Management Principles

Staffing Process in Management

Staffing means manning of an organization. Staffing process involves determination of manpower requirements, recruitment, selection, placement, training, development, job transfer and appraisal of personnel to fill the various positions in an organization.

1. Manpower Planning

The staffing function starts with the manpower planning. This means to assess precisely how many persons are required for the various positions in the organization, how many persons does the organization already haves and how many more will have to be appointed. The staffing also ensures that the right kind of people is to be placed at the right job. Manpower planning is also known as Human Resource Planning.… Read the rest

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Staffing Function of Management

Staffing function of management consists of manpower planning, recruitment, selection, training, compensation, promotion & maintenance of managerial personnel.

“The managerial function of staffing involves manning the organizational structure through proper & effective selection, appraisal & development of personnel to fill the roles designed into the structure”: – Koontz and O’Donnell

Need and Importance of Staffing

How can the enterprise objectives be achieved if competent persons are not appointed in the organisation? What would be the fate of an organisation that is indifferent to the training requirements of its personnel? How will the managers and operators feel if they are not duly compensated for their sacrifices for the organisation?… Read the rest

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Compare and Contrast Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory with Vroom’s Expectancy Theory of Motivation

Herzberg’s Theory of motivation suggests that there are two factors that affect human behavior and motivation at work; these are called hygiene and motivating factors. Hygiene factors are those that de-motivate staff if they are not in place, whereas motivators are those that are used to motivate staff. The five main attributes that Herzberg suggested were motivators are, recognition, achievement, responsibility, advancement and the nature of work itself. Hygiene factors include, supervision, salary, the work environment, company policies and relationships with colleagues. Vroom’s theory of motivation suggests that there is a link between effort and reward. His theory is based on an employee’s perception of their job, underlined against valence, instrumentality and expectancy.… Read the rest

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Compare and Contrast Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs with Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory of Motivation

Motivation is an intangible human asset which acts as a driver that pushes humans to be willing to perform certain actions. In just about everything we do there is something that moves us to perform the action which involves some motivation allowing us to perform tasks or actions which produces some type of personal benefit as a result. The general theory would be that, the greater the personal gain in performing the task for the individual, the more motivated they are to try at the task to achieve the best outcome. Motivation is usually stimulated by a want where there is a gain to be had as a result of performing a certain task.  … Read the rest

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Leadership Styles

Leadership Styles in Management

A leader is a person who influences a group of people towards the achievement of a goal while leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Different leadership styles will result in different impact to organization. The leader has to choose the most effective approach of leadership style depending on situation because leadership style is crucial for a team success. By understanding these leadership styles and their impact, everyone can become a more flexible and better leader.

1. Transactional Leadership

Transactional leadership is a term used to classify a group of leadership theories that inquire the interactions between leaders and followers.… Read the rest

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Contingency Approach to Management

The contingency approach to management emerged from the real life experience of managers who found that no single approach worked consistently in every situation. The basic idea of this approach is that number management technique or theory is appropriate in all situations. The main determinants of a contingency are related to the external and internal environment of an organisation.

The process, quantitative, behavioral, and systems approaches to management did not integrate the environment. The often assumed that their concepts and techniques have universal applicability. For example the process theorists often assumes that strategic planning applies to all situations; the quantitative experts generally feel that linear programming can be used under all conditions; the behavioral theorist usually advocates participative goal setting for all superior-subordinate pairs; and the system advocates tend to emphasize the need for computerized information flows in all situations.… Read the rest

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