Principles of Efficient Management: Division of Work, Authority, and Discipline
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What is the primary goal of dividing work among employees?

  • To promote a team spirit among employees
  • To make employees accountable to multiple superiors
  • To allow employees to specialize in a specific task and become more efficient (correct)
  • To increase the number of tasks an employee is responsible for
  • What is the purpose of authority and responsibility in an organization?

  • To ensure that employees are paid fairly
  • To encourage individual interests over organizational goals
  • To promote a sense of discipline among employees
  • To guarantee that managerial commands are carried out (correct)
  • What is the essence of discipline in an organization?

  • Promoting a sense of competition among employees
  • Ensuring obedience and good conduct among employees (correct)
  • Encouraging individual creativity among employees
  • Punishing employees who disobey
  • What is the principle of unity of command?

    <p>Each employee is accountable to one superior officer at a time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the principle of unity of direction?

    <p>To ensure that employees work in harmony towards a shared goal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the principle of subordination of individual interests?

    <p>Prioritizing organizational goals over individual interests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of underpaying workers in an organization?

    <p>Unmotivated workers with low quality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the concentration of decision making authority at the top management?

    <p>Centralization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the principle of a clear chain of communication existing between employees and superiors?

    <p>Scalar Chain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the creation of new ideas in an organization?

    <p>Initiative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the minimization of employee turnover and having the right staff in the right place?

    <p>Stability of tenure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the feeling of loyalty and pride shared by the members of a group?

    <p>Esprit de corps</p> Signup and view all the answers

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