Management is said to have universal application. How do you justify the
Universality of Management? Give examples to illustrate your arguments.
Although we know that every organization has people
who are assigned to for particular work and give them responsibility of serving
the organization and serving the goals and those who are act on this work and
responsibility is called Managers.
who are assigned to for particular work and give them responsibility of serving
the organization and serving the goals and those who are act on this work and
responsibility is called Managers.
And we know that no organization can not be run it
business without management which is run through supervised by Managers.
business without management which is run through supervised by Managers.
Management is a Universal application why it is
saying so because in every organization which would be profitable or
non-profitable requires
saying so because in every organization which would be profitable or
non-profitable requires
1. What would be their objective and plan?
2. How to handling people?
2. How to handling people?
3. How to Coordinating?
4. How to controlling activities what is going on the
organization?
organization?
5. How to achieving Goals.
According to the question Why Management is called
Universal Application.
Universal Application.
According to this concept of Universality
of Management has several implications.
of Management has several implications.
- Managerial skills are transferable from one person
to another person. - Management skills can be transferred to from one organization to other organization.
- Management skills as per the Global scenario managerial skills can transfer from one
country to another country
According some management guru support the
Universality of Management on the group that whatever the situation is going on
and whatever the level of management the management function would be common
which would be as:-
- Planning
- Organizing
- Leading
- Controlling
As we have already
discussed the common principles or general theory of management which is under
the scientific management which under the scientific management era by FW
Taylor for details you can gone through by this article Contribution of F. W. Taylor in Scientific Management Era.
discussed the common principles or general theory of management which is under
the scientific management which under the scientific management era by FW
Taylor for details you can gone through by this article Contribution of F. W. Taylor in Scientific Management Era.
According to Fayol acting in their managerial
capacity, president, college dean, bishops, and head of government agencies all
are do same things.
capacity, president, college dean, bishops, and head of government agencies all
are do same things.
According to Koontz and ‘O’ Donnell, “Management
fundamental have universal applications in every kind of enterprises and at
every level of the enterprises.”
fundamental have universal applications in every kind of enterprises and at
every level of the enterprises.”
But some other management thinkers oppose the
Universality of Management.
Universality of Management.
According to Peter Drucker “The skills, the
competence, the experience of management cannot, as such, be transferred and
applied to the organization and running of other institutions. A career in
management is, by itself, not preparation for major political office or
leadership in the armed force, the church or a university.”
competence, the experience of management cannot, as such, be transferred and
applied to the organization and running of other institutions. A career in
management is, by itself, not preparation for major political office or
leadership in the armed force, the church or a university.”
According to C.Mc Millan and R.W. Gonzalez,”
Management philosophy is culture-bound and it is not universally applicable.
External forces affect management philosophy.”
Management philosophy is culture-bound and it is not universally applicable.
External forces affect management philosophy.”
So, now why the Management is said to have universal application?
As we know management require all organization
which would be profitable organization or non-profitable organization.
which would be profitable organization or non-profitable organization.
As we know that managerial function is planning,
organizing, staffing, directing and controlling have seen in every
organization.
organizing, staffing, directing and controlling have seen in every
organization.
According to Koontz and O’ Donell,” as a manager,
each must at one time or another, carry out all the duties characteristic of
managers. This is the principle of universality of the managerial function.”
each must at one time or another, carry out all the duties characteristic of
managers. This is the principle of universality of the managerial function.”
The distinction between Management Fundamentals and
Management Techniques
Management Techniques
A specific technique or approach of management may
be different from culture to culture or from country to country to country but
management fundamental would be universally applicable.
be different from culture to culture or from country to country to country but
management fundamental would be universally applicable.
According to Koontz and O’Donnell, identical
concepts, theories, and principles apply with equal force in widely different
environments. Variation in culture may affect the application of management fundamentals but
the fundamentals are having the universality of application.
concepts, theories, and principles apply with equal force in widely different
environments. Variation in culture may affect the application of management fundamentals but
the fundamentals are having the universality of application.
The
distinction between Management Fundamentals and Management Practices
distinction between Management Fundamentals and Management Practices
As we know that Management Practice would be different from each another
organization but Management fundamentals would be same.
organization but Management fundamentals would be same.
For example, a manger who are working on automobile industry and an
automobile designed for use in jungle will be different from that designed for
the high-speed superhighway.
automobile designed for use in jungle will be different from that designed for
the high-speed superhighway.
But the principles and theories of physical science which is used for
designing of the module would be remain same.
designing of the module would be remain same.
If Mangers would shift another industry but his skills and principles of
management would be universal, but practice will change.
management would be universal, but practice will change.
Transfer ability of Management Principles and Skills
When the Managers has shifted another industry so we know that his skills
and principles of management universal same but practice will change.
and principles of management universal same but practice will change.
Arguments Against
the Universality Management
the Universality Management
Different in
Objective
Objective
As we know that every organization is doing different activity and they
have their different goal if we talked about religious, political and education
Institutions. Therefore an business executive can not be a good vice-chancellor
of an University.
have their different goal if we talked about religious, political and education
Institutions. Therefore an business executive can not be a good vice-chancellor
of an University.
As no individual can be an equally successful manger as per his academic,
military and business organization because the objective of each organization
is different.
military and business organization because the objective of each organization
is different.
Differences in
philosophies
philosophies
As we know that each organization has different philosophies one who want
quick profit which would have their short-term goal, they don’t have people
value and the other side they want serve people and see their business with
long term.
quick profit which would have their short-term goal, they don’t have people
value and the other side they want serve people and see their business with
long term.
Management
Culture-bound
Culture-bound
Every country has different culture and varying levels of economic
development we should noted that Culture consist of attitudes, beliefs and
values of a society. There is difference in personality traits and educational,
social, political and economic standard are also different. When the ground
rules under which a manager operates are different in different cultures then
common strategies of management will not be possible.
development we should noted that Culture consist of attitudes, beliefs and
values of a society. There is difference in personality traits and educational,
social, political and economic standard are also different. When the ground
rules under which a manager operates are different in different cultures then
common strategies of management will not be possible.
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