MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION,

MUMBAI

A Project Report
On
"STUDY OF LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT"

DIPLOMA
In
CIVIL ENGINEERING

SHANTANU SUHAS SHIROLE. (1909650289)

SUMIT SUNIL BABAR. (1909650265)
AKASH SURESH KAMBLE. (1909650277)
SOURABH BABURAO HAJAM (1909650273)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

SANT GAJANAN MAHARAJ RURAL POLITECHNIC, MAHAGAON

ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021
 SANT GAJANAN MAHARAJ RURAL POLITECHNIC, MAHAGAON
A/P –MAHAGAON, SITE –CHINCHEWADI, TAL-GADHINGLAJ, DIST-KOLHAPUR

Certificate
This is to that the following students of SIXTH semester of Diploma in
Civil ENGINEERING of Institute SANT GAJANAN RURAL
POLYTECHNIC,MAHAGAON 416503. (CODE-0965) has completed Micro
project on" STUDY OF LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT ''satisfactory in
subject MANAGEMENT subject code 22609.for academic year 2020 to 2021
as prescribed in the curriculum.

ROLL NO ENROLLMENT NO SEAT NO STUDENT NAME

529 1909650265 183008 SUMIT SUNIL BABAR

551 1909650289 183030 SHANTANU SUHAS SHIROLE

537 1909650273 183016 SOURABH BABURAO HAJAM

541 1909650277 183020 AKASH SURESH KAMBLE

DATE: PLACE: MAHAGAON

MR. SANTOSH GURAV MR. NR MALI DR.SANJAY DABHOLE
(PROJECT GUIDE) (HEAD OF DEPARTMENT) (PRINCIPLE)
Sr. no. Content Page
no.

1 What is Management? 4

2 Objectives of Management 5

3 Importance of Management 5-6

4 Features of Management 6-7

5 Levels of Management 7-9

6 Functions of Management 9-12

10 Conclusion 13

11 Reference 13
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 What is Management?
Management is a universal phenomenon. It is a very popular and widely used term. All
organizations - business, political, cultural or social are involved in management because it is
the management which helps and directs the various efforts towards a definite purpose.
According to Harold Koontz, “Management is an art of getting things done through and with
the people in formally organized groups. It is an art of creating an environment in which
people can perform and individuals and can co-operate towards attainment of group goals”.
According to F.W. Taylor, “Management is an art of knowing what to do, when to do and see
that it is done in the best and cheapest way”.
Management is a purposive activity. It is something that directs group efforts towards the
attainment of certain pre - determined goals. It is the process of working with and through
others to effectively achieve the goals of the organization, by efficiently using limited
resources in the changing world. Of course, these goals may vary from one enterprise to
another. E.g.: For one enterprise it may be launching of new products by conducting market
surveys and for other it may be profit maximization by minimizing cost.
Management involves creating an internal environment: - It is the management which puts
into use the various factors of production. Therefore, it is the responsibility of management to
create such conditions which are conducive to maximum efforts so that people are able to
perform their task efficiently and effectively. It includes ensuring availability of raw
materials, determination of wages and salaries, formulation of rules & regulations etc.
Therefore, we can say that good management includes both being effective and efficient.
Being effective means doing the appropriate task i.e, fitting the square pegs in square holes
and round pegs in round holes. Being efficient means doing the task correctly, at least
possible cost with minimum wastage of resources.
Management can be defined in detail in following categories :

 Management as a Process
 Management as an Activity
 Management as a Discipline
 Management as a Group
 Management as a Science
 Management as an Art
 Management as a Profession

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 Objectives of Management
The main objectives of management are:

