainee is given practical training by creating situation
predicting real life aspects in work place.
◈ In that situation, the trainee is asked to take a decision
with supporting activities. The results of those decisions
are noted.
◈ The report illustrates what would have happened if that
decision was taken.
◈ The trainee learns from feedback and improves.
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13. 7. Management or Business Games
◈ A type of classroom method training in which the game is
designed predicting real life situation.
◈ Employees in managerial positions are put in an exercise
of actual decision making.
◈ A problem is provided to them along with all information
and constraints. The employee is asked to make decision
and the quality of this decision is judged.
◈ Finally, it develops capacity to take rational decisions.
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14. 8. TV and Video Instructions
◈ Programmes on Management problems are arranged on
TV network regularly.
◈ Videotapes are available on management training.
◈ Books and periodicals are published regularly on
management.
◈ Audio-visual aids now used for training of managers.
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