BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT
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Authority and responsibility
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Discipline
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Unity of command
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Equity
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: (c) Subordination of individual interest to the general interest. 3. According to Henri Fayol, if this principle of general management is violated, “Authority is undermined, discipline is in jeopardy, order disturbed and stability threatened.” Identify the principle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Principle of ‘unity of command’ is violated. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-3: -Henri Fayol was known as the father of modern management. He gave us the famous 14 principles of management. According to him, the 5 main functions of management are Planning, Organizing, Commanding, Coordinating and Controlling.
Detailed explanation-4: -8. Centralisation: Centralisation is related to power and authority, which should be concentrated at upper levels of the organisation with superiors maintaining final responsibility. However, superiors should give their subordinates enough authority to perform their jobs properly.
Detailed explanation-5: -(ii) Unity of command A subordinate should receive orders from one superior only at a given point of time. According to this principle, one subordinate should receive orders from one superior only at a given point of time. The principle is necessary to avoid confusion and conflict.