This document provides an introduction to management, including definitions of management, the functions of management, levels of management, roles and skills of managers. It discusses the evolution of management thought from classical, behavioral, and modern approaches. It addresses whether management is an art or science and covers principles of management such as Fayol's 14 principles. The document is from a website that provides study materials for business students and management and organizational behavior topics.

1. INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT
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MANAGEMENT AND
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

2. Meaning & Definition of Management
• Management is group of person working
towards a goal in systematic way.
• Management means a process of series of
activities towards an objective.
• Management is an art of knowing what is to
be done and how to get things done by
others.
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3. Management & Organisation Behavior
Nature of the Management
– Universality
– Purposeful
– Social process
– Coordinating force
– Intangible
– Continuous process
– Composite process
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4. Management & Organisation Behavior
Functions of Management
– Planning
– Organizing
– Staffing
– Leading / directing
– Controlling
– Coordination
Levels of Management
– Top level / Administrative level
– Middle level / Executive
– Low level / Supervisory / Operative / First-line managers
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5. Management & Organisation Behavior
Roles of Managers
– Interpersonal roles: Figurehead, leader, liaison
– Informational roles: Monitor, disseminator, spokesperson
– Decisional roles: Entrepreneur, disturbance handler, resource
allocator, negotiator
Skills of Managers
– Technical skills: The ability to apply specialized knowledge or
expertise.
– Human skills: The ability to work with, understand, and motivate
other people, both individually and in groups.
– Conceptual skills: The mental ability to analyze and diagnose complex
situations
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6. Evolution of Management Thought
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7. Different Approaches
• SCIENTIFIC
• ADMINISTRATIVE
• BUREAUCRATIC
CLASSICAL
• GROUP INFLUENCES
• MASLOW’S NEED THEORY
• THEORY X AND THEORY Y
• HAWTHORNE STUDIES
BEHAVIOURAL
• SYSTEM
• CONTINGENCY
• THEORY Z AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT
MODERN
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8. Focuses on the
individual worker’s
productivity
Focuses on the
functions of
management
Focuses on the
overall
organizational
system
Classical Approach
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9. Merge Components Into Contingency
Perspective
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10. Management - Art or Science
• Management As Science
– Systematised Body of knowledge
– Based on collection of facts, Analysis and
experiments
– Universal Application
– Cause and effect Relationship
– Verification of validity and Prediction of results
possible
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11. Management - Art or Science
• Management as Art
– Personal Skill
– Practical Knowledge
– Concrete Result-Oriented Approach
– Development through Practice
– Creative Power
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12. Management as Profession
• Body of Specialized knowledge and technique
• Formalized Methods of Acquiring Training and
experience
• Establishment of representative professional
Association
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13. Fayol’s Principles of Management
A principle refers to a fundamental truth. It establishes cause
and effect relationship between two or more variables
under given situation. They serve as a guide to thought &
actions.
Principles are derived from:
– On the basis of observation and analysis
– By conducting experimental studies
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14. 14 - Fayol’s Principles of Management
1. Division of Labor
2. Party of Authority & Responsibility
3. Principle of One Boss
4. Unity of Direction
5. Equity
6. Order
7. Discipline
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15. 14 - Fayol’s Principles of Management
8. Initiative
9. Fair Remuneration
10. Stability of Tenure
11. Scalar Chain
12. Sub-Ordination of Individual Interest to General Interest
13. Espirit De’ Corps
14. Centralization & De-Centralization
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