Fayols ideas stress management training. In 1916 he published the book Administration Industrielle et Generale in which he states that apart from improving output and disciplining employees, management needs to be concerned with the training of the people at the top.
Fourteen principles underlay his idea of management training:
1. Specialization of labor
2. Authority
3. Discipline
4. Unity of command
5. Unity of direction
6. Subordination of individual interests
7. Remuneration policy
8. Centralization
12. Personnel tenure
14. Esprit de corps
These principles are based on the idea that the subordinate should follow the manager, but the manager should treat the subordinate fairly. The degree of employee involvement in decision making should depend on the situation. Furthermore, team spirit is important and a manager should be aware that high employee turnover is ineffective.
Furthermore, according to Fayol there are six primary functions of management:
1. forecasting
2. planning
3. organizing
4. commanding
5. coordinating
6. controlling
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Sources :
Clegg, S., Kornberger, M., & Pitsis, T. (2005). Making sense of management in Managing and Organizations – An introduction to theory and practice (1st edition, pp. 3-39). London: SAGE Publications
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Fayol
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