1. Getting Maximum Results with Minimum Efforts - The main objective of management is
to secure maximum outputs with minimum efforts & resources. Management is basically
concerned with thinking & utilizing human, material &financial resources in such a
manner that would result in best combination. This combination results in reduction of
various costs.
2. Increasing the Efficiency of factors of Production - Through proper utilization of various
factors of production, their efficiency can be increased to a great extent which can be
obtained by reducing spoilage, wastages and breakage of all kinds, this in turn leads to
saving of time, effort and money which is essential for the growth & prosperity of the
enterprise.
3. Maximum Prosperity for Employer & Employees - Management ensures smooth and
coordinated functioning of the enterprise. This in turn helps in providing maximum
benefits to the employee in the shape of good working condition, suitable wage system,
incentive plans on the one hand and higher profits to the employer on the other hand.
4. Human betterment & Social Justice -Management serves as a tool for the upliftment as
well as betterment of the society. Through increased productivity & employment,
management ensures better standards of living for the society. It provides justice through
its uniform policies.

 Importance of Management

 It helps in Achieving Group Goals - It arranges the factors of production, assembles and
organizes the resources, integrates the resources in effective manner to achieve goals. It
directs group efforts towards achievement of pre-determined goals. By defining
objective of organization clearly there would be no wastage of time, money and effort.
Management converts disorganized resources of men, machines, money etc. into useful
enterprise. These resources are coordinated, directed and controlled in such a manner
that enterprise work towards attainment of goals.
 Optimum Utilization of Resources -Management utilizes all the physical & human
resources productively. This leads to efficacy in management. Management provides
maximum utilization of scarce resources by selecting its best possible alternate use in
industry from out of various uses. It makes use of experts, professional and these
services leads to use of their skills, knowledge, and proper utilization and avoids
wastage. If employees and machines are producing its maximum there is no under
employment of any resources.
 Reduces Costs - It gets maximum results through minimum input by proper planning
and by using minimum input & getting maximum output. Management uses physical,
human and financial resources in such a manner which results in best combination. This
helps in cost reduction.

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 Establishes Sound Organization - No overlapping of efforts (smooth and coordinated

functions). To establish sound organizational structure is one of the objective of
management which is in tune with objective of organization and for fulfillment of this, it
establishes effective authority & responsibility relationship i.e. who is accountable to
whom, who can give instructions to whom, who are superiors & who are subordinates.
Management fills up various positions with right persons, having right skills, training
and qualification. All jobs should be cleared to everyone.
 Establishes Equilibrium - It enables the organization to survive in changing
environment. It keeps in touch with the changing environment. With the change is
external environment, the initial co-ordination of organization must be changed. So it
adapts organization to changing demand of market / changing needs of societies. It is
responsible for growth and survival of organization.
 Essentials for Prosperity of Society - Efficient management leads to better economical
production which helps in turn to increase the welfare of people. Good management
makes a difficult task easier by avoiding wastage of scarce resource. It improves
standard of living. It increases the profit which is beneficial to business and society will
get maximum output at minimum cost by creating employment opportunities which
generate income in hands. Organization comes with new products and researches
beneficial for society.

 Features of management

Management is an activity concerned with guiding human and physical resources such
that organizational goals can be achieved. Nature of management can be highlighted as:
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 Management is Goal-Oriented: 

The success of any management activity is assessed by its achievement of the predetermined
goals or objective. Management is a purposeful activity. It is a tool which helps use of human
& physical resources to fulfill the pre-determined goals. For example, the goal of an enterprise
is maximum consumer satisfaction by producing quality goods and at reasonable prices. This
can be achieved by employing efficient persons and making better use of scarce resources.

 Management integrates Human, Physical and Financial Resources: 

In an organization, human beings work with non-human resources like machines.

Materials, financial assets, buildings etc. Management integrates human efforts to those
resources. It brings harmony among the human, physical and financial resources.

 Management is Continuous:

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 Management is an ongoing process. It involves continuous handling of problems and

issues. It is concerned with identifying the problem and taking appropriate steps to solve
it. E.g. the target of a company is maximum production. For achieving this target various
policies have to be framed but this is not the end. Marketing and Advertising is also to be
done. For this policies have to be again framed. Hence this is an ongoing process.

