HCM 433 MANGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR.pdf

5. Unity of Direction: Every part should contribute to the attainment of the enterprise objective.
6. Subordination of Individual Interest: The interest of the employee or group should not
prevail over the interest of the organization.
7. Remuneration: Workers must be paid fair wages for services rendered.
8. Centralization: There should be a balance between concentration and distribution of authority
in the organization.
9. Scalar Chain: There should be clear line of unbroken authority.
10. Order: There should be social and material order. A place for everything and everything in its
place.
11. Equity: Fairness, cordiality, kindness and justice based on predetermined norms.
12. Stability of Tenure: Job security should be used to reward good performance.
13. Espirit de Corps: Unity in strength.
14. Initiatives: All personnel must be allowed to show their initiative in some way.
3.4 SELF ASSESSMENT QUESTION
Enumerate the common characteristics of an organization.
3.5 SELF ASSESSMENT ANSWER
The common characteristics of organization are:-
•They are set up to pursue objectives
•they have individuals and group who interacts
•there are jobs and task to be performed
•there is a structure
•a system of cooperative activities
•input-output process.
3.4. FREDERICK W. TAYLOR (1856-1915) THE SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
MOVEMENT
Frederick Taylor is commonly referred to as the father of scientific management movement.
As a staff of the Midvale Street Company in Pennsylvania, USA, he harped on his work
experience at various levels of the organization to establish the fact that a substantial amount
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