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UNITY OF COMMAND

Employees should be

responsible to only one superior to avoid confusion, overlapping of duties and misunderstanding.

SCALAR PRINCIPLE OR HIERARCHY


Also known as chain of

command. Authority and responsibility should flow in clear unbroken lines from highest to lowest.

HOMOGENOUS ASSIGNMENT OR DEPARTMENTATION


Workers performing same

assignments are grouped together for a common purpose.

SPAN OF CONTROL
The number of workers that a

supervisor can effectively manage should be limited, depending upon the pace and pattern of the working area.

EXCEPTION PRINCIPLE
Recurring decision should be

handled in a routine manner by lower-level managers whereas unusual ones should be referred to higher level.

DECENTRALIZATION
Also known as proper

delegation of authority. the process of conferring specified decision making to lower levels of organization

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