 Management is all Pervasive:

 Management is required in all types of organizations whether it is political, social,

cultural or business because it helps and directs various efforts towards a definite purpose.
Thus clubs, hospitals, political parties, colleges, hospitals, business firms all require
management. When ever more than one person is engaged in working for a common goal,
management is necessary. Whether it is a small business firm which may be engaged in
trading or a large firm like Tata Iron & Steel, management is required everywhere
irrespective of size or type of activity.

 Management is a Group Activity:

Management is very much less concerned with individual’s efforts. It is more concerned
with groups. It involves the use of group effort to achieve predetermined goal of
management of ABC & Co. is good refers to a group of persons managing the enterprise.

 Levels of Management
The term “Levels of Management’ refers to a line of demarcation between various
managerial positions in an organization. The number of levels in management increases
when the size of the business and work force increases and vice versa. The level of
management determines a chain of command, the amount of authority & status enjoyed
by any managerial position. The levels of management can be classified in three broad
categories:

1. Top level / Administrative level

2. Middle level / Executory
3. Low level / Supervisory / Operative / First-line managers

Managers at all these levels perform different functions. The role of managers at all the
three levels is discussed below:

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LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT

1. Top Level of Management

It consists of board of directors, chief executive or managing director. The top

management is the ultimate source of authority and it manages goals and policies for an
enterprise. It devotes more time on planning and coordinating functions.

The role of the top management can be summarized as follows -

a. Top management lays down the objectives and broad policies of the enterprise.
b. It issues necessary instructions for preparation of department budgets,
procedures, schedules etc.
c. It prepares strategic plans & policies for the enterprise.
d. It appoints the executive for middle level i.e. departmental managers.
e. It controls & coordinates the activities of all the departments.
f. It is also responsible for maintaining a contact with the outside world.
g. It provides guidance and direction.
h. The top management is also responsible towards the shareholders for the
performance of the enterprise.

2. Middle Level of Management

The branch managers and departmental managers constitute middle level. They are
responsible to the top management for the functioning of their department. They devote
more time to organizational and directional functions. In small organization, there is
only one layer of middle level of management but in big enterprises, there may be senior
and junior middle level management. Their role can be emphasized as -

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a. They execute the plans of the organization in accordance with the policies and
directives of the top management.
b. They make plans for the sub-units of the organization.
c. They participate in employment & training of lower level management.
d. They interpret and explain policies from top level management to lower level.
e. They are responsible for coordinating the activities within the division or
department.
f. It also sends important reports and other important data to top level management.
g. They evaluate performance of junior managers.

3. Lower Level of Management

Lower level is also known as supervisory / operative level of management. It consists of
supervisors, foreman, section officers, superintendent etc. According to R.C. Davis,
“Supervisory management refers to those executives whose work has to be largely with
personal oversight and direction of operative employees”. In other words, they are
concerned with direction and controlling function of management. Their activities
include -

a. Assigning of jobs and tasks to various workers.

b. They guide and instruct workers for day to day activities.
c. They are responsible for the quality as well as quantity of production.
d. They are also entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining good relation in
the organization.
e. They communicate workers problems, suggestions, and recommendatory appeals
etc to the higher level and higher level goals and objectives to the workers.
f. They help to solve the grievances of the workers.
g. They supervise & guide the sub-ordinates.
h. They are responsible for providing training to the workers.
i. They arrange necessary materials, machines, tools etc for getting the things done.
j. They prepare periodical reports about the performance of the workers.
k. They ensure discipline in the enterprise.
l. They motivate workers.
m. They are the image builders of the enterprise because they are in direct contact
with the workers.

 Functions of Management
Management has been described as a social process involving responsibility for
economical and effective planning & regulation of operation of an enterprise in the
fulfillment of given purposes. It is a dynamic process consisting of various elements and
activities. These activities are different from operative functions like marketing, finance,

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purchase etc. Rather these activities are common to each and every manger irrespective of
his level or status.
Different experts have classified functions of management. According to George &
Jerry, “There are four fundamental functions of management i.e. planning, organizing,
actuating and controlling”.
According to Henry Fayol, “To manage is to forecast and plan, to organize, to
command, & to control”. Whereas Luther Gullick has given a keyword ’POSDCORB’
where P stands for Planning, O for Organizing, S for Staffing, D for Directing, Co for Co-
ordination, R for reporting & B for Budgeting. But the most widely accepted are functions
of management given by KOONTZ and O’DONNEL
i.e. Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing and Controlling.
For theoretical purposes, it may be convenient to separate the function of
management but practically these functions are overlapping in nature i.e. they are highly
inseparable. Each function blends into the other & each affects the performance of others.

