ADMINISTRATIVE

CHALLENGES
By: Erica C. Jaquez & Queenie Joy N. Valencia BSC-3C
HOW TO HANDLE
TYPICAL
ADMINISTRATIVE
CHALLENGES
 VACATIONS
When employees go on vacation, their absence can
create gaps in work coverage. To handle this challenge,
organizations can hire temporary workers to fill in during
these periods, ensuring that tasks are completed and
operations continue without disruptions.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
When an employee takes a leave of absence due to
reasons such as maternity/paternity leave or extended
illness, it can create a gap in the workforce. Specialized
staffing agencies can assist in finding temporary
replacements to cover the absent employee's
responsibilities until their return.
 BUSY SEASONS AND
SPECIAL PROJECTS
During busy periods or when special projects arise,
existing staff members may become overwhelmed. Hiring
part-time employees or project-based workers through
recruiting firms can help alleviate the workload during
these peak periods.
 THE UNEXPECTED LOSS
OF AN EMPLOYEE OR
If
PERSONNEL
an employee resigns or leaves the organization
unexpectedly, it can be challenging to manage the
workload and find a replacement quickly. Working with a
professional staffing agency can help expedite the hiring
process and minimize disruptions by providing skilled
temporary workers or potential permanent candidates.
 ADMINISTRATIVE THEORY
● Henri Fayol's Administrative Theory, also known as the 14 management
principles, was developed by Henri Fayol, a French management practitioner.
Fayol's theory focused on principles for effective management, including
concepts such as division of work, unity of command, scalar chain, and more.
He believed that these principles could guide managers in their decision-
making and improve organizational efficiency. Fayol's work contributed
significantly to the development of modern management principles and
practices.
 THE FOURTEEN MANAGERIAL CONCEPTS
1. Division of Work: This principle the same as Adam Smith's 'Division of
labor'.
2. Authority: Manager must be able to give the order. Authority gives this
right.
3. Discipline: Employees must obey and respect the rules and regulations
which governs the organization.
4. Unity of Command: Every employee should receive order or direction
from only one immediate superior.
5. Unity of Direction: Each group of the organization should be direction by
one manager using one plan.
6. Subordination of Individual Interests to the General Interest: The
management must see that the aims of the businesses are always supreme.
7. Remuneration of Personnel: The labours must be paid a reasonable
salary for their work.
 THE FOURTEEN MANAGERIAL CONCEPTS
8. Centralization: The process of transforming assigning decision making
authority to a higher level of an organizational hierarchy, it is centralization
that should follow this.
9. Scalar Chain: Line of authority from top management to the lower ranks
represents the hierarchy or scalar chain.
10. Order: people and materials should be in the right place at the right time.
11. Equity: In running a business, a combination of kindness and justice is
need.
12. Stability of Tenure of Personnel: Staffs work is well if job safety and
career improvement are guarantees to the team.
13. Initiative: Allowing all personnel to show their initiative in some way is a
source of stretch for the organization.
14. Esprit de Corps: Promoting team spirit will build unity and harmony within
the organization.
Thank You!