Principles of Management Management

Introduction to management Chapter no o1

 Approximately four thousand years B.C.,  Egyptian power is the construction projects that remain even today.  Without the service of cranes, bulldozers, or tea/coffee breaks  for example, covers thirteen acres and contains 2,300,000 stone blocks.  The blocks weigh about two and a half tons each and were cut to size many miles away.  The stones were transported and set in place by slave labor and precision planning.  The men who built the enduring structures of ancient Egypt not only knew how to use of human resources efficiently but also knew how to manage 100,000 workers in a twenty-year project.

 In their business and governmental affairs, the Egyptians kept documents to show exactly how much material was received and from whom, when it came in, and exactly how it was used.  The military, social, religious, and governmental aspects of Egyptian life were highly organized. There were much inefficiency,

 Great China Wall:  The Great China Wall built in the time period of 956 years (688 BC – 1644 AD).  It is 6000 km long.  Its base is 20 feet wide and top 11 feet wide. The height of China Wall is from 7 to 37 feet.  The whole China wall is made by hands. Working as united for 956 years, there should be some purposes due to which people worked for a long time.

Definition: An organization is a systematic arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some specific purpose. What’s the organization?

 Sydney Opera House:  Sydney Opera Hall is the milestone of the modern age situated in Sydney, Australia which was completed in a time period of 33 years (1940 – 1973). Sydney Opera hall consists of following:  1000 rooms  5 theaters  Hall for 2679 persons  Sydney Opera Hall is 183 meter tall and 120 meter wide and its roof carries 1, 056,000 tiles which were imported from Sweden and it coasted $ 102 million. What is the purpose to build such a unique hall?  Theyused people and technology to achieve that purpose. The main purpose is to provide entertainment to public.

Definition: An organization is a systematic arrangement of people brought together to accomplish some specific purpose. What’s the organization?

Organization purpose Every organization has its distinct purpose, which is typically expressed in terms of a goal or set of goals. People Organizations are made up of people. Making a goal into reality entirely depends on people’s decisions and activities in the organization. Structure All organizations develop a systematic structure that defines and limits the behavior of its members.

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Managers  individuals in an organization who direct the activities of other people.  The people responsible for supervising the use of an organization’s resources to meet its goals Operatives people who work directly on a job or task and have no responsibility for overseeing the work of others.

Definition 01  Management is the process to utilize organization resources in a best possible way to achieve goals of an organization  Definition 02 The planning, organizing, leading, and controlling of human and other resources to achieve organizational goals effectively and efficiently.

Definition 03  Management is the process of maintaining an environment in which individuals, working together in groups, efficiently to accomplish selected goals.  Definition 04  Work done through others effectively and efficiently is called management

30 Effectiveness Efficiency Getting work done through others

31  Efficiency  Getting work done with a minimum of effort, expense, or waste  Doings things right—most output for least input  Effectiveness  Accomplishing tasks that help fulfill organizational objectives  Doing the right things

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 Know the needs of their customers  Achieve productivity by paying close attention to their workers  Focus on the business they know best  Have a simple organizational structure & enough staff  Be centralized as well as decentra lized

 Functional Approach  Planning  Defining goals, establishing strategies to achieve goals, developing plans to integrate and coordinate activities.  Organizing  Arranging and structuring work to accomplish organizational goals.  Leading  Working with and through people to accomplish goals.  Controlling  Monitoring, comparing, and correcting work.

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