 Planning

It is the basic function of management. It deals with chalking out a future course of
action & deciding in advance the most appropriate course of actions for achievement of
pre-determined goals. According to KOONTZ, “Planning is deciding in advance - what
to do, when to do & how to do. It bridges the gap from where we are & where we want
to be”. A plan is a future course of actions. It is an exercise in problem solving &
decision making. Planning is determination of courses of action to achieve desired goals.
Thus, planning is a systematic thinking about ways & means for accomplishment of pre-
determined goals. Planning is necessary to ensure proper utilization of human & non-
human resources. It is all pervasive, it is an intellectual activity and it also helps in
avoiding confusion, uncertainties, risks, wastages etc.

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 Organizing

It is the process of bringing together physical, financial and human resources and
developing productive relationship amongst them for achievement of organizational
goals. According to Henry Fayol, “To organize a business is to provide it with
everything useful or its functioning i.e. raw material, tools, capital and personnel’s”. To
organize a business involves determining & providing human and non-human resources
to the organizational structure. Organizing as a process involves:

o Identification of activities.
o Classification of grouping of activities.
o Assignment of duties.
o Delegation of authority and creation of responsibility.
o Coordinating authority and responsibility relationships.
 Staffing

It is the function of manning the organization structure and keeping it manned. Staffing
has assumed greater importance in the recent years due to advancement of technology,
increase in size of business, complexity of human behavior etc. The main purpose o
staffing is to put right man on right job i.e. square pegs in square holes and round pegs
in round holes. According to Kootz&O’Donell, “Managerial function of staffing
involves manning the organization structure through proper and effective selection,
appraisal & development of personnel to fill the roles designed un the structure”.
Staffing involves:

o Manpower Planning (estimating man power in terms of searching, choose the

person and giving the right place).
o Recruitment, Selection & Placement.
o Training & Development.
o Remuneration.
o Performance Appraisal.
o Promotions & Transfer.

 Directing

It is that part of managerial function which actuates the organizational methods to work
efficiently for achievement of organizational purposes. It is considered life-spark of the
enterprise which sets it in motion the action of people because planning, organizing and
staffing are the mere preparations for doing the work. Direction is that inert-personnel
aspect of management which deals directly with influencing, guiding, supervising,
motivating sub-ordinate for the achievement of organizational goals. Direction has
following elements:

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o Supervision
o Motivation
o Leadership
o Communication

Supervision- implies overseeing the work of subordinates by their superiors. It is the act

of watching & directing work & workers.

Motivation- means inspiring, stimulating or encouraging the sub-ordinates with zeal to

work. Positive, negative, monetary, non-monetary incentives may be used for this
purpose.

Leadership- may be defined as a process by which manager guides and influences the

work of subordinates in desired direction.

Communications- is the process of passing information, experience, opinion etc from

one person to another. It is a bridge of understanding.

 Controlling

It implies measurement of accomplishment against the standards and correction of

deviation if any to ensure achievement of organizational goals. The purpose of
controlling is to ensure that everything occurs in conformities with the standards. An
efficient system of control helps to predict deviations before they actually occur.
According to Theo Haimann, “Controlling is the process of checking whether or not
proper progress is being made towards the objectives and goals and acting if necessary,
to correct any deviation”. According to Koontz &O’Donell “Controlling is the
measurement & correction of performance activities of subordinates in order to make
sure that the enterprise objectives and plans desired to obtain them as being
accomplished”. Therefore controlling has following steps:

o Establishment of standard performance.

o Measurement of actual performance.
o Comparison of actual performance with the standards and finding out deviation
if any.
o Corrective action.

