Major Contribution to Management
Scientific management Frederick W. Taylor, Shop Management 1903, Principles of Scientific Management 1911, Testimony before the special House Committee 1912. Acknowledged as the father of…
Principles Of Management
General Principles Of Management
Noting that principles of management are flexible, not absolute, and must be usable regardless of changing and special conditions, Fayol listed fourteen, based on his…
Key Management Skills
In addition to having a knowledge base, managers need certain skills to carry out the various functions of management. A skill is the ability to…
Vertical Dimension : Hierarchical Levels
Along the vertical dimension, managerial jobs in organizations fall into three categories : first-line, middle, and top management. These categories represent vertical differentiation among managers…
Function of Management
The relative importance of planning, organizing, leading and controlling varies somewhat depending on managerial level. Planning tends to be more important for top managers than…
Management Skills
The three levels of management also differ in the importance attached to the key skills discussed earlier: technical, human, and conceptual. Generally, conceptual skills are…
Managerial Roles
Although Mintzberg argued that the 10 managerial roles he identified apply to all levels of management he did note that there may be some differences…
Promoting Innovation: The Entrepreneurial Role
An innovation is a new idea applied to imitating or improving a process, product, or service. The process of innovation is closely allied with the…
Horizontal Dimension : Responsibility Areas
In addition to their vertical differences, managerial jobs differ on a horizontal dimension that relates to the nature of the responsibility area involved. In horizontal…
Nature or characteristics of planning
There is a number feature or characteristics of planing that indicate towards its nature. These may be outlined as follows; Goal-oriented. Planing is goal-orient in…