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Frederick Herzberg’s Motivation & Hygiene Theory

January 8th, 2010 | 499 views | 3 Comments

Frederick Herzberg motivation theory shows that different factors contribute towards the satisfaction and dissatisfaction at work/job; these factors are not merely opposing reactions to the same factors as had been believed by most people.  The Herzberg’s theory suggests that, man is basically born with two sets of needs. One as an animal being ‘to avoid [...]

Douglas McGregor’s x & y Theory

January 8th, 2010 | 382 views | No Comments

The x & y theory was proposed by an American psychologist Douglas McGregor in his book ‘The Human Side of Enterprise’ in 1960. These theories are still commonly referred to in the field of management & motivation. McGregor’s theory is a constructive and effortless memento of the standard rules of managing people, which are easily [...]

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

January 7th, 2010 | 773 views | 1 Comment

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory proposed by Abraham Maslow, in his paper “A Theory of Human Motivation” this theory was developed in between the years 1943-1954. It is represented in the shape of a pyramid, (example given below in figure 1.1), showing the largest and lowest levels of needs at the bottom.
Figure 1.1: [...]

Who are Managers?

December 27th, 2009 | 250 views | No Comments

Managers are the individual who are responsible for coordinating and integrating activities of other people in the Organization. The classic definition of manager is “Leaders do the right thing and managers do things right.”. Manager work to archive the organization  goals by using limited resources such as people, money and etc in an efficient and [...]

What is Organization?

December 27th, 2009 | 344 views | No Comments

When you look around, you will find hospitals, schools, colleges, stores and sport teams these are the examples of Organization. The people in the role of CEO, managers, labors and others are working in Organizations  are called employees. The entity to be called as Organization must have these three characteristics purpose, people and structure.
Characteristics of [...]

4 Functions of Management

December 4th, 2009 | 1,158 views | No Comments

Management
We can define Management as solving problem creatively.  Problem can be solved creatively via four functions of management: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Organization resources should be used in a way to accomplish organizational goal or mission.
Four Function of Management
The management is based upon for main functions which includes Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling. Each [...]

14 Principals of Management of Henry Foyal

October 8th, 2009 | 342 views | No Comments

Henry foyal the theorist of management describes the 14 principals of management. These are also know as the classical principal of management but still today most of principals are followed in organization.
Specialization of Labor
Every organization dependent on labor, in past increasing the number of labor was considered as strength but this rules of management says [...]

Managing for Competitive Advantage

August 25th, 2009 | 450 views | No Comments

Advancement in technologies like Internet people can easily share their information by adapting modern way of communication. The world becomes global village due to which the organizations have to make certain vital decision to gain the competitive advantage.
To survive and win in this age of globalization organization must adapt the fundamental success drivers to gain [...]