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 Conclusion
In conclusion, the management, skills and functions are an important attribute of an
organisation that can make or break it. The argument regarding which theory sums the
whole job more completely is less important than deriving strategies that can help managers
tackle various practical functions at work place. The contemporary theories of management
assist managers ineffectively carrying out their jobs keeping in the mind the emerging
trends and the factor of uncertainty. Thus, it will not be wrong to dub them as more
wholesome as compared to historical ones.

 Reference

o https://www.managementstudyguide.com/management_levels.htm
o https://www.projectsmart.co.uk/four-levels-of-project-success.php
o https://www.greycampus.com/blog/project-management/common-types-of-
organizational-structures-in-project-management
o https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-business/chapter/types-of-
management/
o https://www.managementstudyhq.com/levels-of-management-and-
functions.html
o https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
258933410_An_exploratory_study_of_project_success_with_tools_software_an
d_methods
o https://www.projectmanager.com/project-management

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Annexure –I
PART A – Micro-Project Proposal
On
"STUDY OF LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT"
1.0 Brief Introduction
(This project provides brief information about Study Of Levels Of Management.)

2.0 Aim of the Micro-Project

This Micro-Project aims at:
1) To gain information about levels of management .
2) To know about features and objectives of management.

3.0 Intended Course Outcomes

a) Planning and organizing at supervisory level.
b) directing and controlling at supervisory level.

4.0 Proposed Methodology

We will collect information regarding levels of management and its objectives and
features. then we will arrange all the data on paper and then we will took important data and
made this unique project.

5.0Resources Required

S. Name of Specifications Qty Remarks

No. Resource/material
1 Laptop Hp 1
2 internet 4g speed 1
3 Reference book- Author–VS BAGAD 1
Management

6.0 Action Plan

Details of activity Planned Planned Name of
Start date Finish Responsible
date Team Members
Collect information from internet Sumit and all team
Typing Sumit and all team
Collecting data from book Sumit and all team

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Submission Sumit and all team

Annexure –II
PART B – Micro-Project Report
On
"STUDY OF LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT"
1.0 Rationale
(This project provides brief information about Study Of Levels Of Management.)

2.0 Course Outcomes Addressed

1) Planning and organizing at supervisory level.
2) directing and controlling at supervisory level.

3.0 Literature Review

We gained the knowledge about the levels of management.
4.0 Actual Methodology Followed
We will collected information regarding levels of management and its objectives and
features. then we arranged all the data on paper and then we took important data and made
this unique project.

5.0 Actual Resources Used (Mention the actual resources used).

S. Name of Specifications Qty Remarks

No. Resource/material
1 laptop Hp 1
2 Smart phone Touch screen display 1
3 Reference book Author– VS BAGAD 1
Management

6.0 Outputs of the Micro-Project

We all team members have known about levels of management.
7.0 Skill Developed / learning out of this Micro-Project
1) Team work.
2) Easy use of computer/laptop.

8.0 Applications of this Micro-Project

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We can use this project for getting information about managements and its levels.

Annexure – III

Teacher Evaluation Sheet

Name of Student: ………………………………………………………… Enrollment No.……………………………………

Name of Programmed: ………………………………………………… Semester: …………………………………………
Course Title: ………………………………………………………………..
Code:………………………………………………………………
Title of the Micro-Project: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Course Outcomes Achieved
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Micro-Project Evaluation Sheet

Process Assessment Product Assessment Total

Marks
Part A - Project Project Methodology Part B - Project individual 10
Proposal (2 marks) Report/Working Model Presentation/Viva
(2 marks) (2 marks) (4 marks)

Note:
Every course teacher is expected to assign marks for group evolution for each group of students in
first 3 columns as per rubrics & individual evaluation in 4 TH column for each group of students as per
rubricsbased on viva.

Comments/Suggestions about team work/leadership/inter-personal communication (if any)

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Any Other Comment:

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Name and designation of the Faculty Member…………………………………….

Signature………………………………………………………………………………

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