SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

PHINMA

Master’s in Public Administration

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT MPAD2

By: LEAH N. COCAMAS

October 31,2020

P/SUPT Delia G. Rayoso, PNP (Ret), DPA

Professor
1.1 DEFINITION: PRINCIPLES OFADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT

Also known as the 14 Basic Principles of Henry Fayol, a generative writer

on technical and scientific matters who was a management practioner with

experience. He created the principles of administrative management which serve

as a relevant guide for planning, decision making, coordination and control of an

organization. It emphasize top down approach to management by focusing

managerial practices to increase work productivity.

14 PRINCIPLES OFADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT

1. Division of Work- Employees need to specialize a particular field

tobecome more skilled and efficient.

2. Authority- Managers have the right authority to give orders to their

subordinates.

3. Discipline- Employees should obey and respect the organization’s

rules, regulations and its policies.

4. Unity of Command- Every employee should receive only ordersfrom

their superior.

5. Unity of Direction- Teams with the same objective requiredto

followdirection from their manager using unified plan.

6. Subordination of Individual Interests to the General Interest. -The

goal and interest of the organization in general must

always be a priority.

7. Remuneration of Personnel- Employees need to be paid reasonably

to meet their satisfaction.

 8. Centralization- Refers to the role of every employee and how close

they are in terms of decision making.

9. Scalar Chain- Employees should aware of their stand in the

organization and follow the chain of command.

10. Order- Everything in the workplace need tobe well organize, tidy and

safe for employees.

11. Equity- Discipline and fairness to all the staff must be maintain.

12. Stability of Tenure of Personnel- There should be personnel

planning in order to guarantee stability and career improvement among

the staff.

13. Initiative- Employees should be given opportunity to stretch their

abilities to carry out work plans.

14. Espirit de Corps/ Team Spirit- Organization should strive topromote

unity and spirit as one team.

5 BASIC ELEMENTS

 Planning- Constructing strategic plans in order to achieve certain targets.

 Organizing-Initiates implementation of plans by clarifying job, dividing

work into sections and departments.

 Controlling- Includes setting standards, measuring actual performance

and taking corrective actions.

 Commanding- To give orders and clear working instructions to the team

members.

 Coordinating- Provide unity of action to achieve common goals.

1.2 INSIGHTS AND CHALLENGES

On my personal point of view, principles of administrative management are

flexible. Meaning, it can be apply to both formal and informal organization. It is up

to the management which of the following principles best suits to attain.

Being part of a formal organization, the principles are very essential tools to

strengthen management capability to manage their people effectively. This will

remind them that each member deserves the right appreciation, compensation;

stability and needs to be treated well equally as an individual since they are

consider being the asset of the organization. The management should balance

between the welfare of its employee and the best way to achieve organization

goals, objectives and to be able to handle different level of challenges.

Challenges arise unpredictably in our office just like any other offices has.

These are some of the challenges we encounter:

Principles of Administrative Challenges Appropriate Action

Management

We do multi-tasking We do our best to

due to skeletal manage our time

DIVISION OF WORK schedule imposed deliberately for us to

by the bureau. This cope up our respective

is to limit the number duties and

of employees at responsibilities even with

work as one of the additional workloads in

 health protocols we order to continue our

have to consider and entire operation in the

since two essential satellite office.

position has been

unfilled.
Patiently explain our We calmly communicate

client every now and with our clients, doing our

DISCIPLINE then every new best to give feedback as

policy and procedure soon as possible to

order to us from the addressed their concern,

top management. elaborate to them our

For example, the new policies in order to

stoppage of give them full

issuance of the visa understanding and

sticker,additional awareness.

corresponding

penalties after lifting

the Enhanced

Community

Quarantine and our

shortened schedule

as well as the

different health

protocols strictly
 need to follow by our

clients.
Delayed submission By means of online

of the reports and communication we tend

AUTHORITY important office to take orders, instruction

requests during and suggestion from our

UNITY OF COMMAND pandemic. Since the superior even at a

only authorized distance easily.We also

person to sign all the let him know the status in

important documents the office, our concern

which is our Alien and give him updates

Control Officer is every day. Through the

working at home. use of a trusted booking

Considering the fact transport service which is

that he is a senior very convenient to use

citizen, he is nowadays, we tend to

advisable to stay at deliver the documents for

home during this signature and he will also

pandemic. just do the same in

return.

1.3 EMERGENT THEORY

 Among the challenges we encounter, it derives of an approach that

everyone in an organization whatever their position it is, each must possess one

of the important characteristics of a person. This is the ability to initiate new great

ideas and has the full energy to deal with the public as well as in different level of

challenges. The management should be potential enough to carry out alternative

ways to address employees’ concern and must have to check and balance

everything most especially when it comes to the policies, rules and regulation,

mission and goals in the organization.

In addition to that, they must ensure their subordinates to be motivated

enough in their respective duties and responsibilities through giving rewards and

right appreciation. In that way, it will bring out the best that they can be through

their initiatives in fulfilling their job professionally.

1.4 REFERENCES:

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/henri-fayol.htm

https://higherstudy.org/administrative-theory-14-principles-henri-fayol/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wmopen-

humanresourcesmgmt/chapter/administrative-management-theories/