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ROLE OF MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
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Management
Writers who consider the functions performed by management
Frederick Taylor
Henri Fayol
Peter Drucker
Henry Mintzberg
Principle of division between managerial and work roles
Principle of standardization and specialization
Principle of division of labor and efficiency
These principles still remain significant
Henri Fayol
Did not invent the concept of management
BUT
He distinguish management from other organizational activity
He outlined the prime functions of a manager
Normative and prescriptive model
Indicates how managers ‘should’ conduct their activity (in order to achieve efficiency
‘Functions of management’
Functions of management
Plan and forecast prepare a series of actions to enable the organization to meet its objectives in the future
Organize to fulfill the administrative principles embraced by Fayol
Coordinate to ensure that resources, actions and outputs are coordinated to achieve desire outcomes
Command to give direction to employees
Control to ensure that activities are in accordance with the plan/ that orders are followed/ that principles of management applied
Peter Drucker
Describe and comment upon what manager ‘do’
Prescriptive analysis of the management role
Three broad tasks of managers
Satisfying the goals or mission of the organization
Enabling the worker to achieve and focus on productivity
Managing social responsibilities
Managers are required to 1) set objectives 2) organize 3) motivate and communicate 4) measure and develop people
Staff Authority
Suggestions & recommendations about the solutions to problems, procedure, or improvements
Right to recommend
Right to suggest
Right to advise
Right to attempt to exert influence to gain acceptance for ideas
Ex. TQM, suggestion boxes, employee empowerment, decentralizing org.