Concept of Management

THINK AND REFLECTION

Answer the following questions:

1].Juvy, Joy, and Jhen are three friends. They work in the same company. They are managers
but they belong to the three different levels of management. Every day they meet and discuss
their work with each other. One day they were having a conversation.
Juvy said, “These days I am having a lot of problems motivating the people at the Engineering
Department. I have decided to purchase two new machines. I know I will have to set an
example by being the best leader.”
Joy said, “I am having a problem with knowing the exact requirement of people in my
department. Different policies have to be informed to the employees so that they become aware
of our company’s goals. I also have to coordinate with other departmental heads to know their
requirements.”
Jhen said, “I have to decide for long term. I know I will be ultimately responsible for every
activity in the organization. All the policies and strategies require a lot of planning before
formulation.”
-In the above case, identify the different levels of management these three friends belong to.
ANSWER: Juvy is in Managerial or Top level of Management, Joy is in Executive or Middle level of
Management, Jhen is in Administrative or Top level of Management.
2. Prince Enterprises decides to have a meeting of all the key employees of different departments
in the organization. The main motive of the meeting is to tell the employees to keep the target of
20% increase in sales as the main objective when they work throughout the year. The meeting is
full of ideas regarding the employees and process involved. Various plans are made to harness
the potential of the employees and streamline the processes. However with the passage of a few
days the external business environment checks the capability of the organization to adapt the
situations. The company successfully comes out at the end of the year with flying colors.
What are the various characteristics of management you can find highlighted here? Also identify
the lines in which these characteristics have been highlighted.
ANSWER: Management of Work and Management of People and also Management of Goal-
oriented Process this are the various characteristics of management that I found highlighted in the
paragraph. The main motive of the meeting is to tell the employees to keep the target of 20%
increase in sales as the main objective when they work throughout the year.
3. Management has evolved like other disciplines. There are numerous books of management.
One can see that the various theories of management are getting absorbed in the competitive
work environment. We can see students of various courses like BSBA, BSC-Management, MBA,
BBA, etc. acquiring learning of the systematic knowledge in their syllabus. When these students
come in the actual industry environment, not all of them are successful. Success in the actual
work environment depends upon the intelligent application and mastery of the basic principles of
management. Today various companies are considering them as responsible components of
society and have started including Corporate Social Responsibility in their main program. These
companies have realized that they will be requiring support from government and people if they
want to achieve some important feats in this field.
-In the above paragraph one feature is each of science, art and profession has been discussed.
Identify each of them.
ANSWER: Management has evolved like other disciplines. There are numerous books of
management (Science). We can see students of various courses like BSBA, BSC-Management,
MBA, BBA, etc. acquiring learning of the systematic knowledge in their syllabus (Profession).
Success in the actual work environment depends upon the intelligent application and mastery of
the basic principles of management (Art).
4]. Vince Enterprise decides to have a meeting of all the key employees of different departments
in the organization. The main motive is to tell the employees to keep the target of 20% increase in
sales as the main objective when they work throughout the year. The meeting is full of ideas
regarding the employees and streamline the processes involved various plans are made to
harness the potential of the employees and streamline the processes. However with the passage
of a few days the external business environment checks the capability of the organization to
adapt to the situations. The company successfully comes out at the end of the year with flying
colors. What are the various characteristics of management you can find? ANSWER:
Management of People, Management of Work and Management of Goals Oriented Process.

5]. A floor manager of a mall is a very good manager as he utilizes all the function of
management to minimize cost of maintenance of his area. He directs all the staff members under
him to follow the targets and advises them to put their efforts in the direction of achievement of
these targets. Under his guidance the employees admit that they learn a lot and are able to meet
their targets. This has led to the increase in their salaries. Identify the importance of
management? ANSWER: Reduces Cost.

LET’S LEVEL-UP!

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Application of industrial management

Task 1. What have you learned while you read the beginnings and origin of contemporary
management?

ANSWER: I learned that management can be use in our daily lives and also it makes me
improve specially in making decision. The contemporary management also help
to encourage to have more participation and improve interpersonal relations,
between employees and with supervisors.

Task 2. Why the different management schools are important? why?

ANSWER: Because a school management system has become an essential need for every school to
operate and to ensure that the school runs smoothly.

Task 3. Do you know the three types of learning styles if you are improving your own shop?
ANSWER: Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic.

Task 4. Case Application; Read the Case of ……..

SELF-ASSESSMENT

Direction: Write the letters of the correct answer.

1. Who started the beginnings of management thought during 500 B.C.?
a. Sun Tzu c. Plato
b. Socrates d. Sumerians
2. Who was the proponent of principles of organization and communication as applied
to railroads?
a. Henry Poor c. L. Pacciolli
b. Henry Ford d. Egyptians
3. What famous study conducted by Taylor in his scientific management?
a. Mental revolution study c. rational approach
b. Time and motion study d. organizational study

4. What principle is used when a worker follows only one

command-that is of his immediate supervisor?
a. Scalar c. Unity of command
b. Unity of Direction d. Esprit de Coirps

5. The effect discovered during the conduct of Hawthorn study by Mayo?

a. Mayo’s effect c. psychological effect
b. Quality and workmanship d. Hawthorn effect

6. Which of the following characterize a manager as being effective?

a. They use a minimum amount of resources for the amount of
outputs produced.
b. They devote a large amount of time planning
c. They achieve their goals
d. They interview, select, and train people who are most suitable to
fill open jobs.

7. Which of the following characterize a manager as being efficient?

a. They use minimum amount of resources for the amount of outputs
produced.
b. The devote a large amount of time to planning
c. They achieve their goals
d. They interview select, and train people who are most suitable to fill
open jobs.

8. Which influential though leader is know for his common sense

approach to self- improvement as demonstrated through
the book he authored, how to win friends and influence
people?
a. Dale Carnegie c. w. Edwards Deming
b. Frederick W. Taylor d. Steven Covey

9. Which influential thought leader is know as the father of scientific

management?
a. Dale Carnegie c. w. Edwards Deming
b. Frederick W. Taylor d. Peter F. Drucker

10. The term “core competency,” was coined by which of the

 following influential business thinkers?
a. W. Edward Deming c. Ken Blanchard
b. C.K. Prahalad d. Frederick W. Taylor